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Rory McIlroy was born, as were Tony F
This year’s British Grand Prix marks the 75th anniversary of the first Formula 1 World championship race, which was held at Silverstone in May 1950. Paul Lawrence looks back
It’s match point to Britain’s Roger Taylor in the Wimbledon quarter-final of 1973. He is playing the precocious 17-year-old Swede, Björn Borg. Taylor had been five games to one up in the final set but
SATURDAY 5—FRIDAY 11 JULY 2025
WEDNESDAY 2 JULY
Seventy-five years and a couple of months ago, a windswept former airfield near Towcester held the first race counting towards the world championship for drivers. Formula 1 had only recently taken on
14-17 May Some 87 period cars and motorcycles paraded from the centre of Aston Clinton to the hill that gave Aston Martin half its name, marking 100 years since the hillclimb was last active. Here Jon
