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TimesLIVE
4 days ago
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Bernie Ecclestone makes first ever F1 podium appearance at age 94
Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One supremo who rarely stayed to watch races beyond halfway when he was in charge, made his first grand prix podium appearance at the age of 94 in Austria on Sunday. The Briton was present at the Red Bull Ring to hand out a medal on behalf of the president of the governing FIA Mohammed Ben Sulayem to McLaren's race winner Lando Norris. Norris hopped off the top step of the podium so that he would be standing at the same level as his diminutive compatriot. 'I think it's nice that the president gives a personal congratulations to the winning competitor,' said Ecclestone, who ran the commercial side of the sport for about 40 years until being ousted in 2017. 'As he could not attend the race here in Austria, he asked me to present his medal for him which I am pleased and honoured to do. 'It was also great to be there as, though it might seem strange, this was the first time in almost 70 years in this sport that I've been on the podium.' Norris won Formula One's 1,136th championship grand prix and Ecclestone attended the first at Silverstone in 1950. He once said he left races soon after the start because by then his business was done. The President's Medal was first presented to Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the season-ending 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and each one carries the race number and highlights the event's history.
Al Etihad
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Al Etihad
Former supremo Ecclestone makes F1 podium debut at 94
29 June 2025 21:54 SPIELBERG (Reuters) Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One supremo who rarely stayed to watch races beyond halfway when he was in charge, made his first grand prix podium appearance at the age of 94 in Austria on Briton was present at the Red Bull Ring to hand out a medal on behalf of the president of the governing FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, to McLaren's race winner Lando Norris. Norris hopped off the top step of the podium so that he would be standing at the same level as his diminutive compatriot."I think it's really nice that the president gives a personal congratulations to the winning competitor," said Ecclestone, who ran the commercial side of the sport for some 40 years until being ousted in 2017."As he could not attend the race here in Austria, he asked me to present his medal for him which I am pleased and honoured to do."It was also great to be there as, though it might seem strange, this was the first time in almost 70 years in this sport that I've actually been on the podium."Norris won Formula One's 1,136th championship grand prix and Ecclestone attended the first at Silverstone in once said he left races soon after the start because by then his business was done. The President's Medal was first presented to Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the season-ending 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and each one carries the race number and highlights the event's history.
The Herald Scotland
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Smriti Mandhana sparkles as India dominate England at Trent Bridge
Mandhana clubbed three sixes – two of them off Sophie Ecclestone, who leaked 43 runs in three overs on her England return – and 15 fours in a majestic 62-ball innings, having been given a reprieve on 13. We take the loss at Trent Bridge in the 1st T20 😢 We will bounce back in Bristol 🤞 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 28, 2025 England's spin problems then resurfaced as they capitulated to 113 all out to suffer their heaviest defeat by runs in T20s, with only captain Nat Sciver-Brunt going past 15 as she made 66 off 42 balls. England lost 40 wickets to spin during last winter's 16-0 Ashes whitewash defeat and after Sophia Dunkley nicked off to seamer Amanjot Kaur in the first over, India's slow bowlers took centre stage. Danni Wyatt-Hodge was dismissed by finger spin for a third time to register her third successive duck when an attempted clip off her pads to Deepti Sharma took a thick leading edge to short third. Deepti, at the heart of the controversial Mankad incident in India's last tour to England three years ago, then took out the recalled Tammy Beaumont's leg stump after she missed a swipe across the line. Amy Jones was stumped despite wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh initially fumbling the ball and the writing was on the wall when Alice Capsey sliced to short third to give debutant Shree Charani her first wicket. Slow left-armer Charani finished with four for 12 from 3.5 overs, which included the key scalp over Sciver-Brunt, the penultimate wicket to fall when she feathered a cut through to Ghosh. India's Smriti Mandhana celebrates her century (Mike Egerton/PA) England's hopes of recording their highest T20 chase had long since receded despite the occasional counterpunch from their skipper, having been up against it after conceding their second highest total. Ecclestone's first involvement under Edwards' leadership – having missed the Windies series with a knee injury – saw her fumble at mid-off from the first ball, setting the tone for a poor fielding display. Mandhana might have departed in the second over when she miscued a pull off Em Arlott but a backtracking Capsey lost track of the ball, which landed next to her left shoulder at midwicket. Nat Sciver-Brunt was the only England player to go past 15 (Mike Egerton/PA) Mandhana, standing in as captain for the injured Harmanpreet Kaur, did not look back. Strong on the drive and cut, she slog swept Ecclestone's first ball back for six and did likewise from the fourth delivery as the left-arm spinner conceded an eye-watering 19 from her first over. She shared stands of 77 with Shafali Verma and 94 with Harleen Deol, who made 43 off 23 balls having been dropped on 26 after Wyatt-Hodge spilled a simple chance in the deep. Mandhana moved to three figures off 51 deliveries with back-to-back fours off Lauren Bell, who claimed three quick wickets by taking pace off the ball to finish with figures of 4-0-27-3. Ecclestone, who spent time out of county cricket this month to manage a sore quad and 'prioritise her wellbeing', had some reward in the final over when Mandhana miscued to Sciver-Brunt in the ring but the damage was done at the start of this five-match series, which resumes in Bristol on Tuesday.
