Amara Diallo
Athletics correspondent
Follows sprints and hurdles from the African circuit to the global championships.
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Athletics correspondent
Follows sprints and hurdles from the African circuit to the global championships.
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Formula 1 ·
Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar locked out the third row of the grid for the Barcelona Grand Prix, with Red Bull cutting its deficit to Mercedes by more than half compared to Friday practice — yet the team’s own drivers cannot fully explain the improvement.
Formula 1 ·
George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix with a time of 1m14.679s, while a dramatic Charles Leclerc crash and a red flag shaped the final shootout. Lewis Hamilton’s strong Ferrari form continued as he split the two Mercedes cars on the front row.
Tennis ·
Emma Raducanu defeated world No 18 Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Queen’s Club Championships, reaching the last eight for the second consecutive year and settling a score from February’s clay-court final in Romania.
Formula 1 ·
Lando Norris set the fastest time in second practice at the Barcelona Grand Prix by the narrowest of margins, with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri also finishing within 0.06s to signal a significant performance step from the Woking outfit.
Athletics ·
Kanyinsola Ajayi broke the Nigerian 100 metres record and added another sub-10 clocking, the most by any sprinter in a single season.
Tennis ·
Five players have already confirmed withdrawals from the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, with world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and world No. 20 Valentin Vacherot headlining the absentees. Several other high-profile names remain serious doubts ahead of the tournament’s June 29 start.
Formula 1 ·
Alpine’s right of review into Pierre Gasly’s two five-second Monaco Grand Prix time penalties advances to a Friday verdict after FIA stewards ruled the case admissible on Thursday. The penalties, linked to a faulty pitlane speed measurement system, cost Gasly a podium finish.
Athletics ·
Tobi Amusan arrives in Accra aiming to become the first woman to win a third African 100 metres hurdles title.
Tennis ·
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko retired from her singles match at Queen’s Club after suffering a left knee injury in the second set against Karolina Pliskova, casting serious doubt over her ongoing doubles campaign alongside Serena Williams.
Formula 1 ·
Formula 1’s governing and commercial bodies, teams, and power unit manufacturers have reached a consensus on a two-stage increase in internal combustion engine power, with changes taking effect across the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Athletics ·
British-Nigerian sprinter Chijindu Ujah has been charged with conspiracy to defraud in a case alleging a £300,000 cryptocurrency scam.
Tennis ·
Jack Draper has ruled himself out of the Queen’s Club Championships and pushed his grass-court comeback back a further week, with the Eastbourne International now set to be his first tournament alongside new coach Andy Murray.
Formula 1 ·
Alpine has formally submitted two petitions for review of the five-second penalties that dropped Pierre Gasly from third to seventh at the Monaco Grand Prix. The FIA will hear the case virtually on Thursday at 1pm CET.
Formula 1 ·
McLaren’s reigning world champion finds his personal life under renewed scrutiny after American influencer Alix Earle was spotted in Monaco during Grand Prix weekend, weeks after Norris was last publicly seen with Portuguese model Magui Corceiro in Lisbon.
Tennis ·
Roger Federer will make his return to Flushing Meadows on August 25 for a star-studded doubles exhibition match, marking his first appearance at the US Open since 2019. The 20-time Grand Slam champion retired in 2022 but has been gradually re-engaging with the sport in recent months.
Formula 1 ·
As Formula 1’s 2026 regulations continue to draw criticism from drivers including Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris, a trackside visit to Monaco during race week served as a powerful reminder of why the street circuit retains its place on the 24-race calendar.
Tennis ·
Alexander Zverev celebrated his maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros with a pointed on-air exchange directed at former player Sam Querrey, while ex-British No. 1 Greg Rusedski backed the German to add to his tally at future majors.
Formula 1 ·
Lewis Hamilton disclosed after the Monaco Grand Prix that Red Bull Ford Powertrains holds the benchmark V6 combustion engine in Formula 1, with Ferrari and Mercedes set to receive homologation tokens under the ADUO system to help close the performance gap.
Tennis ·
The second-seeded German claimed his maiden Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros on 7 June 2026, defeating Flavio Cobolli in five sets to set an Open Era record for most main-draw wins before a first major triumph.
Tennis ·
Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, earning over $3 million in prize money, while finalist Maja Chwalinska’s remarkable run as a qualifier catapulted her 93 places up the WTA rankings.