Mir was crowned MotoGP champion with a round to spare last time out at the Valencia Grand Prix, after crossing the line in a safe seventh. The world champion has amassed seven podiums across the 2020 campaign, including his victory in the European GP, and joined Rins on the podium four times this year. Rins…
The Turkish Grand Prix weekend was brought alive when the newly resurfaced asphalt offered little grip. The situation was made even worse in qualifying and the race when they were hit by rain, and there were a number of spins as drivers battled to find the limits. But despite the frustrations that many leading figures…
Compared to the 541 participants (334 vehicles) of the last South American edition in Peru in 2019, and the 563 (342 vehicles) of the first Saudi edition in 2020, the 2021 Dakar will have 440 participants (266 vehicles). This represents a 22% drop in participants and a 24% drop in registrations, the lowest since 1995.…
Date published: Saturday 13th February 2021 9:55 – Ian Watson Aston Villa climbed above Tottenham in the Premier League table after being held to a 0-0 draw at Brighton. Emiliano Martinez made a number of crucial saves for the visitors, including an outstretched palm to deny Dan Burn’s header, to ensure Villa left with a…
Jose Mourinho might wonder what all the fuss is about. The last two times his Tottenham side had faced Manchester City, in November and February 2020, they enjoyed 34% and 33% of the possession and had four and three shots, of which two and three respectively were on target, while facing 22 and 19 attempts.…
Ilkay Gundogan struck a second-half double as Premier League leaders Man City powered to a record-extending 16th successive win with a 3-0 success over Tottenham. The in-form German, fresh from being named as the player of the month for January, took his goal tally for the season to 13 as he added to Rodri’s 23rd-minute…
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says his team has failed to shrug off their reliance on talisman Wilfried Zaha. The Ivorian forward missed their 3-0 loss to Burnley at Selhurst Park due to a hamstring injury. The Eagles endured a torrid start as Johann Gudmundsson put Burnley ahead in the fifth minute. READ: Klopp ‘cannot…
Liverpool conspired to throw away three points against Leicester City, but it was a moment while they still led 1-0 that perhaps summed up the Reds’ recent performances. Jurgen Klopp’s men came into this clash off the back of a 4-1 humbling from Manchester City at Anfield, and he would have expected an emphatic response…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson (second right) was involved in another defensive calamity following his mistakes against Manchester City last weekLeicester City staged an astonishing late comeback to beat Liverpool as the Premier League champions collapsed and paid the price for another defensive calamity involving keeper Alisson. Liverpool looked to be cementing their top-four aspirations when Mohamed…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expresses his frustration after a VAR check awarded James Maddison an equalising goal for Leicester after it was initially ruled out for offside against Daniel Amartey. MATCH REPORT: Leicester City 3-1 Liverpool Watch highlights from Saturday’s Premier League games on Match of the Day from 22:20 GMT on BBC One, BBC…
