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Preseason testing for Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship wraps up in Bahrain

MANAMA: Preseason testing for the 2025 Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship concluded on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, marking the final stage of preparations ahead of the opening race of the season this weekend. Both of the official testing sessions were marked by excitement and intense concentration, accompanied by close technical monitoring by the participating teams. In the first session, Jacob Micallef of Team Zahid recorded the fastest lap time of 2 minutes 8.238 seconds, with an average speed of 151.9 kph, just 0.004 seconds ahead of Scott Kin Lindblom from Team Red Bull, followed by Thibaut Ramaekers, also from Team Zahid. In the second session, driver Theo Palmer of Team JACO achieved the best time of 2 minutes 7.613 seconds, with an average speed of 152.6 kph, 0.002 seconds ahead of Kit Belofsky from Team PEAX, with Adam Alzahrani from Team Valvoline recording the third-best time. Testing is a key milestone in preseason preparations that enables teams to evaluate the performance of their second-generation Tatuus F4-T421 cars and refine setup before racing begins.

Olympic cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell auditions for Canadian bobsleigh team

Potential is a magic word for Kelsey Mitchell.

Match between Italy, Israel triggers high alert with pro-Palestinian march going ahead

ROME: The city of Udine has put extraordinary security measures in place ahead of Italy’s upcoming World Cup soccer qualifier with Israel, as a pro-Palestinian march will go ahead on the day of the game, even after Israel and Hamas agreed on a peace deal. The agreement, ratified by Israel’s government on Friday, includes a ceasefire and plan to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. March organizer Committee for Palestine-Udine opposes what it calls the “violence of the Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories,” and expects over 10,000 people to attend on Tuesday, hours before the game kicks off at the Stadio Friuli. “Our demands remain unchanged,” a group spokesperson told Reuters, calling the match a “game of shame.” “We stand alongside the Palestinian people, for their right to self-determination, their right of return, and their right to live a life free from occupation, in Gaza and throughout Palestine.” “Our pressure will cease only when the Palestinian people are fully free.” More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led militants stormed through Israeli towns and a music festival on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and capturing 251 hostages.

Giro d'Italia to start in Bulgaria next year

The Giro d'Italia will start in Bulgaria for the first time next year after the 2025 edition set off from Albania, organisers said on Friday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Fabio Capello taught him to demand respect and become a superstar

ROME: When Zlatan Ibrahimovic walked into a Serie A locker room for the first time at age 22 and saw the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Gianluigi Buffon staring at him, he acknowledges that it felt like a “fantasy world.” The retired Sweden superstar, now an adviser at AC Milan after also playing for the Rossoneri over two different spells as well as city rival Inter Milan, credited the Italian league with shaping him into one of the world’s top strikers during an entertaining on-stage discussion at this week’s European Football Clubs assembly. “When I came to Italy, it was the biggest competition in the world, and all the big players were playing there. I was young. I didn’t have a lot of respect, to be honest, because I wanted to prove myself,” Ibrahimovic said. “But the first time I came to Juventus was a little bit fantasy world for me because I came from Ajax.

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Preseason testing for Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship wraps up in Bahrain

Olympic cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell auditions for Canadian bobsleigh team

Match between Italy, Israel triggers high alert with pro-Palestinian march going ahead

Giro d'Italia to start in Bulgaria next year

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Fabio Capello taught him to demand respect and become a superstar

Estevao and Rodrygo at the double as Brazil thrash South Korea 5-0

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