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A great deal has been made of the Gunners’ 9-year trophy drought that followed such a successful period, while Hull are one – albeit unlikely – win away from their first ever major trophy. Reaching the final is an achievement in itself for Steve Bruce’s side, but having seen Wigan take Arsenal to penalties in the semi final, there is indeed some hope for them. Doing so remains highly improbable, though, and an in-form Arsenal side will go all out for victory....

Somebody was bound to. It was low-hanging fruit. The Kobe Bryant post-retirement rap tribute was on its way, following his 60-point masterpiece of a grand finale against the Jazz Wednesday night, and Fabolous has given it to us with the aptly, albeit obviously titled, “Black Mamba.” It could’ve been worse (Soulja Boy could’ve done it), but it isn’t excellent and therein lies the problem. Kobe put on one of the greatest individual performances in the history of the NBA....

Last year Dr. Peter Butler was granted ethical permission to conduct full-face transplants, and he’s been looking to perform a series of these operations at 30-day intervals. In 2005, Isabelle Dinoire was the first woman to get a partial transplant. Dr. Butler has also said American military officials have visited him to discuss nine U.S. troops who may benefit from the operation. As an older veteran severely disfigured in the Falklands War, who’s come to grips with his own appearance, told the paper:...

There are teams that have been consistent for a good period of time and even managed to secure podiums on a regular basis. However, they could never go that extra mile and secure the top step on the podium. It is quite unfortunate for these teams as they have performed so well on numerous occasions but none of those valiant efforts was sufficient to claim a memorable Formula One race victory, and in this article, let us take a trip down the memory lane, and look closer at the five teams that secured the most podiums but failed to secure a race win....

Apart from being recognized for his breathtaking ability to manoeuvre his car in the wet weather, the man from Brazil was also a part of one of the most renowned rivalries in the sport with Alain Prost. Known also for his philosophical thinking, it was the small nuances that set him apart from the crowd. Ayrton played a huge hand in ensuring an increased focus on the safety of the drivers by being one of the most vocal of the lot about the same....

Windblown sands, low grip, scorching heat, and a twilight race is on the cards at the Bahrain International Circuit. Vettel has won it a record 3 times, which he shares with Fernando Alonso, while Lewis Hamilton has been on the top step of the podium twice in Bahrain. The high temperatures in Bahrain have suited the newer generation Ferrari’s in comparison to the other teams. Ferrari has won it five times, the highest number of wins in Sakhir till date, while Mercedes have won it thrice, Red Bull and Renault have two wins each....

The 25-year-old passed away following 9 months in a coma, after suffering an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. That Grand Prix had been held in a torrential downpour, when a typhoon was on its course through the nation. Sauber driver Adrian Sutil had crashed a lap prior to Bianchi, and walked away from the accident largely unscathed, and a crane had been deployed to clear the wreckage of the German’s car....

Now level with German duo Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for number of race wins in a single F1 season, Verstappen, who starts Sunday’s race on pole, will be looking to add another victory to his impressive haul and break the record. But it’s never that easy in Formula One as the back-to-back world champion nearly found out the hard way in Austin. A lengthy pit stop cost him the lead of the race but, with six laps to go, the Dutchman snuck past Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to take the chequered flag....

Piastri had earlier denied having signed for Alpine after the team made an official public announcement suggesting otherwise. Schumacher believes that the Formula 2 champion is not in the wrong and that Alpine’s reaction regarding a potential court case has been rather unnecessary. As reported by SkySports, Schumacher claimed that Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has himself to blame for the drama rather than Piastri, who is rumored to have signed with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo in 2023....

Verstappen has been in superb form since 2021 and has continued in the same vein this year. The Dutchman’s season started slow with two DNFs in the first three races. Since then, he has hardly put a foot wrong and has been fortunate even when the odd mistake has crept up. After 13 rounds in 2022, Verstappen has eight wins and has been on the podium at every race he has finished barring this year’s British GP....

