Valtteri Bottas claims his first F1 victory in the Russian GP

Mercedes' driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his maiden Formula 1 win after fighting off Sebastian Vettel for victory in the Russian Grand Prix.


Bottas, starting from third, took the lead off the line when he swept past both Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, and then withstood a late charge from Vettel to secure a richly-deserved win.


"It took quite a while, more than 80 races for me, but it was definitely worth the wait, "It feels a bit surreal. Hopefully it's the first of many. It was definitely one of my best races personally ever." said
Bottas after becoming only the fifth Finn to win in F1 circuit.

Despite his late-race second position, Vettel has moved 13 points clear in the Drivers' Championship after Lewis Hamilton, off the pace all weekend, finished a distant fourth in the Russian Grand Prix 2017.


Congrats Bottas! Perfect way for your first  F1 race win
What a thrilling battle for the lead! Well done Bottas! Grabbed the lead at the very start - most crucial moment of the race. Vettel also did well to get back and make him push all the way, ending up less
than a second behind at the finish.


A classic Formula 1 race in Sochi, Russia with the real battle. Not with the many Drs overtakes, but with the great battle for better lap times. This race showed us, that Ferrari and the Mercedes are equal in terms of the performance. This F1 season Is announcing to be very interesting, with three four drivers who can fight with equal chances for the world title in 2017.

Full Russian Grand Prix race results following Round 4 of the 2017 World Championship at the Sochi Autodrom.

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes - Mercedes 51 laps 
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari +0.617s 
3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari - Ferrari +11.000s 
4. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes - Mercedes +36.320s 
5. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG +1m 00.416s 

6. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +1m 26.788s 
7. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes +1m 35.004s 
8. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault - Renault +1m 36.188s 
9. Felipe Massa BRA Williams - Mercedes +1 lap 
10. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap 

11. Lance Stroll CAN Williams - Mercedes +1 lap 
12. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap 
13. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari +1 lap 
14. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda +1 lap 
15. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber - Ferrari +1 lap 

16. Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber - Ferrari +2 laps 

Did not finish 

17. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG 5 laps completed 
18. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault - Renault 0 laps completed 
19. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 0 laps completed 
20. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda DNS

Driver Standings Top 5

1. Sebastian Vettel GER. FERRARI      (86)

2. Lewis Hamilton GBR. MERCEDES  (73)

3. Valtteri Bottas FIN . MERCEDES (63)

4. Kimi Räikkönen FIN.  FERRARI       (49) 

5. Max Verstappen NED. RED BULL  (35)



The next race is the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2017 Catalunya, in Fri 12 May – Sun 14 May 2017.

Anthony Joshua became the unified Boxing heavyweight world champion in a epic victory over Wladimir Klitschko

Anthony Joshua became the unified heavyweight world champion by adding the WBA belt to his IBF, title with a dramatic 11th-round late stoppage victory over Wladimir Klitschko in a thrilling, epic heavyweight world title fight. 

The boxing match of the year was held on Saturday night at Wembley in London 2017, the upcoming star of the British Boxing, Anthony Joshua against the heavyweight legend of Ukraine, Wladimir Klitschko. The British fighter said in advance that he would soon retire his opponent, but that's what many have promised before.


Joshua's previous 18 professional matches were won with knockout
one by one, while Klitschko's last
clash against Tyson Fury was in November 2015, which he lost with scoring.



The 27-year-old appeared to be on the brink of his first professional defeat when he was knocked down in the sixth round, during the thrilling fight twice had Klitschko on the canvas in the penultimate round before the referee stepped in And stopped the fight.



All the bookmakers were waiting for Joshua's victory, and he himself said that he would send the 41-year-old Ukrainian boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko to retirement.

At the same time, before the Saturday night gala, the British did not fight in matches with more than seven rounds, which matters quite a bit at this level.
England's Joshua remains undefeated as a professional, with 19 victories.

"As I said, I'm not perfect but I'm trying. You leave your ego at the
door and respect your opponent. Wladimir is a role model in and out of the ring.
"I'm a little bit emotional, because I know I've got doubters. But I dig deep. When you go to the trenches, you find out who you really are." Anthony Joshua said after the fight


Joshua successfully defended his IBF title, while also claiming the WBA 'super' belt, but there could be calls for a rematch after a classic heavyweight unification clash.

