sâmbătă, 23 iulie 2016

Rosberg reigns in the chaos of Hungaroring

The German driver Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) has achieved pole position after setting the fastest time in a rugged qualifying session of the Hungarian Grand Prix, eleventh round of the World Championship calendar Formula 1 Championship in the Circuit of Hungaroring, while Spanish Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Fernando Alonso (McLaren) will sixth and seventh respectively after a shootout in which four red flags were given.

The championship leader will start on the front row with his teammate, Lewis Hamilton -a single point in the championship -, preceding a second row with Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Dutchman Max Verstappen, while German Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) will start fifth.

The session was marked by constant stoppages that prevented shooting regularly on the route of Mogyoród. The heavy rain forced a delay in the start twenty minutes after evaluation the danger on the track, flooded by the rain that was falling in large quantities and that hindered the circulation even with extreme wet tires.

At 1420 hours the pilots started rolling, but not for long. With 13 minutes to finish the Q1, a terrible downpour sent cars to garages, a halt to the Fernando Alonso came third and Carlos Sainz sixteenth, with Mercedes in the 20 and 21 positions.

Fifteen minutes later, the session resumed but only for four minutes; the Swede Marcus Ericsson car (Sauber) was going to the grass and crashed into the barriers, without consequences. It took another ten minutes for participants to go out again unto track.

The session, however, was doomed to have no continuity. Felipe Massa (Williams) had on the wall just three minutes later, carrying intermediate tires, and again the red flag waving in the Hungarian track.

A new Indonesian Rio Haryanto accident (Manor) led the umpteenth red flag with just over a minute to go; no time to conclude, British Jolyon Palmer (Renault), Massa, Danish Kevin Magnussen (Renault), Ericsson, Germany's Pascal Wehrlein (Manor) and Haryanto resulted eliminated. In total, more than one hour and a quarter late, with Alonso third.

TRUCE IN Q2

Time then began to give a truce. As the sun rose at the Hungaroring, the Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) signed the first reference time with the Mercedes lurking. Against all odds, the Spaniard began to make great lap times, finishing with the fourth fastest time and demonstrating the good performance of his McLaren in changing conditions.

Q3 also passed Sainz, ninth, while the reigning world champion, Hamilton, was tenth and was saved by thousandths of being eliminated. Outside the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen fourteenth stayed.

The triple world champion made no mistake in the final round, in which he set a 1: 20.108 that was unattainable until the arrival of his companion, who with a time of 1: 19,965 took pole. Beside him in the front row will teammate.

Alonso spun on the last lap prevented him from improving positions, and finally depart seventh leading the fourth line. Meanwhile, the Spaniard Sainz start the race from the sixth position.

Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out for the European Super Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo , player of Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, confirmed that he will return to training with his club on August 10, so it is discarded to contest the European Super Cup against Sevilla to be held the day before in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.

Ronaldo, who is visiting his hometown Funchal, he told reporters he will train with fellow Real Madrid on August 10, as it is in phase recovery of the knee injury that occurred with the selection of Portugal in the European Championship final against France on July 10.

The Real Madrid star also spoke about the chances of achieving his fourth Golden Ball.

"I'm not obsessed with it, although it is true that I am in a good position because I won the Champions League and Euro" confessed the Madeiran.

"It is true that 2016 was the most important year of my career in relation to harvested titles," delved Ronaldo, who visited the new facilities in Funchal museum about his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo landed yesterday in the capital of the Madeira archipelago to open the first hotel brand, Pestana CR7 Funchal.

Before the ceremony, the regional president of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, announced that Ronaldo will name the Funchal airport.

So Madeira International Airport, one of the busiest in Portugal, will be renamed "Cristiano Ronaldo".

Golden Ball winner 2008, 2013 and 2014, Ronaldo was born 31 years ago in the humble neighborhood of Santo António in Funchal, capital of Madeira island, in a harsh socioeconomic environment.

The player, whose father died of alcohol problems, lived in Funchal until age 12, when he joined Sporting Lisbon after playing in the Andorinha and Nacional Madeira.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the youngest of four brothers and son of Dolores Aveiro, has been an ambassador of its region and in the celebrations of Euro, carried the flag of the Archipelago as a gesture of recognition to his homeland.

Manchester United falls thrashed in their first game of Chinese tour

Manchester United 's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho began disappointingly his tour of China, falling 1-4 in a friendly with the German Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai Stadium.

In a meeting chaired by intense heat and stifling humidity, which forced the referee to order breaks in half each time for players hidrataran- the "reds" They showed that their machinery is not yet tuned, compared with Borussia more matured already has six preseason games.

The Spanish German origin Gonzalo Castro scored the first (M.20) and the fourth goal (m.86) of Dortmund, while the second was a penalty materialized the great scorer Rhenish club last season, the Gabonese Aubameyang ( M.36); the third was the young French promise Dembele (m.57), in a spectacular play where he outwitted two defenders.

