Ollie Millroy says he owes his life to heroic rival who pulled him fr…

Ollie Millroy says he owes his life to heroic rival who pulled him from burning car at China GT

Loek Hartog stopped to rescue British driver after crash
‘I will remember his bravery for the rest of my life’

British racing driver Ollie Millroy told Loek Hartog he owes him his life after his quick-thinking rival pulled him from a burning car after a huge crash in the first race of the China GT on Saturday. palladian.co.za

The incident happened 20 minutes into the Shanghai race when his Ferrari was struck heavily from the side after a collision between two other cars causing it to burst into flames.

El truco de Acosta: "Seguramente no se da ni cuenta, pero es imposible para los demás"

Pol Espargaró lleva muchos años en el paddock de MotoGP. Aunque hace ya tres años que no es piloto titular, el de Granollers sigue compitiendo de vez en cuando como reserva de KTM. Ahora mismo por ejemplo lleva varias carreras sustituyendo al lesionado Maverick Viñales en el equipo Tech3. El catalán estuvo en Aragón, un fin de semana que fue un poco mejor para la marca austriaca en una temporada realmente complicada. Y si destacaron los de Mattighofen fue gracias a Pedro Acosta, que fue el único capaz de darle guerra a Marc Márquez.

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Skipresidenten deltar i kong Haralds gravferd

Roger Finjord skal representere norsk skisport i kong Haralds gravferd onsdag.
Det får NTB opplyst.
Det er ventet stor pågang til gravferdsseremonien i Oslo domkirke, der familie, utenlandske statsoverhoder, politikere og nære venner blir prioritert.
Kong Harald sovnet stille inn på Rikshospitalet 28. august, 89 år gammel.
– Norsk skisport har mistet en varm venn og en trofast støttespiller. Gjennom et langt liv har kong Harald vært til stede på de største idrettsarenaene, langs løyper og i bakker, sammen med mennesker som har skapt idrettsglede over hele landet, sa Finjord i en melding etter bortgangen. (NTB)

Ferrari “thinking race by race" about WEC title fight after scoring ‘equal’ pole in Austin

At Austin’s Lone Star Le Mans World Endurance Championship round, Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi secured the overall and Hypercar class pole position at the wheel of the #51 499P with a time of 1m52.445s in a thrilling session that saw him finish level with Jack Aitken’s #38 Cadillac-Jota.
Giovinazzi, however, had managed to set his time before his rival, so the top spot on the grid will be ...Keep reading

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The WSL is back, with 14 teams this time around as women’s football goes from strength to strength. Those pesky upstarts London City Lionesses have been making waves on and off the pitch but it is the old guard who promise another enthralling title race. Champions Manchester City look the team to beat again, although Chelsea have spent heavily in a bid to reclaim their throne. Manchester United could be contenders too, but Arsenal will fancy ther chances of winning the Women’s Super League for the first time since 2019.

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Renée Slegers’ squad has been boosted by the signings of Georgia Stanway, Ona Batlle, Selina Cerci, Géraldine Reuteler, Lisa Baum, Misa Rodríguez, Isabella Damm and Élisa De Almeida. Stanway stands out as in the heart of midfield but could this be the season Olivia Smith really takes off? The Canadian forward joined Arsenal for a then world-record fee of £1m last summer and showed flashes of her potential last season. Her skill and incisive running should give Arsenal’s attack an extra dimension during this campaign.

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England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially Country loses 200 tennis courts in three years, but they still outnumber padel facilities by a factor of 11 to oneEngland has lost almost 200 tennis courts in three years as padel facilities have grown nearly sixfold.Guardian analysis of Sport England data found that the country has lost 183 tennis

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Ollie Millroy says he owes his life to heroic rival who pulled him fr…