Round four on the calendar will see Ferrari return to home soil as the leaders in both world drivers’ championship standings as well as the constructors’ one. It will also feature the first sprint race of the season. With the 2021 race dominated by rain, what sort of weather will teams have to brave this time around? Weather forecast for the 2022 F1 Imola Grand Prix weekend (April 22 - April 24) Here is some information regarding the weather forecast in Bologna and the Emilia Romagna region of Italy for the upcoming Grand Prix weekend, according to F1....

Sunday’s race will see Mercedes bid for a sixth consecutive race win at Yas Marina Circuit, Hamilton having come out on top in three of the last five editions. The world champion earned the 88th pole position of his illustrious career in qualifying, the first time he has topped the grid in his last 10 attempts. Hamilton was ecstatic to end that barren run in the 21st and final race of the year and has put himself in prime position to add a win which would equal the personal best season tally he previously recorded in 2014 and 2018....

Ferrari won the first three races after the mid-season race, with Charles Leclerc claiming back-to-back victories in Belgium and Italy before Sebastian Vettel’s triumph in Singapore. However, the Silver Arrows were back on top at the Russian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton leading home Valtteri Bottas in Sochi to take a 73-point lead in the drivers’ standings. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is hopeful of building on that and believes changes to the car will boost their chances of success at Suzuka, where they have won the past five grands prix....

Team boss Sir Frank Williams fired 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill in favour of Heinz-Harald Frentzen who teamed up with Jacques Villeneuve. Williams once again built a front-running and dominating car with Renault engines, with the Canadian achieving what his illustrious father Gilles hadn’t - become World Drivers’ Champion. Villeneuve’s victory was also the last instance that the championship was won by a non-European driver. Three new teams came into Formula One in 1997: Prost, Stewart, and the short-lived Lola which only entered the Australian Grand Prix....

Many YouTube channels are dedicated to broadcasting gameplay of the series of F1 video games from Codemasters. Some of these YouTube channels have hundreds of thousands of subscribers that tune in to watch their progress whether it is the F1 career mode or testing their driving abilities with the rest of the world online. It proves to be a very popular community in the video game world of F1....

As far as David Wagner’s Huddersfield are concerned, they can now solely focus on securing survival in their first ever season in the Premier League, while for United it was the ideal preparation before travelling to Sevilla on Wednesday for their Champions League Round-of-16 first leg tie against the Spanish outfit. Here are some of the talking points from the game: #1 Lukaku’s early strike eases United’s Pogba worries The build-up to this game was dominated with rumours of unrest in the dressing room between Jose Mourinho and Manchester United’s world-record signing Paul Pogba regarding the role of the latter in the team....

Both teams are in with a chance of doing a domestic double this season as they battle it out at the top of the Premier League as well as in the national cup competition. ‘Faltering Chelsea fear Tottenham’ Antonio Conte’s Blues currently have the edge in the English top flight but Spurs will hope to deal a blow to their confidence by inflicting a second defeat in a row upon them....

Here are the fixtures: Manchester City v Wigan Athletic Arsenal/Liverpool v Everton Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland Sheffield Utd/Nott’m Forest v Sheffield Wednesday/Charlton 0 votes

It will be the second time new Toffees boss Sam Allardyce leads the club into their most important game, with the Reds also set to host Everton in the Premier League this month. That tie is not the only grudge match that came out of the hat as Premier League and Championship teams entered the national competition, with Crystal Palace set to visit Brighton and Middlesbrough facing Sunderland. Arsenal face a trip to second-tier club Nottingham Forest, while Forest’s Midlands rivals Derby County also landed a plum draw away to Manchester United....

The Brazil international suffered disappointment at the hands of PSG as Monaco lost the Coupe de la Ligue final 3-0 on Saturday. Fabinho has been linked with a switch to the Parc des Princes but, although Monaco have little to play for beyond finishing second to PSG in Ligue 1, he remains focused on matters on the field. “Speaking the truth, I have had no contact with any team and I do not even care at the moment,” Fabinho told Globo Esporte....