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CARLOS SAINZ IS ON POLE FOR THE MEXICAN GRAND PRIX
CARLOS SAINZ IS ON POLE FOR THE MEXICAN GRAND PRIX TODAY, CROSSING THE LINE IN QUALIFYING IN 1:15.946, WITH MAX VERSTAPPEN COMING SECOND IN 1:16.171, LANDO NORRIS, THIRD IN 1:16.260, AND CHARLES LECLERC FOURTH 1:16.265
BRITISH FOOTBALL MANAGER’S TALK – 02 & 03/10/2024
WE’VE NOTICED THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS VERY INTERESTED IN THE POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES FROM ALL THE FOOTBALL CLUB MANAGER’S – SO FROM NOW ON, WE WILL INCLUDE A SPECIAL SECTION FOR THEM! (PLUS, ALSO, ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS FROM THE FOOTBALLERS THEMSELVES) BIG ANGE ERIK TEN HAG ARNE SLOT UNAI EMERY VINCENT KOMPANY ENZO MARESCA
Another Chance To View The Fantastic Winter Paralympics Beijing 2022, Closing Ceremony And All The Best Bits
WHILST WE LOOK BACK AT ALL THE EXCITEMENT FROM THE PARIS PARALYMPICS, HERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE TO VIEW THE AMAZING WINTER PARALYMPICS BEIJING 2022 CLOSING CEREMONY AND ALL THE BEST BITS FROM THE COMPETITION…! BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS 2022, FULL CLOSING CEREMONY BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS – DAY 9 REWIND BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS – DAY 8 REWIND CHECK OUT THE LIVE ICE HOCKEY: REPUBLIC OF KOREA VS CHINA! CHECK OUT THE LIVE WHEELCHAIR CURLING: REPUBLIC OF KOREA VS GREAT BRITAIN PARALYMICS GB’S FIRST EVER MEDAL IN SNOWBOARDING! BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS – DAY 7 REWIND BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS – DAY 6 REWIND BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS – DAY 5 REWIND CHECK OUT THE LIVE WHEELCHAIR CURLING FROM THE BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS 2022 CHECK OUT THE LIVE ICE ...
AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX WEEKEND – FP1 & FP2
IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN A LITTLE PADDOCK GOSSIP FROM THE FP1 AND FP2 PRACTICE SESSIONS YESTERDAY? IT’S ALL EXCITING STUFF! AND STAY TUNED FOR HIGHLIGHTS FROM QUALIFYING A LITTLE LATER TODAY! CHARLES LECLERC LEADS THE WAY AFTER FP1 AND FP2 (AUTOSPORT) FP2 HIGHLIGHTS JACK VILLENEUVE “I FOUND IT A LITTLE BIT PATHETIC” UH-OH! STILL IN SEARCH OF ‘PAPAYA RULES’ – “WE SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER” – YIKES! AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX TEAM REPRESENTATIVES PRESS CONFERENCE IN BAKU 2024
PARALYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY 2024 (PHOTO – JEAN-MICHEL JARRE HEADLINED THE PARALYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY!)
MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO PARIS FOR OPENING THE DOORS TO YOUR LOVELY CITY TO ALL OUR PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC HEROES AND ALLOWING THEM TO FLY! EVERY DAY HAS BEEN EXCITING, WATCHING THEM PROGRESS IN SUCH BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS! WHAT AN ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER OF SPORT THIS HAS BEEN! BY AMANDA WATERS
LANDO NORRIS WINS POLE POSITION AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING!
LANDO NORRIS HAS PIPPED MAX VERSTAPPEN TO POLE POSITION AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING 2024…! VIEW THE QUALIFYING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX QUALI SESSION HERE…!
Check Out This Lovely Video From The IOC…(Make Sure You Keep The Tissues Handy….!)
THE OLYMPIC REFUGE FOUNDATION (ORF) AND THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM (EOR) HAVE RECEIVED THE 2022 PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR SPORTS FROM THE PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS FOUNDATION. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS LEONOR, THE PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS, TO IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBERS ELDRIC SELLA (BOXING) AND MASOMAH ALI ZADA (CYCLING), WHO BOTH COMPETED AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020. THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN, AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS INFANTA SOFIA ALSO ATTENDED THE GLITTERING AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE CAMPOAMOR THEATRE IN OVIEDO, SPAIN.
WHO TRIUMPHED IN SUNNY SPA?
WHO TRIUMPHED IN SUNNY SPA AFTER GEORGE RUSSELL’S POST-WIN DISQUALIFICATION? THE SKY SPORTS F1 EXPERTS EXPLAIN… HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AROUND GEORGE RUSSELL’S CONUNDRUM “TO WIN – OR NOT TO WIN” QUESTION HAVE CREATED QUITE A LOT OF DRAMA….! GEORGE RUSSELL IS DISQUALIFIED FROM WINNING THE SPA GRAND PRIX 2024…! TED EXPLAINS WHY GEORGE RUSSELL WAS DISQUALIFIED IN SPA
ODE TO SPORT BY PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
PIERRE DE COUBERTAIN – ODE TO SPORT…. This poem by Pierre de Coubertin won the gold medal for literature at the 1912 Paris Olympics…. O Sport, pleasure of the Gods, essence of life, you appeared suddenly in the midst of the grey clearing which writhes with the drudgery of modern existence, like the radiant messenger of a past age, when mankind still smiled. And the glimmer of dawn lit up the mountain tops and flecks of light dotted the ground in the gloomy forests. II O Sport, you are Beauty! You are the architect of that edifice which is the human body and which can become abject or sublime according to whether it is defiled by vile passions or improved through healthy exertion. There can be no beauty without balance and proportion, and you are the peerless master of bot...
IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLS SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THIS WONDERFUL FOOTAGE (FROM OUR ARCHIVES) OF IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLING SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
IN AN ACTION-PACKED RACE IN HUNGARY, OSCAR PIASTRI STORMED TO VICTORY, WINNING HIS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX! STAY TUNED FOR MORE….! TED BUMPS INTO OSCAR PIASTRI
THE OLYMPIC FLAME FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 IS LIT IN SYMBOLIC CEREMONY IN ANCIENT OLYMPIA
As we wait excitedly for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, let’s take another look at the lighting of the flame, and it’s exquisite Symbolic Ceremony with IOC President Thomas Bach, and his balanced, diplomatic, speech. (The only way to pursue lasting peace!) THOMAS BACH SPEAKS AS THE OLYMPIC FLAME IS LIT FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace and hope, will now journey across Greece before going to France. After arriving in Marseille on 8 May, it will travel across the entire country, and some French overseas territories, arriving at the Opening Ceremony in Paris on 26 July. Amongst the dignitaries attending this historic were International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presi...
