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After a two-week break, Formula One pre-season testing has recommenced, this time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The second of three four-day tests ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15, this week’s running gives the teams a chance to build upon what they learned at the first test at the Jerez circuit. For the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari, the Barcelona test represents...
Published: February 19, 2015
An eventful first day of testing in Barcelona saw Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton withdraw due to illness and Williams test driver Susie Wolff and Sauber’s Felipe Nasr involved in a collision. Ferrari continued their excellent showings with Kimi Raikkonen clocking an impressive 1:25.167 lap time on the medium compound. The fastest time of the day went to Lotus’...
Published: February 19, 2015
Mercedes had an injury-hit second pre-season test in Barcelona on Feb. 19 with Lewis Hamilton abandoning his running through illness and Nico Rosberg unable to replace him because of a neck issue. Both drivers are now confirmed to return during the final test in Catalonia. Continue for updates. Mercedes Confirm Rosberg Involvement in Final Barcelona Test Tuesday, Feb. 24 Mercedes revealed on Twitter...
Published: February 19, 2015
Anirban Lahiri saw off countryman S. S. P. Chawrasia in a play-off to win the Indian Open on Sunday, coming from seven shots adrift of the overnight leader to claim the victory and his second European Tour title. The European Tour’s official Twitter page revealed the news: Lahiri earned his maiden tour title at the Malaysian Open just two weeks back and produced a similarly superb performance...
Published: February 19, 2015
When was the last time a Formula One rookie had a truly exciting and memorable debut season? Fans of a certain age will remember the first time the greats took to the wheel. In the past 30 or so years, we have witnessed the emergence of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. All, to one degree or another, had debut seasons that marked...
Published: February 19, 2015
James Haskell is quickly making waves as one of the rising stars in Stuart Lancaster’s England side following some terrific displays in the first two rounds of this year’s Six Nations. However, the Wasps captain is entering a clutch period in his international career, one where the following month could dictate whether he becomes a permanent fixture or slips back into obscurity. That isn’t...
Published: February 18, 2015
When we talk about the crowd favorites for this season’s majors, we have to deal with the elephant in the room first: Tiger Woods. Sure Rickie Fowler resonates with younger fans, and Rory McIlroy is on top of the world. And while perhaps it should not be this way, neither of them have the appeal of a battered and aging Tiger Woods. At nearly 40 years of age, with back problems aplenty...
Published: February 18, 2015
The nature of a star is to shine brightly and then disappear either in a glorious explosion or a prolonged fade. To be a star on the PGA circuit, you have to win and win big. And the pros on this list either haven’t won in a while or no longer have the look of a champion. We are going to leave Tiger Woods out of this list because he has fallen so far, so fast and with so much fanfare that everyone...
Published: February 18, 2015
Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour career is over. Finished. Kaput. Ter-min-a-ted. After back-to-back poor performances ending in a withdrawal from competition at Torrey Pines, the wheels have surely come off. Clearly it’s time for the former world No. 1 to put away his clubs and go for a relaxing ski…er, tropical vacation to kick off an early retirement. After all, that idea seems to...
Published: February 18, 2015
The not-quite-official announcement of Davis Love III as the next US Ryder Cup captain was a little reminiscent of the Monty Python skit: “You never expect the Spanish Inquisition!!” We never expected Davis Love. That is nothing against Love, who is one of the game’s stand-up guys, one of the people who takes the time to sit on PGA Tour policy boards and make considered...