The Armenian Mkhitaryan (m.59), a pass from Mata, scored against his former team the goal of honor for United, which meant the momentary 1-3.

Mourinho now must face another tough match against their celestial neighbours, the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola , on Monday 25 at the Olympic Stadium in Beijing.

Today was the first against a rival major for Mourinho, who had already made his debut on the bench of Manchester with an easy win against Wigan, although the always controversial technical Portuguese had taken iron mourning today ensuring that Dortmund, German current runner-up, was "not important" in this early stage of preseason.

The friendly today and Monday are part of the International Champions Club, a summer tournament with 17 top European clubs tournament in four continents (several European and Asian countries, the United States and Australia ).

The "reds" attended the meeting with important absences, including those of his captains Rooney and Carrick, while one of the most media signings for next season, the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic , even traveled to the Asian tour, Mourinho expressed decision.

Thus the starting lineup Mourinho saw the following players: Johnstone, Valencia , Jones, Bailly, Shaw, Herrera , Blind, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Depay. Then came Romero, McNair, Rashford, Red, Young, Januzzai and Pereira.

Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, formed with: Weidenfeller; Paßlack, Papastathopoulos, Bender, Schmelzer, Rode, Castro, Dembele, Kagawa, Ramos and Aubameyang. They also played Hober, Merino , Marc Bartra , Larssen, Pulisic, Mor Emre Sahin and Dzenis Burnic.

marți, 19 iulie 2016

FRF reacts after Reghecampf defied Christoph Daum

Romanian Football Federation took a harsh reaction after Laurentiu Reghecampf declined to discuss the selector Christoph Daum in the match between Steaua and Concordia Chiajna League Cup.

Councillor federal Andrei Vochin said that Reghecampf demonstrated that lacks education when Daum where it left to wait for minutes on end, although he wished to discuss with him. "It was just a first contact, no discussion about 4-4-2, or physical qualities or do not know the motive of whose player. Let's go out there and pretend not see a man who is someone the history of football worldwide. you could even say hello, get them your phone number and will arrange a meeting somewhere where you could talk quieter. but it depends on the individual, the education of everyone. it's his job as he builds life and career. There are things to elementary education. especially one that's new in your country, what's guest, "said Vochin T Dolce Sport.

Laurentiu Reghecampf criticized Christoph Daum since arrival in Romania, saying that FRF brought "a coach on the terrace". Also Reghecampf ignored Daum Sunday evening, although he was waiting to talk. In response, Daum Monday released a final call for dialogue with the desire to have a better relationship with Laurentiu Reghecampf. Christoph Daum wants to keep in touch with all the coaches in Ligue 1 in order to know how quickly players he has in mind for team national . So far, Daum discussed with Sumudica Marius, Vasile Miriam AND Emil Sandoi. Reghecampf is the only one who refused the German coach.

Mario Camora, convening the Romanian national team: Rat should quit

The defender Portuguese Mario Camora gave the latest details about convening team national of Romania.

The player's CFR Cluj confirmed discussions with Christoph Daum for naturalization and said that can evolve with Montenegro on September 4. Also, Camora asserted that Razvan Rat should withdraw from the Romanian national team. "basically, play on September 4 with Montenegro. We have to wait completing the bureaucratic process, that's all. Fedratia began discussions about naturalization my first speaking with people at CFR Cluj.

Now we just need a Government decision to become, until August, Romanian citizen. Christoph Daum said he wanted a stronger national, even if it involves the naturalization of players after the model of other selected. I want for the position of left fullback. At the Euro, there has played Razvan Rat, but it's already old, is 35 years old and should leave national, "he said Camora quoted by Digi Sport. aged 29, Mario Camora evolves in Romania for 5 years and can be naturalized.

Camora impressed by constantly shown in the left lane of defense and good developments brought to the attention of Steaua's Dinamo . lately discussed about the possibility naturalization of players foreigners.

Kehinde Fatai and William de Amorim received Romanian citizenship, but they never got to evolve national team.

Reghecampf angry a top player from Steaua: Let him go, bring someone else

Laurentiu Reghecampf expressed his frustration that the midfielder Algerian Jugurtha Hamrouni said he wants to leave the Star .

After learning this, Reghecampf said he can not work with such a player, because of the risk to invent injuries or not give everything out on the field. "do not stand at the stadium to make police, I feel like telling me that I did not go. I don't agreed to go Chipciu and Varela and everyone who made ​​good deals. I have nothing to do when we have players unhappy. Tomorrow comes and tells me that it hurts your back, as it hurts knee. what do you beat him? I like. I players who will sit at Steaua. If they have good deals, go and bring in their place even players that want to play here, " said Reghecampf to Digi Sport.