Verstappen stretches F1 lead with victory in France

Le Castellet (France)

Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen overtook Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap to win the French Grand Prix and canter 12 points clear today. The victory from pole position was a third in a row for Red Bull after street circuit wins in Monaco and Azerbaijan.

Gros Islet

SA 298, bowl out West Indies for 149 in 2nd Test

South Africa’s bowlers backed up a solid batting performance to put the Proteas in a command of the second Test against the West Indies at the end of the second day. South Africa bowled out the home side for 149 after making 298 in their first innings.

London

Berrettini powers to Queen’s title on debut

Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini beat Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 to win the Queen’s Club title. The 25-year-old claimed his fifth career title. He became the first debutant to win the title since Boris Becker in 1985. Meanwhile, France’s Ugo Humbert pulled off a 6-3 7-6(4) win over world No. 7 Andrey Rublev to claim his maiden ATP 500 title in Halle. Agencies