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Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford named in Time’s Next 100
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has praised Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford as a "galvanising force" and says his efforts to fight child hunger in the United Kingdom have been "truly inspiring".
INEOS becomes joint owner of F1 champions Mercedes
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team has announced that chemical giant INEOS, has joined the Formula One World champion as one-third joint owners alongside Daimler AG and Toto Wolff.
Lewis Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus
“Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after a positive test for Covid-19,” F1 tweeted.
Lewis Hamilton set for knighthood after historic seventh title
Lewis Hamilton is set to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list after clinching his seventh Formula One World Championship and equalling the overall tally of Michael Schumacher
Lewis Hamilton wins in Turkey for a record-equalling seventh F1 world title
The Mercedes driver claimed the record-equalling world championship to become Formula One’s most successful driver of all time after winning a wet and slippery Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia to host Formula 1 Grand Prix for first time next year
Saudi Arabia has said it will host a Formula One Grand Prix for the first time next year, with a night race in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.
Lewis Hamilton threatens to leave Formula One
Lewis Hamilton’s future in Formula One is not guaranteed as he continues to negotiate with Mercedes with a deal not yet done.
Mercedes clinches record constructors’ title with another Lewis Hamilton win
Mercedes officially clinched the 2020 Constructors’ Championship after a well-timed Virtual Safety Car helped Formula One record-breaking British racer Lewis Hamilton to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg: I take my hat off to Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg hailed Lewis Hamilton’s record 92nd Formula One win and sporting longevity as a great achievement on Tuesday.
Portuguese GP: Lewis Hamilton breaks F1’s all-time wins record
Lewis Hamilton said he was in dreamland on Sunday after powering to victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix to become Formula One’s record all-time race winner.
Lewis Hamilton on brink of Schumi record after three-in-one win
Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton took his tally of Formula One wins to 90 and the brink of Michael Schumacher’s record on Sunday, but he said it felt like he had just done three in a day.
Lewis Hamilton wins Tuscan Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton demonstrated his class and authority on an afternoon of wild chaos on Sunday when he won an extraordinary crash-hit Tuscan Grand Prix to extend his runaway lead in this year’s Formula One championship.
McLaren to sell and lease back Woking factory
McLaren will sell their state-of-the-art Formula One headquarters and lease it back long-term to raise cash and reduce the company’s debt, the team’s chief executive Zak Brown said on Saturday.
Renault to be renamed Alpine F1 from 2021 season
The Renault Formula One team will be renamed Alpine F1 from 2021, competing in French colours to showcase the carmaker’s sportscar brand, new company CEO Luca de Meo announced on Sunday.
Ferrari not expecting any miracles after poor Belgian GP showing
Charles Leclerc has warned Ferrari fans not expect any miracles on Sunday after the Italian Formula One team was knocked out of the second phase of qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton earns Belgian pole ahead of Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton stormed to a dominant pole position in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas who completed a front-row lockout for Mercedes while rivals Ferrari endured a miserable day.
Lewis Hamilton on pole as Mercedes sweep Spanish GP front row
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton clinched a record-extending 92nd career pole position in a Mercedes front-row lockout with team mate Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton raises alarm over Bill Gates anti-vax post
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton insists he was “misinterpreted” after sharing a post on social media that accused Bill Gates of lying about a coronavirus vaccine.
Lewis Hamilton wins in Hungary to take championship lead
A masterful Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix in dominant style and for a record eighth time on Sunday to wrest the Formula One championship lead from Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton aims for another F1 record in Hungary
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will be doing all he can to stop six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes hat-trick and matching another of Michael Schumacher’s Formula One records in Hungary this weekend.
Jose Mourinho targets third Europa League title with Spurs next season
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has set his sights on winning next season’s Europa League if his side can qualify — even though he admits it is “not a competition I am in love with”.
Ferrari warned over coronavirus protocol breach
Formula One’s governing body has warned Ferrari about the risks of breaching the sport’s COVID-19 protocol and protective ‘bubble’.
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Justice Abdul Kafarati passes on
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Kidnappers abduct schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria – official
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Off contract in June, the 32-year-old is yet to inform City whether he will be staying next season. The Argentine is now free to discuss pre-contract terms with any foreign club.
Police arrest 80-year-old woman for ‘kidnapping children for rituals’
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Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks
Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister travelled to Thailand on Wednesday, a Thai government source said, as Myanmar’s neighbours intensified efforts to resolve a crisis that began when its army seized power in a Feb. 1 coup.
LASU NASU, SSANU suspend strike
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Northern coalition backs Bauchi governor on herdsmen’s possession of rifles
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