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A general view as cars race along Grant Park during Nascar’s Grant Park 220 on Sunday as viewed from the Nema Chicago building. Photograph: Jon Durr/USA Today Sports

Nascar Takes Downtown Chicago With First Ever Street Race – In Pictures

A New Zealand native was the surprise winner as Nascar celebrated its 75th season on a soggy Sunday evening with the Grant Park 220 through downtown Chicago, the American stock-car circuit’s first ever street race

— Guardian Sport and Agencies | Monday 3 July 2023

Nascar returned to downtown Chicago over the weekend for the first time since 1956. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Corey LaJoie races along Grant Park during the Grant Park 220. Photograph: Mike Dinovo/USA Today Sports

Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the No 91 Enhance Health Chevrolet, leads during Sunday’s race. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The downtown course included famed areas of Chicago, including Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue and South Columbus Drive, where the start/finish line and pit road was located directly in front of Buckingham Fountain. Photograph: Jon Durr/USA Today Sports

The course passed through Grant Park and approached the northern edge of Soldier Field, site of the only other Cup Series race to take place in downtown Chicago back in 1956. Photograph: Mike Dinovo/USA Today Sports

Sunday’s event was the debut race of Nascar’s three-year deal with the city of Chicago. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

The race was scheduled for 100 laps and 220 miles, but it was shortened because of fading sunlight after the start was delayed for more 90 minutes because of a historic rainfall that flooded the course. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Shane van Gisbergen won his Nascar Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott in a memorable finish to the series’ first street race. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Top: The 34-year-old Van Gisbergen, a New Zealand native, became the first driver to win his Cup Series debut since Johnny Rutherford in the second qualifying race at Daytona in 1963. Photograph: Mike Dinovo/USA Today Sports Bottom: Van Gisbergen became the sixth driver born outside the United States to win a Nascar Cup Series race, joining Marcos Ambrose, Mario Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Earl Ross and Daniel Suárez. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

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Rafael Nadal tests positive for Covid-19 following tournament in Abu Dhabi

Rafael Nadal tests positive for Covid-19 following tournament in Abu Dhabi

  This article titled “Rafael Nadal tests positive for Covid-19 following tournament in Abu Dhabi” was written by Guardian sport, for theguardian.com on Monday 20th December 2021 11.43 UTC Rafael Nadal has tested positive for Covid-19 upon his arrival in Spain and having made his comeback from injury in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week. “I am having some unpleasant moments but I hope…

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Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A top scorers 2019-20

Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A top scorers 2019-20

Premier League

22 Jamie Vardy (Leicester)

20 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

19 Danny Ings (Southampton) 19 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

16 Sergio Agüero (Man City) 16 Sadio Mané (Liverpool)

15 Raúl Jiménez (Wolves) 15 Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) 15 Anthony Martial (Man Utd)

14 Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) 14 Raheem Sterling (Man City)

13 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) 13 Harry Kane (Tottenham)

La Liga

22…

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Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

  This article titled “Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval” was written by Guardian sport, for theguardian.com on Monday 30th April 2018 06.31 Asia/Kolkata

Cricket Australia is still hoping it can persuade India that the opening match of their four-Test series in Adelaide should be a day-nighter. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not…

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Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

  This article titled “Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval” was written by Guardian sport, for theguardian.com on Monday 30th April 2018 06.31 Asia/Kolkata

Cricket Australia is still hoping it can persuade India that the opening match of their four-Test series in Adelaide should be a day-nighter. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not…

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Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’

Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’

This article titled “Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’” was written by Guardian sport, for The Guardian on Wednesday 21st June 2017 14.58 UTC

Nineteen cricket fans arrested in India for celebrating Pakistan’s win against India in the Champions Trophy “should be released immediately”, according to Amnesty International.

On Monday police in…

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Horse racing tips: Tuesday 12 November

Horse racing tips: Tuesday 12 November

theguardian.com By Greg Wood

Rise To Glory at Woverhampton is the best bet of the day

Huntingdon

12.40 Royal Defence 1.10 Suburban Bay 1.40 St Ignatius 2.10 Hidden Identity 2.40 Able Deputy 3.10 Iron Butterfly 3.40…

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Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

  This article titled “Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval” was written by Guardian sport, for theguardian.com on Monday 30th April 2018 06.31 Asia/Kolkata

Cricket Australia is still hoping it can persuade India that the opening match of their four-Test series in Adelaide should be a day-nighter. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not…

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Robin van Persie announces he won't be extending his Arsenal contract.

