F1 | High winds cause damage to roof at Silverstone

The roof of the motor racing circuit that stages Formula One’s British Grand Prix was being repaired yesterday after it was damaged by high winds and extreme weather. Part of the “Wing,” the USD40 million, three-story corporate building at Silverstone, was affected by wind on late Sunday and Monday. Images on social media appeared to show a section of the roof had been removed. “Although it looks a bit of a mess at the moment, the damage is largely cosmetic and the structural and functional integrity of the roof remains completely intact,” Silverstone sporting director Stuart Pringle said, adding that debris landed in the paddock. Pringle said a domestic sports car race scheduled for this weekend should not be affected, and the circuit’s high-profile season opener, the World Endurance Championship on April 10-12, will take place. The British GP is on July 5.

FOOTBALL | Kluivert leads Curacao through in World Cup qualifying

Former Netherlands forward and assistant coach Patrick Kluivert has made a winning start in World Cup qualifying as coach of Curacao. The Caribbean island team advanced to the second qualifying round in CONCACAF for the 2018 tournament late Tuesday. Curacao drew 2-2 in a second-leg match at Montserrat to win 4-3 on aggregate. Kluivert’s team won 2-1 on Saturday in Willemstad. The first-round encounter was headed to extra time on Tuesday until former Netherlands Under-21 international Charlton Vicento scored in the 87th minute, five minutes after coming on as a substitute. Curacao plays Cuba in the next round, on June 8 and 16. Kluivert, whose mother is from Curacao, was a World Cup losing semifinalist in 1998 as a player, and last year as assistant to coach Louis van Gaal.

Athletics | Federation investigates death threat against runner Kipsiro

The Uganda Athletics Federation is investigating claims by Commonwealth Games 10,000-meter champion Moses Kipsiro that he received a death threat from a coach, while police said yesterday they had arrested a relative of the runner on suspicion of setting the coach’s house on fire. The apparent feud between Kipsiro and local coach Peter Wemali appears to date back to accusations last year that Wemali sexually harassed female runners. Kipsiro was one of the athletes that accused Wemali then.