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Riise optimisic Parris can still join England squad

Date published: Tuesday 30th March 2021 5:37 – News Desk Interim England boss Hege Riise has revealed that Nikita Parris’s situation is “being assessed” as a Covid outbreak at Lyon ruled her out of England duty. Parris and injured skipper Steph Houghton were notable absentees from the 24-player Lionesses squad named on Tuesday ahead of…

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Schmidt, Arrow still inspiring with latest SAM Corvette

Sam Schmidt, former racecar driver, possesses the unrelenting determination and voracious enthusiasm of a current racer. Maybe he’s making up for both lost time – he didn’t race an Indy car until he was 31 – and also a lost career – he was rendered paraplegic by a huge crash at Walt Disney World Speedway…

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Russell replaces Grosjean as GPDA director

Russell will work alongside fellow director Sebastian Vettel and chairman Alex Wurz on the body, which represents the interests of all F1 drivers on the grid. Speaking about taking on the responsibility, Russell said he was proud that his fellow drivers had put faith in him. “It is an honour and privilege to be nominated…

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Williams appoints ex-VW man Demaison as technical director

Demaison arrives at Williams after a decade-long spell at Volkswagen Motorsport, where he helped develop the ground-breaking I.D.R electric car that achieved multiple records at Pikes Peak and the Nurburgring. He was also responsible for the WRC Polo C car that won the rally titles from 2013 and 2016. During that time he forged a…

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Roberts among Wales trio sent home for protocol breach

Date published: Monday 29th March 2021 4:51 – News Desk Hal Robson-Kanu, Rabbi Matondo and Tyler Roberts have been sent home for breaching Football Association of Wales protocol and will miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic. The trio have been released from camp, with Leeds striker Roberts apologising on social media –…

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Foyt hiring Bourdais was the clincher for ROKiT boss

Bourdais won the final four Champ Car titles, 2004-’07, before Indy car racing reunified in 2008, and several victories since then have brought him to a total of 37 – sixth in the all-time standings. Last Saturday, the 42-year-old Frenchman also added to his roster of sportscar triumphs – which already included two at the…

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