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TimesLIVE
21 hours ago
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Ryan Blaney triumphs in Nashville to claim first win of 2025
Ryan Blaney gained track position early in Sunday night's race near Music City and earned a playoff spot at the end of it. The Team Penske driver opened the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series' regular season schedule with a win over Carson Hocevar and the field at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennesse. Blaney took the lead late in Stage 2 of the 300-lap event - NASCAR's 14th points-paying race of the season - and stayed in front for the remainder to notch his first victory of 2025 and first at the Tennessee track, topping Hocevar by 2.83 seconds. The 2023 Cup champion, who won for the 14th time in his career, is the fifth different winner in Nashville's five Cup races. Blaney's crew chief Jonathan Hassler called for a two-tyre change on the first stop after Stage 1's conclusion, allowing the No 12 Ford to move up in the grid. "I thought it was a good call. We drove up to seventh there in the first stage," said Blaney, who led a race-high 139 laps. "The car was good (and) that set us up for the rest of the race. Great job by him as always. "I never gave up hope, that's for sure. We've had great speed all year, but it hasn't been the best year for us with good fortune." Denny Hamlin, making his 700th career start - becoming the 22nd driver in NASCAR history to do so - led 79 laps and finished third. Defending race winner Joey Logano and William Byron rounded out the top five. In his 450th career start, Ricky Stenhouse Jnr was tagged by Hocevar on lap 106 and hit the turn 4 wall. Stenhouse, who finished last (39th), was bidding to join Dale Earnhardt Jnr, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch in winning in outing No 450. "I think it's definitely over-aggressive. I think that's Carson," said Stenhouse. "Maybe I should've hung a right and let him go. (He kept) dive-bombing me. You can't just give up spots to give up spots." While polesitter Chase Briscoe pulled away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Hamlin early, a problem arose for Kyle Larson as his No 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet got loose, went up the 1.33-mile concrete oval and lost speed. The 2021 champ then slipped to the rear of the field and tried to regroup. After pit service, Briscoe, who led 51 laps in Stage 1, cycled back around as the leader, but Hamlin moved by the JGR No 19 and set his sights on Larson, who was in position to be lapped as the 85-lap segment wound down. Hamlin won Stage 1 with Tyler Reddick and Briscoe close behind. Larson managed to stay on the lead lap and make up the distance lost on the circuit. After the Hocevar-Stenhouse incident, Alex Bowman's No 48 got loose and took out Noah Gragson's No 4 Ford for the fourth caution on lap 114. Then Christopher Bell spun off the nose of Erik Jones' No 43 for another yellow on the ensuing restart. Hamlin showed the way in the 399-mile race's middle portion, but Blaney's No 12 and Byron's No 24 came to life as Stage 2 neared its end. Blaney's Ford built a 2 1/2-second lead and easily won the stage over Byron and Hamlin.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Andres Ambühl, Denis Malgin, Kevin Fiala, Janis Moser After Another Swiss Silver Medal
Briscoe edges Hamlin for Cup pole at Nashville Chase Briscoe puts the No. 19 on pole for the second week in a row, and at a track like Nashville where track position is "the name of the game," he hopes to turn it into a complete day on Sunday. 0:56 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Jordan Beck's leaping catch
Briscoe on pole for Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Leading the field to green is a "great opportunity" for Chase Briscoe after winning pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and looks forward to showing the No. 19's speed in the longest race of the Cup Series season. 1:18 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
News.com.au
01-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Yamal stardust could give Barca edge on Inter Milan
Barcelona last reached the Champions League final a decade ago, with Lionel Messi as their torch-bearer. Now the Catalan giants rely on another generational talent in Lamine Yamal as their 'X-factor' when they host Inter Milan on Wednesday in a semi-final first leg clash. At the peak of his powers Messi scored two brilliant goals in the 2015 semi first leg against Bayern Munich on the way to the treble, and while Yamal, 17, is still honing his finishing, he holds the key to the team's potential success this season. The teenager, left-footed but operating on the right flank with freedom to roam, as Messi did for many years, is what gives Hansi Flick's brilliant Barca their edge. Yamal showed precisely that in their thrilling Clasico Copa del Rey final victory over Real Madrid on Saturday in Seville, setting up two of Barcelona's three goals. He has been showing it all season, with 14 goals and 24 assists, and countless but crucial flashes of invention, genius and flair, on the back of his superb Euro 2024 displays with champions Spain last summer. Flick's attacking Barca has captured the imagination and a grand part of that is due to Yamal. In Barcelona's city centre it is rare to walk more than a few minutes without seeing somebody sporting a replica Yamal shirt. On matchdays, a sea of No 19 shirts ascends the rolling staircases and escalators reaching towards the Olympic stadium on the city's Montjuic hill. It used to be Messi's No 10, with an array of different Barcelona shirts from different years, or the sky-blue and white stripes of Argentina. With Yamal the shirts are identical, given his rise to stardom has been dizzyingly rapid and this is his first season wearing the No 19. - 'We have seen a genius' - Should Barcelona win the Champions League, Yamal is a potential Ballon d'Or winner. Such a feat was hard to imagine so quickly when former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez gave him his debut as a 15-year-old in April 2023 against Real Betis in La Liga. Yamal looked a tad intimidated, rightfully so, as the Camp Nou towered up around him, with tens