BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton’s crusade for racial equality has helped him reach a new level as racing driver, sportsman and inspiration, according to his Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff. After the six-time champion registered his record 156th podium finish at yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix with his 88th career victory to move […]
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VIENNA: Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi said riders needed to “improve their behaviour” and show more respect after he and Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales narrowly escaped serious injury in the Austrian Grand Prix. Rossi, a nine-time world champion, was left shaken after Franco Morbidelli’s cartwheeling Yamaha, travelling at around 300 […]
MADRID: Barcelona insisted they had not heard from Lionel Messi that he wants to leave the club, as an emergency board meeting was being held at Camp Nou today. Barca officials, including under-fire president Josep Maria Bartomeu, were due to discuss wholesale changes following the team’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League […]
LONDON: English Premier League club Newcastle United has held talks with the Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG) group over a possible takeover bid, the Singapore-backed company said in a statement. BNG, co-founded by Singapore-based investors Evangeline Shen, Nelson Loh and Terence Loh, and headquartered in Paris, said that negotiations were at […]
KUALA LUMPUR: National Moto2 rider, Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah still feels the pain from injuries he sustained in a horrific crash during the Austrian Grand Prix (GP) at the Red Bull Ring Circuit on Sunday. However, the Inde Aspar Team rider said he was glad when the medical team had confirmed […]
MADRID: MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will miss next weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria as he continues his recovery from a broken arm, his Repsol Honda team said on Sunday. The Spaniard has already missed three races due to the injury he suffered in the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix in […]
PARIS: Criterium du Dauphine leader Primoz Roglic has pulled out of the race’s final stage on Sunday (Aug 16) due to injuries, his team Jumbo-Visma said. The Slovenian suffered bruises and cuts after crashing during the penultimate stage on Saturday but managed to finish in 10th place, holding on to […]
SHANGHAI: Rafael Benitez hit rock-bottom in the Chinese Super League on Sunday (Aug 16) after Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Guangzhou R&F extended Dalian Pro’s wretched winless start to the season. Israeli international striker Eran Zahavi scored a first-half penalty to give R&F a badly needed 1-0 victory, van Bronckhorst’s first win […]
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina, who have shared some iconic partnerships for India, announced their international retirements on Saturday. MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina had been two constants in India’s middle-order in ODIs for a long time. The iconic duo put together many a match-winning partnership together, often coming to […]
LISBON: Olympique Lyonnais stunned pre-tournament favourites Manchester City with a 3-1 victory on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League where they will face Bayern Munich. It is the first time that two French teams will compete in the semi-finals of the competition with Paris St Germain […]