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Ferrari defend use of team orders to help Vettel SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto defended a decision to use team orders in favour of four times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 14, 2019 Third placed Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium with the trophy REUTERS/Thomas Peter The German’s team mate Charles Leclerc had made a better start and was in third place, with Vettel close behind,…

Hamilton wins Formula One's 1,000th race SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix to seize the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race on Sunday. Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 14, 2019 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race REUTERS/Thomas Peter Bottas, who had made a poor start from pole and lost out to five times world champion Hamilton into the first corner, wassecond for his team’s third…

Motor racing - Hamilton wins Formula One's 1,000th race Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 14, 2019 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in action during the race REUTERS/Aly Song SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to retake the overall lead from Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race. Bottas, who had started on pole but lost out to five times world champion Hamilton into the first corner, finished second for his team’s…

Soccer - Ajax midfielder De Jong may miss Juventus tie FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Final - Friends Arena, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden - 24/5/17 Ajax’s Frenkie De Jong warms up before the match Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The participation of key Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Frenkie de Jong in Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Juventus is unclear after he went off after just 22 minutes of the Dutch league game against Excelsior Rotterdam on Saturday. Coach Erik ten…

Cricket - India's Rahul, Pant await World Cup fate NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Opener Lokesh Rahul and stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant are unlikely to sleep much on Sunday night as India selectors prepare to reveal their 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup. FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England v India - Third Test - Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Britain - August 21, 2018 India’s Lokesh Rahul celebrates after catching out England’s Joe Root Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs Chief selector M.S.K. Prasad has told reporters that most of the current side picks…

Koepka comfortable to be in chasing pack at Masters AUGUSTA Ga. (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka relinquished his share of the Masters lead on Saturday but the American is not about to panic given the increased self-belief that helped him bag two of the last three majors. Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 13, 2019 - Brooks Koepka of the U.S. misses his putt for an eagle on the 13th green during third round play. REUTERS/Mike Segar On a day when Augusta National,…

Sure-footed Finau makes charge up Masters leaderboard AUGUSTA Ga. (Reuters) - Tony Finau is no stranger to making a charge at Augusta National, fortunately for him the one he made at the Masters on Saturday left him with a better chance of slipping into a Green Jacket than an ankle brace. Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 13, 2019 - Tony Finau of the U.S. hits on 4th tee during third round play. REUTERS/Mike Segar Finau, who dislocated his ankle while celebrating…

Woods within striking distance of fifth Green Jacket AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Tiger Woods shot his best score at Augusta National since 2011, a five-under-par 67 that lifted him within two strokes of third-round leader Francesco Molinari at the Masters on Saturday. Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 13, 2019 - Tiger Woods of the U.S. walks up to the 18th green during third round play. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Woods, who last slipped on the Green Jacket in 2005, will start Sunday’s final…