Commenting on Chantra’s triumph, Alberto Puig, Director of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup, said, “It was an incredible end to the season. In these tricky conditions you never know what will happen and Chantra understood the situation very well to take an incredible victory. Overall, he was the fastest rider of the season so he deserves the title. We congratulate him and his assistant on winning this Championship!” Source link
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David Ortiz Hopes To Retire A Champion Like These 12 Athletes
Share this: When the Boston Red Sox begin their hunt for another World Series title on Thursday, designated hitter David Ortiz will be looking to join some pretty illustrious company. Big Papi, who officially will be retired after the playoffs, hopes to live out every athlete’s dream of winning a championship in their final season. But he wouldn’t be the first prominent athlete to go out on top. Ortiz’s quest for a fourth and final World Series ring got us thinking about what other famous athletes were able to finish their careers as champions. Here’s a look back at other athletes who were able to win it all in their final season. Click to see 12 athletes who retired as champions>> Thumbnail photo via David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports ImagesStory photo
Some Yankees Fans Want To Moon David Ortiz During Final Game In New York
Share this: If you thought New York Yankees fans’ send-off for David Ortiz would be like the one Boston Red Sox fans gave Derek Jeter in his final regular-season away game in the rivalry, think again. Well, to be fair, we still don’t know what Yankees fans will do when Big Papi shows up to Yankee Stadium on Sept. 29, but it appears some New York supporters hope to show Ortiz their bare backsides. Yes, you read that right. Some Yankees fans hope to moon Ortiz when he plays his final away game in the storied rivalry, and they even made a website to show just how serious they are. “If ten people Moon Big Papi, they’ll be arrested,” the website says. “If ten thousand people
David Ortiz Gets Fenway Park Curtain Call After Another Historic Homer
Share this: BOSTON — Career-defining Milestones have become a daily occurrence for David Ortiz. The Red Sox’s designated hitter, if you’ll recall, passed Jimmie Foxx on Major League Baseball’s all-time list with a clutch home run Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. On Monday, Ortiz continued his historic climb. In the sixth inning of Boston’s contest against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park, the 40-year-old slugger deposited a 1-0 offering from pitcher Oliver Drake deep into the right field bleachers. The blast was Ortiz’s 33rd of the season and 536th of his career, tying him with New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle for 17th on Major League Baseball’s all-time home runs list. The Fenway Faithful knew it, too, chanting Big Papi’s name until he
RFME Copa de España: Flat Track back in Barcelona
Oliver Brindley (Kawasaki Noyes Camp) won't be traveling to the Canudas Ranch to defend his fifth position in the general classification. The Brit injured himself in the final in Madrid and will come back to competition in the final date of the British dirt track championship (DTRA), which is also set to see lights out this weekend. Gerard Bailo (Suzuki Catala), Adrian Garin (Alonso Racing Team), Guillermo Cano (ESR Bikes), Jordi Casas (Racing 19) and Josep Piedra (Berga Offroad) are the men behind him in the standings as they stand, completing the top ten. Source link
Neymar’s Brazil to face Germany in Olympic final
Nigeria 0-2 GermanySao PauloHorst Hrubesch's Germany side ensured European representation in the gold-medal match with a goal in either half of Wednesday's second semi-final. Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann made it advantage Germany by converting Max Meyer's ninth-minute cross at the end of a sweeping move. Substitute Nils Petersen later removed any doubt about the outcome at the Arena Corinthians, angling home the 89th-minute clincher following Davie Selke's cross-shot. It put the seal on a clinical German performance.Brazil 6-0 HondurasRio de JaneiroTwo Neymar goals bookended an emphatic Brazilian success. The forward g... UEFA.com - News
Emotional Alex Rodriguez Announces His Final Game With Yankees Will Be Friday
Alex Rodriguez’s playing days with the New York Yankees soon will be over. The Yankees announced Sunday that the third baseman/designated hitter will play his final game with New York on Friday at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays. After that game, Rodriguez will be unconditionally released from his player’s contract and sign with the team through Dec. 31, 2017 to be an advisor and instructor. “After spending several days discussing this plan with Alex, I am pleased that he will remain a part of our organization moving forward and transition into a role in which I know he can flourish,” Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner s... NESN.com