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      Derby vs Man Utd: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news as Red Devils face Wayne Rooney in friendly clash

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      MANCHESTER UNITED begin their pre-season campaign with a clash against Wayne Rooney’s Derby at Pride Park.With most of their Euro 2020 stars resting after a gruelling tournament, this is a chance for fringe players to impress Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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      Rooney’s Rams avoided relegation on the final day of the Championship campaignCredit: Getty
      Rooney’s Derby stayed in the Championship on the last day of the season but are in turmoil off the field, with the club currently under a transfer embargo.
      When is Derby vs Man Utd?

      This pre-season friendly will be held on Sunday, July 18.
      Kick-off is at 1pm BST.
      To follow all the action, head to this page where we will be running a dedicated live blog from the East Midlands.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can watch all of the action live on MUTV.
      Available on both Sky and Virgin, MUTV costs £7.99/month or you can currently grab an annual pass for £29.99.
      Coverage of the match will begin just before kick-off at 12.45pm.
      Derby fans can purchase a Rams TV pass to live stream the game for £10.
      Former Man Utd wonderkid Ravel Morrison is training with DerbyCredit: Getty

      What is the team news?
      United will be without most of their first-team squad who are now enjoying a summer break after the Euros.
      Eric Bailly is at the Olympics with Ivory Coast, while new arrival Tom Heaton could feature between the sticks.
      Academy players Joe Hugill, Ethan Galbraith, Anthony Elanga, Will Fish, Teden Mengi, Matej Kovar, Nathan Bishop and Shola Shoretire are all in with a chance of featuring in some capacity.
      Former Man Utd wonderkid Ravel Morrison is training with the Rams, who have appointed Tom Lawrence as their captain for the upcming campaign. More

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      What is F1 sprint race qualifying, and how does it work? New format being rolled out at British Grand Prix

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      F1 Sprint is finally happening TODAY with the new race format set to dazzle spectators and excite the masses across three weekends this season. This weekend’s British Grand Prix is taking place at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, which will see the very first edition of F1 Sprint come to life.

      Lewis Hamilton will race in the first edition of F1 SprintCredit: Getty
      Your favourite stars from Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen will be taking part in the new feature race.
      So what exactly is it?
      What is F1 Sprint?
      F1 Sprint will be part of the race schedule this weekend at Silverstone.
      Essentially, F1 Sprint is a mini race which will be run over 100km on Saturday evening, with the usual Grand Prix distance.
      F1 Sprint is designed to be a flat-out race from start to finish, and is set to excite the 140,000 fans in attendance.

      The first edition will take place from 4.30pm UK time on Saturday, July 17.
      Taking part will be the 20 drivers who qualified on Friday evening and their starting positions will be determined by their qualifying finishes.
      Wherever you finish in F1 Sprint will then determine where you begin the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
      Should you win F1 Sprint, you will start in pole position on Sunday, but should you finish in eighth position, you will start in eighth for the main race.
      F1 Sprint will take place on Saturday, July 17Credit: PA
      The 100km distance means that the race will be 17 laps around the nearly 4-mile Silverstone track.
      F1 Sprint is expected to last around 25-30 minutes, with its fast and exciting nature expected to appeal to viewers and reel in new fans.
      Whoever finishes first in F1 Sprint will receive three points, second place will get two points and third place will receive just one. More

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      F1 calendar 2021: Grand Prix times, schedule, tracks with British GP NEXT and Australian GP CANCELLED

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      FORMULA ONE race organisers are certainly earning their salaries this year, with more changes to the calendar than in living memory.The Australian Grand Prix is the latest race to get culled from the F1 calendar for this year after it was initially put back to later in the season.

      🏁 F1 2021 calendar: practice times, dates and racetrack info
      Lewis Hamilton is aiming to become the outright most successful driver of all timeCredit: Getty
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      The Brit, 36, moved level with Michael Schumacher on seven world titles last year and will become the outright top dog if he collects the most points across this season’s races.
      In a season that has already seen shifts and changes to the calendar, the Australian Grand Prix was due to take place on the weekend of March 21, but was put back to November 21.
      Then the Melbourne event was cancelled altogether due to rising Covid cases Down Under.
      And in April the world governing body approved sprint races in the British, Brazilian and Italian Grand Prix as a replacement for qualifying.
      Here is how the F1 calendar unfolds in 2021 with our race by race schedule.
      F1 calendar 2021
      All timings below are UK time.
      🇧🇭 Bahrain Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
      Friday, March 26: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
      Saturday, March 27: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
      Sunday, March 28: Race (4pm)

