6:03 AM ET ABU DHABI — Robert Kubica says his return to Formula One after eight years away from the sport is proof that “nothing is impossible”. The Pole partially severed his right arm in a rallying accident ahead of the start of the 2011 Formula One season, forcing him out of F1 midway through
5:44 AM ET ABU DHABI — Sergey Sirotkin’s Russian backers say they did not want the 2019 race seat Williams has given to Robert Kubica as they were “unpleasantly surprised” with the team’s performance level this season. Williams confirmed Kubica to its second race seat on Thursday, meaning the Polish driver will compete alongside British
5:27 AM ET It was the Britpop songsmith Jarvis Cocker who penned a tune in 2009 called “Further Complications”, in which he pondered how many of his former certainties had been replaced by questions, doubts and imperfect choices. “I used to think that people all chose the lives they led, but so many different choices
5:10 AM GMT Steve Hansen has ignored mounting calls for Richie Mo’unga to start at five-eighth for the All Blacks in naming a heavily-changed to team to face Italy in Rome on Saturday. Coach Hansen has made 11 changes to the starting team toppled 16-9 by Ireland in Dublin last week but has chosen to
May 17, 2018 The tale of Robert Kubica is one of the saddest in F1’s recent history. Supremely talented, the Pole appeared to be destined for greater things at the start of the current decade, only for a rally crash on the eve of the 2011 season to leave him with a partially severed right
4:03 AM ET ABU DHABI — Robert Kubica will race for Williams for the 2019 Formula One season, completing his remarkable return to single-seater racing. Williams confirmed the news on Thursday, meaning Kubica will be back on an F1 grid for the first time since 2010. The Polish driver’s career had been cut short due
3:38 AM ET ABU DHABI — Carlos Sainz will sample McLaren machinery for the first time at the Yas Marina circuit next weekend. Sainz is moving from Renault to McLaren for 2019 and will contest his final race for the former at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The season-ending race is followed by two days
2:10 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spun around, braced against the scorer’s table, and stared at the floor in disbelief, knowing that with seven-tenths of a second left, this call might cost his team. After catching the ball on the inbounds pass, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol saw the
1:33 AM ET CLEVELAND — It’s tempting to issue a referendum on the relationship the fans of Cleveland have with LeBron James. They stood and cheered Wednesday night so it means…he’s appreciated? He’s always welcome? He’s… what? It was lovely but it’s still hard to have perspective on James’s journey, one that’s unique among the
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