KUALA LUMPUR: The Mercedes Formula One team said today it will renew its title and technical partnership with Malaysian oil company Petronas from 2026. Mercedes have won the constructors title eight times since partnering with Petronas in 2010, though drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are yet to win a […]
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BOLOGNA: Bologna have appointed former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta as their head coach to replace the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic, the Serie A team’s CEO Claudio Fenucci said on Saturday. Former Genoa boss Motta was most recently in charge of Spezia and will officially take charge of Bologna next week following […]
MUNICH, Germany : Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman will miss Saturday’s Bundesliga game against visiting VfB Stuttgart after picking up an injury in training, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday. Bayern, who beat Inter 2-0 in their Champions League group opener on Wednesday, will look to bounce back after two […]
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on chasing down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record after his two goals against Nottingham Forest moved him up to joint-third in the scoring charts. Kane missed a penalty but netted twice to surpass 200 league goals in his career […]
PARIS: Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal on Thursday to help secure a 3-1 win over Danish minnows Viborg in the Europa Conference League play-offs. West Ham, who made the Europa League semi-finals last season, went into the game after back-to-back losses in the Premier League to Manchester […]
SINGAPORE: Just a year ago, Loh Kean Yew was ranked 40th in the world. Eliminated in the group stages of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympics, his last tournament win was two years prior. By his own admission, Loh was an unknown entity. The Singaporean’s claim to fame was […]
SINGAPORE: Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will headline events in Singapore and South Korea as part of the Asian Tour’s new relationship with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, it was announced today. The American will play at the International Series Singapore from August 11 at Tanah Merah Country Club and the […]
British marathon runner Chris Thompson will miss the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon after being unable to obtain an American visa in time for the competition, UK Athletics (UKA) said on Friday. Dozens of competitors have been struggling to get a United States visa, with the logjam threatening to […]
LONDON: Formula 1 can learn an important safety lesson from Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou’s huge British Grand Prix accident, according to Mercedes driver George Russell. The Briton was involved in the opening lap accident that sent Zhou’s sparking Alfa Romeo skidding upside down along the track before it flew over […]
Formula One statistics for Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, round 10 of the 22-race season: Lap distance: 5.891km. Total distance: 306.198km (52 laps) 2021 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull – grid set by result of sprint qualifying. 2021 race winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes Race lap record: […]