      🇮🇹 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Lando Norris

      Venue: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
      Friday, April 16: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, April 17: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, April 18: Race (2pm)

      🇵🇹 Portuguese Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
      Friday, April 30: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
      Saturday, May 1: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
      Sunday, May 2: Race (3pm)

      🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
      Friday, May 7: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, May 8: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, May 9: Race (2pm)

      🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Carlos Sainz 3. Lando Norris

      Venue: Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo
      Thursday, May 20: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, May 22: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, May 23: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Sergio Perez 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Pierre Gasly

      Venue: Baku City Circuit
      Friday, June 4: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, June 5: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, June 6: Race (1pm)

      🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇹🇷 Turkish Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇫🇷 French Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Sergio Perez

      Venue: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
      Friday, June 18: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, June 19: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, June 20: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇹 Styrian Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3.Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
      Friday, June 25: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, June 26: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, June 27: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Valtteri Bottas 3. Lando Norris

      Venue: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
      Friday, July 2: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, July 3: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, July 4: Race (2pm)

      🇬🇧 British Grand Prix
      🏁 British Grand Prix LIVE: All the updates from Silverstone this weekend
      *Inaugural sprint race replaces classic qualifying.

      Venue: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
      Friday, July 16: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (4.30pm)
      Saturday, July 17: Practice 3 (12pm), SPRINT RACE (3pm)*
      Sunday, July 18: Race (3pm)

      🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix

      Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest
      Friday, July 30: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, July 31: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, August 1: Race (2pm)

      🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix

      Venue: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
      Friday, August 27: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, August 28: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, August 29: Race (2pm)

      🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix

      Venue: Zandvoort
      Friday, September 3: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, September 4: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, September 5: Race (2pm)

      🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix 2

      Venue: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
      Friday, September 10: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, September 11: Practice 3 (11am), SPRINT RACE (2PM)
      Sunday, September 12: Race (2pm)

      🇷🇺 Russian Grand Prix

      Venue: Sochi Autodrom
      Friday, September 24: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, September 25: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, September 26: Race (1pm)

      🇸🇬 Singapore Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix

      Venue: Suzuka International Racing Course, Ino, Sazuka City
      Friday, October 8: Practice 1 (3.30am), Practice 2 (7am)
      Saturday, October 9: Practice 3 (4am), Qualifying (7am)
      Sunday, October 10: Race (6am)

      🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix

      Venue: Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas
      Friday, October 22: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
      Saturday, October 23: Practice 3 (7pm), Qualifying (10pm)
      Sunday, October 24: Race (8pm)

      🇲🇽 Mexico City Grand Prix

      Venue: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
      Friday, October 29: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
      Saturday, October 30: Practice 3 (5pm), Qualifying (8pm)
      Sunday, October 31: Race (7pm)

      🇧🇷 Brazil Grand Prix

      Venue: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos
      Friday, November 5: Practice 1 (2.30pm), Practice 2 (6pm)
      Saturday, November 6: Practice 3 (3pm), SPRINT RACE (6PM)
      Sunday, November 7: Race (5pm)

      🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix

      Venue: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
      Friday, November 19: Practice 1 (1.30am), Practice 2 (5am)
      Saturday, November 20: Practice 3 (3am), Qualifying (6am)
      Sunday, November 21: Race (6am)

      🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

      Venue: Jeddah Street Circuit
      Friday, December 3: Practice 1 (12.30pm), Practice 2 (4pm)
      Saturday, December 4: Practice 3 (1pm), Qualifying (4pm)
      Sunday, December 5: Race (4pm)

      🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

      Venue: Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
      Friday, December 10: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, December 11: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, December 12: Race (1pm) More

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      Rangers vs Arsenal: Live stream, TV channel, team news, kick-off time for pre-season friendly clash

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      ARSENAL continue their pre-season preparations with a glamour friendly vs Scottish champions Rangers in Glasgow.The Gunners lost 2-1 to Hibs in their opening match of the tour, which saw Emile Smith Rowe score but Nicolas Pepe miss a penalty.
      MIkel Arteta makes his return to Ibrox
      Now boss Mikel Arteta returns to Rangers – where he played between 2002 to 2004 – to face Steve Gerrard’s champs.
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      When is Rangers vs Arsenal?

      Rangers vs Arsenal takes place on Saturday, July 17.
      The match kicks off at 2pm BST.
      Ibrox Stadium plays host.

