Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) SPA — Sebastien Vettel reasserted his dominance over the rest of the grid with a win he made look easy in Belgium. The German guided his Red Bull to a simple win that leaves him 46 points clear of his championship rivals with 8 races remaining. It was a commanding victory for Vettel who finished nearly 17 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. After a poor qualifying, Alonso started strongly […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) BRNO — Repsol rookie Marc Marquez continued his vein run of form as he completed his fourth win — his fifth of the season — in a row in Brno. After his latest victory, Marquez has become the first rider to win five races in his debut season, and few would bet against him adding to his current haul. After settling for third in qualifying, Marquez passed pole setter Cal Crutchlow […]
Josh Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) Hamilton wins in Hungary but cools title talk HUNGARY — Lewis Hamilton recorded an unlikely victory in Hungary but instantly dismissed talk of a title challenge. While refusing to rule himself out of the race for the 2013 championship, Hamilton was realistic about his chances. The Mercedes man capped a dominant weekend with a victory he had assumed would escape him due to ongoing tyre issues. However the Pirelli’s that […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) SACHSENRING — Marc Marquez took his second victory in his MotoGP career at Sachsenring, leading for much of the race from Yamaha pair Cal Crutchlow in second and Valentino Rossi in third. Crashes for championship leaders, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, saw both riders miss the race because of injury. The missing Spaniards gave the chasing pack the perfect chance to close the gap they hold in the standings, a […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) ASSEN — Valentino Rossi secured his first victory since 2010 as he eased into victory after an eventful Assen weekend. Honda Rookie, Marc Marquez, took second place with Britain’s Cal Crutchlow in third after claiming his first ever pole on Saturday-Friday afternoon. Championship leader Dani Pedrosa came fourth and will surely be disappointed after missing the chance to extend his lead in the standings. Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) SILVERSTONE —Nico Rosberg secured his second win of the season in a dramatic British Grand Prix that saw six tyre failures and four racers retire. The racing was overshadowed by tyre issues, as the safety car was introduced twice, on one occasion almost resulting in a penalty that could have cost Rosberg his win. Red Bull’s Mark Webber came second after his teammate Sebastien Vettel was forced to retire. […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) CATALUNYA, Spain – Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo closed the gap on fellow Spaniards and championship leader Dani Pedrosa with a dominant win in Catalunya. Pedrosa had qualified on pole with a lap that even he had described as “perfect”. It wasn’t meant to be for the Repsol Honda rider though as Lorenzo stole the lead in the first lap and would never relinquish it. Completing the all Spanish podium […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) AMSTERDAM – Chelsea have become the first team in history to hold both the Champions League and Europa League (formerly Uefa Cup) trophies at the same time. In a tense affair, a Branislav Ivanovic header two and a half minutes into extra time saw the Blues to victory after earlier surrendering a 1-0 lead. Benfica will certainly feel hard done by as the loss extended an abysmal European Finals record […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) AUGUSTA – Adam Scott became the first Australian Masters Champion and clinched his first major title beating 2009 champion Angel Cabrera at Augusta’s 10th hole in a thrilling sudden death play-off. On a dark, wet day, Scott and Cabrera finished their final round on -9 for the weekend with Aussie Jason Day in third at 7 under. Tiger Woods tied fourth with Marc Leishman, another Australian, on five under after […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) Record Breaking Blackhawks Surge to 24 game unbeaten streak After a remarkable opening period to the season, the Chicago Blackhawks were finally defeated this week in a 6-2 loss to Colorado Avalanche. It was the first time they had lost in regular time all season as they went on to re-write the record books, claiming at least a point from each of their first 24 games this season. The streak […]
