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Sports Desk, Jul 22 (EFE).- Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole position Saturday in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, a race he has won eight times. The 38-year-old Briton beat out reigning two-time champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) by just 0.003 seconds to claim a record-extending...
Sports Desk, Jul 22 (EFE).- The United States and Japan cruised to victory in their opening matches at the Fifa Women’s World Cup on Saturday, while European champions England and Denmark eked out 1-0 wins as they began their own campaigns. Sophia Smith played a starring role for the tournament...
Miami, US, July 21 (EFE).- Lionel Messi made a dream debut at Inter Miami on Friday by netting the winning goal in his team’s 2-1 win against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup opener. Inter Miami CF player Argentine Lionel Messi celebrates his goal during the Soccer Leagues Cup match...
Sports Desk, Jul 21 (EFE).- Kylian Mbappe will not be part of the Paris Saint-Germain squad for a preseason tour of Japan and South Korea, the Ligue 1 club said Friday. New manager Luis Enrique Martinez’s 29-man roster includes all six of the team’s summer signings as well as 16-year-old...
By Guillermo Azabal Los Angeles, Jul 20 (EFE).- Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry said ahead of the streaming release of a career documentary that the sole reason he continues to play basketball at age 35 is to pursue another NBA title. «A fifth championship, that’s why you play the...
By Manuel Sanchez Gomez London, Jul 17 (EFE).- Spanish world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is taking a bit of time to celebrate after defeating Serbian great Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and capturing his second Grand Slam title. But he also says he has room to grow as a...
Miami, Jul 17 (EFE) – Inter Miami unveiled soccer legend Lionel Messi and former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets to a sold-out crowd of 20,000 despite storms and heavy rain. During Sunday’s event, which started a couple of hours later than expected, English ex-footballer David Beckham and one of the club’s...
London, Jul 16 (EFE).- Carlos Alcaraz said Sunday was going to be the best day of his young life and it was. The 20-year-old Spaniard prevailed 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 over reigning champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title. Since his father first put a racket...
Sports Desk, Jul 15 (EFE).- Seven-time Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi signed Saturday with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer (MLS), initiating the next stage in a career that has seen him lift 43 trophies, including the World Cup. «I’m very excited to start this next step in my career...
London, Jul 15 (EFE).- Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur’s aspirations to become the first Arab or African woman to win a Grand Slam suffered another setback Saturday as the world No. 2 lost the Wimbledon ladies final 6-4, 6-4 to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. Ranked 42nd in the world, the...
By Ginés Muñoz Barcelona, Jul 14 (EFE).- Former Barça and Spain captain Gerard Piqué said Friday in an exclusive interview with EFE that 2024 will be a year of expansion for the Kings League — a revolutionary soccer tournament that has taken social media by storm — with new competitions...
London, Jul 14 (EFE).- Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz both cruised to convincing victories on Friday to set-up a dream Wimbledon men’s singles final. Those two players were the clear favorites in their respective halves of the draw and have shown few chinks in their...
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