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Girolami’s slight return prompts WTCR fighting talk
Esteban Guerrieri has spoken about his WTCR Race of Hungary struggles and how he plans to get back on top form in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. Carrying 40 kilograms of compensation weight in his Honda Civic Type R TCR, Guerrieri placed ninth and P10 in the two Hungaroring counters and slipped from third to fifth in the provisional standings as a result.
FIFA shoots 'special series' with Sunil Chhetri as part of regional content initiative
FIFA shooting a "special series" on him in appreciation of a stellar career for a country for whom a World Cup participation remains a pipedream after years of bombast. Turning out for a country that is yet to play in the World Cup, Chhetri featuring in a series by the world football governing body is unprecedented by any stretch of imagination. "Some of the parts have been shot in Bangalore as he is living there while a bit of shooting also took place in Delhi, where his parents live and where he grew up," a source aware of the development told PTI on Friday.
WTCR’s Coronel keeps on racing
Tom Coronel remains as busy as ever during his 33rd season competing. After scoring points in the two races that made up the WTCR Race of Hungary weekend, Coronel is back in action at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps this weekend for the latest rounds of the TCR Europe series.
Canada's water polo women brimming with confidence ahead of world championships
With the Tokyo Olympic experience fresh on their minds, the Canadian water polo women can't wait to get a taste of international action again as the world aquatic championships get underway in Budapest, Hungary.
Ex-Weightlifting Chiefs Banned For Life Over Doping Cover-Up
Former International Weightlifting Federation chiefs Tamas Ajan and Nicu Vlad were banned for life on Thursday for their role in a doping cover-up. Ajan, an 83-year-old Hungarian, was president of the body for 20 years before being forced to resign in April 2020. Romanian Vlad, 58, a former Olympic weightlifting champion, was a vice-president. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said it received requests for arbitration of anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) against Ajan and Vlad in December 2021 "in relation to their alleged involvement in tampering with the doping control process and complicity in anti-doping rule violations involving multiple weightlifting athletes over a period of many years since 2012".
Tottenham Hotspur congratulate Sunil Chhetri for equalling Ferenc Puskas's tally of 84 goals
Tottenham Hotspur for equalling Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas' tally of 84 international goals. By scoring India's second goal in their final AFC Asian Cup Qualifying game against Afghanistan on Tuesday, Chhetri drew level with Puskas while becoming the fifth-highest international goal scorer of all time. He now stands just two goals behind Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi's tally of 86 goals. "Congratulations to India's @chetrisunil11 for equalling the great Ferenc Puskas with his tally of 84 international goals! #IndianFootball," Tottenham Hotspur wrote on their Twitter handle.
Why Bjork hopes pushing for WTCR pole could mean no more pushing
Having been “pushed from everywhere” at WTCR Race of Hungary, Thed Björk reckons qualifying higher up the order is key to ensuring a smoother ride in future rounds of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. Björk, who famously won the 2017 FIA World Touring Car Championship, bagged a brace of 11th-place finishes at the Hungaroring last weekend, but reckoned he could have done more aboard his Cyan Performance Lynk & Co, had it not been for contact with rival drivers.