Lewis Hamilton narrowly saw off Valtteri Bottas to claim pole position on Saturday, in qualifying for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton – who now has 66 Formula 1 pole positions to his name, second only to Michael Schumacher – will start alongside his team mate on the front row in only the second Mercedes…
The relationship between Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo is on the mend after last Sunday’s mishap in Hungary, but the two drivers are likely to speak about the incident again before Spa. Verstappen owned up to his mistake on the first lap of the Hungarian GP which took out his team mate. He apologized to…
Riot police detain a protester on Tuesday near Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where about 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up. A days-long tense standoff between protesters and police is grinding on at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The numbers of protesters barricaded inside the school has dwindled to about 100, and their food supplies are rapidly…
Islamic State militants overtook Iraq’s largest dam, another oilfield, and three additional towns on Sunday, increasing their control of crucial natural resources and infrastructure while forcing many thousands of civilians to flee their homes. “Capture of the Mosul Dam after an offensive of barely 24 hours could give the Sunni militants the ability to flood…
Click:A53001-14 A bombing by U.S.-led forces of a detention facility inside Syria that took place last month may have killed 50 or more civilians held inside, new reporting reveals. If the testimony of witnesses is accurate, the incident would represent the most deadly allied attack on non-combatants since the coalition began launching airstrikes against targets…
As the U.N. Conference of the Parties (COP20) talks enter their last scheduled day in Lima, Peru on Friday, remarks delivered by U.S. Secretary of State late Thursday to climate negotiators from around the world, though welcomed by some, seemed to do very little in terms of moving the talks closer to the kind of…
Authorities wanted to press on with plans to stage the showpiece game in crisis-ridden Santiago in an attempt to demonstrate business as usual On Saturday afternoon Flamengo and River Plate, two of South America’s most historic, illustrious and wealthiest football institutions, take the field to dispute the first-ever single-tie Copa Libertadores final in Lima, Peru….
Javier Hernandez was allowed to leave the London Stadium over the summer, with a former Hammers striker saying the Mexican doesn’t fit modern systems Mexico international Javier Hernandez finds himself operating in the wrong era, says former West Ham striker Dean Ashton, with it no real surprise to have seen the Hammers move him on…
The Brazilian is one yellow card away from being absent for the crunch meeting with Pep Guardiola’s side but Jurgen Klopp can’t afford to rest him Liverpool already have a player called Hoever, and now they have a Dyson too. That was the nickname Jurgen Klopp gave to Fabinho after the Brazilian’s show-stopping performance against…
The former Barcelona man suffered a horror injury against Tottenham following a challenge from Heung-min Son Everton midfielder Fabian Delph has described team-mate Andre Gomes as “one of our brothers” after the Portuguese was taken to hospital with a serious leg injury suffered in their draw with Tottenham. The former Barcelona man, who signed a permanent…