Vinales took pole place for the Qatar Grand Prix by practically two tenths, but he completed the race in a lowly seventh place after he was unable to recuperate from a poor opening lap. The Spaniard's Yamaha bike severely lacked by way of high velocity in comparison with Honda and Ducati throughout the weekend, and Vinales was solely capable of compensate with robust nook velocity. However, Vinales defined that throughout the race that benefit disappeared as he was compelled to take corners like his rivals did forward of him. "When I'm alone I can make the laptime, then when I am in the group it is really difficult, I have to ride completely different," mentioned Vinales. "I've to
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Juventus Coach Targets Serie A Title, Identifies Chief Rivals For Italian Soccer Championship
FOXBORO, MASS. — Juventus hasn’t dominated Italian soccer in recent years by taking anything for granted. Head coach Massimilano Allegri laid out Juventus’ targets for the 2017-18 season Sunday following its International Champions Cup game against AS Roma at Gillette Stadium, telling reporters at his postgame press conference he expects rivals to resist his team’s bid for a record-extending seventh consecutive Serie A (Italy’s first division) title. “Six Scudetti (league championships) in a row is difficult, but obviously winning the seventh one is going to be even harder,” Allegri said. “The teams have reinforced themselves, have stren... NESN.com
Bayern: story so far, key players, why they can win
Story so far: BayernThe German champions never really got out of second gear in the group stage, advancing with two games to spare despite a 1-0 loss at Atlético. A shock 3-2 defeat by Rostov had fans of bigger rivals sensing weakness, but a thumping 10-2 aggregate victory against Arsenal in the last 16 summarily banished such thoughts. Next up: Real Madrid.Record this season: P8 W6 D0 L2 F24 A8 How Bayern cruised into last eightPivotal momentFor all their success in recent years,... UEFA.com - News
Madrid rivals profit from Barcelona slip-up
TUESDAY'S SECOND LEGSManchester City 2-1 West Brom (Agüero 19, Nasri 66; Sessegnon 6)Making his first start since September, following a long struggle with a thigh injury, Samir Nasri scored City's winner on a rainy evening in Manchester, finishing into an empty net after Sergio Agüero's shot was blocked. The UEFA Champions League contenders had gone behind to a sweet Stéphane Sessegnon effort, but the goalscorer then gave away the penalty from which Agüro equalised – the Argentinian's 18th league goal of the season.Guingamp 0-2 Paris (Lucas 56p 71)Laurent Blanc rested the majority of his first-team players,...
‘Federer better than ever but so are rivals’
The good news for Roger Federer, according to former world No 1 Mats Wilander, is that he hasn't lost any of his skill and is playing as good as ever. But the bad news for the Swiss maestro is that the opposition has improved as well and he needs to find a way past them to add to his record collection of 16 grand slams. "There's no question he's better now than he's ever been," Wilander told Reuters in an interview. "He's just not winning." Wilander said
Ennis searches her mind for an edge over her Olympic rivals
The one to beat: Jessica Ennis has seen her opponents move closer Jessica Ennis admits that the battle for Olympic gold in London next year will be won as much in her head as on the track. That is why the 24-year-old world and European heptathlon champion is turning to sports psychology to gain an edge over rivals who believe they are closing in on her. Ennis, who studied psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, is delighted that she was able to follow up her world outdoor title in 2009 with a world indoor and European crown last year. But she is also increasingly wary of the challenges ahead, which include the European Indoors in March, a defence of her world outdoor title in the