The bout drew a record post-war British boxing crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Maria Sharapova return to the WTA tour in to Winning ways

Maria Sharapova won In style on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the first round of the WTA Stuttgart Open.


The Russian Star, who was suspended March 2016 after testing positive for meldonium, beat the Italian Vinci 7-5 6-3.


Awesome win, Maria Sharapova Welcome back, convincing win over a veteran clay court player.
There was no noticeable bad reception for the 30-year-old, the five-time Grand Slam champion, who received a wild card into the main draw, was treated kindly by the 4,500 fans In the arena. She was understandably rusty but brushed off a nervous start and responded well to losing her first service game to take a tight opening set in Stuttgart, Germany.



The former world No. 1, Sharapova, who hit 11 aces and 39 winners, said: "I've been waiting for this for a long time.
"It's the best feeling in the world, those first few seconds before you enter the arena. To know you were walking back out there was special.


"I spent a long time without hitting any balls. I didn't know when I would be back. I went to school
for a little bit, I grew my business and had a normal life. I put the racquet away for a little bit.
"I felt I had to grow as a person and I think I've done that. But this is what I've done for so long. I'm a
competitor, that's when I'm at my best."




Maria Sharapova will find out on 16 May if she has been given a wildcard for the French Open 2017.



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Marc Marquez fifth win in a row in the Grand Prix of the Americas

Spaniard Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) initially fought it out with teammate and Compatriot Dani Pedrosa for victory in the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, before being able to break clear in the latter laps of the race to take his stunning fifth win in a row in Austin Texas – his 11th straight win on US soil in an incredible statistic.

Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) then put on a late charge to take second, with Pedrosa completing the podium.

Valentino Rossi was penalised with 0.3 seconds in final results. Being aware of this imposition The Doctor started pulling his M1 to the limit. During this time few other riders were crashed and the world champion started showing his colors and lead the race from Dani. Last 3 laps remaining when Rossi pullled his ride and build a gap of 2 seconds which nullified the application of penalty and also gave him a second position finish in the GP of the Americas race.



In the meantime Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) got a great launch from P6 to overtake Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), and the two men dueled before the drama struckformer Championship leader Maverick flipped his cards to play his tricks on him.


After two wins from two in the first races of the season, Marc Viñales then suddenly slid out of contention at Turn 18 – lowsiding
safely, but out of the fight for victory and taking home a 0 for the first time since Argentina 2016.
After the Grand Prix of the Americas 2017 race. Valentino Rossi leads the world championship with 56 points followed by Maverick Viñales at 50, and third Marc Márquez with 38 points.

2017 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas» Full Race Results

Till then keep waiting for another round of MotoGP on 05 May - 07 May at Gran Premio Red Bull De España.

UEFA Europa League Semi-final draws 2017

Manchester United will face Spanish side Celta Vigo in the semi-finals of the Europa League. United have never played the Spanish team before in any competition but will consider themselves in the driving seat against a Celta side mid-table in La Liga.

Jose Mourinho's men play the first leg at Balaidos on May 4 with the return leg at Old Trafford on May 11.


In the other semi-final dutch side Ajax Amsterdam, winners in 1992, come up against French club Olympique Lyon in the other last-four tie.
The first legs will be played on 4 May with the second leg on 11 May, and the final in Stockholm, Sweden on 24 May.


Red devils manager Jose Mourinho won the competition with FC Porto in 2003
The Premier League side Man United have won the European Cup three times but have never triumphed in the continent's secondary club competition.

Ajax, who beat Germans Schalke, 4-3 on aggregate to reach the last four, are also experienced European campaigners. They have won the Champions League/European Cup four times previously and the Europa League/Uefa Cup once, beating Torino in the 1992 final.

UEFA Champions League Semi-final and final draws 2017

Title holders Real Madrid will face city rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League - a repeat of last year's final.

Zinedine Zidane's side Real Madrid could become the first club to retain the trophy in the Champions League era in the final on 3 June in Cardiff, Wales.

