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Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England’s Rugby bingo Football Union (RFU), has confirmed that “tentative” discussions have been held over a possible British and Irish league bingo
The long-mooted idea would unite club rugby in the British Isles into one competition bingo
The loss of London Irish, Worcester Warriors and Wasps in the last 13 months has highlighted financial problems in the English domestic game, with the top-flight Gallagher Premiership now containing just 10 teams bingo
The four Welsh regions have also had their funding cut for the new season of the United Rugby Championship (URC), which features competing teams from Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Italy bingo
Sweeney is currently helping to negotiate a new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) bingo between the Premiership and RFU that it is hoped will solve many of the issues ailing the English game bingo
But while suggesting that plans were pressing ahead on that front ahead of a potential implementation next summer, the RFU CEO confirmed that he had engaged in “hypothetical” discussions about a British and Irish league bingo
“I think you’d expect us to talk about anything really, the way the game needs to grow, the game needs to be financially stronger,” Sweeney explained bingo
Bill Sweeney is the RFU’s chief executive (Getty Images)“We want to attract more investment coming in, so all sorts of conversations take place in terms of different options bingo
That one’s not fully developed by any means bingo
“So it’s a very tentative, hypothetical conversation at this stage but it has certain merits, but it also has certain challenges bingo
It doesn’t affect the PGP, we will go ahead with a PGP in parallel, and just do that bingo
But it’s one of a number of things that people talk about in terms of how do you take the game forward bingo
”“It is fraught with challenges, I tend to think about look what happened in bingo football with the European Super League, so fans are going to be taken into consideration on this bingo
What does that mean in terms of the overall structure? “Some very big, significant questions are going to be asked on it, which is why I say at this stage, it’s very tentative but we consider all conversations bingo
”The next couple of years are likely to see the introduction of a “Premiership Two” to replace the Championship as the RFU looks to maximise the efficacy and revenue of the second tier bingo
This may include a return for the three rugby brands lost from the Premiership this year bingo
Wasps announced on Monday that they were exploring the possibility of building a new permanent home near Swanley in Kent bingo
Wasps have announced plans to explore the possible building of a stadium in Kent (Getty Images)The south east of England produces a significant number of players but does not currently have a team in the top two tiers of English rugby, and Sweeney believes bringing a professional club area would be a good idea bingo
“I was very heavily involved with [new Wasps owner] Chris Holland during the whole process where the club went into insolvency,” Sweeney said bingo
“I haven’t had a conversation with him recently about the plans to move to Kent bingo
I do know that when research was done in terms of catchment areas, that’s one of the best locations from a fanbase perspective and the development of a sound business plan bingo
I’ll contact him when I get back bingo
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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin bingo
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century bingo
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting bingo
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore bingo
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club bingo
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen bingo
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win bingo
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops bingo
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far bingo
He crossed the line an agonising 2 bingo
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium bingo
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start bingo
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through bingo
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot bingo
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars bingo
First up was Sainz bingo
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard bingo
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner bingo
Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second bingo
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road bingo
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress bingo
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque bingo
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four bingo
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails bingo
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton bingo
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio bingo
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round bingo
But Hamilton stayed out bingo
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced bingo
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man bingo
It is pretty tough bingo
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped bingo
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton bingo
“I am struggling out here bingo
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second bingo
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen bingo
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection bingo
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 bingo
4 sec with Hamilton 7 bingo
5 off the lead bingo
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end bingo
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations bingo
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said bingo
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 bingo
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick bingo
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last bingo
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots bingo
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris bingo
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound bingo
Hamilton had the bit bingo between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren bingo
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained bingo better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes bingo
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps bingo
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes bingo
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