Merlier wins sprint battle in Paris-Nice opener
LA VERRIERE, France: Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won a battle of the fast men to take the first stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday in La Verriere.
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Verstappen starts season with one-two in Bahrain
MANAMA: Max Verstappen and Red Bull made a dream start to the Formula One season with a dominant one-two in Bahrain on Sunday (Mar 5) while Fernando Alonso joined the party with a podium on his Aston Martin debut.
Raphinha header helps 10-man Barca to nervy Valencia win
BARCELONA: Barcelona clung on with 10 men to beat Valencia 1-0 and move 10 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday, thanks to Raphinha’s early header. The Brazilian winger nodded the Catalans in front in the 16th minute. But after Ferran Torres missed a penalty and Ronald Araujo was sent off, the hosts were left fighting tooth and nail for the three points.
Team by team analysis of Bahrain Grand Prix
MANAMA : Team-by-team analysis of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, listed in championship order:
Bahrain was one of our worst days in racing, says Wolff
MANAMA : Mercedes started the Formula One season being beaten in Bahrain by their own engine which powered Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin to the podium while they struggled as the fourth fastest team.
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff disconsolate after grim day for Mercedes in Bahrain - 'One of our worst days'
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff cut disconsolate figures after a grim day for Mercedes at the Bahrain GP that showcased their lack of competitiveness on the F1 grid. After a difficult 2022 in which Mercedes struggled badly with a bouncing car, hopes had been high for something of a rebirth as the teams assembled in the Gulf. Ad But the early noises were not all that promising, and those fears seemed well-founded on race day as Hamilton finished fifth, while team-mate George Russell trailed in seventh, some distance behind race winner, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who looks set to dominate the sport again in 2023.
Inter beat Lecce 2-0 in Serie A ahead of Roma vs. Juventus
MILAN: Inter Milan bounced back from last week’s surprise loss to Bologna by beating Lecce 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martínez scored in each half for Inter, which returned to second spot. The Nerazzurri are two points above Lazio — and three points ahead of AC Milan — in a tight fight for the Champions League spots.
"Red Bull have the championship sewn up" - Russell
George Russell summed up the mood in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday night when he chillingly predicted Max Verstappen's Red Bull team will win all 23 races this year.