Paul P Hanaphy

With a background in current affairs, sports, tech and financial reporting, Paul considers himself the 'Swiss army knife' of journalists. Read his articles regularly for sharp, incisive news that really gets to the point.

Leclerc snatches Bahrain pole from Verstappen in first qualifying of new Formula 1 season

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Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has pipped the newly-crowned world champion Max Verstappen to the first pole position of the 2022 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Over a qualifying session that saw a reshuffling of much of last year’s order, pundits’ predictions that Red Bull and Ferrari have put together this season’s early […]

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Havertz snatches dramatic late winner against Newcastle to lift gloom at Chelsea

German playmaker Kai Havertz grabbed a last-gasp winner for Chelsea against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday, to ease tension around the club amid its mounting off-field financial problems. After the European champions’ future was thrown into doubt by sanctions imposed on their owner Roman Abramovich midweek, their display matched the nervous energy

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De Bruyne double fires Manchester City to 4-1 win as United lose ground in top-four race 

Manchester United’s aspirations of finishing in the Premier League’s top four took yet another blow on Sunday afternoon, as a dazzling display from Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne helped local rivals Manchester City beat them 4-1.  With Cristiano Ronaldo, Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane missing, United were forced into starting with a makeshift team, and

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Haas Formula 1 team scraps Mazepin and Uralkali deals over Russia’s Ukraine invasion

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The Haas Formula 1 Team has announced the termination of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin’s contract over his country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.  Since Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukrainian territory on February 24, 2022, the sporting community has increasingly sought to deter further aggression, by penalising the country’s sportspeople. Despite this, Mazepin took part

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Russell identifies new Formula 1 cars’ ‘reduced slipstream’ problem at Barcelona shakedown 

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Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has raised concerns about the overtaking capabilities of the sport’s new generation of cars following their first official shakedown in Barcelona.  Since Formula 1’s turbo hybrid era began in 2014, Mercedes has dominated its Constructors’ Championship with eight wins in a row, and during that period, drivers up and

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