French side AS Monaco take on Italian club Juventus Torino in the other last-four tie.
The first legs will be played on 2 and 3 May, with the return legs taking place the following week.

The 2016/17 Champions League quarter-final
First legs to be played on 11 & 12 the second legs on 17 & 18 April 2017
The 2017 UEFA Champions League Final will be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, in Wales.

Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain GP and has taken the lead of the world championship

Sebastian Vettel has taken the lead of the world championship with victory on Easter Day of the Bahrain GP 2017 after title rival Lewis Hamilton was hit with a costly race penalty for gamesmanship.

Although Hamilton was twice let through by team-mate Valtteri Bottas, the Mercedes driver was penalised five seconds for driving slowly on pit entry to hold up Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, at the first round of pit-stops when he was 'stacked' behind Bottas which was ordered to let Hamilton by so he could chase Vettel, but 12 seconds in nine laps was too big a task.
Vettel had taken the lead after an early pit stop and stayed clear of Hamilton through the final stages when the Englishman launched a desperate charge to claw back the Ferrari. Vettel's  second victory of the season gives him a seven-point lead over Hamilton in the F1 championship standings.

Ferrari being proactive with strategy won them the race. 
Hamilton's mistake at the pit entry cost him a cracking battle at the end,It was a great race at Gulf air Bahrain Grand Prix, although it's getting harder to watch Honda destroying Mclaren with another terrible engine program.
We can all agree we have a good 2017 F1 season ahead of Us.


Full Bahrain Grand Prix race results 

1. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari 57 laps 
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes - Mercedes +6.660ss 
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes - Mercedes +20.397s 
4. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari - Ferrari +22.475s 
5. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG +39.346s 

6. Felipe Massa BRA Williams - Mercedes +54.326s 
7. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +1m 02.606s 
8. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1m 14.865s 
9. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault - Renault +1m 20.188s 
10. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes +1m 22.252s 

11. Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber - Ferrari +1 lap 
12. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap 
13. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault - Renault +1 lap 
14. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +3 laps 

Did not finish          

15. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber - Ferrari 50 laps completed 
16. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Renault 12 laps completed 
17. Lance Stroll CAN Williams - Mercedes 12 laps completed 
18. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG 11 laps completed 
19. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari 8 laps completed 
20. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 0 laps completed 

Driver Standings Top 5

1. Sebastian Vettel GER. FERRARI      (68)

2. Lewis Hamilton GBR. MERCEDES  (61)

3. Valtteri Bottas FIN . MERCEDES (38)

4. Kimi Räikkönen FIN.  FERRARI       (34) 

5. Max Verstappen NED. RED BULL  (25)

The next race is the FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX Sochi, in Fri 28 Apr – Sun 30 Apr 2017.

Silvio Berlusconi sells AC Milan to Chinese investors after over three decades

Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux have completed the £628m (740m euro) takeover of AC Milan, the first time in 31 years that the Serie A giants have changed hands - came after almost two years of negotiations. The Chinese investors promising "significant capital increases" 

The Serie A club have been owned by former Italy prime minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi since 1986. Berlusconi has relinquished control after over three decades at the helm and comes after previous delays.
The sale - first announced in May 2016 - was twice postponed because of funding complications, but a loan has enabled Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux to meet its obligations to complete the transaction.


Milan have won 29 trophies, including eight league titles and five European Cups, under Berlusconi's ownership.
A.C. Milan are the fourth most successful club in the world and the most successful Italian club at international level. Milan has won a joint record three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup, seven European Cup/Champions League titles (Italian record), the UEFA Super Cup a joint record five times and the Cup Winners' Cup twice. With 18 league titles, Milan is the joint-second most successful club in Serie A, along with local rivals FC Internazionale Milano. They have also won the Coppa Italia five times, and the Supercoppa Italiana seven.

However, Milan have not won Serie A since 2011 and finished seventh, 10th and eighth in the last three seasons of the Italian Serie A.
They are currently sixth in the league, 20 points behind leaders Juventus Torino.

