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Google Maps has most of the planet covered in minute detail—and for a while now has even been going inside buildings as part of its Street View feature. For Formula 1 fans, however, there’s a real treat now online, as McLaren has let photographers inside its Technology Centre in Woking: Now this is pretty cool. McLaren has opened up its doors to Google Street View. Check it out here –...
Published: November 26, 2013
Rafael Nadal may have lost to Novak Djokovic in the ATP World Tour Finals earlier this month, but the Spaniard has extracted a measure of revenge by beating the Serb in a penalty shootout in Argentina. The pair were some extra entertainment for the crowd at Boca Juniors‘ Bombonera Stadium, where Boca were taking on All Boys in a league match on Sunday night. The hosts went on to lose...
Published: November 21, 2013
If you’ve ever wanted to own a Formula 1 car, why start small? Auctioneers Bonhams are selling Michael Schumacher‘s 1994 Benetton—the one which propelled him to his first world title—on December 1. The German went on to have the most successful career in Formula 1 history, but his success began in earnest that season. That said, fans of the sport will remember that it was also...
Published: November 21, 2013
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s superb hat-trick sealed a World Cup place for Portugal at Sweden’s expense in their World Cup play-off, but one attempt to knock Ronaldo off his stride has led to an apology. Pepsi in Sweden ran a series of adverts showing Ronaldo as a voodoo doll, in a series of less-than-comfortable positions. Rather than have either of its presumable desired effects—boosting...
Published: November 21, 2013
Edinson Cavani, the Uruguay and Paris Saint-Germain striker, stole the headlines last week in Jordan when he curled in this outrageous free kick against Jordan in their World Cup play-off. But despite the transfer fee somewhere north of £50m, and the trail of goals wherever he’s played, Cavani proved last night that he is human after all. Here he is doing it’s not entirely clear what—and...
Published: November 16, 2013
Ireland were a distinct second best against Australia at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, with the Wallabies running out 32-15 winners in their Autumn International clash. The Australians raced into a lead through two first-half tries from Nick Cummins and Michael Hooper, but Johnny Sexton’s kicking meant Ireland trailed just 12-15 at half-time. But Australia continued to cut through the Irish...
Published: November 16, 2013
Victor Obinna put Nigeria on the brink of a place at the 2014 World Cup with this sumptuous free-kick against Ethiopia. The placed effort curled into the far corner of the goal, and though the Ethiopian goalkeeper might have felt he could have done better to keep it out, the score meant Nigeria were a step closer to Brazil. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: November 16, 2013
New Zealand ran out 30-22 winners over England in a pulsating clash at Twickenham on Saturday, with Julian Savea scoring a brace of tries. England were in trouble early when they slipped back to 3-17 down after just a quarter of the match, but they fought their way back to 16-20 by the interval. Courtesy of two kicks from Owen Farrell they took the lead briefly, but a second try of the afternoon from...
Published: November 16, 2013
Wales rebounded from a disappointing home defeat to South Africa with a resounding 40-6 victory over Argentina at the Millennium Stadium. It was a reminder of the flowing, incisive rugby the Welsh can and have played under Warren Gatland, and a measure of revenge for last year’s fixture, which they lost 12-26. Mike Phillips and George North ran in tries in the first half, while Toby Faletau rounded...
Published: November 16, 2013
Japan came back from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their international friendly—and the second goal from Keisuke Honda was a special one. It came from a series of one-touch passes and delicate work on the edge of the penalty area, and it ended with a placed finish to beat Jasper Cillessen in the Dutch goal. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →