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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Lorraine McKenna |Alan Jewell
Lewis Hamilton will race for Mercedes for the final time on Sunday, bringing to an end a 12-year partnership that has delivered six drivers' titles and eight constructors' championships. Hamilton, who is joining Ferrari in 2025, has achieved 84 of his record 105 Formula 1 race victories with the team, as well as 78 of his 104 pole positions. We have picked out nine of the best Hamilton-Mercedes moments from those 12 years. Remind yourself of the details, then select your favourite...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alan Jewell
After losing out on the 2021 drivers' title on the final lap of the season to Max Verstappen, Hamilton did not win a race in the 2022 and 2023 seasons as Mercedes struggled to adapt to new regulations. The team appeared to have overcome their difficulties when winning three out of four races in the middle of this season, with Hamilton victorious in the British and Belgian Grands Prix.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
msn.com | Alan Jewell
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
msn.com | Alan Jewell
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alan Jewell
Image source, Getty ImagesMax Verstappen produced a superb drive to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, coming through the field from 17th on the grid in treacherous conditions. The Dutchman described it as "definitely the best" of his 62 Formula 1 grand prix wins, but where does it rank among the great wet-weather drives? We have selected seven of the best from some of the greats of the sport. Make your selection from the list below...
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Alan Jewell
This feature was first published in 2018. John McEnroe describes it as "the greatest match ever played", and the 2008 Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer remains the high point of a rivalry that dominated tennis.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alan Jewell
Poppy Maskill and Matt Bush have been named as Great Britain's flagbearers for the Paralympics closing ceremony on Sunday. Maskill won three golds among a total of five medals, which is the joint most by a British athlete in Paris alongside swimming team-mate Alice Tai. The 19-year-old was victorious in the S14 100m butterfly - GB's first gold of the Games - before also winning the 100m backstroke and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Alan Jewell
A late Great Britain comeback fell just short as they lost to the United States in the Paralympic men's wheelchair basketball gold-medal match. In their first appearance in the final since 1996, GB lost 73-69 to the world champions at Bercy Arena in Paris. GB trailed for almost the entire match and were 63-51 down in the final quarter before nine unanswered points revived hope.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alan Jewell
Alfie Hewett was unable to complete a career 'Golden Slam' in singles, failing to convert a gold-medal point as he lost a thrilling Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles final. The 26-year-old was defeated 6-2 4-6 7-5 by Japan's Tokito Oda at Roland Garros. A sliced drop shot from Hewett floated just wide on match point on Oda's serve at 5-3 in the final set, while the Briton was then unable to serve out victory.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alan Jewell
Britain's Emma Wiggs retained her canoeing VL2 (va'a) title for her third Paralympic gold medal overall. The 44-year-old came home in 58.88 seconds over the 200-metre course at Vaires-sur-Marne. Jeanette Chippington, the oldest member of the ParalympicsGB squad in Paris at 54, was fourth in one minute 2.41 seconds. Wiggs and Chippington, competing in her eighth Games having made her debut as a swimmer in 1988 in Seoul, are due to feature in kayak events on Sunday.
