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Grassroots key to getting a female driver to F1, says Chadwick
LONDON, Aug 10 : Jamie Chadwick has no doubt that female drivers will rise to the top in motorsport if enough of them start at the bottom.Britain’s leading woman racer, a triple champion in the defunct W Series who is now eyeing a career in the world endurance championship, has her own initiative to get…
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A woman in the driving seat? Formula E boss confident his series will beat F1
LONDON, Aug 10 : Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds has no doubt his all-electric series will beat Formula One in the race to put a woman in the driving seat.This weekend marks 50 years since a female driver last started a world championship grand prix, Italian Lella Lombardi who finished 12th in Austria on
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Fast sport slow to change as F1 marks 50 years since last female racer
LONDON, Aug 10 : Alexia Danielsson was 14 when she first drove a Formula One car, a modified 2007 Williams owned by a family friend.Now 17 and competing in the Central European F4 series where rivals include 15-year-old Ella Hakkinen, McLaren-backed daughter of retired double F1 world champion Mika, the Swede
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Female drivers in Formula One
LONDON, Aug 10 : It is 50 years since a female driver last competed in Formula One, with Italian Maria Grazia “Lella” Lombardi finishing 12th in the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg’s old Oesterreichring on August 15, 1976. The following looks at the involvement of women in grand prix racing since the worl
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Nairobi submits bid to host 2029 World Championships
Aug 10 : Nairobi has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, seeking to become the first African city to stage the sport’s flagship event.• The Kenyan capital faces competition from London, Rome and Munich for hosting rights.• Kenya’s government has committed full
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WCA welcomes formation of Sri Lanka players’ body
COLOMBO, Aug 10 : The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) said the formation of a players’ body in Sri Lanka was a landmark development for the professionalism and growth of the game in the country.The Sri Lankan Professional Cricketers’ Association was officially launched on Saturday, with white-ball captain
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Liverpool can’t keep letting levels drop, says Iraola after Monaco defeat
Aug 10 : Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said his side are unable to sustain the required levels of performance after they lost 3-2 to Monaco in a friendly at Anfield on Sunday.Liverpool squandered a two-goal advantage for the second straight game after losing 4-2 to Leeds United earlier this month, raising c
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Nelson, Hall of Fame coach and five-time NBA champion as a player, dies at 86
Aug 9 : Hall of Famer Don Nelson, who won five NBA titles as a player and was a three-time Coach of the Year, has died at 86, his family said on Sunday.Nelson ranks second in NBA history with 1,335 regular-season coaching wins, behind Gregg Popovich, after a 31-year coaching career with the Milwaukee Bucks,…
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Former Everton midfielder Gueye joins Saudi Diriyah
Aug 9 : Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye joined recently promoted Saudi Pro League side Diriyah as a free agent after leaving Everton, the Saudi club announced on Sunday.”Idrissa is one of ours. His experience is an asset,” Diriyah said on X, without providing more details.Local media said that he had
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All Blacks lose Proctor to fractured shoulder on South Africa tour
CAPE TOWN, Aug 9 : New Zealand centre Billy Proctor will return home from his side’s tour of South Africa after scans revealed a fractured shoulder sustained in the 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday.Proctor looked uncomfortable as he left the field after being injured in a clear-out at a
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