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Saracens booked their third successive victory on Saturday as they returned to the Aviva Premiership calendar with a win over Bath, retaining their place atop the English order. With the Six Nations now just a week away, some of Europe’s big guns have seen their options limited by the calls to international duty, but the Top 14’s titans all thrived even with some of their stars missing. This...
Published: January 31, 2016
Speaking with Haas Formula One team principal Guenther Steiner in Montreal last summer, I made the mistake of asking how important it was for Haas to be seen as an American team. “I wouldn’t say the question is how much you want to be seen—we don’t want to be seen. We are an American team,” Steiner responded. Indeed, the new team’s headquarters are in Kannapolis,...
Published: January 31, 2016
A week after Jordan Morris made news at home by signing with the Seattle Sounders, two exciting United States men’s national team prospects made noise in Europe on and off the pitch. Christian Pulisic and Matt Miazga, who could end up being vital pieces to the USMNT squad next to Morris in the future, were the starlets who found themselves in the headlines. The 17-year-old Pulisic...
Published: January 30, 2016
Whenever a leading car manufacturer arrives on the scene in Formula One, it doesn’t take them long to begin their pursuit of a leading driver. A marquee signing—a statement of intent—who personifies the ambitions of a company determined to demonstrate they mean business both on and off track. In recent years, two of the biggest organisations to return to F1 have followed that...
Published: January 30, 2016
The United States men’s national team begins its important 2016 schedule on Sunday at the StubHub Center as the participants in the annual January camp play Iceland. First-team regulars like Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley and Matt Besler are available for selection, but Sunday’s match and the one five days later against Canada mean more to the young prospects and role players based...
Published: January 30, 2016
The 2016 Six Nations, as the first international action following the World Cup, offers the perfect opportunity for players to make a fresh start and shine for their countries. Three of the five players in this list are playing under new coaches and are set to make an immediate impression. The players listed have been under the radar for a variety of reasons, including the form of team-mates, their...
Published: January 29, 2016
Formula One is having some tyre troubles—but not the kind that plagued the 2013 British Grand Prix. Last summer, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone agreed to a new deal with Pirelli to continue supplying the series with tyres from 2017 to 2019. Michelin, last seen in F1 in 2006, was also bidding, with a promise to produce more durable tyres, but Ecclestone opted for the status quo. When Pirelli became...
Published: January 29, 2016
A controversial book that referred to French footballer Franck Ribery as “scum,” “scarface” and “gangster” has been cleared by a Paris court, according to the Guardian. Daniel Riolo’s 2013 book Racaille Football Club (Scum Football Club) took aim at the Bayern Munich midfielder’s role in discontent within the French squad at the 2010 World Cup,...
Published: January 29, 2016
If it’s possible to have two breakout seasons inside four years, Ross Barkley has managed it. 2015-16 has been a season for him to remember so far on a personal level, and his performances for Everton have put him in the England picture ahead of this summer’s European Championships. His six goals and seven assists from 23 starts in the Premier League this season paint a picture of production....
Published: January 29, 2016
The Six Nations Championship is the premier stage for the star players of European rugby to perform. Italy joined England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in 2000 to inaugurate a new era: the Six Nations. Since then, the greats of European rugby have set the tournament alight. Here, Bleacher Report ranks the five greatest players ever to play in the Six Nations. This list is comprised of two Irishmen,...