Jennifer Jo Cobb not approved for Cup debut at Talladega

Jennifer Jo Cobb‘s NASCAR Cup Series début at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday is not happening. On Monday, Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass reported NASCAR did not approve her for the race, meaning Rick Ware Racing must find another driver to run the #15 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE.

Cobb, a veteran of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, joined RWR for 25 April’s GEICO 500 last Tuesday. While she is rarely a weekly contender in her main series as she drives for her own small team, her lone Truck top ten came at sister superspeedway Daytona in 2011, while she led sixteen laps in the 2020 Talladega Truck race en route to finishing eleventh. She also has two starts at Talladega in the Xfinity Series.

According to Pockrass, NASCAR chose not to approve her for the Cup race “based on performance/quality” as the sanctioning body’s Cup driver … Read the rest

Apex Legends Coming to Mobile With Regional Beta Test First

Respawn Entertainment announced on Monday that it will be bringing its competitive battle royale title Apex Legends to mobile devices.

Simply titled Apex Legends Mobile, the game will be specifically designed for touchscreens and contain “streamlined controls and thoughtful optimizations” to work with smartphones, the studio said in a blog post. The mobile game will be free-to-play, like the PC and console versions, but will not have cross-play with the other platforms since the game is being built to work just for mobile devices.

The game will also have its own battle passes, collectible cosmetics, and unlockables that will be separate from the PC and console versions. Respawn had created an internal team dedicated to developing the mobile version, though will collaborate with the main team and other partners.

Apex Legends Mobile will first be available as a small closed beta test for “a few thousand players” with Android devices … Read the rest

Jurgen Klopp has ‘destroyed’ FSG in one interview, Gary Neville reckons

Before the game this evening, Jurgen Klopp gave a cool and collected interview about the European Super League.

He didn’t rant or rave, but simply told reporters he wasn’t consulted and doesn’t like it – and that he can understand why people are angry.

Well said, boss.

Below, you’ll see the video of Klopp’s interview – and also Gary Neville’s explanation of it.

We don’t really think he did ‘destroy’ the owners – but he at least put his opinion out there for everyone to see.

The fact they didn’t even talk about it with him, the man who brought them a Champions League and a Premier League, is disgusting.

JW Henry, hang your head in shame.

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Video: “I don’t know why I’m living in his head” – Gary Neville and Jurgen Klopp go to war on Sky Sports MNF

In the midst of all the European Super League talk, Jurgen Klopp and Gary Neville have found themselves involved in a war of words.

With football as we know it at risk of being ruined by cash-hungry club owners, those within the game ought to be uniting, and for the most part, they are.

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However, Gary Neville and Jurgen Klopp are at each other’s throats, with the Liverpool boss clearly having some sort of vendetta against the Sky Sports pundit.

Klopp, speaking to Sky Sports in wake of Liverpool’s draw with Leeds United at Elland Road, bizarrely singled out Gary Neville for criticism, even though the Man United legend is providing a voice to everyone who doesn’t want these reforms.

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Super League president Florentino Perez: “It’s over. Their monopoly is over. It’s time for a new era.”

The European Super League. It is currently the hottest topic in the world of football, and amidst all the discussions, current Real Madrid president -and upcoming Super League president- Florentino Perez has answered some questions to El Chiringuito.

“Everything I do, I do it for the good of football. 40% of young people aren’t interested in football, because there are too many games of low quality. And we had to adapt,” said Perez.

It is true that top clubs are having a hard time financially, especially due to the pandemic which has caused all sorts of revenues to drop.

“We have created the Super League to save football. If you win the Champions League, you will receive €120-130M from UEFA. But, with the Super League we will earn much more.

“Even in the Premier League, if the top clubs are economically stronger, the others will also become stronger. It … Read the rest

Sergio Pérez is hoping for great things at Red Bull Racing

Perez, Red Bull Racing Honda’s new signing gives us the scoop on how he’s settling in. Sergio Pérez’s inaugural drive for Red Bull Racing Honda at Formula 1’s season-opening race in Bahrain was certainly a memorable one.

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After just a day-and-a-half of testing with his new team, when his RB16B ground to a halt on the warm-up lap a very short race debut seemed on the cards. Luckily, the Mexican’s car came back to life, allowing him to start the race from the pit lane, from where he delivered a scintillating performance that saw him power through the field all the way to fifth place and earn the fan-voted Driver of the Day award.

Ahead of the Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia Romagna race at the famed Imola circuit, we sat down with ‘Checo’ Perez to find out how

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Alex Bowman’s golden restart propels him to Toyota Owners 400 win

Joe Gibbs Racing team-mates Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. led a combined 314 of 400 laps in Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, but Alex Bowman led the ten that mattered the most. An excellent restart by Bowman with ten laps remaining proved to be the difference maker as he drove off to his third career NASCAR Cup Series victory and first of the season.

Truex, who won last week at fellow short track Martinsville, started on the pole to begin what was a relatively clean first stage as he and Hamlin swapped the lead throughout the segment. By the end of the stage, the lone caution was a competition yellow, while Hamlin took the stage victory ahead of Truex, Joey Logano, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Bowman, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, and Kevin Harvick.

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Gets Lots of Screenshots Showing Gorgeous Locations

Sega released another gallery of brand new screenshots and art of the upcoming Phantasy Star Online 2 spin-off Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.

The images were, as usual, provided by the official community Twitter account Rappy.Commu.

This time around we get to see a lot of gorgeous screenshots of the locations that were included in the closed beta. On top of that, we take a look at artwork of the Prim Wand weapon, continuing the series from last week.

You can check them out below.

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European Super League threat ‘leverage’ to secure new Champions League terms, says The Athletic editor

Plans to form a European Super League are merely an attempt to gain leverage against UEFA, according to The Athletic’s editor-in-chief, Alex Kay-Jelski.

The claim follows reports of plans supported by members of the Premier League’s ‘top six’ to bring about a breakaway league filled with Europe’s elite clubs.

Having ourselves burst into a frothing rage over the prospect of Liverpool being a part of the proposals, it’s a view that does make a certain amount of sense.

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European Super League: Premier League duo backed into corner, didn’t want to sign up for controversial plans

Mike Keegan, Mail Sport, has claimed that neither Manchester City or Chelsea were hot on the idea of joining the proposed European Super League.

As was revealed by the official press release by the European Super League, both Man City and Chelsea are among the 12 clubs who have issued their intent to compete in the competition, alongside the other four of the traditional ‘Big Six’ in Premier League football.

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While Man City and Chelsea would probably be considered the two most likely to be interested in a competition of this nature, with the likes of Man United and Liverpool having closer ties with the culture and history of the English game, it appears as though they were the only two who actually showed any resistance.

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