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JAKARTA, June 27 (Xinhua): Tim Gasjer (pic) from Team HRC won first place at the 2022 motorcross world championship Grand Prix (MXGP) of Indonesia held at Sumbawa Island, Indonesia over the weekend. The Slovenian rider was the fastest at the brand-new venue of the Samota Rocket Motor Circuit with 50 points, ahead of Red Bull Gasgas Factory's Jorge Prado with 44 points and Ruben Fernandez from Honda 114 Motorsports with 38 points. Romain Febvre of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Glenn Coldenhoff of the Yamaha Factory finished in fourth and fifth. "I was enjoying all the weekend; the track was super nice. Overall, I am super happy, going one-one in the races. "Thanks to my team, we have been working super hard to get back in good shape," said Gajser. Meanwhile, the MX2 lightweight was won by Tom Vialle of KTM Factory, with Simon Langenfelder of GasGas Factory and Thibault Benistant of Yamaha Factory in second and third places. The 1.7km long Samota Circuit with 18 bends and 11 … [Read more...] about Slovenian rider Tim Gasjer of Team HRC wins 2022 motorcross world championship Grand Prix (MXGP) of Indonesia

Formula One has plenty to discuss after a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend that raised questions about the race’s continued presence on the calendar. An attack on an oil storage facility near the track by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group last Friday cast doubt on Sunday’s race, with drivers meeting for more than four hours to consider their stance. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP The sport eventually decided collectively to carry on after receiving security assurances from Saudi authorities. While Sunday served up a riveting floodlit spectacle around the thrilling Jeddah Corniche track, there was acknowledgement that Formula One needed to assess its newest fixture. “I don’t want to go too much into details on this subject now, but it’s definitely a discussion that we should have after this race, once everything calms down,” said Ferrari’s championship leader Charles Leclerc. “I think after this weekend, all the drivers also … [Read more...] about Formula One Set for Talks After Eventful Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Weekend

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are expecting their first baby. The actress took to Instagram and surprised fans by announcing that she is pregnant. The news has left her parents, Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, beaming with joy. The director and the actress are looking forward to taking on their new roles — of being grandparents. Speaking with ETimes, Mahesh Bhatt said, “Ah, my baby is going to have a baby! I am so happy for Ranbir and Alia. May our ‘tribe’ increase. And now I have to prepare for the most important role of my life: The role of a Grandfather. This is going to be a grand debut.” On the other hand, Soni Razdan told IndiaToday.in that she is feeling a sense of overwhelmed knowing that her daughter is expecting her first child. “We are simply overjoyed and over the moon with happiness. Both for the soon-to-be parents as well as for the whole family. There is nothing more profound, more joyful and more significant in life than having a child and bringing another being into … [Read more...] about Alia Bhatt Pregnant: Mahesh Bhatt Prepares For ‘Grand Debut’ As Granddad, Soni Razdan Feels Overwhelming

Charles Leclerc has long been touted as a Formula One world champion in the making and the Ferrari driver has emerged as the man to beat this season after a dominant victory in Melbourne. The 24-year-old from Monaco blew away his rivals at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix at a revamped Albert Park, starting from pole and taking the chequered flag by more than 20 seconds from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. The 2022 campaign is just three races old, but the pace and reliability of Leclerc’s Ferrari — coupled with Max Verstappen’s problems at Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton’s travails at Mercedes — have seen him emerge as early favourite to win a maiden drivers’ title. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP Leclerc and Ferrari will have extra motivation, but also pressure, to ram home their advantage in the next race on April 24 because it takes place at Imola in front of their passionate home fans. Leclerc sits 34 points clear in the standings after his … [Read more...] about Charles Leclerc the Man to Beat After Australian Grand Prix Masterclass

World champion Max Verstappen complained that his weekend had been “terrible” despite qualifying second for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, saying he did not feel comfortable in his Red Bull. The Dutchman looked like taking pole for the race at Albert Park before Ferrari title rival Charles Leclerc struck at the death to edge him by 0.286 secs in an action-packed session. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP Verstappen, who won in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, said he had struggled with car problems since arriving in Melbourne for the third race of the campaign. “It’s been terrible for me the whole weekend so far. Just not a good balance all the time, chasing something and I never felt comfortable for one lap except the long runs,” he said. “It’s been a big struggle. Clearly we didn’t seem to fix it even in qualifying. It just doesn’t give you confidence to push. It’s not great to be honest.” The 24-year-old was also unhappy that … [Read more...] about ‘Terrible’: Max Verstappen Unhappy Despite Making Australian GP Front Row

