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Super Trofeo Esports: Porco leads final quartet to The Real Race finale

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Sometimes, just often, we can all get a small presumptuous, or indeed forgetful. Sure, I ’twas the fool a person week back composing about Miatto’s victory in Spain as if it was his closing chance to qualify for The Actual Race: Super Trofeo Esports grand finale at the conclude of July. Make it possible for me to accurate myself. 

The fourth and absolutely, definitely, ultimate tour would see the Super Trofeo grid head to Spa-Francorchamps. A very last probability saloon was open up to a lot of who had failed to make the top four in any of the prior encounters, main among the them Marcin Swiderek who endured a torrid time previous outing.

With plenty of overtaking opportunities but lots of peril success about this circuit demanded bravery as a great deal as pace. Who would occur out on leading?

Qualifying 

Swiderek would, yet all over again, explore issues making an attempt to translate his pre-qualifying speed into a sizzling lap on the working day. The Pole would begin 10 positions down from exactly where he would like to be hovering on the edge of the leading ten.

Leading from the entrance was William Pisano who arrived seeded third – unfancied Leonardo Porco sewing upset as joined his countryman on the front row. 

Michele Perrella arrived to the chequered flag sixth in Spain. He commenced from the much more rewarding third place this time all around, beating out the person who completed guiding him on that similar day – Lorenzo Magnani.

Also of observe, Leonardo Grigis had returned for a person extra try. Thirteenth may nicely have been the omen he was on the lookout to stay clear of considering his past luck. 

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To be fair, at the fourth time of inquiring, Grigis could not have questioned for

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Carlos Alcaraz leads exciting new tennis generation

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts to winning the U.S. Open men’s title with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 victory over Casper Ruud of Norway. Alcaraz moved up to No. 1 in the world with the win.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts to winning the U.S. Open men’s title with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 victory over Casper Ruud of Norway. Alcaraz moved up to No. 1 in the world with the win.


Charles Krupa

AP

No need to worry, tennis fans. The future of the sport is in exceptional hands.

The 2022 U.S. Open started with a much-deserved, star-studded farewell to legend Serena Williams, who showed up to her goodbye party dressed as only she can – in a glittery figure skating-inspired tennis dress and custom sneakers emblazoned with 400 hand-set diamonds with the words “Queen” and “Mama” embroidered on solid gold shoelace tags.

Williams’ three matches drew 80,000 spectators as everyone wanted to get a final look at one of the greatest athletes of all time. There was a sense of sadness when she walked off the court for almost certainly the last time after a third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic.

But by the final weekend of the tournament, 19-year-old Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz had cemented his place as “The Next Big Thing” in tennis, and it was abundantly clear that there will be a handful of exciting players to watch after Serena, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are gone.

Time will tell whether the new generation will dominate as those four did – 20 of the past 23 men’s major titles were won by Federer, Nadal and Djokovic – but it should be a fun ride.

The electrifying Alcaraz, a “generational talent” in the words of John McEnroe, on Monday became the youngest world No. 1 since the ATP rankings were created nearly 50 years ago. He possesses a rare blend of power, speed, finesse, variety and composure that belie his youth. His point construction is superb, his drop shots daring

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Cooper Kupp leads Rams to title

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Cooper Kupp was about the only possibility the Los Angeles Rams had on offense at the end of Super Bowl LVI. As it turned out, he’s the only a person they essential.

Kupp scored a 1-yard landing with 1:25 remaining to cap a extraordinary drive in which he also converted a fourth-down try with a run, caught a several huge passes and drew two key defensive penalties.

The NFL Offensive Player of the 12 months throughout the regular period, Kupp experienced a historic marketing campaign. And he was the major purpose the Rams defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win the Tremendous Bowl. Kupp ended with 8 catches, 92 yards and two touchdowns and was named Super Bowl MVP.

Kupp’s greatest perform was not the closing touchdown but a 7-yard operate on fourth-and-1 from the Rams’ 30-yard line. That held the push going when the Rams’ offense was sputtering. Kupp drew a keeping penalty afterwards in the generate that was just as large, and a large amount a lot more controversial.

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Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson was called for holding on Kupp on a third-down incompletion. The call saved the Rams, who bought a first down at the Bengals’ 4-yard line with less than two minutes to play. It was really hard to say Wilson did more than enough to earn the penalty, but the flag was thrown anyway.

Kupp experienced a landing taken off the board due to offsetting penalties, but on the next play there was one more defensive penalty on a Bengal trying to guard Kupp, this one particular on Eli Apple. Kupp scored two plays immediately after that.

The Bengals arrived at midfield but with 39 seconds

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Lia Thomas controversy leads women’s sports advocates to discuss out from NCAA: ‘It’s about fairness’

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Women’s sporting activities advocates are speaking out in opposition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its procedures on transgender scholar athlete participation forward of the NCAA Championships this March, warning that the potential of women’s sporting activities is in threat if transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania is authorized to maintain competing on the women’s crew.

The Ivy League and University of Pennsylvania each produced statements last 7 days defending Thomas, who has been shattering documents in women’s swimming ever considering that she was authorized to switch from the men’s to the women’s team under NCAA regulations after undergoing testosterone suppression therapy.

LIA THOMAS CONTROVERSY: NCAA SILENT AMID MOUNTING CRITICISM Above TRANGENDER ATHLETE Policy

Moms and dads who had been outraged at the NCAA for allowing University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to contend and dominate in women’s competitions wrote a letter to the school athletics governing system demanding a rule improve.
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In contrast to Penn and the Ivy League, the NCAA has still to weigh in on mounting criticism in excess of its transgender athlete coverage that critics argue threatens the incredibly long term of women’s athletics.

“It’s about fairness in women’s sports activities,” Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and chief govt of the advocacy group Winner Women of all ages, advised Fox News Digital in a phone job interview Wednesday. 

“The competitive edge that Lia Thomas has is a number of periods in excess of the aggressive benefit that the most doped-up East German girls had,” she stated. “The most doped-up East German females that I’ve competed versus, at most, have been just a tiny bit better than we have been. Nevertheless, they were being hardly

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