Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez won his sixth consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday despite being dropped from pole position to fourth on the starting grid by a qualifying penalty. The Spanish Honda rider won by 3.5 seconds from compatriot Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) over 20 laps of the 3.426-mile (5.513km), 20-corner circuit at Austin, Texas with Italy's Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) third. The 25-year-old Spaniard was a winner from the pole in all five prior Austin races, taking his first MotoGP win at the track in 2013, and led qualifying for a sixth consecutive year. But he only started fourth on the grid after a three-spot penalty for slow riding and disturbing Vinales on a fast lap in Saturday qualifying. Marquez jumped from fourth to second at the start on Sunday, was in the lead before the first lap ended and stayed in front to the finish. "It was my strategy to start and just push," Marquez said. "I didn't have confidence to battle. I just push and … [Read more...] about Marc Marquez wins sixth consecutive MotoGP of the Americas
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International football: Scolari’s Evergrande stun America
Quarter-finals Club América 1 Guangzhou 2 Fact sheet 1 - Club América: Muñoz; Paul Aguilar, Goltz, Pablo Aguilar, Samudio; Sambueza, Andrade, Guerrero, Quintero (Arroyo, m.83); Benedetto (Martínez, m.80) y Peralta. 2 - Guangzhou Evergrande: Li Shuai; Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Kim Young-gwon, Zou Zheng; Paulinho, Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen (Gao Lin, m.65), Ricardo Goulart, Robinho (Zheng Long, m.45); y Elkeson (Yu Hanchao, m.79.). Goals: 1-0, m.54: Peralta; 1-1, m.80: Zheng Long; 1-2, m.93: Paulinho. Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE). Yellow card: Xiaoting Feng. Field of play: Yanmar Stadium Nagai (Osaka). 20.000. Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande came from behind and scored twice in the last 10 minutes to stun their CONCACAF counterparts America and reach the Club World Cup semi-finals on Sunday. The Chinese side, led by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, could even afford to miss an open goal when they were trailing 1-0, on their way … [Read more...] about International football: Scolari’s Evergrande stun America
South America’s Star Economic Performer Heads to Polls
Paraguay heads to the polls on Sunday, with voters set to elect a new Congress and a new president in one of the fastest-growing economies in South America.Voting stations opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 4 p.m. with the Electoral Tribunal expected to publish preliminary results on its website as early as 5 p.m. About 4.2 million Paraguayans are registered to vote with almost a third of them under the age of 30.In the race for the presidency, Mario Abdo Benitez, a 46-year old former senator from the ruling, conservative Colorado Party is up against former public works minister Efrain Alegre, who’s backed by an unlikely coalition of opposition conservatives and leftists. Recent polls give Abdo Benitez, whose father was the personal secretary of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, a hefty lead over Alegre, who lost to tobacco magnate Horacio Cartes in 2013. The candidate who receives a simple majority of votes wins and will take office August 15.Paraguay enjoyed a rare period of … [Read more...] about South America’s Star Economic Performer Heads to Polls
MotoGP, Austin: Marc Marquez earns pole at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas
Spain's Marc Marquez overcame a crash in qualifying to earn a provisional sixth consecutive pole position at MotoGP's Grand Prix of the Americas. The recovery puts Marquez in prime position to win his sixth consecutive race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. The Repsol Honda rider is looking for his first victory of the season as he chases a third consecutive MotoGP championship. Marquez took a tough spill with about six minutes left in qualifying as rider and motorcycle both tumbled and spun into the gravel. Marquez got a new bike in his garage and then set his best time of the afternoon. But race stewards were also reviewing an incident in qualifying when Marquez appeared to disrupt Movistar Yamaha's Maverick Vinales, who is slated to start second on Sunday. Suzuki's Andrea Iannone of Italy will start third. Riders have complained about bumpy track conditions. Qualifying 2: Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 3.658s [Lap … [Read more...] about MotoGP, Austin: Marc Marquez earns pole at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas
Marquez wins sixth pole in a row at MotoGP of the Americas
Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez captured his sixth consecutive pole position at the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas, bouncing back after a crash to lead Saturday's qualifying. The 25-year-old Spaniard has won from the front in all five races at the 20-corner circuit in Austin, Texas, and kept his perfect qualifying record intact with a fast lap of 2mins 3.658secs ahead of Sunday's third race of the season. Marquez, a six-time world champion, won his first series title at the 2013 race and has dominated at the track ever since. In Saturday's qualifying session, Marquez crashed in turn 13, skidding out as the tried to make the right turn, but returned on a backup Honda and turned the top lap of the weekend. "Here in Austin is a good surface for me. I did a good lap time," Marquez said. "All the fans enjoyed it because I crashed, I come back out in the second bike and I win the pole." Spain's Maverick Vinales was second on his Yamaha in 2:04.064 and confident he could … [Read more...] about Marquez wins sixth pole in a row at MotoGP of the Americas