Champions League round of 16 draw to be redone due to ‘external’ error December 13, 2021 Today’s Champions League draw will be redone after governing body Uefa admitted a technical error in the software. The initial draw, which took place earlier today, was marred in confusion after Liverpool were put in the pot to face Atletico Madrid instead of Manchester United. Furthermore, United were originally drawn to face Villarreal – a [...]
Jenson Button tests new Radford 62-2 sports car for first time December 13, 2021 Former F1 world champion Jenson Button has recorded performance figures for the Lotus-based Radford 62-2 sports car on-track at Hethel.
Hyundai Kona N review: Fun for the family December 13, 2021 The Hyundai Kona N is a compact SUV that brings track-honed excitement to the school-run. John Redfern gets behind the wheel.
Formula 1: Channel 4 coverage averaged 3.4m during Desert Decider December 13, 2021 Yesterday’s Formula 1 season finale averaged 3.4m viewers on Channel 4 after the free-to-air broadcaster secured the rights in a deal with Sky. The race, which was decided in a dramatic final lap shootout, follows Channel 4’s successful deal with Amazon Prime to show Emma Raducanu’s successful US Open tennis triumph earlier this year. C4 [...]
Ashes: Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood out of second Test December 13, 2021 One of Australia’s star bowling attack Josh Hazlewood is out of the second Ashes Test – due to begin on Thursday in Adelaide. The fast bowler is believed to have developed the rib injury during the first Test at the Gabba, having not bowled too much in the second innings. “Hazlewood returned to Sydney for [...]
SPOTY 2021: Daley, Sterling and Storey included in nominees December 13, 2021 The BBC have this morning announced the six-name shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY). The six nominees are: diver Tom Daley, boxer Tyson Fury, swimmer Adam Peaty, tennis player Emmu Raducanu, footballer Raheem Sterling and Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey. The last 14 winners have been men, with the last female winner coming [...]
Chris Tremlett: It’s curtains for England’s Ashes if they lose second Test December 12, 2021 At 1-0 down in the Ashes, after falling to a nine-wicket defeat at the Gabba on Saturday, England are in a very difficult position but not completely out of the series. Should they lose the second Test, a day-nighter in Adelaide which starts on Thursday, however, that will probably be curtains for their hopes of [...]
Manchester United Covid-19 cases could throw Brentford game into doubt December 12, 2021 Manchester United have recorded a series of positive Covid-19 cases within their squad and staff following their 1-0 Premier League win away to Norwich on Saturday. The club, now under the helm of Ralf Rangnick, have reported the cases to the relevant authorities. Depending on the spread of the cases, if any, in the coming [...]
Formula 1: Verstappen wins on last lap of last race on last weekend December 12, 2021 After the way this 2021 Formula 1 season had been going up to this concluding weekend, you probably would have got short odds on it coming down to the last lap of the last race of the last weekend. It’s what we deserved. All hail Max Verstappen, the 24-year-old Dutchman who joins a roster of [...]
Max Verstappen wins first world title in last lap drama December 12, 2021 Max Verstappen has won his first ever world title after an astonishing last lap victory over rival Lewis Hamilton in the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The title makes it the first for a Dutchman and the first since Kimi Räikkönen’s in 2007 that has gone to a driver that’s not a Brit or a [...]