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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: February 24, 2016
Nico Hulkenberg rocketed to the top of the time sheets on the third day of 2016’s Formula One pre-season testing. The German fell just short of completing 100 tours of the Circuit de Catalunya, but his best lap—one minute, 23.110 seconds, set on the supersoft tyres—ensured Force India grabbed the headlines. Romain Grosjean was second-fastest for the new Haas team, while Kimi Raikkonen...
Published: February 24, 2016
Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg was a surprise leader at the conclusion of Day 3 of the Formula One pre-season testing in Barcelona. Hulkenberg finished the morning session on top and continued his fine form throughout the afternoon, clocking the fastest time on the soft and medium tyres. Elsewhere, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg was once again the busiest driver during the morning session,...
Published: February 24, 2016
Unbeaten England will face Ireland in the third round of fixtures at the 2016 RBS Six Nations Championship this weekend, with tournament favourites Wales taking on France. Winless duo Italy and Scotland will also go head-to-head in Rome. After a well-earned break, Eddie Jones’ England and five-time winners France return as the only nations with a perfect record in this year’s competition,...
Published: February 24, 2016
RBS Six Nations 2016 Matchday 3 sees Wales take on France, Italy host Scotland and England face Ireland. France are resurgent, but how will their pack match up to the Welsh in this physical encounter? What kind of a game should we expect in Rome? England, meanwhile, are trying to update their playing style. Will it be in evidence in a tight match against Ireland? Here are Bleacher Report’s five...
Published: February 23, 2016
No fewer than eight teams passed the 100-lap mark on Day 2 of the first 2016 Formula One pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday. Among them, thankfully, were McLaren-Honda, who finally appear to be making reasonable progress after enduring their worst season during 2015 in 35 years. The team’s lack of competitiveness saw Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button score just 27...
Published: February 23, 2016
Ferrari had another outing to remember in Barcelona, as Sebastian Vettel topped the leaderboard on Day 2 of pre-season testing with a lap time of one minute, 22.810 seconds. The four-time world champion ended on a glum note after his Ferrari signalled a red flag toward the evening finish, but he’ll care little for such details after racking up 126 laps on the ultrasoft tyres. Nico Rosberg...
Published: February 23, 2016
England, France and Wales head into Week 3 of the 2016 RBS Six Nations as the only remaining undefeated teams in the competition, but that all looks likely to change this weekend. Les Bleus travel to the Principality Stadium hoping they can fare better than Scotland did in Week 2, while England play host to Ireland, who are full of motivation to seal their first victory of the tournament. Italy and...
Published: February 22, 2016
Sebastian Vettel set the pace on the opening day of testing ahead of the 2016 Formula One season, but the big news coming out of Spain had little to do with timing and everything to do with distance. Ferrari driver Vettel lapped the Circuit de Catalunya in a time of one minute, 24.939 seconds—half a second quicker than the next-best driver. But the four-time world champion only managed 69 tours...
Published: February 22, 2016
With a week off between the second and third rounds of Six Nations matches in this 2016 championship, the pause in battle provided an opportunity to review the standard of play we have seen from the teams so far. Many in the media have been scathing about the quality. Following the Rugby World Cup 2015, in which the northern hemisphere at times seemed light years away from the level displayed by the...
Published: February 22, 2016
The 2016 Formula One season kicked off bright and early on Monday morning, when the first of two pre-season tests began at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Several drivers headed on to the track to complete their first laps of the year and among them, thankfully, was Jenson Button, behind the wheel of McLaren-Honda’s new MP4-31 car. Pre-season testing set the tone for McLaren‘s...