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2 hours ago
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- The Advertiser
Leader Marquez crashes twice in Dutch GP practice
Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader.
San Francisco Chronicle
3 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay FC lose 2-1 as Gotham's Gonzalez scores her NWSL-best 10th goal of the season
Esther Gonzalez scored her 10th goal of the season and Gotham FC came from behind Saturday to defeat visiting Bay FC 2-1. The Spaniard is the top scorer in the NWSL and has already surpassed her total of nine goals from the 2024 season. Gotham (5-5-3) won its second home match of the season. It was a second straight loss for Bay FC (4-6-3), who have lost all three meetings with Gotham since joining the NWSL last year. Penelope Hocking put Bay FC up 1-0 in the 11th minute. Hocking latched onto a looping pass from Hannah Bebar and poked the ball past Ann-Katrin Berger in the Gotham goal. Gonzalez got Gotham's equalizer in the 29th minute when she pounced on a loose pass in the box by Alyssa Malonson. Geyse netted the winning goal for Gotham in the 55th. Nealy Martin found the Brazilian with a bending 40-yard long pass out of the defense. The NWSL schedule will pause until August, with Bay FC facing Houston on Aug. 2. However, Bay FC will host two friendlies at PayPal Park before then, taking on NWSL team Angel City on July 19 and the Urawa Red Diamonds of the Japanese J League on July 27.
Straits Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Marquez crashes twice in bruising day of practice at Dutch Grand Prix
Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Friday, with the Spaniard saying he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrives at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping," Marquez told reporters. "For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important -- some things, yes -- but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. "The first one (crash) was a bit strange because I was not really pushing but it felt super slippery. The second one was a consequence, it was a time attack but I did the time attack with the front tyre that I crashed this morning." GRAVEL SIZE Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing -- second in the championship -- also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. "I'd say that was the most expensive MotoGP session ever," said Gresini crew chief Frankie Carchedi. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
5 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Motorcycling-Marquez crashes twice in bruising day of practice at Dutch Grand Prix
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Italian Grand Prix - Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy - June 22, 2025, Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates after winning the Italian Grand Prix REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo (Reuters) -Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Friday, with the Spaniard saying he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrives at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium front tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshalls. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important -- some things, yes -- but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. "The first one (crash) was a bit strange because I was not really pushing but it felt super slippery. The second one was a consequence, it was a time attack but I did the time attack with the front tyre that I crashed this morning." Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I was breathing (hard) there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing -- second in the championship -- also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Who is newest Boston Celtics wing Hugo Gonzalez?
Who is newest Boston Celtics wing Hugo Gonzalez? A 19-year-old Spaniard playing for Real Madrid in the EuroLeague and the Spanish Liga ACB, Gonzalez weighs in at 207 lbs. and stands at 6-foot-6. The Madrid native did not get a lot of floor time with his EuroLeague ball club last season, but did manage to eke out over 10 minutes per game on a roster full of veterans and former NBA players. In that season, he put up 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game while shooting a poor 28.4% from beyond the arc, 40.8% from the floor overall, and 75.8% from the free throw line. What else do we need to know about the Spanish forward coming to the Celtics via the No. 28 overall pick of the 2025 NBA draft? The folks behind the "NESN" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Hold My Banner" podcast taking a closer look at the new Boston wing. Check it out below!
