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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 17, 2015
It is in the most trying and bleak of times that the human spirit can show its capacity to shine through the darkness. This weekend should have been one of great joy for Lassana Diarra, making his first start for France in his hometown of Paris—against world champions Germany—since returning to the squad last month after five long years out of the picture. As we now know, Diarra’s...
Published: November 16, 2015
Dublin erupted in celebration on Monday night as the Republic of Ireland’s 2-0 play-off win over Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their place at Euro 2016. The home side started the day looking to join England, Wales and Northern Ireland at next summer’s championships, and they looked ready for a fight from the word “go” as Robbie Keane clashed with an opposition coach during...
Published: November 16, 2015
The 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix was far from the best race Interlagos has produced. Another relatively uneventful grand prix was the last thing we needed after the Mexican procession of early November, and what has been a fairly good Formula One season looks like it might end on a low. But Mercedes look certain to go out on a high after chalking up a record-equalling 11th one-two finish of the year....
Published: November 16, 2015
Lewis Hamilton questioned Mercedes’ Formula One strategy as he hunted down team-mate Nico Rosberg during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. While Hamilton appeared to be faster than the German at the halfway stage of the race, the British driver was unable to get close enough to pass Rosberg and asked his team to consider changing their tactics to help the three-time world champion take the...
Published: November 16, 2015
England fans are being encouraged to sing the French national anthem during Tuesday night’s friendly at Wembley. A number of tributes are planned following the attacks in Paris on Friday night, per the Guardian, with the lyrics of “La Marseillaise” set to be displayed on the screens at both ends of England’s national stadium. Guardian adds: Wembley’s iconic arch will...
Published: November 16, 2015
Sport took a back seat last weekend with the tragic events in Paris dominating the thoughts of many. Some fixtures in the opening round of the Champions Cup were postponed in the wake of the tragedy in the French capital, while those that did go ahead took time to remember the loss of life. This roundup of the weekend’s winners and losers bears in mind that backdrop to the rugby that was played. Begin...
Published: November 16, 2015
There is still a long way to go. Argentina have 15 games to put right their World Cup qualifying campaign, but three games in, they lie second bottom of the CONMEBOL standings with just two points and one goal. They have Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Pablo Zabaleta and Ezequiel Garay all to return—although not before Tuesday’s game against Colombia—so there is reason...
Published: November 16, 2015
The Rugby World Cup 2015 is in the rear-view mirror after the 2015-16 European Rugby Champions Cup got under way this weekend and the continental calendar made its return to the calendar. Along with Europe’s premier competition came the beginning of this season’s Challenge Cup, and a jam-packed weekend of rugby threw up a wide array of brilliant individual performances. The tragic violence...
Published: November 16, 2015
Felipe Massa may have been disqualified from Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, but Valtteri Bottas finished fifth and clinched third place in the Formula One Constructors’ Championship for the Williams team. That matches their finish in the overall standings last year—Williams’ best result since a second-place finish in 2003, during their BMW partnership. The team’s resurgence...
Published: November 15, 2015
Nico Rosberg claimed his fifth win of the 2015 Formula One season in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. The Mercedes driver took his fifth pole position in a row at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and withstood race-long pressure from his Mercedes team-mate, three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, to secure his second win in succession and the runner-up spot in the drivers’ standings. After...