There was a two-minute silence before all of this weekend’s games in the EFL and players wore black armbands to mark the death of Prince PhilipThe Premier League, EFL, Premiership Rugby, F1 and British Horseracing have adjusted their schedules “as a mark of respect” to avoid clashing with Saturday’s funeral of Prince Philip. The Duke…
F1 teams well know that mastering knowledge of tyres is key to unlocking performance from their cars in both qualifying and the races. It’s why so much work is done in checking on tyre temperatures and durability over the course of every F1 test and practice session. But eagle-eyed observers at Bahrain’s F1 pre-season test…
As the third and final day of pre-season testing wound down at the Bahrain International Circuit, the TV feed showed Sainz and Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen running closely together off-track at the exit of Turn 10. Sainz had been attempting a final flying lap on a set of soft tyres in the final minutes of the…
Miller ended the five-day Qatar pre-season test fastest on the combined times after setting an unofficial lap record of 1m53.183s as he began life as a factory Ducati team rider. The Australian was one of a handful of riders who completed a full race simulation during the test, demonstrating a strong pace of consistent mid…
Date published: Saturday 10th April 2021 10:15 – News Desk Real Madrid clung on for a 2-1 victory over Barcelona that sent them to the summit of LaLiga as Lionel Messi’s Clasico goal drought went on. First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos put Zinedine Zidane’s side in control, and though Oscar Mingueza pulled…
Date published: Saturday 10th April 2021 8:56 – Ian Watson Thomas Tuchel continues to rattle through his Chelsea to-do list at breakneck speed. After the Blues’ best attacking performance of his reign so far, the new manager may well be thinking about checking off perhaps his most-pressing task. Chelsea dismantled Crystal Palace with a devastating…
Thomas Tuchel has praised the ‘aggressive’ style of play Chelsea showed in their 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace. The Blues got off to a blistering start at Selhurst Park, with Kai Havertz opening the scoring after just eight minutes. The German attacker finished into the far corner with a brilliant left-footed effort. OPINION: Man Utd…
Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic starred to help Chelsea get their top-four hopes back on track with a comfortable 4-1 win at Crystal Palace. The Germany international ended his long drought in the Premier League with an early strike, while Pulisic grabbed a brace either side of half time. Kurt Zouma was also on target…
Date published: Saturday 10th April 2021 6:15 – Ian Watson If Liverpool are to answer Jurgen Klopp’s calls for some positive momentum, in the absence of a thumping win, this was perhaps the perfect way to start. The Reds looked set to go nine games without a win at Anfield when added time arrived with…
Watch: Northern Ireland beat Ukraine in first leg of Euro 2022 play-offNorthern Ireland will “give it everything” to secure Euro 2022 qualification against Ukraine on Tuesday but know there is “a long way to go”, says Simone Magill. Magill scored in NI’s 2-1 play-off first-leg win over Ukraine on Friday. The Everton forward believes the…