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The McLaren Formula 1 Team and Official Primary Partner Google Chrome today revealed a special livery enhancement to run on both McLaren Formula 1 Team race cars at the 2025 British GP. 

Unveiled in front of a live audience of fans at the team’s McLaren Racing Live: London event, held at Trafalgar Square and aimed at bringing the team in papaya closer to its fans ahead of its home race, the livery is inspired by Legacy at Speed, connecting fans to the team at pace.

The livery celebrates McLaren’s history of speed on the track and Google Chrome’s speed on the web. With Chrome, fans can get instant access to the team’s racing story, culture and iconic moments, through a new take on the team’s iconic and fan-favourite chrome design from recent seasons. 

As well as the live reveal moment, the launch of the livery was supported across social and digital channels, showcasing the team’s storied history through the lens of Google Chrome.

How to watch Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at the Prefontaine Classic 2025

McLaughlin-Levrone is scheduled to run in the women’s 400m at 1:51 pm (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7) on Saturday, 5 July at Hayward Field.

The race will notably be a non-Diamond League event.

The main action will be streamed in a number of territories on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube page.

BBC iPlayer and Red Button have the rights in the UK, while for viewers in the U.S., it will be on USATF.tv (first three hours) and NBC and Peacock (last two hours).

SuperSport is the rights holder for the 2025 Diamond League in most of Africa. Find your local broadcaster here.

Find a complete schedule of the event here.

Elliot Daly will have an X-ray after injuring his forearm in the second half of the British and Irish Lions’ win over the Queensland Reds.

The versatile 32-year-old made his first Test start at full-back in four years in England’s win over Italy in March, but had stolen a march on rivals for the 15 shirt – Hugo Keenan, Blair Kinghorn and Marcus Smith – with his good form on tour.

Daly was brought into the starting XV to face the Reds at short notice after Keenan, who was initially named as a starter after overcoming a calf strain, suffered a bout of illness.

“We’ll see,” said Lions head coach Andy Farrell of the outlook for Daly with the first Test three and a half weeks away.

“He has a bang on the forearm and is going for an X-ray this evening, so we all have our fingers crossed for him.”

Daly has started both tour games in Australia at full-back and filled the role off the bench just before the hour in their defeat by Argentina in Dublin.

Keenan and Kinghorn, who played for his French side Toulouse in last weekend’s Top 14 final, are still to take the field for the Lions.

However, Farrell says he is not concerned despite only having three more warm-up matches before the Lions return to Brisbane to face the Wallabies in their 19 July series opener.

“We have loads of full-backs,” he said.

“Hugo will be OK tomorrow, or the next day, and Blair is ready to go.”

Smith, more usually a fly-half, has also been deployed at full-back this season for England, with his versatility flagged by Farrell as a key to his selection for the squad.

By Ryder Cup Digital On July 2, 2025 15:00 UTC

United States Ryder Cup Captain Keegan Bradley today named Gary Woodland as his fifth and final vice captain for the 45th Ryder Cup, which will be played September 23-28, 2025, at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.

Bradley previously appointed Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker as vice captains.

“I have an incredible amount of respect and admiration for Gary and all he has accomplished in this game,” said Bradley. “As a major champion and someone who is still competing at a high level, he is well aware of the demands of performing on golf’s biggest stages. He will be a valuable leader for us over the coming months and throughout the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.”

Woodland will be making his first Ryder Cup appearance as a vice captain or player. The 41-year-old represented the U.S. in the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, where he tallied 1.5 points in a 16-14 U.S. victory.

“I am extremely excited and grateful to Keegan for the opportunity to support the U.S. Team at the 2025 Ryder Cup,” said Woodland. “Keegan’s passion for this event is contagious and I am thrilled to be a part of it. With just over two months to go until we arrive at Bethpage, I am fully committed to doing everything I can to help Keegan as well as our team of vice captains and players.”

The Topeka, Kansas, native is a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR with 56 top-10 finishes in 383 career starts. He captured the 2019 U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach, shooting 13-under 271 to win by three. Woodland was the recipient of the 2025 PGA TOUR Courage Award, presented to a person who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as personal tragedy or debilitating injury or illness, to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the game of golf.

The Lions, Boland, Bulls and WP remain unbeaten after two rounds of the U18 tournament, while Griquas, Free State and the Valke have opened their respective accounts, after securing important wins on day two.

Griquas rebounded from a 52-0 loss to Zimbabwe to beat the Limpopo Blue Bulls 17-7, while Free State showed similar determination, after they fought back from a 12-point deficit to down the Leopards 20-12.

Fresh off a 79-7 win against the Valke, WP turned in another emphatic performance against Zimbabwe, with No 12 Endinalo Fihla scoring four tries in the 36-5 victory.

Meanwhile, Border Country Districts, the Pumas, Border, the Lions and WP extended their winning runs in the U16 tournament.

The Leopards bounced back from their 88-0 loss to WP in the opening round to beat the Valke 15-0, while outside centre Sarrendar Chauke scored four tries in the Limpopo Blue Bulls’ 22-0 win against Griquas.

After putting 62 points past the Valke on day one, the Lions turned in another dominant display in their 57-0 hammering of SWD. Fullback Khanya Makhudu scored a hat-trick while flyhalf Alice Ncube kicked six conversions.

