Archive for August, 2010

Forgiven Williams set for first-class debut

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

A week after receiving a public ticking off for going skiing, Sonny Bill Williams appears likely to make his long-awaited New Zealand first class rugby debut on Friday.

Renault: Petrov still needs to improve

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Renault team principal Eric Boullier thinks that Vitaly Petrov’s qualifying error in Belgium could ultimately serve as a blessing in disguise for the young Russian

Lauda clarifies team orders stance

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Niki Lauda has moved to clarify his stance on team orders in Formula 1 following a recent high-profile clash with Ferrari over what it did at the German Grand Prix

Artest: Doc Rivers full of excuses

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest isn’t one to back down from a fight and his hackles went up when he sensed that the Boston Celtics were using the blown-out knee of Kendrick Perkins in Game 7 of the NBA Finals this year as an excuse as to why it lost the championship to the Lakers. His anger manifested in the form of three successive tweets , according to WEEI, that read: "Boston lost to lakers because of [the] Kendrick Perkins injury.

FOTA to get new chairman post season

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) will wait until the end of this year to decide who will replace Martin Whitmarsh as its chairman

Mercedes to modify blown diffuser again

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Mercedes GP has admitted it will need to make further modifications to its blown diffuser in time for the Italian Grand Prix, after encountering further problems with it overheating in Belgium last weekend

Cavaliers, at sub-.500, to blow up roster at trading deadline?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a fairly stable franchise during the LeBron James Era, but now that the team is moving into life without the kid from Akron, things aren’t expected to be so solid. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that there aren’t any trades currently planned, but if the team can’t get itself above .500 at mid-season, there could be a lot of player movement.

Teams to maintain pre-season test limit

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Formula 1 teams have agreed to maintain this year’s limit of 15-days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2011 campaign – with efforts being made to have a final test in Bahrain

Red Bull in damage limitation mode

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Red Bull Racing has admitted it will head to the next race in Italy in ‘damage limitation’ mode, before expecting a return to form for the final flyaway races of the year

Bees Roux released on bail

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

South African rugby player Bees Roux, charged with the murder of a policeman, isreleased on bail of 100,000 rand (£8,783).