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Christian Horner has played down talk of Carlos Sainz leaving Toro Rosso for Mercedes, insisting the Spaniard has a long-term deal with the Red Bull programme.Nico Rosbergs shock retirement from Formula One, made less than a week after he secured his first world championship, has left Mercedes with a seat to fill before the 2017 season. The timing of Rosbergs announcement has left Mercedes with a dilemma as most drivers are tied down to deals for next season.Sainz is one of the drivers to have been linked with the vacant seat. Renault tried to sign the Spaniard for 2017 but were rebuffed by Red Bull, and Horner says Mercedes will get a similar response.Why would we do that [let him go to Mercedes]? Carlos has done a great job. He is a Red Bull driver, Horner told the BBC.We have invested in him to get him into F1 and they are all on long-term contracts so it wouldnt make any sense to feed one of your main opponents with one of your assets. They will know the contractual situations of the drivers they are involved with but their choices are pretty limited.Horner believes the world champions should follow the example of Red Bull and promote from within, though he also thinks Valtteri Bottas would be a competitive teammate for Lewis Hamilton if Mercedes successfully poached him from Williams.You give these guys a chance. Lets see what people can do in a front-running car.If they did take Wehrlein or Bottas, both are probably both capable of running right at the front, you just dont know until you give them the chance, which is what we did with Sebastian Vettel, and Daniel Ricciardo.A lot of people were saying we should take Kimi Raikkonen at the time we took Ricciardo. Until you give them the chance, you dont really get to see if they can cut it at the front.Mercedes has confirmed it will not be revealing Rosbergs replacement until January 3 at the earliest. Tom Starke Jersey . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. Thiago Alcantara Bayern Munich Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. http://www.soccerfcbayernshop.com/kids-sebastian-rode-bayern-munich-jersey/ . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. Juan Bernat Bayern Munich Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Rafinha Jersey . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. ESTERO, Fla. -- Trae Bell-Haynes floater from the left side of the lane with 3.5 seconds remaining lifted Vermont to a 60-59 victory over Wofford on Monday in the opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase.Cameron Jacksons basket with 1:42 left gave Wofford a 59-58 lead but teammate Derrick Brooks missed a pair of free throws with 52 seconds left. The Catamounts Payton Henson had his shot underneath blocked by Jackson before the Terriers Fletcher Magee missed a 3-point attempt with 13 seconds leftt.dddddddddddd Bell-Haynes then made his winning shot on the other end. A half-court shot by Wofford at the buzzer was short.Henson finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for Vermont (4-1), which survived a 38 percent shooting performance, in part by making 18 of 22 free throws. Bell-Haynes had six assists.Jackson scored 20 points and Magee 12 for Wofford (1-2). ' ' '