The third and final round of both tournaments will be staged at Queens High School in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 July.

FNB U18 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday 2 July):
Griquas 17 (0) Limpopo Blue Bulls 7 (7)
Pumas 5 (5) Boland 20 (5)
SWD 5 (5) Blue Bulls 27 (22)
EP 5 (0) Golden Lions 12 (12)
Leopards 12 (12) Free State 20 (0)
WP 36 (17) Zimbabwe 5 (0)
Valke 22 (7) Griffons 12 (0)
Border 6 (0) Sharks 0 (0)

FNB U16 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday 2 July):
Border Country Districts 17 (12) Zimbabwe 14 (14)
Leopards 15 (10) Valke 0 (0)
Sharks 12 (0) Pumas 15 (10)
Boland 5 (0) Border 22 (17)
Griffons 0 (0) Blue Bulls 22 (0)
Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (15) Griquas 0 (0)
Golden Lions 57 (43) SWD 0 (0)
WP 14 (14) EP 7 (0)

U16: Griquas vs Limpopo.

U16: Leopards vs Valke.

U16: Golden Lions vs SWD.

U18: Boland vs Pumas.

U18: Border vs Sharks.

U18: Bulls vs SWD.

U18: Griquas vs Limpopo.

Back in April, India had won six medals at the previous World Boxing Cup leg in Brazil. The Indian women, however, did not compete in Brazil on account of the national championships.

The tournament in Astana is the second and last of two scheduled World Boxing Cup meets for the year.

Boxers accumulate ranking points through their performances at these two meets with the top pugilists qualifying for the World Boxing Cup Finals scheduled in New Delhi, India, in November.

The Kazakhstan leg will run until July 7, with over 400 boxers from 31 countries, including Olympians, competing across 10 weight categories in both men’s and women’s divisions. India have sent a 20-member team.

Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has slammed Jasprit Bumrah for not playing in the second Test against England at Edgbaston.“If you are selected in the Indian team, you cannot pick and choose (which match to play) to manage your workload,” Pathan said on Sony Sports.

“There is no other bowler like him, he is world-class. But here, you are not missing the match because of injury but for ‘workload management’.“Now Akash Deep will take his place and be expected to do well as soon as he comes in — and maybe he does — but any bowler needs time to settle in. That continuity is needed.”Pathan also requested the selectors to look past both Bumrah and Shami in the red-ball format.“This is why I have been saying that Indian cricket has to start thinking about playing without Bumrah and (Mohammed) Shami. They have to start planning for playing without them in Test cricket,” said Pathan.“The main fast bowler of the lineup cannot play all five Tests overseas, so firstly, India don’t have Bumrah’s services throughout the series, and secondly, his replacement, a younger player, is only getting a chance to play when he doesn’t. So he does not have stability,” he said.“This is the only overseas five-match series of the new World Test Championship cycle. This was the series in which Bumrah was needed most. If he had a niggle or an injury, I would understand. But just to manage his workload? Then I don’t think this is coming to India’s advantage,” he said.Also See: IND vs ENGIndia captain Shubman Gill provided a detailed insight into the mindset behind India’s approach and the host of changes his side has made for the contest during the toss.“No Bumrah. Just to manage his workload. We did get a good break, and this is an important match for us. But with the third Test being at Lord’s, we think there’ll be more in that pitch, so we’ll use him there. We were tempted to play Kuldeep, but looking at the last match, our lower order didn’t do well, so we decided to add some depth to the batting,” Gill said at the toss.

Manolo Marquez will be stepping down from his role as head coach of the Indian men’s national football team after the Spaniard and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) mutually decided to part ways.

The decision was formalised during an AIFF Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday.

The decision to part ways comes after India’s 1-0 defeat to lower-ranked Hong Kong China on June 10 in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2027 campaign. They played out a 0-0 draw against Bangladesh in the opening match of their qualification campaign.

“He did not resign. After discussions, it was mutually agreed that the AIFF and Manolo Marquez cannot continue as India (men) coach. Accordingly, he was let go,” M. Satyanarayanan, the acting general secretary of the AIFF, told Sportstar.

Manolo Marquez was appointed as the head coach of the Indian team in June last year. Under his tutelage, the Blue Tigers picked up just one win in eight matches – a 3-0 victory over the Maldives in a friendly in March.

India’s last competitive win in international football came against Kuwait under former head coach Igor Stimac, whom Marquez had replaced.

The Indian team has also failed to score a goal in their last three matches under Manolo Marquez.

Manolo Marquez took over the top job in Indian football after guiding Hyderabad FC to the Indian Super League (ISL) title in the 2021-22. He also won the Super Cup trophy with FC Goa earlier this year.

Last year, he juggled dual responsibilities, serving as head coach of FC Goa during the 2024-25 season while continuing his role as head coach of the Indian national team.

The Indian football team is currently ranked 127th in the FIFA Men’s World Rankings, having last broken into the top 100 in July 2023 when they reached the 99th position.

The Blue Tigers’ next competitive outing is scheduled to take place in October when they face Singapore in their third match of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers.

India are currently rooted to the bottom of Group B in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers with one point from two games.