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Formula E heads to Cape Town for the first time with Pascal Wehrlein in control ahead of round five

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns this weekend for one of the most hotly anticipated races on the calendar with the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix. Here are all the key talking points as the planet’s favourite motorsport heads to South Africa: Ad Envision proving to be Season 9’s dark horse Hyderabad ePrixVergne holds off green machines to claim sensational win in Hyderabad11/02/2023 AT 15:06 It has been a promising start to the season for Envision Racing, with British-based manufacturer currently sitting third in the teams’ standings, while their driver pairing of Sebastien Buemi and Nick Cassidy lie fourth and fifth, respectively, in the drivers’ standings.

2022 FIA ETCR Recap: Jordi Gené

The oldest competitor on the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup grid, Jordi Gené was able to tap into his extensive experience and still raise eyebrows over the course of the 2022 season, running for the CUPRA EKS squad. Ad After finishing fourth in the standings in the predecessor PURE ETCR in 2021, Gené continued with the well-sorted CUPRA E-Racer under him, though the consistency that proved the bedrock of his 2021 campaign fared him less favourably under the new race weekend format.

Bruno Fernandes reveals how Erik Ten Hag laid down law to Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo - 'do it, or you're out'

Bruno Fernandes has told Rio Ferdinand that you either do what Erik ten Hag says or “you're out”. The 28-year-old was talking to Ferdinand on the BT Sport series 'Between The Lines' ahead of the club’s clash with Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday, which is live on BT Sport. Ad And he told the former Manchester United defender that the Dutch boss has applied consistent «demands» across all the squad.

2022 FIA ETCR Recap: JK Vernay

Jean-Karl Vernay charged into the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup with his sights set on upgrading silver into gold for 2022 ending the previous year as runner-up in the predecessor PURE ETCR. Ad The Frenchman – a former IndyLights champion and Le Mans 24 Hours GT class winner – has carved himself a reputation as a master of the touring car discipline in more recent years, a transition that earned him the 2017 TCR International Series title and seven victories in the World Touring Car Cup.

Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar EWC ride can match “huge ambition”, says de Puniet

Randy de Puniet says being included in Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar’s FIM Endurance World Championship line-up for 2023 is “very special”, adding that the opportunity will match his “huge ambition” for on-track success. Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar is the new name for Webike SRC Kawasaki France, which competed with considerable success in the EWC under Gilles Stafler’s guidance prior to the respected team owner taking the decision to retire at the completion of the 2022 season and put his operation up for sale.

Cameron Norrie wins epic against Thiago Monteiro to make quarter-finals at ATP event in Rio de Janeiro

Cameron Norrie beat Brazil's Thiago Monteiro 7-5 7-5 in a hard-fought match at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro to progress to the quarter-finals of the Rio Open. He will play Hugo Dellien in the last eight of the ATP 500 event in Brazil. Ad Norrie had opportunities to serve it out at 5-4 in both sets, but Monteiro rallied, only to go on to lose in straight sets.

Steve Davis to support Blur and Paul Weller at sold-out Wembley concert as snooker icon enjoys huge break as DJ

Steve Davis once appeared as a goalkeeper in a celebrity match for Coventry City at the old Wembley Stadium in 1987, the year he lifted the fourth of his six world titles. The Romford icon also won three Masters titles at the old Wembley Conference between 1982 and 1997, but is more interested in spinning records than setting them these days.

Novak Djokovic 'cannot call' Carlos Alcaraz biggest rival ahead of French Open as it 'is still Rafael Nadal'

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has addressed the current rivalry that is being hyped up between him and Carlos Alcaraz and insisted that he still considers Rafael Nadal to be his «biggest rival» on the ATP Tour. Djokovic has already broken Roger Federer’s record of 310 weeks as men’s world No.

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Formula E heads to Cape Town for the first time with Pascal Wehrlein in control ahead of round five

2022 FIA ETCR Recap: Jordi Gené

Bruno Fernandes reveals how Erik Ten Hag laid down law to Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo - 'do it, or you're out'

2022 FIA ETCR Recap: JK Vernay

Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar EWC ride can match “huge ambition”, says de Puniet

Cameron Norrie wins epic against Thiago Monteiro to make quarter-finals at ATP event in Rio de Janeiro

Steve Davis to support Blur and Paul Weller at sold-out Wembley concert as snooker icon enjoys huge break as DJ

Novak Djokovic 'cannot call' Carlos Alcaraz biggest rival ahead of French Open as it 'is still Rafael Nadal'