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Times of Oman
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Times of Oman
Monza beckons: Al Faisal Al Zubair gears up with Al Manar Racing by Team WRT
MUSCAT: The trio of Al Manar Racing by Team WRT - Al Faisal Al Zubair, Jens Klingmann and Ben Tuck - are all geared up to take on the challenge in Italy for this weekend's second round of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS at the legendary Monza circuit. The trio, Al Zubair from Oman, Klingmann from Germany and Tuck from Britain, finished on the podium at the opening round at France's Paul Ricard in their BMW M4 GT3 EVO and are hoping for another top-class performance in this weekend's three-hour race that features a third mandatory pit stop. Klingmann was the overall winner of the race last year and he and Al Zubair have already arrived in Italy fresh from their double podium success in the recent Sprint races at Zandvoort in the Netherlands recently. The Monza race weekend has attracted a massive 59-car field across the various classes with the Al Manar Racing by Team WRT trio lining up against nine rivals in the Gold Cup category. The opening round was won by the CSA Racing McLaren crew of Arthur Rougier, James Kell and Simon Gachet and they will be aiming to defend their series lead against the likes of the second-placed Racing Aston Martin, the Garage 59, Optimum Motorsport and Team RJN McLarens, the Tresor Attempto Racing Audi, the Paul Motorsport Lamborghini, Nordique Racing's Mercedes-AMG and Herberth Motorsport's Porsche. Ahead of the race, talented Omani racer Al Zubair said: 'This will be the second round of the Endurance Championship, which I am really looking forward to. I really enjoy Monza. Unfortunately, we didn't finish the race last year because of a collision. We are hoping to have a much better result this time. 'Luckily, I think the BMW is more suited to Monza than the Mercedes. That should be of benefit to us. We are currently second in the championship, overall Sprint and Endurance. So, hopefully, we can have a strong weekend, score solid points and keep up the fight for the championship.' The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS shares the circuit this weekend with the Lamborghini Super Trofeo and McLaren Trophy Europe. Test sessions will be available on Friday but the first official two-hour practice session is scheduled for Saturday (May 31) from 10.10hrs. Pre-qualifying will then take place from 15.30hrs. An hour of crucial qualifying will get underway on Sunday (June 1) morning from 09.50hrs and the three-hour race fires into life at 15.00hrs.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
☕️🥐 FC Breakfast: Szczesny 🥊, 2 Frenchmen in BuLi XI, San Siro fuming 🤬
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. Anger is rumbling at San Siro. After a failed season, AC Milan will have to rebuild this summer. For the last home match of the season this Saturday against Monza (2-0), the rossoneri ultras showed their anger in a rather original way. They gathered in the south bend to write "Go home" in a human tifo that surprised everyone. When will Szczesny and Lewandowski switch to cinema or wrestling? 🤣👊 El 'puñetazo' de cine de Szczesny a Lewandowski — Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) May 24, 2025 And here is the team of the German championship. It obviously includes a good part of Bayern players including Kane, Kimmich and Olise. Notably, the French defender from Mainz, Anthony Caci, is also present. - 🚨 Official: Premier League elects the player of the season - Napoli: Antonio Conte opens up about his future - Things are heating up for Ansu Fati, who said "yes" to a move to Ligue 1 2:00 PM: Girona - Atlético (beIN 1) 5:00 PM: Premier League Multiplex (Canal +) 5:00 PM: Clermont - Boulogne (beIN 1) 9:00 PM: Athletic Bilbao - Barça (beIN 1) 📸 LLUIS GENE - AFP or licensors
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Serie A 2024-25: Milan's win over Monza overshadowed by fan protests
AC Milan wrapped up its disappointing season with a 2-0 win over Monza on Saturday, but the game was overshadowed by fan protests against the club ownership and hierarchy both before and during the match. Milan's victory came thanks to second half goals from Matteo Gabbia and Joao Felix, moving it to seventh in the standings but not into the European qualification places, one point above Fiorentina which will play against Udinese on Sunday. Thousands of Milan supporters gathered earlier on Saturday outside the club's Casa Milan headquarters, after a season of discontent culminated in a protest asking owner Gerry Cardinale to sell up and leave. RedBird Capital Partners bought the club in June 2022, with Milan having just secured its first league title in 11 years, but the only trophy won since then was this year's Italian Super Cup, far below fans' expectations. Supporters had already made their feelings clear from the start of the campaign, unhappy with the selection of Paulo Fonseca as manager, and the Portuguese coach was replaced by compatriot Sergio Conceicao in December. ALSO READ | Arsenal shocks Barcelona to win Women's Champions League title Milan was eight in the table at the time, and while Conceicao won the Super Cup in his first games in charge, there was little improvement in Serie A and it exited the Champions League at the league phase. Along with RedBird chief Cardinale, club Chairman Paolo Scaroni, CEO Giorgio Furlani, senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic and technical director Geoffrey Moncada were all targets for supporters' anger in Saturday's protest. The fans also called for the return of their hero Paolo Maldini to the club, after the former Milan defender was sacked from his technical director role in 2023, another decision which strained the relationship between supporters and owners. After they marched to the San Siro, the Curva Sud fans positioned themselves to spell out 'Go Home' in a clear message to their American owner, and most left the sector in an organised walkout 15 minutes into the game. 'Among our fans there is disappointment, regret, anger and frustration, these are all feelings that we also feel. Do not think that this is not the case,' club CEO Furlani told DAZN before the game. 'The season ends today and next week we start again.' Decisions will now be made regarding Conceicao's future at the club, but fans will expect sweeping changes at Milan if it is to see a return to the glory days.
