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Formula One: Max Verstappen cruises to victory in season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir circuit, Sunday, March 5, 2023. – Copyright (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
By Euronews with AP
New season, another victory. Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, leading almost the entire race as he began the defence of his back-to-back Formula One titles.
Red Bull also clinched a dominant 1-2 with Sergio Perez finishing 12 seconds behind him in the second spot while 41-year-old Fernando Alonso took a brilliant third place – and claimed a 99th career podium – on a stunning race debut for Aston Martin.
Alonso’s fans are already labelling this season as “Mission 33”; hopeful the Spanish driver can win a 33rd career race. His last win was 10 years ago with Ferrari.
It was the Dutchman’s first at the flood-lit Sakhir circuit, where he retired just laps from the end in last year’s opening race.
Both Red Bulls failed to finish here in 2022.
This time it was Charles Leclerc, after winning last year, who retired on Lap 41 of 57 when his Ferrari lost power.
Leclerc’s retirement caused panic at Ferrari, and Carlos Sainz Jr didn’t even bother trying to defend from Alonso who overtook him with 11 laps left.
Sainz finished fourth ahead of seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton in fifth place ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in sixth.
Stroll’s performance was impressive considering he missed preseason testing because of an injury picked up in a bicycle accident that required minor surgery on his right wrist.
Red Bull’s 1-2 sees them lead the constructors’ rankings.
Aston Martin and Mercedes are currently sitting second and third respectively ahead of the next race in Saudi Arabia on March 19.
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US Open, Alexander Zverev also out: Jannik Sinner thanks.
All-U.S. semifinal at US Open
Another big man exits the tournament. After the various Alcaraz and Djokovic, Zverev è is also no longer in the running at the US Open. The German è was beaten by Fritz in four sets (7-6 (2) 3-6 6-4 7-6), at the end of a match that è lasted almost three and a half hours. A defeat that leaves a lot of bitterness in Zverev’s mouth. The German was aiming to reach at least the final.
A feat for the American who, dragged by the home crowd, won the first semifinal of a Slam event. After winning the first set on tie-break, Fritz suffered the return of Zverev, who took home the second partial with a peremptory 6-3. The momentum seemed to be in the German’s hands but Fritz escaped on 3-0. Zverev recovers but gives up at the più beautiful. Spectacular fourth set. Zverev tries everything but, once again, the tie-break costs him dearly. He loses it 7-3 and says goodbye to the tournament.
Dreams big for Fritz who, in the semifinals, will face the other American Tiafoe who, in the quarterfinals, wins the match with Dimitrov, forced to retire in the fourth set due to a physical problem: 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 4-1 the partials in favor of Tiafoe.
The United States dreams, after 21 years (Roddick, 2003), of an American winning the U.S. Open. In the meantime, it enjoys Sinner who, thanks to Zverev è’s knockout; increasingly serene in his comfortable position as world No. 1.
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Thiago Motta dusts off Arthur for Champions.
Juventus, the list
Juventus has also released the Uefa list for the 2024/25 Champions League and specifically there are 28 players chosen by Thiago Motta: 22 on List A and 6 on List B.
The surprise name è that of Arthur, considered until yesterday out of the Bianconeri project, which remains for all intents and purposes Filip Kostic, cut and looking for accommodation abroad.
The complete list:
LIST A
1 PERIN
3 BREMER
4 GATTI
5 LOCATELLI
6 DANILO
7 CONCEICAO
8 KOOPMEINERS
9 VLAHOVIC
11 NICO GONZALEZ
14 MILIK
15 KALULU
16 MCKENNIE
17 ADZIC
18 ARTHUR
19 THURAM
21 BEANS
22 WEAH
23 PINSOGLIO
26 DOUGLAS LUIZ
27 CAMBIASO
29 DI GREGORIO
32 CABAL
LIST B
10 YILDIZ
36 ANGHELE’
37 SAVONA
38 DAFFARA
40 ROUHI
51 MBANGULA
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Milan, no Champions League for Luka Jovic
Milan, the list
No Champions for Luka Jovic, who is not part of the list handed to Uefa regarding the players who can be fielded in the Champions League group stage.
In fact, Fonseca chose the men for the eight scheduled matches with Real Madrid, Liverpool, Brugge, Bayer Leverkusen, Red Star, Dinamo Zagreb, Girona and Slovan Bratislava, leaving the Serbian out.
LIST A
2 Davide Calabria
4 Ismael Bennacer
7 Alvaro Morata
8 Rubén Loftus-Cheek
10 Rafael Leao
11 Christian Pulisic
14 Tijjani Reijnders
16 Mike Maignan
17 Noah Okafor
19 Theo Hernandez
21 Samuel Chukwueze
22 Emerson Royal
23 Fikayo Tomori
24 Alessandro Florenzi
28 Malick Thiaw
29 Youssouf Fofana
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
42 Filippo Terracciano
46 Matteo Gabbia
57 Marco Sportiello
80 Yunus Musah
90 Tammy Abraham
LIST B
Adam Bakoune, Davide Bartesaghi, Andrea Bozzolan, Francesco Camarda, Andrei Coubis, Hugo Cuenca, Victor Eletu, Mattia Liberali, Vittorio Magni, Mattia Malaspina, Lapo Nava, Dorian Paloschi, Diego Sia, Dariusz Stalmach, Lorenzo Torriani, Chaka Traoré, Kevin Zeroli.
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