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The 2016 Formula One season will officially begin on February 22, when the first of two pre-season tests gets under way at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The start of testing is always one of the most hotly anticipated dates on the F1 calendar, with the new cars running in anger for the first time after many months of hard work behind the scenes. In recent years, the first days of testing have...
Published: February 20, 2016
Scotland have lost their opening two matches of the 2016 RBS Six Nations, but to arrest their slump, they will need Greig Laidlaw and Finn Russell to be at their best. It is no overstatement to say they are crucial for Scotland for the rest of the championship. Scotland’s revival under coach Vern Cotter has been aided by the residency qualification of prop WP Nel and John Hardie, eligible through...
Published: February 19, 2016
In the end, Manor’s choice for their second 2016 race seat wasn’t all that surprising. After months of speculation, the team announced this week that Rio Haryanto will partner Pascal Wehrlein in what promises to be the team’s most competitive car yet, thanks to their new Mercedes engines. Haryanto was battling for the final Manor seat with Will Stevens, who drove all of last year...
Published: February 19, 2016
One of the most important parts of the United States men’s national team’s 2016 calendar is June’s Copa America Centenario that is being played on home soil. The Yanks already know where they will be playing and what group they are in, but they won’t know their group-stage opponents until Sunday night, when the draw takes place inside the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. All...
Published: February 19, 2016
Replacing a living legend is a task no player would rank as the easiest way to break into international rugby. When a player of Gethin Jenkins’ stature is starting to show the wear and tear of a 100-plus cap career, and the next-most experienced man—Paul James—is also reaching the upper limit of miles on the clock, there comes a point where a coach has to trade all that experience...
Published: February 18, 2016
The 2016 Formula One season finally kicks off on Monday, February 22, with the first of two pre-season tests at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya. The four-day event will give fans their first proper glimpse of the cars that will contest the 21 races between March and November. Every team with the exception of Sauber will be present, including the new Haas team and returning Renault—formerly...
Published: February 18, 2016
Red Bull Racing broke Formula One’s long winter silence by unveiling a revised livery at an event in London on Wednesday. The bolder, striking colour scheme is the sign of a team marking the beginning of a new era and determined to prove that there is indeed life after Sebastian Vettel. But as team principal Christian Horner has warned, that may take some time. Despite their new look, Red...
Published: February 18, 2016
The first two weeks of this year’s RBS Six Nations has borne witness to an array of star performances and players surpassing expectations, but there are also those who aren’t impressing quite as hoped just yet. Some have been hindered like the rest of their team following a slow start to proceedings, while others simply aren’t sticking out in sides that have already been successful...
Published: February 18, 2016
England fans, ex-players and journalists have bemoaned England’s failure to win turnovers at the breakdown since the retirement of Neil Back in 2003. Back, standing at just 5’10”, was the last high-quality scavenging openside to wear the Red Rose. But, despite all the obituaries of England’s ability to fashion turnovers, it has been the team’s surprise package so far in...
Published: February 17, 2016
The Formula One driver merry-go-round never stops turning; with the passing of every year, a fresh batch of young hopefuls lines up ready to snatch the seats possessed by those who were starting to believe they had already made it. Pascal Wehrlein and Jolyon Palmer will make their racing debuts in 2016, and they’ll be joined by Rio Haryanto, according to the Telegraph‘s Daniel...