RMC Sport report this afternoon that Lyon have accepted La Liga side Real Betis’ offer to include William Carvalho in a deal for Houssem Aouar, but Les Gones are also unwilling to give in to the Portuguese international’s high wage demands. Andalusians had put forward a swap deal including cash in response to an asking price…
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Haas lodges protest over final Australian GP restart
Haas has decided to fight the results of Sunday’s chaotic Australian Grand Prix, the team lodging a protest against the running order on the race’s final restart, with a podium finish for Nico Hulkenberg at stake. A late red flag – the second of the afternoon – triggered by Haas’ Kevin Magnussen when the Dane…
Premiership: Ben Earl set to hit 100 for Saracens against Exeter Chiefs while Santiago Carreras is back at fly-half for Gloucester
The teams have been named for this weekend’s Premiership games, including the encounter between table-toppers Saracens and sixth-placed Exeter Chiefs at StoneX Stadium on Saturday. Check out the teams and our predictions for all of the weekend’s games, here. Friday Click Here: new zealand kiwis jersey Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers Form: Sale Sharks’ last…
Nordi Mukiele on joining PSG: “It’s a risk, but a very good risk.”
In an interview published in today’s L’Équipe, French right-back Nordi Mukiele has reflected on his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain from Leipzig, in a move that saw him return to Ligue 1 after four years across the Rhine to become the champions’ third signing of the summer. Having played thirty games a season for four years…
More sprints ‘against DNA of F1’, thunders Verstappen
Max Verstappen has launched a furious attack on the trend towards holding more sprint race events and qualifying sessions during the season, declaring that it could even end up driving him out of the sport. The sprint format was introduced as a way of adding extra excitement to the race weekend, with a 30-minute dash…
Lyon owner John Textor calls Marseille “a small club.”
Lyon owner John Textor has called Marseille “a small club” during the unveiling of Luis Henrique (20) at Botafogo. Henrique joins Botafogo, a club also owned by Textor, on a season-long loan from Marseille. Henrique’s loan also includes an option to buy that could become an obligation to buy if certain conditions are met. During…
Mercedes won’t fast track major upgrade package for W14
Toto Wolff says Mercedes won’t be adding any performance to its W14 ahead of the introduction of its major upgrade package scheduled for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in May. Mercedes is engaged in a significant overhaul of its 2023 car after Wolff recognized in Bahrain that the design’s zero sidepod concept was fundamentally flawed…
Cenk Özkaçar to leave Lyon without making a league appearance
According to L’Équipe, Turkish defender Cenk Özkaçar (21) is set to leave Lyon in order to join newly promoted Serie A side Cremonese. The young centre-back, who made his international debut in this summer’s Nations League fixtures, joined OL in 2020 from Turkish club Altay SK for a fee of €1.5m. Click Here: Argentina soccer…
Russell joins calls to reduce race weekend practice time
A number of drivers including Mercedes’ George Russell have come out in support of suggestions that there should be fewer practice sessions during Grand Prix race weekends. Currently the normal schedule allows for two one-hour practices on a Friday, already a reduction from the dual 90-minute sessions that used to be the norm up until…
PSG impressed by Neymar’s attitude in pre-season despite transfer links
L’Équipe report this morning that despite Paris Saint-Germain’s desire to let go of him, Neymar wants to stay at the club and intends to show that he has his place in Christophe Galtier’s squad. The Brazilian has made public his desire to remain in Paris, while Galtier has indicated that he wanted to keep the forward,…