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Just four months from now, once La Liga is over and with the Champions League final looming large, thoughts will already be turning to June and the UEFA European Championships, held in France and in which Spain will be hoping to re-establish the dominance on the international stage that deserted them at the last World Cup. Spain are, of course, the reigning holders of the Euros, and manager Vicente...
Published: January 21, 2016
Red Bull enter the 2016 Formula One season aiming to return to the top step of the podium after a disappointing and winless 2015 campaign. The Austrian team lost their place as best of the rest to Ferrari, frequently found themselves outpaced by Williams and managed just three podiums on their way to fourth in the constructors’ championship. Their total of 187 points was by far the lowest they...
Published: January 21, 2016
Since arriving at Mercedes at the beginning of the 2013 season, Lewis Hamilton has cemented his status as a legend of Formula One. In the last two seasons alone, he has claimed 18 pole positions, 21 grand prix victories and, of course, world championships in 2014 and 2015. He is the only British driver in history to win consecutive titles and will enter 2016 as the third-most successful driver of all...
Published: January 20, 2016
The penultimate round of Champions Cup rugby action resulted in a rousing win for the Ospreys, while main contenders Saracens, Racing 92 and Toulon confirmed quarter-final places. Leicester Tigers also booked their passage to the last eight. There is much left to play for in terms of the fight for the runners-up spots to progress to the knockout stages, and Ospreys and Clermont Auvergne...
Published: January 20, 2016
Following Formula One can be an expensive business in many countries, and the United Kingdom is no exception. Live coverage of all the races is only available through a subscription to Sky Sports; according to the Guardian, the most basic version of this costs £564 per year. But UK viewers are fortunate in one respect—some races are shown on free-to-air TV. Channel 4 has taken over from...
Published: January 19, 2016
If your name is Bryan Habana, you might want to watch this week’s collection from behind your sofa. The Springbok World Cup winner has made a living out of his searing pace and finishing ability, but neither could help him when he was collared, twice, by Wasps’ bruisers. And so flyin’ Bryan features heavily this week alongside a second row with an unorthodox tackling technique, a...
Published: January 19, 2016
If McLaren-Honda didn’t laugh, they would have cried buckets as the 2015 season came to a close. What else, after all, could they do, having recorded just six points finishes, failed to make a single appearance in Q3 and finished second-bottom in the constructors’ championship? This was not only their third winless season in succession, but their worst in 35 years, as one of the most...
Published: January 19, 2016
Just over a fortnight remains until Europe’s big guns contend for continental supremacy once again, and the Six Nations brings international rugby back into the spotlight. This year’s tournament could well prove to be the most open yet as France and England enter the fray with new head coaches Guy Noves and Eddie Jones, respectively, while reigning champion Ireland are a weakened outfit. After...
Published: January 18, 2016
Having finished third in the constructors’ championship in each of the last two seasons, Williams are growing tired at staring up at Formula One’s glass ceiling. With a slice of luck, no mistakes and aggressive thinking, the Grove-based team might have won a number of races since the beginning of 2014, but Williams have been forced to settle for a scattering of podium finishes as the likes...
Published: January 18, 2016
Sebastian Vettel versus Kimi Raikkonen was supposed to have been one of the highlights of the 2015 Formula One season. A four-time world champion had arrived at Ferrari to partner a man with a single title—but who should really have had at least two. Both had seen their abilities questioned after being beaten by their team-mates the previous year, so both had massive points to prove. Was Vettel...