The American media giant announced on 1 April that it had purchased majority shares in Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for 4.2 billion.The news means Liberty now owns the world's two biggest motorsport world championships in F1 and MotoGP.The deal will herald a new era for MotoGP as Liberty gets to work growing the series in key markets across the globe, with America set to be at the ... Keep reading
The challenging 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit saw the bow-tie brand put together a 1-2-3-4 sweep, led by Team Penskes Josef Newgarden, who led 92 of 100 laps from pole to seize the victory.The outing showcased significant improvements for Chevrolet, who claimed the 2023 manufacturers title despite only winning five races to rival Hondas 12. Most of its success came on ovals ... Keep reading
McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place.The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, although Ferrari's massive race pace improvements are keeping the Scuderia out of reach.Max Verstappen's rare ... Keep reading
Now contesting his fourth top-flight season, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for airing his emotions in public via punchy, sometimes expletive-filled team radio messages.He opened up about getting heating moments in my brain in response to a pitwall call to fall behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, which he initially refused, in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last month.But the Japanese ... Keep reading
On Monday morning, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership in MotoGP in a deal worth 4.2 billion.The deal set to be completed by the end of 2024 will see Liberty hold ownership of motorsports' two biggest championships in Formula 1 and MotoGP, though the latter will continue to be independently run by Dorna.OPINION: Why MotoGP fans must be patient with ... Keep reading
It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Medias acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth 4.2 billion. Thats not bad for a company that was worth around 500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from CVC in 2006 after the latter was forced to get rid of it by the European Commission at a time ... Keep reading
Former Manchester United coach Kieran McKenna is performing miracles at Ipswich and has got them on track to earn a second successive promotion back to the Premier League
The early races have suggested that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points.RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place in the high-attrition Australian Grand Prix, having qualified an encouraging eighth."The team topping ... Keep reading
On Monday 1 April, Formula 1 owner Liberty announced it had acquired MotoGP and parent company Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for 4.2 billion.The deal was originally set to be finalised prior to the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, but getting it cleared by anti-trust boards particularly in the European Union slowed the process.Former owner CVC Capital was forced to sell MotoGP ... Keep reading
Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.Needless to say the touted possibility ofVerstappenactivating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival teams on high alert.Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff openly stated the triple world champion would be ... Keep reading
The 30-year-old joined the team, then known as Motorbase Performance, for the 2022 campaign, before claiming his record-equalling fourth crown last year at the wheel of one of the squads Ford Focus STs.Sutton arrived at the squad at the same time as Dan Cammish and, while both were already locked in for 2024, the latest deal extends the partnership by two years.While it is only Sutton whose ... Keep reading
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is desperately attempting to "figure out why he's not feeling good" ahead of his return to the Crucible later this month
In 2026, F1 switches to revised power unit regulations which drop the expensive and complicated MGU-H system and instead put a bigger emphasis on electric power provided by the MGU-K.F1 will also adopt sustainable fuels for the turbocharged V6 engine, which will remain in place as part of a projected 50-50 split between electric and internal combustion power.For 2026,Red Bull and sister team RB ... Keep reading
Reigning British Formula 4 conqueror Louis Sharp grabbed the early ascendancy in the GB3 Championship by taking a win on his debut at last weekend's opening round at Oulton Park.The Rodin Motorsport driver stormed to a double pole in qualifying and converted the first of those into a maiden victory. His only challenge came after the start into Old Hall, with John Bennett trying a move around the ... Keep reading
It would be nice if people would filter the things they say to new parents, leaving out any comments that might not be received as helpful or reassuring. Unfortunately, plenty of folks — both those who have kids and those that don’t — see a vulnerable new parent as an open invitation to air their own grievances, insecurities or anxieties. Whether their issues are with their own parents, their own children or some kind of internal conflict, toxic comments generally reveal more about the speaker than the person they’re addressing. Читать дальше...
Bronze medallists at the Tokyo Olympics, expectations will be high on the Indian men’s hockey team to better their medal colours in Paris. The Paris Olympics start on July 26.
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Shares of TCS and HCLTech have been upgraded to “underperform” from “sell”. For TCS, the price target has been increased to Rs 4,043 from Rs 3,925, and for HCLTech, it has been raised marginally to Rs 1,553 from Rs 1,536.
Sharon Taffs, 68, had been discussing her funeral arrangements with her daughter Louise Miller, 49, and family friend Kenny Rossington, 59.
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.