Interrupted races: the rules evolve

The Grand Prix Commission has made changes to make the rules surrounding race interruptions clearer The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Paul Duparc (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in an electronic meeting held on 18th. December 2018 made the following decision: Sporting Regulations - Effective Immediately Race Classification and Eligibility to Restart After an Interrupted Race In order to avoid any misunderstandings by Teams, Riders, Broadcasters and other Media, the Grand Prix Commission has modified the regulations to further clarify existing rules. Classification of an Interrupted Race – Additional Rules in Bold Text If the Race Director decides to interrupt a race at any point from the start of the warm up lap onwards, then red flags will

Group stage deemed a success by FIFA and LOC

Group stage deemed a success by FIFA and LOC

After ten days and 12 matches played, the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 came to its first rest day, when representatives from FIFA and the Local Organising Committee provided the media with a wrap-up of the group stage.  FIFA Chief Competitions & Events Officer Colin Smith and Local Organising Committee CEO Alexey Sorokin discussed the operational aspects of the competition and were followed by FIFA Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, who offered insight on one of the milestone features of the 2017 edition: the use of VAR (video assistant referees). A few highlight figures from the group stage were presented: 34 goals scored (2.8 goals on average)... FIFA.com - News