      What TV channel and live stream is Rangers vs Arsenal on?
      The game will be broadcast live on Arsenal TV and Rangers TV for subscribers.
      Emile Smith Rowe could be in line for a start at Ibrox
      What is the team news?
      Arteta will be assessing his Arsenal side following the defeat at Hibs.
      Smith Rowe, who came on as a sub at Easter Road, is expected to start.
      While Alexandre Lacazette could also be given a starting nod as the Gunners warm up for their first European-less campaign since 1995.
      What have they said?
      Arteta spoke to arsenal.com after the Hibs defeat: “Well I’m always disappointed when we lose a football match but it is the first game, we played with many kids and we only had four training sessions.
      “We’ve trained really hard and you could see that the players were a little bit leggy. I think we conceded the first goal, an accident, and the second goal was clearly offside.
      “We created many, many chances but we didn’t score. That’s what pre-season is for, to take the things that we haven’t done well into a training session and then improve.” More

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      F1 British Grand Prix 2021 practice and qualifying: UK start time, TV channel, live stream and Silverstone race schedule

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      LEWIS HAMILTON will be hoping to win his first Grand Prix since May this weekend at Silverstone.Max Verstappen has taken a front seat in recent weekends and will be eyeing his fourth consecutive race win in a row.
      Lewis Hamilton will return to Silverstone this weekendCredit: Reuters
      Hamilton will also be up against Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who has become quite the formidable contender himself.
      Silverstone will be the first race of the season to feature F1 Sprint, a new qualifying format which will take place on Saturday.
      When is F1 British Grand Prix first practice?

      The British Grand Prix will make its return to Silverstone this week, starting with the first practice session on Friday, July 15 from 2.30pm UK time.
      First practice will take place at the home of F1 in Great Britain – Silverstone race track, which is in Northamptonshire.
      Qualifying will then be held at 6pm on Friday as the positions for F1 Sprint are decided.
      A massive 140,000 fans will be attending the race.

      🏁 F1 2021 calendar: practice times, dates and racetrack info
      What channel is the F1 British Grand Prix on and can I live stream it?

      You can catch all of this week’s F1 action from the British Grand Prix on Sky Sports F1.
      Coverage of first practice will get underway from 2pm UK time.
      The action is available for live streaming from the Sky Go or NOW TV apps, both of which you can download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Full F1 British Grand Prix race schedule
      Friday, July 16

      Practice One – 2.30pm GMT
      Qualifying – 6pm GMT

      Saturday, July 17

      Practice Two – 12pm GMT
      Sprint Grand Prix – 4.30pm GMT

      Sunday, July 18

      British Grand Prix – 3pm GMT More

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      Who is USA sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson and what substance did she test positive for?

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      THERE are few greater thrills in sport than watching an Olympic sprinter run on the biggest stage.And that was the dream for US 100 metres star Sha’Carri Richardson, who was tipped by many for a medal at this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo.
      Richardson had been expected to take the Olympics by storm this summerCredit: Reuters
      Who is Sha’Carri Richardson?
      Born in Dallas, Texas in 2000, Richardson is one of Team USA’s rising stars.
      An exciting sprinter, she competes in the 100m and 200m and rose to fame after a stunning run for Louisiana State University in 2019.
      Sha’Carri ran a 10.75sec race for the 100m, breaking the NCAA record and in turn becoming one of the fastest teenagers of all time.
      Fast forward to 2021 and she was breaking records again, recording a personal best 10.72sec in the run-up to the Olympics in Tokyo.
      As a result of that run, she is now the fourth-fastest American woman in history.
      But the US star will not be competing in TokyoCredit: Getty
      Richardson has always been a talented sprinter and won the 100m title at the Junior Olympics in 2016.
      She is known for her colourful hair styles and revealed after qualifying for the Olympics that her girlfriend picked the colour.
      She told USA Today: “My girlfriend actually picked my [hair] colour.
      “She said it like spoke to her, the fact that it was just so loud and vibrant, and that’s who I am.”
      Richardson’s stunning athleticism has seen fans compare her to the legendary Florence “Flo Jo” Griffith Joyner.
      Flo-Jo won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and relay race at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in South Korea.

