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Formula 1: 21-race calendar for 2019 is approved

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 20:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Formula One's 21-race calendar for 2019 has been approved, with Melbourne as usual hosting the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 17. Governing body FIA said after a...

Boca squad arrives in Madrid for rearranged Copa final

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 20:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Boca Juniors has arrived in Madrid for Sunday's Copa Libertadores final second leg against River Plate, kicking off preparations for the highly-anticipated match that was twice suspended because of...

Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia moves forward

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 18:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Serie A has announced the date and venue of the Italian Super Cup, which will be played in Saudi Arabia next month despite calls for the game to be moved after the killing of Washington Post columnist...

Ralph Hasenhuettl hired to manage Southampton in Premier League

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 13:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Southampton hired Ralph Hasenhuettl as its fourth permanent manager in 18 months on Wednesday, tasked with developing the talent to revive the struggling Premier League club after impressing in...

Bach and IOC: No Olympic city ever as ready as Tokyo

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 13:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

IOC President Thomas Bach and other International Olympic Committee members are calling Tokyo the best prepared host city in memory. Still, there are obstacles ahead for the 2020 Games, though...

Relegation-threatened Athletic fires coach Eduardo Berizzo

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 22:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Spanish club Athletic Bilbao has fired coach Eduardo Berizzo after the team won only two of its first 15 matches this season. The Basque Country club made the announcement on Tuesday, a day after...

Shakhtar's Champions League game against Lyon moved to Kiev

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 18:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

UEFA says next week's Champions League game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Lyon has been moved to Ukraine's capital Kiev after martial law was introduced in parts of the country. The game had been...

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