Category: 6. Sports

Having secured the first completed victory of this year’s tournament at 12:15 local time, Raducanu headed back to the practice courts at about 14:00.

New coach Francisco Roig, who agreed to join Raducanu’s team earlier this month, worked on her forehand returns from the baseline in a light-hearted session lasting about half an hour.

Roig has become a vocal presence in her courtside box – although there was little guidance or input needed against world number 130 Shibahara.

But, with the match taking place on a noisy Louis Armstrong Stadium, Raducanu said it would not have mattered even if the Spaniard was trying to deliver instructions.

“You don’t really hear it unless you’re kind of lip-reading,” she added.

“I probably don’t take in much of what he’s saying, but when I feel like I really need it, I will go over.

“For the most part, especially when you’re in a match like today, I felt like I had most things under control on my side of the court.”

Despite only working with each other for a few weeks, the pair appear to have already gelled.

Lengthy car journeys to the Cincinnati Open, with Roig taking driving duties, strengthened their bond, and he has since started teaching Raducanu some Spanish.

“If anyone asks if I can say something in Spanish, I just bosh out some verb conjugations,” she joked.

“It’s not exactly the best conversation starter but I’m getting there.”

Chiropractor Jerome Poupel, a Frenchman based in London, provides another voice in Raducanu’s new-look team – as well as a quirky back story.

Poupel has previously worked with ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and racing legend AP McCoy, as well as treating horses.

“I don’t really know what he does with horses – I don’t ask questions! It just seems to work on them,” Raducanu said.

“I am a horse on my horoscope so I don’t know if that has any correlation.”

Changeable conditions with heavy rainfall at the start of the hour-long race made for a drying track and turbulent action at the Sachsenring on Saturday. Thomas Preining tackled the race on the undulating 3.671-kilometre track from eighth place on the grid, with Ayhancan Güven starting from ninth place. Both Manthey EMA drivers fought their way forward position by position in their 911 GT3 R, powered by 4.2-litre boxer rear engines producing up to 416 kW (565 PS). Once again, the duo benefited from perfectly timed pit stops and switched from rain tyres to slicks at a particularly favourable moment.

After a safety car deployment in the final stages of the race, Preining even moved up to first place, but came under pressure from Jordan Pepper at the start of the final lap. There was contact between the two title contenders, which Güven was quick to take advantage of: he exploited the gap that had opened up, moved up from third place to the front and drove home to victory. Preining finished fourth.

Ayhancan Güven rounds out the weekend with his fourth win of the season

On Sunday, Manthey EMA drivers Thomas Preining and Ayhancan Güven lined up in second and third place. They traded positions on the opening lap and held that order until the first pit stop window. A quicker tyre change saw Preining rejoin ahead of Jack Aitken in the lead, but cold tyres meant he had to let the Briton back through. On lap 20, while braking into Turn 1, contact occurred between the two. Aitken spun into the gravel, and Preining was dealt a penalty requiring three slow passes through the penalty zone. This dropped the Austrian well down the order, and he eventually finished the twelfth race of the season in eleventh place.

Once again, Güven was the beneficiary, taking the lead and holding it comfortably even after the second mandatory pit stop. His double victory at the Sachsenring lifts him to third in the drivers’ standings, just five points adrift of leader Lucas Auer. Preining sits in fifth place, a further ten points back.

‟We witnessed two spectacular races at the Sachsenring this weekend, both crowned by victories for Ayhancan Güven in the Porsche 911 GT3 R. On Saturday, a drying track clearly highlighted the drivers’ skills, and Sunday’s race also made for thrilling motorsport. The DTM is more exciting than ever,” summarises Sebastian Golz, Project Manager 911 GT3 R.

In the third Porsche 911 GT3 R, Morris Schuring initially crossed the line in eighth place on Saturday. Still, a five-second penalty for a collision relegated the young Dutchman from the Manthey Junior Team to 17th. The 20-year-old enjoyed a livelier outing on Sunday: after some hard-fought battles for position, he concluded race twelve of the season in eighth place.

Comments after the race

Ayhancan Güven (Manthey EMA, Porsche 911 GT3 R #90): ‟Two victories at the Sachsenring – simply unbelievable and definitely a highlight of my season! This track is one of my favourites. The strategy, the pit stops, and the superb Porsche just worked perfectly. I am so proud of the entire team. After a difficult race weekend at the Norisring and a rather average result at the Nürburgring, I was able to win races again and earn a heap of points. That also gives the team a real boost. The fantastic support from the many fans in the stands is incredible; they really support us wonderfully.”

Thomas Preining (Manthey EMA, Porsche 911 GT3 R #91): ‟It was an interesting weekend. I was in contention for victory in both races, but finishing fourth and eleventh wasn’t what I had in mind. On Saturday, I threw it away in tricky conditions with a mistake in the final corner, running just a few centimetres onto the wet. On Sunday, I was right behind the leading Ferrari after the first pit stop, but never got the chance to attack. When he made a small mistake in the third sector, I was close enough on the start-finish straight to try an overtaking move. He didn’t have to leave me space, as it was his corner – but it would have been better for both of us. Very bitter. I should have won twice. As a result, I didn’t score many points, which is frustrating. But nothing is lost yet. I’m still within striking distance of the championship leader; there are four races to go, and we won’t be carrying any extra weight into the Red Bull Ring.”

Morris Schuring (Manthey Junior Team, Porsche 911 GT3 R #92): ‟On Sunday, a podium finish was within reach for me – unfortunately, I had to drive through a penalty zone once. It’s a shame, but it was a good day nonetheless because I’m very pleased with my progress. I think a podium finish isn’t far off.”

