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Madrid's approval date depends on who you ask
The organiser says the FIA approved the track in June. Its own director once said approval comes in race week. A city councillor says last week's tests were needed for it.

Jakub Javor
Aug 294 min read


Makar's record deal shrinks before it starts
The largest annual cap hit in NHL history was signed against one salary cap and will start under a different one.

Jakub Javor
Aug 294 min read


Why the Celje tie told us more than Touré's first seven wins
Six wins and a draw against teams Slovan should have beaten proved nothing. Celje was the first opponent that did.

Jakub Javor
Aug 273 min read


Why nobody outside F1 can see the engine ranking
F1 can give manufacturers extra upgrades, testing and millions in cost cap relief through ADUO. The ranking behind those decisions is still not public.

Jakub Javor
Aug 244 min read


Atlético fans boo Álvarez days after Barcelona end pursuit
He asked to leave in May. His one wanted club pulled out in August. On Sunday, Atlético fans booed Julián Álvarez for a transfer that no longer exists.

Jakub Javor
Aug 243 min read


Zdeno Chara has now said goodbye to hockey four separate times
The NHL, the Hall of Fame and the Bruins all closed a version of his career. Only the fourth ending put him back on the ice.

Jakub Javor
Aug 224 min read


Germany's third NHL Global Series leaves Slovakia still waiting
Germany gets its third year of NHL games that count. Slovakia has more active NHL players and has never had one.

Jakub Javor
Aug 222 min read


Lindblad out-qualifies Lawson again, in a different car
Lawson beat Verstappen in SQ1 in an unfamiliar Red Bull. In SQ2 his own Racing Bulls team-mate beat him back.

Jakub Javor
Aug 213 min read


Verstappen signs to 2030, a number nobody reported
Four separate contract offers were reported over three months. BILD said 2029, Ralf Schumacher said 2032, Ralf Bach said 2033. The actual answer is 2030 and nobody had it. The extension also quietly removes the deadline that was supposed to define Verstappen's autumn, and it does nothing at all about the car.

Jakub Javor
Aug 202 min read


Barcelona want Álvarez. They still cannot register the last four.
Every version of this story says Atlético are the obstacle. Simeone won't move, the board won't sell to a rival, the release clause is set at €500m. All true, and all only half of it. The club chasing Álvarez has four players it has already bought and still cannot register, and eleven days left to fix that before it can seriously discuss a fifth.

Jakub Javor
Aug 205 min read
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