Wolff warning after ‘boring’ Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has a contract to continue on the F1 calendar until at least 2026Toto Wolff says Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix was "boring" and Formula 1 needs look at what to do about it. "It was not a thriller," the Mercedes team principal said. "No overtaking, even with a big pace difference, made it not great entertainment."Even if you are within 0.2secs, it is nearly impossible to overtake unless the other driver makes a mistake."However, Wolff stopped short of saying the new rules introduced in 2022 were at fault."After a race weekend like this, we mustn't talk it down overall and say it is the wrong direction and we need to change completely," he said. "It is more about asking why wasn't it entertaining, and revisit it. "We need to look at how we can avoid a boring race."Was the new sprint format to blame?The event in Baku…
Japan street piano confiscated after public ‘break rules’
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Clean-up begins in tornado-hit Virginia Beach
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Leicester & Everton remain in trouble after chaotic draw
Jamie Vardy scored just his third league goal of the season for LeicesterLeicester City and Everton had to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table.The two clubs started the game in the bottom three but a point was enough to drag Leicester out of the drop zone on goal difference, while Everton stay 19th, one point behind 17th-placed Leeds.Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring with just his second goal of the season from the penalty spot, picking himself up to convert after being bundled over by Timothy Castagne.The lead lasted just seven minutes as the hosts equalised through Caglar Soyuncu, who rolled home a cool finish from Wout Faes' knockdown.And Leicester turned the game around after 33 minutes as the sprightly Jamie Vardy latched on to James Maddison's through ball before rounding Jordan Pickford and…
Arsenal ‘hurt and empty’ but proud of defying odds
England captain Leah Williamson (right) is among the key Arsenal players sidelined through injuryConceding a goal in the final seconds of extra time in their Women's Champions League semi-final was a crushing blow for Arsenal, but amid the hurt was a sense of immense pride for manager Jonas Eidevall. Arsenal have had to show resilience in abundance this season, defying the odds to reach the last four after injuries to key players threatened to derail their European challenge much earlier.They lost captain Kim Little, defender Leah Williamson and forward Caitlin Foord in recent weeks, having begun the new year without key strikers Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema because of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. So when they lined-up at Emirates Stadium on Monday night with tired legs and a thin bench, Arsenal knew it was a tall order to beat two-time champions Wolfsburg for a place in the final.However, having…
Pickford’s water bottle gives Everton lifeline
Jordan Pickford saved his fifth Premier League penalty from 28 facedMonday's chaotic Premier League contest at King Power Stadium allowed Leicester to move out of the relegation zone but left Everton fans singing at full-time."England's number one, England's England's number one," was the chant the travelling supporters serenaded goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with after the 2-2 draw.The 29-year-old's penalty save from international team-mate James Maddison in the first half may prove crucial in Everton's bid for survival, with a major helping hand from some cunning planning.A camera close-up of the goalkeeper's water bottle by the side of the pitch picked up a graphic attached to it showing Maddison tends to go down the middle with 60% of his efforts, and to 'stay centre'.After feigning to go left and right, Pickford did just that - and managed to bat away Maddison's penalty which was struck as anticipated."I did my homework," Pickford told…
Why there is serious money in kitchen fumes
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Kenya starvation cult: ‘My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie’
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The two-inch error that stopped an Olympic final
Slater won three Commonwealth gold medals including the vault title at Manchester 2002Under the lights and amid the sparkling sequins, Allana Slater's words hung in the air.Slater turned and looked at her rivals. No-one answered her question."I thought that maybe they don't speak English, maybe they don't understand me or maybe they are so focused on what they are doing and where they are in the moment," she told BBC World Service's Sporting Witness.Maybe they didn't think Slater's words even warranted a reply.Her question was certainly odd.Slater and 35 other gymnasts were halfway through the Olympic all-around final at the 2000 Sydney Games.It was the peak of their careers. For Slater, just 16 years old, the pressure came with added decibels. More than 15,000 fans in the Sydney Superdome roared every time their compatriot approached an apparatus.But, in the midst of it all, Slater had suggested the impossible.Could the biggest…
