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Given the ongoing debate over McLaren’s 2014 Formula One driver line-up, it seems appropriate to take a look back at its “transfer” history. It seems as though rookie Kevin Magnussen will follow in the footsteps of father Jan in making his Grand Prix debut with the team. Magnussen (Kevin) is arguably the leading light of junior single-seater racing after winning the Formula Renault...
Published: November 13, 2013
The inaugural race in Austin for last year’s United States Grand Prix threw up a corker, and Formula One would love a repeat in the sequel. Sebastian Vettel‘s iron-fisted grasp of F1 at the moment might be sensational and record-equaling, but a bit of a variety wouldn’t hurt anyone. Lewis Hamilton beat the German in a straight fight last year but that was in a McLaren. Can he do the...
Published: November 13, 2013
In a surprise move, McLaren has decided to part ways with Sergio Perez after only one season, according to James Allen. With seats on the 2014 F1 grid filling up quickly, we are about to witness a high-priced bidding war—in reverse. Ordinarily, when an F1 bidding war does occur, it is the teams battling for the services of a highly-touted driver. For example, this year, Lotus bid...
Published: November 13, 2013
Updates From Thursday, Nov. 14: Tom Vickers of The Northamptonshire Telegraph reports that Corbisiero is undergoing knee surgery: Dorian West has revealed that Alex Corbisiero will have an operation on his injured knee. And the Saints forwards coach does not know when the loosehead prop is expected to return to action. Corbisiero was set to start for England against New Zealand this weekend,...
Published: November 13, 2013
Mexico and New Zealand are ready to tackle the first leg of the World Cup playoff to be held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Both squads seek to take a favorable result for the next stage, which will be played at Wellington. El Tri’s roster includes players from the local league tournament who will try to stop some of the most experienced All Whites. The feat will not be easy since Mexico...
Published: November 12, 2013
Miguel Herrera is not going to fail at his post as the coach of the Mexican national team because he is timid. The fresh coach is already making bold moves. Herrera took over coaching duties for Mexico after an awful summer of performances by Mexico under former coach Jose Manuel de la Torre. That led to his firing and the hiring of Victor Manuel Vucetich. Vucetich took over in September,...
Published: November 12, 2013
Jordan and Uruguay will meet in Amman on Tuesday night to contest the first leg of their AFC-CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying play-off. The hosts qualified for this contest having bested Uzbekistan in the Asian play-off, while Uruguay missed out on qualification from the South American pool and reached this play-off by virtue of finishing in fifth spot. Naturally, La Celeste, South America’s reigning...
Published: November 12, 2013
Ex-England manager Glenn Hoddle has signed on to write a weekly column for Bleacher Report UK. Learn more out about Glenn’s exciting new website venture, Zapsportz, here. I’m truly mystified why it has taken Adam Lallana so long to break into the England set-up. It leaves me wondering whether it is symptomatic of a lingering belief that English football still doesn’t...
Published: November 12, 2013
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo sat out training with Portugal on Tuesday, sparking fears that he might not be fit for Friday’s World Cup play-off first leg against Sweden. Ronaldo has been struggling slightly with an injury to his left foot in recent weeks, but played in Real Madrid’s demolition of Real Sociedad at the weekend. Nevertheless, the Daily Mail reports that he missed...
Published: November 12, 2013
Novak Djokovic ended the year in similar fashion to how he began it: he hoisted one of the most coveted trophies in tennis at the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals to signal the end of an unforgettable season. Fortunately, the 2014 Australian Open is only two months away. Here we’ll highlight the biggest takeaways from the 2013 year-end championship and what the results in London could mean for...