JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (REUTERS) – Max Verstappen was left disappointed on Saturday (Dec 4) after a last-gasp mistake in the dying seconds of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix cost him pole and dealt a blow to his chances of wrapping up a maiden Formula One title with a race to spare. The Dutchman... » read more
SAO PAULO (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton’s world championship hopes suffered a fresh blow on Saturday (Nov 13) when he was disqualified from qualifying and relegated to the back of the grid for the Brazil Grand Prix sprint race. The seven-time champion was penalised after his Mercedes’ DRS system (the flap mounted on the rear wing... » read more
LIEGE, BELGIUM (REUTERS) – Caster Semenya again failed to achieve the Olympic qualifying time for the women’s 5000m when she finished fourth at a meeting in Liege on Wednesday (June 30), but she would not have been included in South Africa’s team for the Tokyo Games even if she had. Athletics South Africa said Semenya... » read more
NEW YORK (AFP) – Top-ranked Dustin Johnson, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau and seven other past winners were among 48 golfers named on Thursday (April 22) to the 2021 US Open field on exemptions by the US Golf Association. American DeChambeau, whose long-driving style powered a six-stroke US Open victory last September at Winged Foot, will... » read more