Leader Live
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Tammy Beaumont welcomes Sophie Ecclestone's England return
A knee injury meant the spinner missed the recent clean sweep of the West Indies under England's new leadership team of head coach Charlotte Edwards and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. Ecclestone then took a break from playing for Lancashire to manage a sore quad and 'prioritise her wellbeing' but she is in contention for England's tour-opening T20 against India on Saturday. It would be her first international appearance since the Women's Ashes debacle in early February, with England whitewashed 16-0 in the multi-format series, and Beaumont will be glad to have Ecclestone back. 'For her to get back fit is brilliant,' Beaumont said. 'She's such a key part of our team, she's one of the best bowlers in the world and has been for years. 'The fact we obviously did so well against the West Indies without her, I think it will be great to welcome someone like that back in, particularly her character in that dressing room. 'She's always someone you want in the heat of the battle, she gets stuck in and we're going to need that against India, for certain.' With former captain Heather Knight out for the summer, Beaumont will be hoping to edge out Paige Scholfield for a spot in England's XI on her home ground of Trent Bridge this weekend. The five T20s and three ODIs is India's first tour in England since the controversial run-out at the non-striker's end, more informally known as the 'Mankad', by Deepti Sharma on Charlie Dean in 2022. The incident is among a number of historic moments between the two nations chronicled in an ECB trailer for the joint men's and women's series this summer, directed by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha. Beaumont insisted there is no lingering bad blood between the two countries, with Deepti and Dean having shared a dressing room since then as team-mates at London Spirit in The Hundred. 'It's gone, it's in the past,' Beaumont added. 'It happens. It's in the laws and unless the laws change and become a little bit more obvious on what counts and what doesn't then it's going to keep happening. 'We've got to get on board with that unfortunately. I'm sure externally there will be a lot of replays, especially (the second ODI) at Lord's (on July 19). 'But we'll be making sure our bats are behind the line when we're taking off and we'll be playing it in a good spirit and definitely respectful to all their players as well.'
North Wales Chronicle
26-06-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Tammy Beaumont welcomes Sophie Ecclestone's England return
A knee injury meant the spinner missed the recent clean sweep of the West Indies under England's new leadership team of head coach Charlotte Edwards and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. Ecclestone then took a break from playing for Lancashire to manage a sore quad and 'prioritise her wellbeing' but she is in contention for England's tour-opening T20 against India on Saturday. It would be her first international appearance since the Women's Ashes debacle in early February, with England whitewashed 16-0 in the multi-format series, and Beaumont will be glad to have Ecclestone back. 'For her to get back fit is brilliant,' Beaumont said. 'She's such a key part of our team, she's one of the best bowlers in the world and has been for years. 'The fact we obviously did so well against the West Indies without her, I think it will be great to welcome someone like that back in, particularly her character in that dressing room. 'She's always someone you want in the heat of the battle, she gets stuck in and we're going to need that against India, for certain.' With former captain Heather Knight out for the summer, Beaumont will be hoping to edge out Paige Scholfield for a spot in England's XI on her home ground of Trent Bridge this weekend. The five T20s and three ODIs is India's first tour in England since the controversial run-out at the non-striker's end, more informally known as the 'Mankad', by Deepti Sharma on Charlie Dean in 2022. The incident is among a number of historic moments between the two nations chronicled in an ECB trailer for the joint men's and women's series this summer, directed by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha. Beaumont insisted there is no lingering bad blood between the two countries, with Deepti and Dean having shared a dressing room since then as team-mates at London Spirit in The Hundred. 'It's gone, it's in the past,' Beaumont added. 'It happens. It's in the laws and unless the laws change and become a little bit more obvious on what counts and what doesn't then it's going to keep happening. 'We've got to get on board with that unfortunately. I'm sure externally there will be a lot of replays, especially (the second ODI) at Lord's (on July 19). 'But we'll be making sure our bats are behind the line when we're taking off and we'll be playing it in a good spirit and definitely respectful to all their players as well.'
