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Charles Leclerc dedicates win to F2 driver who died at Spa
We grew up in karting for many, many years, and to lose him yesterday was a big shock for me and obviously for everyone in motor sport, it was a very sad day". The incidents caused the safety auto to come out for four laps, and when the race re-started Vettel maintained his lead but Hamilton closed on Vettel. [Full Article...]
Khawaja dropped as Smith returns for 4th Ashes Test
Paine's team were on course for a victory that would have seen Australia retain the Ashes at 2-0 up with two to play only for Ben Stokes's stunning 135 not out and an improbable last-wicket stand with Jack Leach to see England to a dramatic win. [Full Article...]
Michael Owen regrets Newcastle spell: They're not a big club
I've stayed quiet for years whilst receiving plenty of criticism but there are two sides to every story. Shearer: "Yes, Michael, we thought that also, whilst on a £120,000 a week". " You tried everything to get out ", Owen replied in his own tweet to Shearer , who moved from Blackburn to St. James' Park in 1996 and would retire in 2006. [Full Article...]
Djokovic's U.S. Open title defence derailed by injury
The 16-time Grand Slam victor, who had been struggling with the injury throughout the tournament, was forced to end his US Open campaign in the third set, having lost the opening two sets to Swiss 23rd seed Wawrinka. "I'm sticking to that". "Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't". Djokovic won his next match, looking good, and declared himself mostly pain-free, although he refused to disc... [Full Article...]
Sanchez blames Man Utd on lack of game time
Alexis Sanchez moved from Manchester United to Inter Milan on loan on 2 September 2019. United chief Ed Woodward broke the club's wage structure to land Sanchez from Arsenal ahead of Manchester City in January 2018, handing him a massive £400,000-a-week contract before bonuses. [Full Article...]
Jets hire Hines Ward as offensive assistant
The New York Jets have a brand new assistant coach, and he is a man who has a bunch of playing experience. Ward has worked with WR coach Shawn Jefferson in camp and earned rave reviews from one of his most talented wideouts. "He's a future Hall of Famer so what more can I ask for?" Ward, 43, spent 14 seasons as an National Football League receiver, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers . [Full Article...]
Patriots re-signing WR Demaryius Thomas on one-year deal
While the team did re-sign veteran receiver Demaryius Thomas in a corresponding move, not having Harry at the start of the season to build chemistry with Tom Brady is the biggest negative of the move. He made his game debut against the Giants last week and caught 7 passes on 8 targets for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Patriots' depth chart at wide receiver now consists of Thomas, Juli... [Full Article...]
LSU’s K’Lavon Chaisson: Sam Ehlinger not ‘too much of a threat’
Just before their season opener against Louisiana Tech, members of Texas' defensive secondary did their pregame warm-ups in white t-shirts with burnt-orange font that said, "There's only one DBU". Ehlinger found Eagles for his fourth passing touchdown of the game. He responded by taking a shot at the quarterback, then saying he wasn't taking a shot at him. [Full Article...]