After a short breather, the frantic Formula 1 action resumes with the Belgian GP. Formula One returns yet again for the Belgian GP. In what would have been the race when the paddock returns from its summer holidays, the reshuffled 2020 F1 calendar has given teams and drivers just one week off following the Spanish GP which saw a dominant victory by Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton leads the F1 drivers’ standings by 37 points from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with Valtteri Bottas a further six points back in third.     The Belgian GP will mark the first time the paddock has reconvened since it ..read more

Formula 1 heads to Barcelona next for the sixth race of the season, the Spanish GP 2020.  This will be the final leg of the second triple-header which began with the British GP at the beginning of August.   Prior to the shutdown due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, pre-season testing had started in Barcelona back in February. Now, six months later, Formula 1 returns to the same paddock for a rescheduled race.     Mercedes has had a staggering four wins in the opening five races. The first time a race wasn’t won by the British constructors was, in fact, the last one. Max Ver ..read more

Red Bull Racing star Max Verstappen is improving with each race that goes by and that surely didn’t go unnoticed last weekend. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff also believes Verstappen will help Red Bull contend the 2020 F1 championship. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing had a spectacular win in the 70th Anniversary GP. He’s now just 30 points behind Lewis Hamilton in the driver’s standing. In fact, Wolff had already warned that the season was far from over in the British GP weekend. This despite Mercedes’ dominant start to the new season. He says that last weekend’s win from Verstappen further proved ..read more

The UK Pro Series has inspired Marcus Willis’ passion for singles tennis! The Warwick based Brit, who had met Roger Federer in the second round at Wimbledon in 2016, is returning to singles tennis after two and a half years in the Waybridge inaugural event. This tournament embraces a unique format at St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club. Players compete against each other in a round robin format over the length of five weeks. The winner of each week then returns to the Classic Week in August. Willis who was on a globetrotting tour playing doubles before the Covid crisis, reckons that while age m ..read more

Formula 1 doesn’t miss a beat as the paddock stays put at Silverstone for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Following the British Grand Prix, F1 extends its stay at Silverstone. This week commences Round Five of the 2020 Formula One World Championship commemorating the 70th Anniversary. The event has been named in celebration of the inaugural World Championship, the first event of which was the British Grand Prix on May 13th 1950. The circuit is noted for its fast, flowing corners. But the intricacies of the lower-speed ‘Arena2 section between Abbey and the Wellington Straight are often where ti ..read more

Bayern Munich are widely considered as one of the biggest clubs in the history of European football. Apart from being a huge club from an operational aspect, what makes Bayern huge are the numerous talents to have played for them. From Schweinsteiger to Gerd Muller as well as the current ones like Lewandowski, Neuer, Thomas Muller and co. However, success is not automatic and it’s not always enough for a player just to wear the Bayern shirt. In fact, some have to find another route to glory, that is, away from Munich. And this has happened in the past as well. With that in mind, let’s take a l ..read more

At the start of 2020, no one would have thought Conor McGregor would end up in a situation similar to the current one. He had attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight title when he fought Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, that mission had failed for the Irish fighter. McGregor was, therefore, looking forward to 2020 as the year of his revival. In fact, he had three fights scheduled and a title fight at the end of the year. While the year had started on the right foot with a quick stoppage of Donald Cerrone, McGregor didn’t build momentum off of that. In addition, the unexpected Covid-19 pandemic b ..read more

Swiss special federal public prosecutor has officially opened a criminal investigation against FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino. This is following inquiries into meetings he had held with the Swiss attorney general, Micheal Lauber, and another law official Rinaldo Arnold. This is quite surprising as Infantino was brought in to restore FIFA’s tarnished reputation. In official FIFA communications, it was made public that Infantino will be co-operating with the Swiss authorities following Stefan Keller’s evidence gathering. Keller was barely a month into the job investigating the aforementioned ..read more

The FA Cup final will see Chelsea and Arsenal go head to head at Wembley on Saturday Mikel Arteta and Frank Lampard are after FA Cup glory in their first seasons in charge of their respective clubs. Arsenal’s Europa League hopes will be decided during Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal stunned holders Manchester City 2-0 in the semi-finals, while Chelsea saw off Manchester United 3-1. Mikel Arteta, the Gunners’ manager has won the FA Cup twice as a player. He was also part of the Manchester City coaching staff when they won last year. But, standing in their way is Chelsea, the ..read more

The Formula 1 British GP 2020 will also be held behind closed doors and Silverstone are asking fans not to travel to the area during both August events. In fact, Silverstone has agreed on two events at the historic circuit as part of the calendar shuffle. These are this weekend’s British Grand Prix to be followed by the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix the following week.     Judging from the first three races, it seems there already is a comfortable position up front for Mercedes. Also, Red Bull and Ferrari seem nowhere near last year’s positions just behind the British constructors. &nb ..read more