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Tadej Pogacar claimed his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as Mathieu van der Poel won a sensational 21st and final stage around Paris on Sunday.Two-time world champion Pogacar joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard
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The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the French Republic following the wildfires in southwestern France, resulting in the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Third placed Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary, on July 26, 2026. (AFP) World championship leader Kimi Antonelli said he was proud of his and Mercedes' damage limitation efforts on Sunday after he finished third to extend his advantage in the Hungarian Grand Prix.The 19-year-old Italian battled for a podium finish having been hit with a grid penalty to seventh place after a yellow flag infringement in qualifying."I think it's a good result," he said. "It was damage limitation after yesterday and we really had to fight for it because this weekend we struggled a little bit overall, but also other teams, like Ferrari and McLaren, brought upgrades so it was kind of expected.Antonelli has six wins this season and extended his championship lead over seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari by five points to 50 and to 59 ahead of his teammate George Russell."Hopefully it is going to be our turn, in the second half of the season to bring some upgrades."Antonelli had started seventh and worked his way forward in a complex race of mixed tyre strategies to finish behind world champion Lando Norris of McLaren and four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. 'GOOD TEAM EFFORT'"It was a really good team effort," he said. "And this half of the season we have done a tremendous job."Looking ahead to the second half, he added: "It's going to be tight. McLaren did a massive step forward, Ferrari are quick and you can never write off Max -- so it is going to be a big fight."And George is going to be back in shape for sure. We just need to raise the bar and come back stronger because it is going to be a big push."Russell said his "terrible start" was beyond his control, just another setback to add to the list of things that had gone against him this year."Right now, we don't know what happened, but it's added to the list of the things that have happened in the first half of this season."I just pray things calm down in the second half. Honestly, I'm staying positive because I've gone through being so disappointed with everything that's happened."At some point, you've got to pick yourself up and accept there's things that aren't in your control that may work against you."I'm not happy with how things have gone, but I'm just going keep on staying positive and keep on pushing."Team boss Toto Wolff conceded that "once again, we did a mistake on screwing George's start. It is just not acceptable and not good enough from us."Russell recovered from a poor start, when he was halted by anti-stall software that dropped him to 20th, by finishing seventh Related Story
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The Sharjah Police General Command, through its Correctional Institution Department, reached a significant milestone by securing first place in the 23rd Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work in 2026. They were recognised in the category of
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The world was never meant to shrink for 17-year-old Palestinian rapper MC Abdul. Though he grew up in a world that, to others, always seemed like it would only shrink and become smaller, a
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Lewis Hamilton said he remained optimistic about his hopes of winning a record eighth drivers world championship this year despite collecting another penalty in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.The seven-time champion Ferrari driver, who finished classified fifth having finished fourth on the road before taking a five-second penalty, said he had to 'work hard not to give the stewards any more opportunities to give me penalties'.He was adjudged to have exceeded the pit lane speed limit by 0.1 kph during a stop that he said, after the race, was unnecessary and a mistake by the team.'I definitely don't think we should have taken the last stop,' he said, referring to Ferrari's decision to call him in during a late Virtual Safety Car intervention to swap from hard tyres to softs for the final laps.'The call came just before the pit entry and I didn't have time to debate it. You've got to trust the decision that's been taken, but in hindsight my tyres were totally fine.'I probably would have lost out to Max (Verstappen, who finished second), but I think I could have kept third at least. It just opened the door to getting that penalty at the end.'Asked if he was upbeat for the second half of the season, as he seeks to close a 50-point deficit behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, Hamilton was positive.'I definitely am,' he said. 'I'm massively grateful to the team because they've done a really great job in the first half.'I think the last three races from me have not been great, with lots of mistakes. I've had a lot of penalties... I've got to work hard hard not to give them any more opportunities for penalties.'
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Max Verstappen continued to complain about his car and put pressure on his Red Bull team on Sunday despite securing his second consecutive podium finish and a third in four races.The four-time champion came in second behind McLaren's world champion Lando Norris in the Hungarian Grand Prix while grumbling about his car's gearbox and aerodynamic performance.He had earlier described the car as "undriveable" a comment repeated by team-mate Isack Hadjar who finished sixth."I didn't expect to be on the podium today, but we worked hard for it," said Verstappen. "The start was decent, you know, to get through turns one and two, and then after the first stop to get back ahead of Lewis, under braking into Turn One."Then, I was just trying to survive on the compounds, trying to make the right calls with the strategy as well. So, yes, I've very happy, considering everything, to be second here." MOVE OF THE RACEHe added that his lunge to pass Lewis Hamilton - the move of the race - was his chance to regain the position he had lost when Ferrari pitted the Briton to create an undercut."I saw that opportunity as my only one and so I just went for it. We were good on the brakes so that helped! But, it was all under control."He was enigmatic about the quality of his car on Sunday after criticising it severely on Saturday when, after spinning in qualifying, he said it was "a big problem.""The weekend in general has been difficult, but when instead of the tyres degrading your car is degrading, then you have a big problem.""The car just kept getting worse and worse, lap after lap. So the more laps I did, it was just more and more difficult. We have to fix it because the car is undriveable like this."The team had abandoned an experimental 'Macarena' rear wing at the Belgian Grand Prix a week earlier when Verstappen described it as "super-dangerous" after crashes in Austria and Britain.His descriptions of the car during Sunday's race were laced with profanities. Related Story
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Throwing rocks in the sea, splashing in the Nile, all under the Egyptian sun, these are the simple and raw moments of Egyptian summers; simple, humble, and truly wholesome. These are the moments that
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US President Donald Trump is giving negotiations with Iran "some space," his UN ambassador said Sunday, while dismissing reports that the United States was rationing munitions over supply concerns.UN ambassador Mike Waltz told "Fox News
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Emma Roberts Officially Wifey Status!!! Published July 26, 2026 9:21 AM PDT Emma Roberts and Cody John are officially married! Photos from the wedding show Emma and Cody sealing the deal with a kiss. Emma
