Mark's World of Sports

Hey all with the F1 season starting this weekend I thought it would be a good way to start my F1 blogs again. The season started at Albert Park in Melbourne and its a brand new season with drivers in new surroundings and teams making changes to the cars. One of the major headlines last year was Red Bull leaving Renault as the engine manufacturers and decided to go with Honda. Another was that two teams had changed the names. Force India is now named as Racing Point F1 and Sauber was taken over by Alfa Romeo. The other changes were the drivers with Lance Stroll leaving Williams to go to Racing Point, Daniel Riccardo going from Red Bull to Renault. One returning driver was fan favourite, Robert Kubica who came back after 8 years on the sideline after suffering injuries in a near-fatal rally crash. Homeboy Riccardo racing at Renault for the first time Before the race, the sport was in mourning after hearing about the death of longtime F1 servant and race director Charlie Whiting...

Hey, all I know it's been a while, but I'm back doing another England Rugby match as the team face Italy and look to put pressure on Wales after losing the chance for a grand slam. England is coming into the game looking to repair the memories of Cardiff two weeks ago. England has won the last 24 matches against Italy. To sort that out they made 5 changes from the squad that started in Cardiff. Joe Cokanasinga and Ben Te'o start while Ellis Genge, Joe Launchbury and Brad Shields come into the forward pack. 3 of the England players have actually been weighed in at a combined weight of 51 stone 12 pounds, the nearest athletes that combine that weight are boxers Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. That's crazy.  Italy made 3 changes from their defeat to Ireland with captain Sergio Parisse returning from a concussion and Sebastian Negri joining Parisse and Luca Bigi making his first-ever championship start. The heartbreak of Cardiff. England got the ...