My childhood sporting memories are crystal clear. No, I don’t mean winning the bean bag race in primary school or scoring my first 50 on the cricket pitch. I’m talking about those captivating, inspiring and majestic moments that I watched on free-to-air television. The ones that were mesmerising and still live on in the deep recesses of my brain, etched there, like some kind of beautiful slow motion sporting montage. I remember World Cup USA ’94. Diana Ross missing a penalty in the opening ceremony, Baggio missing the deciding one in the final, Romario, Bebeto, et al – and the little sticker book I had to write all of the results in (and still have tucked away in a box in my spare room). I remember the Grand National in 1996. The excitement of heading home to watch it after I’d been to see Toy Story at the cinema for a friend’s birthday party. Mum and dad had recorded it on VHS so we could all watch it together – and the horse we’d picked won. I remember Atlanta … [Read more...] about As a TV presenter, I know the secret to Wimbledon

A long-simmering dispute between San Francisco’s Catholic leaders and the city’s elected officials escalated Friday when a Bay Area archbishop took the extraordinary step of barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over her support for abortion access. The move, occurring just as the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade, underscores deep divisions among Catholics over the issue. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone told Pelosi in a letter Thursday that she had not offered “an accommodation to my many requests to speak with you again since you vowed to codify the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in federal law” after a Texas law effectively banning most abortions took effect last year. Cordileone said he had written to Pelosi in April warning her that he was prepared to bar her from receiving Communion. “As you have not publicly repudiated your position on abortion, and continue to refer to your Catholic faith in justifying your position and … [Read more...] about San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance

Nearly a month after objecting to electoral votes cast for President Biden, Rep. Mike Garcia wanted to clear the air. In a lengthy Jan. 30 op-ed in a local newspaper, the Santa Clarita Republican and former Navy fighter jet pilot denounced the blowback on social media that branded him “a seditionist, a traitor, or even worse.” Roughly 150 miles to the north, Rep. David Valadao also had some explaining to do after voting to impeach President Trump for his part in inciting the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. He, like Garcia, was disparaged by some constituents as a traitor. Two votes in Congress in successive weeks — one to certify Biden’s election and another to impeach the president — snared the two California Republicans into the pitched battle over the future of their party: whether the GOP will demand allegiance to Trump or break from his influence. On one side sits Garcia and the majority of House Republicans, who on Jan. 6 aligned with Trump in rejecting the will of the … [Read more...] about For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: Backlash

Recent investigative reports ( The Indian Express , June 19-22, 2022) bring to light proposals for deletions and changes to school textbooks across the board. The aim, purportedly, is to reduce the load on school students who have suffered a loss of learning due to extended shutdowns during the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, the changes made in the history textbooks specifically target certain areas of India’s past and will result in an ideological shift in history teaching at the school level. Curricular changes The Government is currently undertaking a series of curricular changes. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports recently tabled its Report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Text books (November 30, 2021). The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is already in the process of formulating the new National Curricular Framework, which will direct the syllabi of central and State … [Read more...] about Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India

“Major Iqbal”, believed to be an Inter-Services Intelligence officer, had asked Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana about the progress made on the Mumbai terror plot, the Federal Bureau of Investigation testified before a court in Chicago, in another pointer to the involvement of Pakistan’s intelligence agency in the attacks. “Major Iqbal” had telephonic talk with Rana and another co-accused in the Mumbai attacks David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American, and exchanged emails with them, five FBI agents testified during Rana’s trial in the court hearing the 26/11 case. In an email of July 7, 2008, “Major Iqbal” asked Rana if there was any “progress made on the project”. Prosecutors said he was seeking an update on the preparations for the 26/11 attacks. Defence attorneys, however, argued that any discussion “Major Iqbal” had with Rana was focussed on their plans to work as partners in Rana’s immigration business. In his deposition, Headley, an LeT operative, had said … [Read more...] about ‘Major Iqbal’ kept in touch with Rana on 26/11 plot progress: FBI