Ocon happy to finally get season underway with ‘strong weekend’

Esteban Ocon led a double points finish for Alpine in Saudi Arabia, the Frenchman concluding what he called a “strong weekend” overall with a run to P8 in Sunday’s race. Both Ocon and teammate Pierre Gasly qualified among the top ten on Saturday, the pair lining up respectively sixth and ninth on Sunday’s grid. But …

Jake White: Bulls coach undergoes successful emergency surgery

Bulls director of rugby Jake White underwent successful emergency abdominal surgery on Sunday evening, the South African franchise has confirmed. White was feeling unwell and did not make it to the stadium for the Bulls’ United Rugby Championship (URC) clash with the Dragons on Friday evening but was seemingly on the mend when the team …

Ander Herrera wants to join Bilbao on free transfer

According to L’Équipe PSG midfielder Ander Herrera (32) has accepted the idea of joining Athletic Club Bilbao on a free transfer, which would require a financial settlement to be reached with the Parisian side as his current deal at the club runs until 30th June 2024.  Discussions are underway to relieve the Spaniard of his current …

Official | Mohamed Camara signs for Monaco

Mohamed Camara (22) has signed for AS Monaco from Red Bull Salzburg. The Mali international midfielder has signed a five-year deal with the Principality club.  The fee has not been disclosed, but it has been reported by L’Équipe that he will join for a fee of around €15m. Earlier in the transfer window, Leeds United made a …

Norris ‘let the team down’ with Q1 mistake in Jeddah

Lando Norris was kicking himself after a mistake in the first round of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix resulted in contact with the inside wall of Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The severity of the damage to the left right suspension and steering arm of the MCL60 was immediately apparent as Norris limped back to …

La Liga loses three court proceedings on Kylian Mbappé contract

According to RMC Sport La Liga has lost three court proceedings over Kylian Mbappé’s new PSG contract.  The first of which was made to France’s Sport ministry requesting the termination of the Frenchman’s contract. The second was to France’s league governing body, the LFP, to use French football’s financial watchdog (the DNCG) to scrutinise Paris Saint-Germain’s …

Russell: Mercedes ‘won’t find one second overnight’

George Russell aims to maximise Mercedes’ package in Jeddah, but admits the Brackley squad “won’t find one second overnight” based on its learnings from Friday. Mercedes headed into its Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend with some minor updates introduced on its W14 car. The team adjusted its work programmes to the different conditions that were …

Monaco’s Willem Geubbels available for €2m

With just one-year remaining on his current deal at AS Monaco, Willem Geubbels (21) is set to depart the Principality club this summer with clubs in the Netherlands and in Switzerland interested, according to L’Équipe.  Geubbels arrived in Monaco for €25m (bonuses included) from Lyon in 2018, but the Frenchman has since been hampered by injuries. …

Stroll: Wrist still not at 100% but ‘worst part is behind’

Lance Stroll says his right wrist injured in a cycling crash ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix is still in healing mode, but the Aston Martin charger ensures “the worst part is behind him”. Stroll’s fall while training in Spain put the Canadian’s participation in the opening race of the season in doubt. But surgery …