Red Bull Formula 1 Team Principal Christian Horner called for F1 drivers to be allowed more engines per season to "reduce the rash of starting grid penalties that reached farcical levels" over the weekend. Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton was the "only driver at Monza on Sunday to start from where he had actually qualified." Behind him, nine of the 20 drivers "took penalties for engine and gearbox changes" (REUTERS, 9/5).
Liverpool and Man City "teamed up to fund a private jet to bring their players back" from Barranquilla, Colombia, "before Saturday's Premier League showdown." The clubs kick off the post-int'l break on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. Man City and Liverpool were "helped out by Chelsea" (SKY SPORTS, 9/5).
EPL side Swansea striker Wilfried Bony was the "focus of a High Court case" after the club was accused of paying £8M in "secret commissions." Bony claimed that two football agents who used to represent him received "under-the-table cash" from '13-15. The agents, Gilbert Kacou and Dalibor Lacina, are being sued alongside the club (BBC, 9/4).