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West Brom sack Tony Pulis as manager after owner joins fans in losing patience

  This article titled “West Brom sack Tony Pulis as manager after owner joins fans in losing patience” was written by Guardian sport, for The Guardian on Monday 20th November 2017 10.13 UTC Tony Pulis has been sacked as the manager of West Bromwich Albion, with Gary Megson set to take charge on a temporary basis. A 4-0 defeat at home by Chelsea on Saturday extended the club’s sequence without a…

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KP Tweets Headline

Kevin Pietersen brought the entire world to a stand still with a four letter word, displaying his gloominess over being axed from England's limited-overs squad to face Pakistan. In the process managed to accomplish what (not even) the death of a Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon couldn't; removed Pakistan's match fixing scandal from many sporting fans' lips (if only for a few hours).

Pakistan Cricket has been a worldwide trending topic since Bees Roux found himself facing a murder charge and fellow Bulls- Victor Matfield - became the first South African to claim a 100th test victory.  The news reached my distressed ears at 2:46 am, while hitting the club scene in Polokwane.  My team and I were celebrating our 2010 VSA Cup Silver with a fellow Jozi team (Quantum), who won the Gold in the men category, affirming once again that 'Nothing Good Happens after 2AM'. As I read the tweets, I firmly believed the Rhapsody barman had spiked my drink (this couldn't be!). Just as convinced, was the company I kept - while showcasing why many have claimed BlackBerry users do not know how to part with their phones. Only to have Sky News, Guardian Sport (etc) attest to the fact I had nothing to fear from the staff and coach's tequila had not gone to my head, but Hansie' name would be uttered once more.

Back to impulsive kevinpp24 (his twitter name). His tweet was there and gone faster than Bolt' stride, but unfortunately the 'retweet' function, for the world's renowned like the SA born cricketer, has proven lethal (if only KP's kid was old enough to know who Justin Bieber is, he would've warned dad). And like the sprinter his tweet grabbed 'front-pages' with more no balls than a Pakistan bowler as he confirmed: "Done for rest of summer!! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too.. Its a f**k up!!" It’s not his exclusion from the team, than his foul-mouthed tirade to the news that, according to Neal Collins "will send shock waves reverberating through the England dressing room"

The news became an early Christmas present for a few South Africans. These included a lunch show DJ from one of SA's popular radio station, who, if it were not for the co-host's purposeful-distractions would've shared (to millions) his bed of roses over KP's blues.

It's no secret there is no love lost between the batsman and many South Africans, so one can be forgiven for assuming he will not be looking at his Motherland for comfort. Though maybe he should; for his woes will only accumulate, not only is the English Cricket Board having a field day with 'irresponsible' twitter use, but rumour has it no county will touch the right-hander (his Surrey move is only a temp loan). So much for 'Proud English Cricketer'.

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Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’

Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’

This article titled “Amnesty International: fans arrested in India for cheering Pakistan win ‘must be freed’” was written by Guardian sport, for The Guardian on Wednesday 21st June 2017 14.58 UTC Nineteen cricket fans arrested in India for celebrating Pakistan’s win against India in the Champions Trophy “should be released immediately”, according to Amnesty International. On Monday police in…

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Horse racing tips: Monday 11 November

Horse racing tips: Monday 11 November

theguardian.com By Greg Wood

The Henry Candy-trained Woolston Ferry looks the day’s best bet in the 3.20 contest at Kempton

Carlisle

12.45 Etxalar 1.15 Top Billing

1.50 Castlelawn 2.25 Imperial Vic (nb)

3.00 Greensalt

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Queensland jockey Desiree Gill dies after race fall

Queensland jockey Desiree Gill dies after race fall

theguardian.com

Jockey with 30 years’ experience died in hospital of injuries sustained in a fall on the Sunshine Coast

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Horse racing tips: Sunday 10 November

Horse racing tips: Sunday 10 November

theguardian.com By Tony Paley

Zamoyski, formerly trained on the Flat by Jeremy Noseda, can get off the mark over hurdles for Steve Gollings at Market Rasen

FFOS LAS

12.55 Rolling Maul 1.25 Tinker Time

2.00 Brousse En…

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Horse racing tips: Saturday 9 November

Horse racing tips: Saturday 9 November

theguardian.com By Greg Wood

Kiama Bay at Doncaster is the best bet of the day

Doncaster

12.05 Resolute 12.40 Penny Drops 1.15 Upholland 1.50 Frontier Fighter 2.25 Mass Rally 3.30 Cushion (nb) 3.35 Kiama Bay(nap) 4.05…

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