Oscar Piastri secured pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix when he beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.477 seconds with a devastating record lap in his McLaren.

Series leader Oscar Piastri outpaced defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times for McLaren in Friday's opening free practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull Racing's CEO after 20 years at the helm, during which the team won 14 world drivers' and constructors' championships combined.

Max Verstappen insisted on Thursday that Christian Horner's shock departure as team boss of Red Bull will have no impact on his future plans.

Lewis Hamilton revealed upon arriving at the Belgian Grand Prix that he spent the summer break holding meetings with Ferrari's leaders to demand improvements.

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who sustained an injury to his right foot on Day 1 of the Manchester Test, came out to bat on Day 2 with a fractured right toe

Rishabh Pant came out to bat on Day 2 of the fourth Test match against England despite suffering a big injury on Wednesday.

Rishabh Pant was on Thursday ruled out of wicket-keeping duties in the ongoing fourth Test against England after fracturing his toe

Rishabh Pant inside-edged a reverse sweep onto his foot off Chris Woakes' bowling, and has suffered a fractured toe.

India's tour will begin with a T20I on July 1 in Durham, followed by matches in Manchester (July 4), Nottingham (July 7), Bristol (July 9) and Southampton (July 11).