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Ferrari to appeal Canadian GP penalty on Vettel

Jun 10, 2019

Ferrari have officially announced they will appeal the five-second penalty imposed on Sebastian Vettel, that cost him a victory at the Canadian F1 GP earlier this morning.

Vettel took the chequered flag, but was penalised for unsafe driving during the race, with Lewis Hamilton going on to win.

Ferrari insist their driver did nothing wrong, and are taking their case to the authorities, even if it's highly unlikely that the race results will be changed.

The Italian outfit have till Thursday to decide whether to go ahead with the appeal.

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Cristiano Ronaldo wants Matthijs de Ligt at Juventus

Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo approached him after the Nations League final this morning, to ask him about joining Juventus.

De Ligt, however, did not give an answer.

The 19-year-old Ajax captain is currently one of the most in-demand players in Europe, with the likes of Man United and Barcelona said to be interested in his services.

This, as Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-nil this morning, to lift the innaugural Nations League trophy.

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Rafael Nadal to recuperate for Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal says he will not be playing any grass-court tournaments before Wimbledon next month, in order to get enough rest before the Grand Slam event. 

He did the same thing last year, skipping the warm-up events, before reaching the semifinals.

This comes as Nadal picked up his 12th French Open title last night, beating Dominic Thiem in the final at Roland-Garros.