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England defeat France in dramatic Autumn Nations Cup Final

December 6, 2020 admin 0 Comments Autumn Internationals, Autumn Nations Cup, Autumn Nations Cup Final, England, England 22-19 France, England rugby, England v France, England v Frances, English rugby, English rugby news, France, France Rugby, French rugby, French rugby news, Guinness Series, International rugby, Owen Farrell

England clinched the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup as Owen Farrell kicked the winning points in sudden death to beat France’s brave young side 22-19 at Twickenham. Les Bleus’ side contained no members of the starting XV which beat England in the Guinness Six Nations in February

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Romain Grosjean will miss Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

December 6, 2020 admin 0 Comments Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi GP, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alan Van der Merwe, Dr Ian Roberts, F1, F1 2020, F1 2020 news, F1 News, Formula 1, Formula 1 2020, Formula 1 2020 news, Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP, Formula 1 news, Haas, Haas F1, Pietro Fittipaldi, Romain Grosjean, Romain Grosjean crash

Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean has announced he will not take part in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in order to focus on recovering from burns suffered in his opening lap crash last weekend. The race was set to be his last in the sport as his contract was not extended with the US team.

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Bottas narrowly pips Russell to pole ahead of Sakhir GP

December 5, 2020 admin 0 Comments Charles Leclerc, F1, F1 2020, F1 2020 news, F1 2020 qualifying, F1 News, F1 qualifying, Ferrari, Formula 1, Formula 1 2020 news, Formula 1 news, Formula 1 news qualifying, Formula 1 Qualifying, Formula 1 qualifying news, Formula 1 Qualifying result, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Mercedes, Qualifying, Qualifying news, Qualifying report, Qualifying result, Red Bull, Sakhir, Sakhir GP, Sakhir Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes’ Valterri Bottas pipped his stand-in teammate George Russel to pole by 20 milliseconds ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Russell, sitting in for Covid positive Lewis Hamilton has impressed many with his qualifying performance.

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Earls brace downs Scotland as Ireland finish third

December 5, 2020 admin 0 Comments Autumn Internationals, Autumn Nations Cup, Cian Healy, Duhan Van der Merwe, Guinness Series, International rugby, Ireland, Ireland 31-16 Scotland, Ireland Rugby, Ireland v Scotland, Ireland v Scotland Autumn Nations Cup, Irish Rugby, Irish Rugby news, Irish Rugby Squad, Jaco Van der Walt, Johnny Sexton, Jonathan Sexton, Keith Earls, Ross Byrne

A brace from Keith Earls ensured Ireland finished 2020 on a high as they came from behind to defeat Scotland 31-16 and secure third place in the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup.

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Napoli rename stadium in honour of Diego Maradona

December 4, 2020 admin 0 Comments Diego Armando Maradona, Diego Maradona, Maradona, Naples, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A news, Soccer, Soccer news, SSC Napoli, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Stadio San Paolo

The Naples city council has unanimously approved a resolution that will change the name of Napoli’s home stadium from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Maradona won two Scudetto titles and the UEFA Cup with the club.