Author: Lizzie Gray

An ambitious Red Bull project to produce its own engine in-house, something only Ferrari does in Formula 1, is starting to take shape. Their main target is rival Mercedes: because they are the only ones who also own their engine plant in England, Red Bull is investing heavily to attract its employees. On Mercedes’ side, coach Toto Wolff raised suspicions that Red Bull was spreading secrets from current partner Honda, who would leave the rating at the end of 2022.The race against time is for Red Bull to have the chassis to build its own engine from 2025, when the…

London May 15, 2021 (AFP) – Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in its 137-year history, beating Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday, in the final match at Wembley Stadium, attended by 22,000 spectators. The goal that secured the unprecedented title for “The Foxes” was scored by Belgian midfielder Yuri Tilmans, in the 63rd minute, after a powerful shot from outside the area. Chelsea could have forced extra time when defender Wes Morgan scored in the minute before the end of the match, but the referee ended up canceling play after the video assistant referee’s review, referring to the…

The Bolsa Atleta beneficiary list, which this year reached the highest mark in the history of the program, has already appeared, with 7,197 athletes benefiting from Olympic and Paralympic sports in the 2020/2021 notice. Estimated annual investment is R $ 97.6 million. The list will be published in the Official Gazette (DOU) for this Thursday (13). According to the Federal Government, 7,529 applications were received, and 95.6 per cent of this total were approved, of which 4,121 were men and 3,076 were women. The Minister of Citizenship, João Roma, highlighted the importance of the government in promoting national sport. The…

The classic Fla x Flu game will determine who will be the champion of Rio de Janeiro in 2021. The first match in the final will take place on Saturday (15), 9:05 PM (Brasilia time), in the Maracana. The second match for the decision will be at the end of the other week, on Day 22. In a 180-minute duel, whoever wins the title wins the best score on the overall scoreboard. In the event of a tie, the cup will be played by penalties. In this first game, fans will not be present due to the restrictive measures in…

The British government, which is preparing to apply doses to all adults by the end of July, said that Britain has offered everyone over fifty a first dose of vaccines against Covid-19 and began on Tuesday (13) vaccination with the Moderna vaccine. Britain has had one of the fastest vaccine launches in the world, second only to Israel in terms of the percentage of its population that received at least one dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. The British government said it had already provided at least one dose for priority groups 1 through 9, which includes all adults over…

Formula 1 confirmed a series of changes to the calendar for upcoming races, starting with the postponement of the Turkish Grand Prix, which had been scheduled for June 13. With the country entering the red list of the United Kingdom due to the increase in coronavirus cases, this made the test useless and had a ripple effect: the French Grand Prix advanced by a week, and now it will happen on June 20, and two. General practitioners will be held in Austria this coming weekend.All this maneuver has a clear goal: to keep the forecast of the calendar of 23…

One Hundred® is organizing the world’s first Mountain Trail Artificial Race World Championship. The pioneering and innovative event will take place simultaneously in several countries, with the participation of athletes passionate about this sport. The race will take place on June 25, 26 and 27 on a track simulating the Dolomites in the Italian Alps, which will host the One Hundred®️ World Series. There will be shield and trophies for the best of times. The interested party must register with the site www.onehundred.run From May 22, but pre-registration is now open, at 40% off. To host the Artificial Mountain Trail…

Lisbon, May 13, 2021 (AFP) – The Portuguese government said on Thursday that the decision to lift travel restrictions imposed on British tourists to Portugal, especially those expected to attend the Champions League final in Porto, has not been taken yet. “No decision has been taken,” Mariana Vieira da Silva, a spokesman for the executive authority, said after the cabinet meeting. “Work is underway on flights from the United Kingdom, and once a decision is made, it will be informed,” he added.Flights with Britain were suspended in January due to the spread of the pandemic, which is favored by the…

The joint bid of Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World Cup today (13) won one of the main assets behind the scenes of UEFA: the formalization of Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, as the stage for the 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League Final, between Manchester City and Chelsea, on the 29th May.Initially scheduled at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, the decision of the largest club competition in Europe changed its direction due to travel restrictions between the UK and Turkey. Both club delegations as well as fans in England will be required to comply with a ten-day quarantine.Among the political…

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said today, Wednesday, that Liverpool may not allow its players to travel to their national team’s matches abroad later this month if they are to remain in quarantine for ten days upon their return to England. Brazilians Alison Baker, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Portuguese striker Diogo Jota can spend ten days in isolation returning from countries on the “red list” of the Covid-19 virus to the United Kingdom. FIFA said clubs could refuse to release players if they were asked to spend more than five days in quarantine on their way home. “I understand the need…