BREAKING NEWS: Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by three explosions

Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against AS Monaco, the Champions League clash with Monaco is cancelled.

The team had left its hotel about 7 p.m. local time.
Between 40 and 50 people, including the trainer and medical support staff, were on the bus when three explosions were heard. The cause was unknown.
The initial report was of one blast, but police later said there were three.
The location of the blast was roughly 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Westfalenstadion.

The team tweeted that the other players were safe and there was no danger in or around the stadium and recommended that fans stay in the stadium and remain calm to allow an "orderly departure, where around 80,000 people would have been expected for the game.

The German club thanked French Monaco supporters for their "patience and understanding" and for chanting "Dortmund! Dortmund!" when the reason for the postponement was announced in the Westfalenstadion, also known as Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund's footballer Marc Bartra, has suffered a sprain fracture and foreign body injuries on the right wrist during the explosion and he had an emergency surgery made upon him.

Maverick Vinales wins the 2017 Grand Prix of Argentina and made History

The 22-year-old Spanish has made history Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) by becoming the first Yamaha rider since Wayne Rainey in 1990 to win the first two races of the year, at the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina ,Termas de Río Hondo,

The Doctor, Valentino Rossi was making his 350th Premier class appearance at the argentinian GP.The only rider in history to reach this number, he finished the race in P2, with LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow completing the podium in style as top Independent Team rider.

Man of the early season: Viñales supreme in Argentina

Marc was pushing very hard in lead which made him lose his
contact and slipped out on turn 2 in 22nd lap and finished the race early, a horrendous disaster for the Spanish pole position starter. Espargaro later crashed out of line and took Dovizioso along, dismissal of both the riders. Then it was Dani Pedrosa who slides out at same turn where Marc did and it was a bad day for Repsol Honda team. The battle for second was most eye catching part of the 2017 Argentina race. With Cal having a good grip on second
position and Rossi poised right behind him. Later calm and concentrated Valentino Rossi made a move at turn 5 and successfully won the Second position on podium with Cal 3rd and Maverick Viñales grabbing another 25 points as a race leader in MotoGP championship.


2017 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix » Full Race Results

Lewis Hamilton wins the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton dominated the Chinese Grand Prix to take his first win of F1 2017 and move into a share of the championship lead after the season's first two races.

Lewis Hamilton's victory, in a race enlivened by a wet start and some terrific wheel-to-wheel battles, Hamilton immaculately led every lap from pole position despite a frantic start to the race on a drying track in Shanghai.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was second, hardening impressions that 2017 will be a fight between the two multiple champions. Hamilton and Vettel.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen moved up from 16th on the grid to finish third.

Great race. Top drive by Lewis controlling pace, and picking when to pit at the right times.

Lewis Hamilton drove the perfect race he controlled the pace and got the hat trick of pole, fastest lap and the win. But Verstappen drove brilliantly from 17th especially the first lap and deserved driver of the day although annoyed at his whinging with about 5 laps to go that a car 2 seconds ahead wasn't getting out his way, the headline should be about Verstappen. Lad moved from 16th to finishing on the podium. Great race overall with some cracking overtaking from Vettel.

Chinese GP race result

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37:36.158

2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, +6.250

3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +45.192

4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, +46.035

5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, +48.076

6. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, +48.808

7. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, +72.893

8. Kevin Magnussen, Haas, +1 lap

9. Sergio Perez, Force India, +1 lap

10. Esteban Ocon, Force India, +1 lap

11. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +1 lap

12. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, +1 lap

13. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, +1 lap

14. Felipe Massa, Williams, +1 lap

15. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, +1 lap

Fernando Alonso , McLaren-Honda, DNF

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, DNF

Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren-Honda, DNF

Antonio Giovinazzi, Sauber, DNF

Lance Stroll, Williams, DNF.

Driver Standings Top 5

1. Sebastian Vettel GER. FERRARI      (43)

2. Lewis Hamilton GBR. MERCEDES  (43)

3. Max Verstappen NED. RED BULL (25)

4. Valtteri Bottas FIN . MERCEDES (23)        

5. Kimi Räikkönen FIN.  FERRARI       (22)

The next race is the GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX in Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr 2017.