Liam Lawson has succumbed in his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc on Formula One's Australian Grand Prix
Liam Lawson has succumbed in his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc on Formula One's Australian Grand Prix
17 March 2025
Sitting 13th, he lost control at turn two with 10 laps to go and was forced to retire.
Lando Norris was victorious, with Lawson's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen second.
Newcastle have ended their 70-year wait for an English domestic trophy, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the League Cup final.
Arsenal remain 12 points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League after beating Chelsea 1-nil.
Auckland FC football coach Steve Corica concedes the international break has come at a perfect time for his side in the A-League.
They lead the table by four points with a game in hand after a third consecutive draw, this time 2-all with Central Coast.
Wellington and Sydney FC have drawn 1-all.
Parramatta's Dylan Brown has been booed as his side slumped to a 32-6 NRL league defeat to Wests.
The Kiwis international came into the game days after signing a 10-year deal to join Newcastle next season.
Canterbury beat Gold Coast 40-24.
Golfer Ryan Fox has advanced his PGA Tour cause in the final round of The Players Championship at Sawgrass.
He's finished with a two-under par 70 to sit four-under for the tournament in a share of 21st.
Fox is eight strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy - play has been suspended due to lightning.
The Black Caps have opened their five-match T20 cricket series against Pakistan with a nine-wicket win in Christchurch, chasing 92 with 9.5 overs to spare.
Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson produced career-best figures with four for 14 and three for eight respectively.
Magnus Sheffield has won the 120-kilometre eighth and final stage of the Paris-Nice cycle race but Matteo Jorgenson has won the overall event, reaching the Mediterranean first by a one minute 15 second margin.
Defending champions Canterbury have bounced back from their season-opening national basketball league loss to beat Nelson 90-77 in Christchurch.
Taranaki have opened with a double overtime 115-110 win over Wellington.
Paul Coll's been beaten three games to one by Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad in the final of the Australian Open squash tournament at Brisbane.
World champion and Olympic bronze medallist Ally Wollaston has won the omnium at the latest UCI Nations Cup cycling event in Turkey.
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