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Car-crash season with Ferrari weighing on Lewis Hamilton
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» MILAN - Lewis Hamilton is in the midst of a crisis of confidence and results that the Formula One icon has never known in his storied career as Ferrari's fans hope for a sharp turnaround at the Italian Grand Prix.
South Africa bids for first African F1 grand prix in 30 years
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» MIDRAND — Three decades after Formula One (F1) engines last roared on African tarmac, South Africa is mounting a bid to organise a new Grand Prix and bring the world championship back to the continent.
Record-breaking Verstappen makes it a perfect 10 at Monza
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» MONZA (ITALY) - Max Verstappen wrote his name in Formula One's history books on Sunday after winning a record-breaking 10th straight race, coming out on top at the Italian Grand Prix in another show of force from Red Bull.
Thai rider Somkiat 3rd at Le Mans
Sports, Agencies, Published on 17/05/2022
» Thailand's Somkiat Chantra claimed another podium finish in the Moto2 world championship, claiming third place at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on Sunday.
Verstappen has stronger hand in F1 title thriller
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» AUSTIN: Lewis Hamilton will not give up his world crown lightly, but the seven-time Formula One champion says the thrilling title duel with Max Verstappen could swing further away from him in the next two races.
Foreign reporters at Olympics to be tracked by GPS
Sports, AFP, Published on 09/06/2021
» TOKYO: Overseas journalists covering the Tokyo Olympics will have their movements tracked by GPS, the Games president said, and could have their passes revoked if they break the rules.
De Villiers wins Dakar fifth stage, Peterhansel extends lead
AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» QAISUMAH: South African Giniel De Villiers won Thursday's gruelling fifth stage of the Dakar Rally that left leading motorcyclist Kevin Benavides with a broken nose as he shattered his helmet jumping off a dune.
Red wine to Bluetooth: Connectivity becomes precious commodity in sports science
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» PARIS - When the Greek runner Spiros Louis lit the flame under the Olympic ideal by winning the first marathon in the 1896 Olympics, he did it fuelled on a traditional Mediterranean diet.
The rugby-mad duo cycling from Twickenham to Tokyo
AFP, Published on 11/08/2019
» HANOI - They survived angry dogs in Iran and stomach bugs in India, and have slept in monasteries, underpasses and on farms -- it's been a madcap adventure for a pair of rugby enthusiasts cycling from Twickenham to Tokyo for charity ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Hamilton supreme on night of emotional farewells
AFP, Published on 26/11/2018
» ABU DHABI - Lewis Hamilton ended his near-perfect 2018 with a typically assured victory in Sunday’s eventful season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix amid topless celebrations and farewells on an emotional evening at the Yas Marina Circuit.