Tag: qualifying
Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for 2026 race
FILE – A wave of runners start the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File) BOSTON— Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world’s oldest annual marathon,…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver’s F1 qualifying struggles analysed ahead of key Azerbaijan and Singapore challenges | F1 News
Despite having 36 more pole positions than any other driver in the history of Formula 1, qualifying has undoubtedly been Lewis Hamilton’s Achilles heel this season. The seven-time world champion is down 12-4 to team-mate George Russell in Qualifying, while the younger Mercedes driver also holds a 2-1 edge in Sprint Qualifying. Russell is a…
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Japan coach slams Bahrain fans after World Cup qualifying rout
Japan’s coach Hajime Moriyasu reacts during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Bahrain and Japan at Bahrain National Stadium in Manama on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu hit out at Bahrain fans for trying to distract his players with laser pointers and booing…
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Women’s Champions League: Arsenal, Man City, Celtic discover round-two qualifying opponents | Football News
Arsenal, Man City and Celtic discovered their Women’s Champions League qualifying round two opponents on Monday, with all three set to play the first legs away from home. Jonas Eidevall’s Gunners – who beat Rangers and Rosenborg to reach this stage of the tournament – will face BK Hacken of Sweden, who reached the quarter-finals…
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Alex Eala loses US Open qualifying final round match
FILE–Filipino tennis player Alex Eala ahead of her US Open women’s qualifying campaign. –ALEX EALA INSTAGRAM MANILA, Philippines — The women’s Grand Slam main draw remained elusive for Alex Eala after bowing out in the final round of the 2024 US Open qualifiers. Eala couldn’t sustain her strong start as she fell to Elena-Gabriela Ruse…
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Heather Watson out of US Open qualifying as Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki progress to final round | Tennis News
Heather Watson’s hopes of appearing in the US Open this year ended in qualifying. She lost in straight sets to second seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who beat Watson 6-1 6-4 on Wednesday. However, British players Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki both reached the final round of qualifying. Image: Sonay Kartal has been in impressive form British…
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St Mirren thrash Valur to reach UEFA Conference League third round qualifying as Kilmarnock lose to Cercle Brugge | Football News
St Mirren celebrated European football in Paisley for the first time in 37 years with a convincing 4-1 win over Valur to book their place in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round. Following a goalless draw in the first leg of the second-round tie in Reykjavik last week, Stephen Robinson’s side showed their mettle…
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Austrian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton laments ‘pretty disastrous’ Sprint Qualifying for Mercedes | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton lamented his performance in Sprint Qualifying after putting his Mercedes car sixth for Saturday morning’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had an off-track moment in SQ1, had to battle with traffic ahead of him, and then finished over half a second behind Sprint polesitter Max Verstappen in the…
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Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris challenge for pole | F1 News
Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole for Saturday morning’s Sprint race at the Austrian GP as F1 2024’s top two continued their increasingly close battle for supremacy in F1. Verstappen topped all three segments of Sprint Qualifying, the first two from Mercedes’ George Russell, at his team’s home Red Bull Ring but was pushed…
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