      What did she test positive for?
      Unfortunately, Richardson will not be competing this summer at the Olympics.
      She was disqualified last month from participating in individual Olympic events after testing positive for THC, the chemical found in marijuana.
      Cannabis was banned by WADA as of January 1 this year and could carry a ban of up to four years.
      Sha’Carri claims that she only smoked weed to cope with the pain of finding out that her biological mother had died. 
      Richardson had qualified for the Olympics earlier this year but that run has been scrubbed from the record booksCredit: Reuters
      Her cousin Chasity Lanell told the US Sun: “I really feel [the ban] is unfair.
      “Sha’Carri really does inspire a lot of people and everybody makes mistakes. 
      “She is going through a very hard time because of the loss of her mother. 
      “It’s unfair to take something from someone who started from the bottom and made their way up to the top, from nothing. 
      “People are judging her from the outside but they don’t really know what she’s going through on the inside. 
      “It was just a little marijuana, it is a legal substance in the state where she took it.” More

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      Why is there no Team GB men’s football team but a women’s team in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

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      THE TOKYO OLYMPICS will see Great Britain field a women’s football team this summer, but there will be NO men’s side.Hege Riise, the Team GB head coach, named an 18-person squad for the games set to be held in Japan between July 23 and August 8.
      Team GB will field a women’s side at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Team GB will take on Japan, Canada and Chile in the group stage.
      But for the second Olympic Games running, there will NOT be a men’s team playing for GB.
      Why is there no Great Britain men’s football team at the Olympics?
      When London won the rights to hold the Olympics in 2012, Great Britain immediately began plans to enter a men’s team for the games.
      The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FA, however, expressed doubts over taking part over fears they would lose their Home Nations status which had been established by Fifa.

      Fifa president at the time Sepp Blatter assured all four nations that their individuality would not be lost, despite combining to create Team GB for the Olympics.
      A compromise was reached and only English and Welsh players took part for Team GB in London.
      Plans were put forward for a team to be created for the Rio Olympics in 2016, but they were once again rejected by the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish associations.
      And subsequently, no efforts were made for a men’s team to enter the Tokyo games.
      Ryan Giggs captained the men’s Team GB side at the 2012 OlympicsCredit: PA:Press Association
      But Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England says that potential success from the women’s team may spark up a revival for the men’s side.
      He said: “I would absolutely love to take a men’s football team to the Olympic Games.
      “I think the experiences that the women have had through the home country FAs hopefully will be that positive step and impetus for an open dialogue on men’s teams in the future.
      “Obviously the strength now that we can see in women’s football (means) we’d be very disappointed if, in France in Paris in 2024 and on to Los Angeles in 2028, we weren’t fielding competitive teams across all sports but in particular competitive teams in football as well.”
      However, even if the four football associations had agreed to a Team GB men’s side, they would not have qualified for the Olympics this year.
      The women qualified for the Olympic Games by virtue of England’s run to the semi-final of the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
      However, qualification for the men’s tournament was decided by performance in the 2019 Under-21 European Championship.
      And in that tournament, England failed to get out of the group stage after being beaten by France and Romania.
      As a result of their runs to the semi-finals of that competition, France, Romania, Germany and Spain are Uefa’s representatives at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. More

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      F1 British Grand Prix first practice: Live stream, TV channel and full race schedule for Hamilton’s Silverstone return

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      LEWIS HAMILTON will be hoping to win his first Grand Prix since May this weekend at Silverstone.Max Verstappen has taken a front seat in recent weekends and will be eyeing his fourth consecutive race win in a row.
      Lewis Hamilton will return to Silverstone this weekendCredit: Reuters
      Hamilton will also be up against Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who has become quite the formidable contender himself.
      Silverstone will be the first race of the season to feature F1 Sprint, a new qualifying format which will take place on Saturday.
      When is F1 British Grand Prix first practice?

      The British Grand Prix will make its return to Silverstone this week, starting with the first practice session on Friday, July 15 from 2.30pm UK time.
      First practice will take place at the home of F1 in Great Britain – Silverstone race track, which is in Northamptonshire.
      A massive 140,000 fans will be attending the race.

      🏁 F1 2021 calendar: practice times, dates and racetrack info
      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      You can catch all of this week’s F1 action from the British Grand Prix on Sky Sports F1.
      Coverage of first practice will get underway from 2pm UK time.
      The action is available for live streaming from the Sky Go or NOW TV apps, both of which you can download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Full F1 British Grand Prix race schedule
      Friday, July 16

      Practice One – 2.30pm GMT
      Qualifying – 6pm GMT

      Saturday, July 17

      Practice Two – 12pm GMT
      Sprint Grand Prix – 4.30pm GMT

      Sunday, July 18

      British Grand Prix – 6pm GMT More