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Max Verstappen was loudly booed on the podium after his victory at the US Grand Prix on Sunday tennis
The 2023 world champion started sixth on the grid but after eventually passing leader Lando Norris halfway through the race, Verstappen held off a late challenge from 2021 nemesis Lewis Hamilton to claim his 50th Formula 1 win tennis
Later, Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the race tennis
Yet as Verstappen walked out onto the top step of the podium, the Dutchman was booed by sections of the fanbase in Austin tennis
There were also chants from spectators – who by this point had made their way onto the main straight as is custom post-race – during the Dutch national anthem which followed tennis
Verstappen has faced jeering before, most notably at Silverstone last year, and was clearly not a fan favourite at the Circuit of the Americas, especially compared to the likes of Hamilton and Norris tennis
Verstappen claimed his 15th win of the season but unlike many Sunday cruises this year, he was made to work tennis
Max Verstappen was jeered by sections of the Austin crowd on Sunday (Getty Images)The Red Bull driver was also complaining of brake issues throughout the 56-lap race and not for the first time this year, he was involved in numerous frosty exchanges with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase tennis
Lambiase came onto the team radio while Verstappen, at times, was braking in corners - with the Dutchman unimpressed by the interventions tennis
Verstappen admitted after the race that Hamilton’s Mercedes team “could have won today if they’d done a tennis better strategy” but was nonetheless satisfied with the victory tennis
Austin was the first in a triple-header, with the paddock heading on to Mexico City next week tennis
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South Africa are investigating Tom Curry’s claim that Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during England’s narrow Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat tennis
Curry made the allegation to referee Ben O’Keeffe just after the 20-minute mark of the hard-fought semi-final, with the exchange picked up by the ref mic tennis
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe tennis
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment tennis
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast tennis
The South Africa hooker subsequently appeared to refuse to slap away Curry’s attempted handshake at full time tennis
A statement from South Africa Rugby said: “We are aware of the allegation, which we take very seriously, and are reviewing the available evidence tennis
“We will engage with Bongi if anything is found to substantiate the claim tennis
”England’s Tom Curry (Getty Images)Mbonambi is among the defending champions’ group of senior leaders and finished the game as captain after Siya Kolisi’s substitution tennis
Curry refused to comment on what was said post-match, though did confirm that he felt Mbonambi’s remark had crossed the line tennis
Both teams are able to refer any incident of concern to the match citing commissioner within 24 hours of the final whistle tennis
The citing officer then has 12 hours to determine if they will lay in charges tennis
World Rugby refused to comment while this 36-hour window was open tennis
Deon Davids, South Africa’s forwards coach, stressed afterwards that he was “not aware” of anything that was said tennis
“If it was discussed, I’m not sure what the comment was or when it was said tennis
I don’t know tennis
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