New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Milan's futile win over Monza overshadowed by fan protests
MILAN: AC Milan wrapped up their disappointing season with a 2-0 win over Monza on Saturday, but the game was overshadowed by fan protests against the club ownership and hierarchy both before and during the match. Milan's victory came thanks to second half goals from Matteo Gabbia and Joao Felix, moving them to seventh in the standings but not into the European qualification places, one point above Fiorentina who are at Udinese on Sunday. Thousands of Milan supporters gathered earlier on Saturday outside the club's Casa Milan headquarters, after a season of discontent culminated in a protest asking owner Gerry Cardinale to sell up and leave. RedBird Capital Partners bought the club in June 2022, with Milan having just secured their first league title in 11 years, but the only trophy won since then was this year's Italian Super Cup, far below fans' expectations. Supporters had already made their feelings clear from the start of the campaign, unhappy with the selection of Paulo Fonseca as manager, and the Portuguese coach was replaced by compatriot Sergio Conceicao in December. Milan were eight in the table at the time, and while Conceicao won the Super Cup in his first games in charge, there was little improvement in Serie A and they exited the Champions League at the league phase. Along with RedBird chief Cardinale, club Chairman Paolo Scaroni, CEO Giorgio Furlani, senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic and technical director Geoffrey Moncada were all targets for supporters' anger in Saturday's protest. The fans also called for the return of their hero Paolo Maldini to the club, after the former Milan defender was sacked from his technical director role in 2023, another decision which strained the relationship between supporters and owners. After they marched to the San Siro, the Curva Sud fans positioned themselves to spell out 'Go Home' in a clear message to their American owner, and most left the sector in an organised walkout 15 minutes into the game. "Among our fans there is disappointment, regret, anger and frustration, these are all feelings that we also feel. Do not think that this is not the case," club CEO Furlani told DAZN before the game. "The season ends today and next week we start again." Decisions will now be made regarding Conceicao's future at the club, but fans will expect sweeping changes at Milan if they are to see a return to the glory days. —Reuters
Reuters
4 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Milan's futile win over Monza overshadowed by fan protests
May 24 (Reuters) - AC Milan wrapped up their disappointing season with a 2-0 win over Monza on Saturday, but the game was overshadowed by fan protests against the club ownership and hierarchy both before and during the match. Milan's victory came thanks to second half goals from Matteo Gabbia and Joao Felix, moving them to seventh in the standings but not into the European qualification places, one point above Fiorentina who are at Udinese on Sunday. Thousands of Milan supporters gathered earlier on Saturday outside the club's Casa Milan headquarters, after a season of discontent culminated in a protest asking owner Gerry Cardinale to sell up and leave. RedBird Capital Partners bought the club in June 2022, with Milan having just secured their first league title in 11 years, but the only trophy won since then was this year's Italian Super Cup, far below fans' expectations. Supporters had already made their feelings clear from the start of the campaign, unhappy with the selection of Paulo Fonseca as manager, and the Portuguese coach was replaced by compatriot Sergio Conceicao in December. Milan were eight in the table at the time, and while Conceicao won the Super Cup in his first games in charge, there was little improvement in Serie A and they exited the Champions League at the league phase. Along with RedBird chief Cardinale, club Chairman Paolo Scaroni, CEO Giorgio Furlani, senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic and technical director Geoffrey Moncada were all targets for supporters' anger in Saturday's protest. The fans also called for the return of their hero Paolo Maldini to the club, after the former Milan defender was sacked from his technical director role in 2023, another decision which strained the relationship between supporters and owners. After they marched to the San Siro, the Curva Sud fans positioned themselves to spell out 'Go Home' in a clear message to their American owner, and most left the sector in an organised walkout 15 minutes into the game. "Among our fans there is disappointment, regret, anger and frustration, these are all feelings that we also feel. Do not think that this is not the case," club CEO Furlani told DAZN before the game. "The season ends today and next week we start again." Decisions will now be made regarding Conceicao's future at the club, but fans will expect sweeping changes at Milan if they are to see a return to the glory days.
