Daniel Ricciardo has traded in his old set of wheels for a new F1 car that is dubbed “RB13,” which he hopes will give him the power he needs in order to contend with the Team Mercedes cars, which enjoyed a considerable horsepower advantage last season, meaning that on any of the F1 courses where…
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Honda Classic Out of Reach of Marc Leishman and Adam Scott
The tongue-waggers were out in force after Marc Leishman shot himself into contention following the second round of the Honda Classic at PGA National in Florida, quick to mention that the US PGA Tour had barred him from driving a golf cart during the tournament, but those of us lacking that level of snark hope…
Read MoreLooming NBA Trade Deadline Far More Entertaining Than All-Stars
In the final hours of the trading period, the NBA is at perhaps its most exciting, as some of the games tend to be a little tedious at times, but the labyrinthine moves NBA team general managers make in the attempt to make it look as though they are doing something to earn their hefty…
Read MoreGeelong Cats Seek to Lessen Reliance on Selwood and Dangerfield
Prior to the first bounce, it is evident that the Geelong Cats will need to lessen their dependence on the performance of Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood, but this is the sort of problem any AFL club would enjoy, as it certainly beats some of the issues that teams such as the Brisbane Lions must…
Read MoreNew and Improved Supercars Tyres Lower Lap Times in Sydney
Considering how long tyres have been around (geometry pun), it seems that everything would have been thought of by now, but the technology continues to improve and advance, as was apparent when Supercars driver Rick Kelly set a lap record at Sydney Motorsport Park on the Dunlop Tyre Company’s most recent innovation. Dunlop has issued…
Read MoreInjuries Impact NRL Clubs for 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership
Injuries are part of the game, to be sure, but NRL clubs that are seeing their casualty wards filled before the regular season gets underway may begin to question the risk involved in pre-season trials. Four sides were hit over the weekend with significant injuries to stars who now, rather than round into form for…
Read MoreHot Blooded Sharks Treated Disparagingly by Wigan Warriors
It is the World Cup Challenge that precedes the official 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership, and already, the Cronulla Sharks have a target on their backs that will only grow larger following the club’s upset at the hands of the Wigan Warriors. The Sharks were on the wrong side of the score from the outset following…
Read MoreAussies Ingles and Exum Toast of Dry Salt Lake City
With 40 percent of their starters hailing from Down Under, the Utah Jazz are showing legitimate indications of being a team well-equipped to go deep into the NBA playoffs, although those playoffs are still several months in the future. And whilst it sounds impressive to toss out a 40 percent statistic, since NBA teams only…
Read MorePerth World Super 6 Golf Tournament Challenges Brains
As if golf was not sufficiently diffiuclt, the World Super 6 golf tournament beginning tomorrow at Lake Karrinyup, in the Perth vicinity, has added a new wrinkle to the game, with a format so outside the box that it threatens to move into the realm of a sporting affair combining the rules of cricket and…
Read MoreGiven Up for Dead Lyon Will Roar Again in Indian Test Series
Job security in Australia where the game of cricket is concerned is at best tenuous, as the example of Nathan Lyon confirms. Lyon was nearly dropped several weeks ago, only to receive a reprieve and be selected as the first-choice spinner for the upcoming tour of India. His bowl must spin like never before if…
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