of thousands analysing his every step. Perhaps it was the one and only time, because ever since then he has not shown the slightest hint of being daunted. "I'm surprised by how incredible the (young players') mentality is," said Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo last week. "They are so calm... these kids from La Masia, it's surprised me a lot." Yamal's mother was more worried than the youngster himself. "My mum is afraid for me when I start, but she supports me a lot," he said, while still finding his footing at the club. Those initial nerves disappeared so quickly and despite his tender age, Yamal began shouldering the creative weight of the team while only 16. While still awaiting results for his secondary school exams, Yamal cemented his star status with Spain at the Euros in Germany, turning 17 the day before the final. "We have seen a genius, the work of a genius," gushed Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, after Yamal scored a beautiful goal against France in the semi-finals. He is now essential for Barcelona, who have struggled every time he has not started this season. While Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha have the lion's share of the goals, so many of those would not be possible without Yamal's input. Either directly, from his dangerous in-swinging crosses, or indirectly, because of his incisive dribbling to take out three opponents in the build-up. "Lamine Yamal... he's like Messi. Does he surprise me? No. Everyone knows how good he is, he can dribble past anyone," said former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde earlier this season. Yamal, who as a baby in 2007 was remarkably photographed being bathed by then 20-year-old Messi for a charity calendar, has always been wary of the parallels, inevitable as they seem. "Messi is the best player in history, and being compared to him means I'm doing things right, but I try to be myself," he said in February. If Yamal can take Barcelona back to the Champions League final, those comparisons will only grow.
Express Tribune
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Barca look up to Yamal for UCL glory
Barcelona last reached the Champions League final a decade ago, with Lionel Messi as their torch-bearer. Now the Catalan giants rely on another generational talent in Lamine Yamal as their 'X-factor' when they host Inter Milan on Wednesday in a semi-final first leg clash. At the peak of his powers Messi scored two brilliant goals in the 2015 semi first leg against Bayern Munich on the way to the treble, and while Yamal, 17, is still honing his finishing, he holds the key to the team's potential success this season. The teenager, left-footed but operating on the right flank with freedom to roam, as Messi did for many years, is what gives Hansi Flick's brilliant Barca their edge. Yamal showed precisely that in their thrilling Clasico Copa del Rey final victory over Real Madrid on Saturday in Seville, setting up two of Barcelona's three goals. He has been showing it all season, with 14 goals and 24 assists, and countless but crucial flashes of invention, genius and flair, on the back of his superb Euro 2024 displays with champions Spain last summer. Flick's attacking Barca has captured the imagination and a grand part of that is due to Yamal. In Barcelona's city centre it is rare to walk more than a few minutes without seeing somebody sporting a replica Yamal shirt. On matchdays, a sea of No 19 shirts ascends the rolling staircases and escalators reaching towards the Olympic stadium on the city's Montjuic hill. It used to be Messi's No 10, with an array of different Barcelona shirts from different years, or the sky-blue and white stripes of Argentina. With Yamal the shirts are identical, given his rise to stardom has been dizzyingly rapid and this is his first season wearing the No 19. 'We have seen a genius' Should Barcelona win the Champions League, Yamal is a potential Ballon d'Or winner. Such a feat was hard to imagine so quickly when former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez gave him his debut as a 15-year-old in April 2023 against Real Betis in La Liga. Yamal looked a tad intimidated, rightfully so, as the Camp Nou towered up around him, with tens of thousands analysing his every step. Perhaps it was the one and only time, because ever since then he has not shown the slightest hint of being daunted. "I'm surprised by how incredible the (young players') mentality is," said Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo last week. "They are so calm... these kids from La Masia, it's surprised me a lot." Yamal's mother was more worried than the youngster himself. "My mum is afraid for me when I start, but she supports me a lot," he said, while still finding his footing at the club. Those initial nerves disappeared so quickly and despite his tender age, Yamal began shouldering the creative weight of the team while only 16. While still awaiting results for his secondary school exams, Yamal cemented his star status with Spain at the Euros in Germany, turning 17 the day before the final. "We have seen a genius, the work of a genius," gushed Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, after Yamal scored a beautiful goal against France in the semi-finals. He is now essential for Barcelona, who have struggled every time he has not started this season. While Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha have the lion's share of the goals, so many of those would not be possible without Yamal's input. Either directly, from his dangerous in-swinging crosses, or indirectly, because of his incisive dribbling to take out three opponents in the build-up. "Lamine Yamal... he's like Messi. Does he surprise me? No. Everyone knows how good he is, he can dribble past anyone," said former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde earlier this season. Yamal, who as a baby in 2007 was remarkably photographed being bathed by then 20-year-old Messi for a charity calendar, has always been wary of the parallels, inevitable as they seem. "Messi is the best player in history, and being compared to him means I'm doing things right, but I try to be myself," he said in February. If Yamal can take Barcelona back to the Champions League final, those comparisons will only grow.
