West Ham agree deal for Italy forward Scamacca - reports
West Ham United have agreed a deal to sign Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca from Serie A side Sassuolo for 30.5 million pounds ($36.61 million), British media reported on Saturday.
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WTCR Qualifying flash: Girolami beats Azcona to Race 1 pole position
Néstor Girolami set the fastest lap of the WTCR Race of Italy weekend to bag pole position for Race 1 at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, as the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda knocked Mikel Azcona off the top spot in the Q3 shootout. Girolami clinched his second pole of the season with a lap of full commitment to demote Azcona, with Norbert Michelisz, Nathanaël Berthon and Esteban Guerrieri completing the top five.
Martin pips Blomqvist in Pool FURIOUS Qualifying
Maxime Martin proved to be a home hero for Romeo Ferraris with his second pole position in as many races with a 1m 19.692s lap to beat CUPRA EKS driver Tom Blomqvist to today’s fastest Pool FURIOUS time in searing heat at Vallelunga for the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup. Whilst Matin could wow with his pace, team-mate Giovanni Venturini put in a display of a different kind as he tipped his Giulia ETCR into a high speed spin, from which he recovered with only damage to his tyres and pride. He wasn’t the only one having a wild time of it as Mattias Ekström went full rallycross spec for an offroad interlude in Q2, meaning it was his Q1 time that counted, placing him third.
King of WTCR Ehrlacher to start race two at Vallelunga from pole
King of WTCR Yann Ehrlacher and Santiago Urrutia have locked out the front row for the partially reverse-grid Race 2 in WTCR Race of Italy at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi. The pair, who are rivals for the WTCR title, qualified in P10 and ninth respectively in the Q2 session to ensure two Lynk & Cos will start from the front on Sunday afternoon.
Cricket in Scotland ‘institutionally racist,’ report finds
LONDON: Cricket in Scotland is “institutionally racist,” an investigation due to be published on Monday will reveal.
Matteo Berrettini stops Dominic Thiem to reach Gstaad final
The Italian world number 15, playing his first tournament since having to withdraw from Wimbledon with Covid, made short work of the 2020 US Open champion, putting him away in just 77 minutes. It has still been a good week for the Austrian who has slipped to 274 in the ATP rankings after a year of setbacks, including a wrist injury, depression and Covid.
As Tour reaches Paris, women pedal into spotlight
As the Tour de France peloton steams towards its finish in Paris on Sunday, up ahead of them 144 women riders will do battle on the Champs-Elysees on a momentous day for the sport.
WTCR Free Practice 2 flash: Michelisz pips Azcona
Norbert Michelisz banked a fast late lap to hit the top of the second free practice session at WTCR Race of Italy as the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup teams and drivers made their final preparations for qualifying at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi. BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse’s Michelisz managed a time of 1m15.321s in his Elantra N TCR to knock team-mate and Goodyear #Followtheleader Mikel Azcona off the top, by just 0.067s.