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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: April 14, 2016
Alexander Levy topped the leaderboard after the first day of the Open de Espana, as he shot a five-under 66 to give himself a one-shot lead on the field. The chasing pack on four-under consisted of Stuart Manley, Andrew Johnston, Alejandro Canizares and defending champion James Morrison. Here is the leaderboard after Day 1 in Valderrama: The full leaderboard can be found at the European Tour’s...
Published: April 14, 2016
After suffering poor getaways in Australia and Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton‘s troubled start to the 2016 Formula One season is likely continue at the forthcoming Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver recovered from a first-corner collision with Valtteri Bottas to finish third last time out, but damage to his gearbox in the Sakhir, Bahrain, race has forced the three-time world champion to accept...
Published: April 14, 2016
Formula One makes its first visit of the year to east Asia this weekend for the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix. It will be the 13th running of the event, first held in 2004, and the last long-distance “flyaway” grand prix until June. Nico Rosberg won his first-ever grand prix here at the Shanghai International Circuit in 2012, and he heads into the race with a 17-point lead over team-mate Lewis...
Published: April 14, 2016
Uncertainty filled the air as Roger Federer stepped onto the red clay of Monte Carlo for his second-round match with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. A little over an hour later, he walked off the court a 6-3, 6-4 winner. You’d hardly know the Swiss maestro was playing his first match in over two months based on that commanding performance. He couldn’t ask for a better welcome-back party—not...
Published: April 14, 2016
Lewis Hamilton’s chances of success at Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix have been hit with a significant setback, after it was confirmed he will face a five-place grid penalty. As reported by Andrew Benson of BBC Sport, the sanction comes after Mercedes decided to change Hamilton’s gearbox ahead of the race. It’s noted the equipment was damaged during the driver’s last outing...
Published: April 14, 2016
Substitutions, or rather, reducing them is the rule change the rugby world needs most. World Rugby, the sport’s international governing body, currently permits teams to select eight players on the substitutes’ bench. But the expansion of substitutes has had several major negative knock-on effects on rugby—both as a spectacle and for the players themselves. The most important benefits...
Published: April 13, 2016
Jiri Vesely pulled off one of the tennis season’s biggest upsets so far by stunning top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic in three sets Wednesday, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, in the second round of the 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Tomas Berdych, who lost to Djokovic in the highly competitive championship match last year, also saw his tournament run come to an early end. Upstart qualifier Damir...
Published: April 13, 2016
Karim Benzema will not feature at UEFA Euro 2016 this summer after it was confirmed on Wednesday that France coach Didier Deschamps won’t select the Real Madrid striker. Benzema confirmed the news on Twitter, as translated by ESPN FC: The former Lyon frontman—who was charged in relation to the sex-tape case surrounding team-mate Mathieu Valbuena earlier this year—won’t play...
Published: April 13, 2016
The Shanghai International Circuit has hosted the Chinese Grand Prix every year since 2004, and it has seen plenty of firsts, lasts and special moments in that time. Michael Schumacher’s victory in the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix was his last in Formula One; three years later, Sebastian Vettel’s defeat of Jenson Button’s Brawn marked the beginning of the Red Bull era. Mercedes also kicked...
Published: April 13, 2016
Roger Federer’s return to tennis for the first time since the 2016 Australian Open was a 6-3, 6-4 win over a good clay-court player in Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the Monte Carlo Masters. The Swiss Maestro passed his first test in knocking off the rust and showing no ill effects from knee surgery and rehabilitation. Is a strong start on clay meaningful, or is Federer’s legacy great regardless...