Green light for F1 races
Formula One has been given the green light to get going in Austria in July.
Races wi l l take place without spectators on July 5 and 12 after government gave their approval.
The season- openers are due to be held in the village of Spielberg, which is 122 miles southwest of Vienna.
The 10 teams wi l l be limited to a maximum 80 people each at the races.
■ World No. 3 Karolina Pliskova has dubbed male tennis players who complain about women claiming equal prize money “super weak”.
The Czech player insists she does not crave equal pay but is not happy about men who speak out against it.
There is equal pay at the four Grand Slams but a big disparity over the course of the rest of the year. Asked whether a merger of the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours, which has been floated, should bring equal pay, Pliskova said: “I don’t think so and I am not the one who wants it.
“But I don’t like the men who are complaining that we would get the same money. It is super weak from them that they complain we have the same money.
“The only time it is true is at Grand Slams. I understand they play longer but they are men. They are stronger than us. I don’t see the reason why we should compare each other.
“I don’t need to have the same prize money as men. But to have the same chance to play on Centre Court or to have the same chance to be on TV, that should be possible with these changes.”
■ Glasgow Clan forward Mac Howlett has left the Braehead Arena.
The Engl ishman, 20, played 105 games in his two seasons with the Elite Ice Hockey League outfit.
Clan ch ief Ga r e th Chalmers said: “Mac has recently made us aware he’s decided to move to another club closer to his home.
“We would like to thank Mac for all of his efforts and wish him all the best.”