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Mercedes stand-in George Russell sets pace in first practice
Britain's George Russell set the fastest time in first practice at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he had his first miles in Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.
The 22-year-old, deputising after Hamilton contracted coronavirus, was 0.176 seconds quicker than Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was fourth, 0.322secs off the pace.
The Finn made a series of mistakes on his laps... |
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Team by team analysis of the Styrian Grand Prix
LONDON:
Team by team analysis of Sunday’s Styrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria (teams listed in championship order):
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MERCEDES (Lewis Hamilton 1, Valtteri Bottas 2)
Hamilton won comfortably from pole position for his first victory of the season and 85th of his career, six short of Michael Schumacher’s record. He has now won in every season si... |
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Sara wants coaching standards changed
KARACHI:
"People ask me to choose between coaching and playing, why do I have to choose when I can do both?” Pakistan number one ranked tennis player Sara Mansoor asks and rightly so, as she was on the panel of Pakistan's first online tennis coaching course as the only woman International Level II coach.
Sara is a determined woman, she began playing tennis early on, but she calls it late, "I... |
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Alex Pullin: Australian world-champion snowboarder dies
Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed.
Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene but could not be revived, authorities said.
Nicknamed "Chumpy", Pullin was Australia's flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in... |
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Alex Pullin: Australian world-champion snowboarder dies
Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed.
Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene but could not be revived, authorities said.
Nicknamed "Chumpy", Pullin was Australia's flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in... |
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Bayern win 20th German Cup to complete double
BERLIN:
Robert Lewandowski passed the 50-goal mark this season as Bayern Munich completed the double with a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen behind closed doors to win a 20th German Cup on Saturday.
Bundesliga champions Bayern dominated at Berlin's Olympic Stadium as David Alaba smashed home an early free-kick before Serge Gnabry added the second goal in the first-half.
Lewandowski has 5... |
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Liverpool fans turn the city red after breaking 30-year Premiership drought
Thousands of Liverpool fans celebrated their Premier League title win outside the club’s Anfield Stadium on Thursday as their 30 year wait for the league crown finally came to an end.
Juergen Klopp’s side secured the title after second-placed Manchester City lost 2-1 to Chelsea in London, meaning the Merseyside club could not be caught with a 23 point lead over City with seven games remaining.
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PCB to conduct players' Covid-19 tests again after dubious results
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to conduct tests of ten players and one team official, who returned positive results, on Friday, June 26.
Players who have tested positive
Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf.
Player Support Personnel, who has tested positive
Malang Al... |
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LA Lakers owner calls for unity
LONDON:
LA Lakers owner Jeannie Buss said on Friday, the Juneteenth holiday, she is no longer willing to ignore hate and called on white people to come together and acknowledge the racism that exists in the United States.
Juneteenth commemorates the US abolition of slavery under President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, belatedly announced by a Union army in Galveston, Texas... |
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PCB chalks out plan for players' Covid-19 tests ahead of England tour
Pakistan players and officials will undergo which coronavirus (Covid-19) tests, which will be carried out on June 22 and 24 before their departure for England tour from Lahore through a chartered flight on June 28.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 29-member squad for the upcoming tour of England. Apart from cricketers, 14 players' support personnel will also be travelling with t... |
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