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F1: CHINA IN GOOD HANDS

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26-year-old Nico Erik Rosberg took the chequered flag for the first time in his Formula One career. It happened this Sunday in the Chinese Grand Prix. The extraordinary achievement acquires more relevance once it gave Mercedes their first victory since the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955.

Former World Champion, Keke Rosberg's son has been the youngest man driving a F1 car, he was only 17. In his first race, in 2006, he finish 7th and made the fastest lap but his performances would not evolve as expected until now.

Running his 111th Grand Prix (let the number fanatics step forward), Rosberg started in pole-position and made no mistakes and let Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton discuss who would get the second degree in the podium.

There's a long way to go until the end of the season, but this race raised up the interest of the F1 competition, still dominated by McLaren drivers Hamilton and Button. Alonso, Webber, Vettel and... Rosberg promise to be strong opponents.

PIERMARIO MOROSINI'S COLLAPSE

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Italian footballer Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing during a Serie B match at Pescara this Saturday.

The 25-year-old has suffered a heart attack during the first half of the match between Pescara and Livorno in Italian football's second division, was treated on the pitch before being rushed by ambulance to Pescara's Civile Santo Spirito hospital but was later pronounced dead. Morosini, who reach Italy under-21 international, was on loan at Livorno from Serie A side Udinese. All football fixtures this weekend have been canceled in Italy.

This tragedy happens only a month after English Premier League player Fabrice Mumba suffer a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 17. But this player has made a fantastic recovery.

It's second death on the field in 2012 after Venkatesh, from Bangalore Mars early this year. In recent years, players Daniel Jarque, Antonio Puerta and Miklos Feher have been the fatal cases with more mediatic attention.