Haas F1 make key signings, secure UK base
LONDON (Reuters) – The Haas Formula One team have bought Marussia’s former headquarters in central England and hired key technical personnel ahead of a planned race debut next year.
Frenchman Mondory fails EPO test in new blow for AG2r
PARIS, (Reuters) – Frenchman Lloyd Mondory has failed an out-of-competition test for the banned blood-booster EPO, the UCI said on Tuesday, the third positive case involving his AG2r-La Mondiale team in recent years.
Walsh and Mullins enjoy Ruby Tuesday at Cheltenham
(Reuters) – Trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh won the Champion Hurdle with unbeaten Faugheen as the pair dominated the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
Cycling: Contador signs new one-year deal with Tinkoff-Saxo
MADRID (Reuters) – Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has signed a new one-year contract that will keep him at the Tinkoff-Saxo team until the end of next season.
Hamburg ahead of Berlin in local support for 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) – The northern port city of Hamburg has edged ahead of capital Berlin in their head-to-head race for the German candidacy for the 2024 Olympics, recording stronger local support in a poll, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)…
San Francisco 49ers player arrested for domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Five-year NFL veteran Bruce Miller, a fullback with the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested for domestic battery, police said on Monday.
Liberty Global buys into Formula E
LONDON (Reuters) – John Malone’s Liberty Global and Discovery Communications, who have been linked in the past with Formula One, have become shareholders in the new Formula E electric series.
Qatar should be stripped of World Cup: FIFA’s Zwanziger
BERLIN (Reuters) – Qatar should be stripped of the 2022 World Cup in order to rectify the mistake of awarding them the world’s biggest single sports event, outgoing FIFA Executive Committee member Theo Zwanziger said on Tuesday.
Merhi to race for Manor Marussia F1 team
LONDON (Reuters) – Spaniard Roberto Merhi will make his Formula One race debut in Australia this weekend after the revived Manor Marussia team named him in their lineup for the season-opener.
Babysitter says ex-NFL star came on to her day before murder
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