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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Nico Rosberg has revealed Mercedes has been struggling for performance throughout the Belgian Grand Prix weekend and only just managed to resolve its issues in time to take pole position during qualifying on Saturday.Rosberg took pole by just 0.149s from Max Verstappen -- the smallest margin it has had over its nearest competitor since Daniel Ricciardo took pole in Monaco -- and the German said the gap in true performance at Spa-Francorchamps has been as close as it looked.We have had a difficult weekend up to now, especially this morning [in final practice], he said. We were seriously off the pace over one lap, so it really wasnt so easy coming into qualifying but we got the job done in the end.We really made quite a few changes on the car going into qualifying and we found the right way. It all came together and I was feeling good, so Im very pleased about that one.Asked what the problems were, Rosberg said: We just werent quick because its very hot out there and because the Pirelli tyre pressures are very high here for this weekend.So it was just a bit of a different world out there and we really had to change a lot of things and adapt, so it was great to see how we managed to turn it around and get there eventually just in time for qualifying. This morning in FP3 we were still quite a long way off the pace still.Sundays race presents a good opportunity for Rosberg to close the 19-point gap in the championship standings to teammate Lewis Hamilton, who will start from the back row due to an engine penalty, but the German is not expecting it to be straightforward.Well, happy to be on pole but the only thing is its going to be a very challenging race because the tyres are extremely difficult out there this weekend and strategy and everything is going to be very, very interesting.I think were going to see a bit of everything, then with Max being on supersoft and Kimi on soft theres going to be a whole load of things going on so it will definitely not be an easy one. Barry Bonds Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Gregory Polanco Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. http://www.pittsburghpiratesprostore.us/Dave-Parker-pirates-jersey/ . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. Melky Cabrera Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Colin Moran Pirates Jersey . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. The star-starved International Champions Cup has been dealt a further blow with Tottenham Hotspur leaving 10 senior players out of their travelling party.Harry Kane and fellow England internationals Delle Alli, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker and Eric Dier wont make their way to Melbourne.Neither will France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Belgian trio Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderwiereld and Moussa Dembele, or Welsh full-back Ben Davies.Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino has followed in the footsteps of ICC opponent Juventus, who left 13 internationals out of their squad.It remains to be seen whether Spanish club Atletico Madrid will do the same.With A-League side Melbourne Victory, the four clubs will play four matches over the next week in Melbourne and Geelong, with little interest from local fans.Saturday nights opener between Melbourne Victory and Juventus received few walk-up sales due to cold weather, resulting in a paltry crowd.The meeting of Juventus and Spurs on Tuuesday night, between two reserve-grade teams, could result in even fewer attending.ddddddddddddDespite the absences of the two clubs most-senior players, theres still plenty of quality on show.Internationals Erik Lamela, Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen are a formidable attacking trio, worthy of any English Premier League side.Son is a familiar face for Australian fans, having starred for South Korea in last years Asian Cup.TOTTENHAM SQUAD FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP:Luke Amos, Dominic Ball, Tom Carroll, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Nacer Chadli, Marcus Edwards, Christian Eriksen, Tom Glover, Shayon Harrison, Vincent Janssen, Erik Lamela Ryan Mason, Luke McGee, Will Miller, Josh Onomah, Heung-Min Son, Kieran Trippier, Michel Vorm, Kyle Walker-Peters, Anton Walkes, Victor Wanyama, Kevin Wimmer, Harry Winks, DeAndre Yedlin. ' ' '