Result race 11:

1. Ayhancan Güven (TUR), Manthey EMA, Porsche 911 GT3 R #90, 39 laps

2. Jordan Pepper (ZAF), TGI Team by GRT, Lamborghini #63, +2.574 seconds

3. Jack Aitken (GBR), Emil Frey Racing, Ferrari #14, +2.986 seconds

4. Thomas Preining (AUT), Manthey EMA, Porsche #91, +3.428 seconds

8. Morris Schuring (NLD), Manthey Junior Team, Porsche #92, +7.358 seconds

Result race 12:

1. Ayhancan Güven (TUR), Manthey EMA, Porsche 911 GT3 R #90, 41 laps

2. Ben Dörr (DEU), Dörr Motorsport, Aston Martin #25, +1.698 seconds

3. Jules Gounon (FRA), Team Mann-Filter, Mercedes #48, +2.298 seconds

8. Morris Schuring (NLD), Manthey Junior Team, Porsche #92, +17.267 seconds

11. Thomas Preining (AUT), Manthey EMA, Porsche #91, +20.144 seconds

Drivers’ rankings after 12 of 16 races:

1. Lucas Auer (AUT), Team Landgraf, Mercedes-AMG, 150 points

2. Jack Aitken (GBR), Emil Frey Racing, Ferrari, 148 points

3. Ayhancan Güven (TUR), Manthey EMA, Porsche, 145 points

5. Thomas Preining (AUT), Manthey EMA, Porsche, 135 points

17. Morris Schuring (NLD), Manthey Junior Team, Porsche, 39 points

Team rankings after 12 of 16 races:

1. Manthey (Porsche), 296 points

2. Winward Racing (Mercedes-AMG), 245 points

3. Schubert Motorsport (BMW), 245 points

Manufacturer’s rankings after 12 of 16 races:

1. Mercedes-AMG, 317 points

2. Porsche, 305 points

3. BMW M, 255 points

Full results at: https://www.dtm.com/de/ergebnisse?season=2025

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Uganda’s world half marathon record-holder Jacob Kiplimo was a convincing winner of the 21K de Buenos Aires – a World Athletics Label road race – in the Argentinean capital on Sunday (24).

The two-time world cross-country champion clocked a course record of 58:29 while Kenya’s Veronica Loleo won the women’s race in 1:06:58.

Held in windy conditions and in temperatures of about 8C, the men’s field set out at 2:44/km pace. The first 5km was covered in 13:42 with Kiplimo and Kenya’s Emmanuel Wafula following the pacemaker. About 19 minutes into the race, Kiplimo and Walufa overtook the pacemaker, but the Kenyan was only able to latch on to Kiplimo for just a couple more kilometres.

Having built up a clear lead at 9km, Kiplimo went through 10km in 27:25, nine seconds ahead of Wafula. Pacemaker Bereket Nega Batebo clocked 27:59 at 10km, leading Kenyan trio Vincent Nyamongo Nyageo, Isaac Kipkemoi and Solomon Kirwa plus Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura (28:14).

Kiplimo maintained his relentless pace and covered the third km section in 13:38, reaching 15km in 41:03, at which point the 2021 Olympic bronze medallist had a 55-second lead over Wafula.

Despite the challenging wind in the closing stages, Kiplimo still managed to take 36 seconds off the course record, winning in 58:29. A fading Wafula was reeled in by his pursuers with little more than a kilometre to go. Tura prevailed in a sprint finish over Nyamongo, both athletes finishing inside 60 minutes.

Kiplimo, who holds three of the five fastest ever times for the distance topped by his monster WR of 56:42 set last February in Barcelona commented:

“I felt great throughout, but the wind affected me,” said Kiplimo, who set his world record of 56:42 earlier this year. “My main target for today was to simply enjoy the experience, and I did that. As a fan of Lionel Messi, I was eager to come to Buenos Aires.

“My build-up for the Chicago Marathon is going very well,” he added. “I have heard there will be a world record pace there; I plan to run more conservatively but I would like to be close to the world record in the end.”

In the women’s race, world half marathon bronze medallist Catherine Amanangole, fellow Kenyan Veronica Loleo and Ethiopia’s Ftaw Zeray went through the opening 5km in a swift 15:17 but the pace dropped leading up to 10km, reached in 31:18.

As was the case in the men’s race, the pace dropped further in the closing stages, ruling out an attack on the course record, but Loleo held on to win in 1:06:58 ahead of Zeray (1:07:07) and Amanangole.

Emeterio Valiente for World Athletics

Leading results

Women
1 Veronica Loleo (KEN) 1:06:58
2 Ftaw Zeray (ETH) 1:07:07
3 Catherine Amanangole (KEN) 1:07:13
4 Jesca Chelangat (KEN) 1:07:41
5 Ludwina Chepngetich (KEN) 1:07:44

Men
1 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 58:29
2 Seifu Tura (ETH) 59:56
3 Vinicent Nyamongo (KEN) 59:57
4 Bereket Nega (ETH) 1:00:03
5 Isaac Kipkemboi (KEN) 1:00:03

When he walked out at Emirates Stadium for the first time as a Gunner ahead of our game against Leeds United, Ebere Eze could be forgiven for taking a lingering look at a certain spot of our home.

Despite achieving plenty in the game already in his career, the England winger and boyhood Gooner has always held a strong desire to play for the team he and his family supported growing up, and emulate the players that he idolised from the stands.

He played four times on our turf during his time with Crystal Palace, and scored on his last visit back in April when the sides played out a 2-2 draw. However, he confessed that on all those occasions, he was aiming to catch the eye of our decision makers, and fulfil a dream come true.