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Brighton have agreed a £29.78m (35m euros) deal with Olympiakos for 18-year-old forward Charalampos Kostoulas.
The teenager was undergoing a medical with the club on Thursday, ahead of signing a five-year contract that will start on 1 July.
The deal represents by some distance the highest fee ever received by a Greek club, beating the £16.6m Wolves paid to sign Daniel Podence from Olympiakos in 2020.
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Club World Cup officials will use an accelerated semi-automated offside technology that will tell them to stop the game immediately if a player who is more than 10cm offside touches the ball.
It is one of the most significant initiatives being introduced for the 32-team tournament in the US and is aimed at reducing needless delays.
Assistant referees will receive the notification instantly rather than having to wait for the technology to check positions and distances - as is the case with semi-automated offside (SAO) systems used in most major leagues.
SAO was introduced into the Premier League on 12 April, before which the video assistant referee (VAR) made all offside rulings.
The introduction of the enhanced SAO comes a month after Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi suffered a serious abdominal injury after crashing into a post during their Premier League draw against Leicester.
He had been chasing the ball despite a clear offside that had not been given.
Among the other developments in use at the tournament, which starts on Sunday, are:
Referees wearing body cams that allow live pictures to be shown immediately before the game and on delay during it.
An eight-second countdown for goalkeepers to release the ball.
VAR pictures shown to fans in real time inside the ground.
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Controversial changes to the statutes of Formula 1's governing body the FIA have been passed by members despite a warning the organisation is in a "dark period of democratic backsliding".
Austria's national motoring club, the OAMTC, criticised the statute changes in a letter to the FIA World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism (WCAMT) sent on Wednesday before Thursday's vote at the FIA's General Assembly in Macau.
The letter criticised FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's leadership and urged members not to vote for changes proposed by Ben Sulayem - and revealed by BBC Sport last month - on the basis that they "risk further contributing to the erosion of the FIA's reputation for competent and transparent governance".
However, members voted for the amendments by 83.35% to 16.65%.
Amendments to the ethics code were voted through even more comprehensively, with an 88.83% majority.
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2024:
1st Max Verstappen (NED) [Red Bull Racing]
2nd Lando Norris (GB) [McLaren]
3rd George Russell (GB) [Mercedes]
4th Lewis Hamilton (GB) [Mercedes]
5th Oscar Piastri (AUS) [McLaren]
6th Fernando Alonso (SPN) [Aston Martin]
7th Lance Stroll (CAN) [Aston Martin]
8th Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) [RB]
9th Pierre Gasly (FRA) [Alpine]
10th Esteban Ocon (FRA) [Alpine]
Pole Position: George Russell
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
2023:
1st Max Verstappen (NED) [Red Bull Racing]
2nd Fernando Alonso (SPN) [Aston Martin]
3rd Lewis Hamilton (GB) [Mercedes]
4th Charles Leclerc (MON) [Ferrari]
5th Carlos Sainz Jr (SPN) [Ferrari]
6th Sergio Perez (MEX) [Red Bull Racing]
7th Alexander Albon (THA) [Williams]
8th Esteban Ocon (FRA) [Alpine]
9th Lance Stroll (CAN) [Aston Martin]
10th Valtteri Bottas (FIN) [Alfa Romeo]
Pole Position: Max Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Sergio Perez
2022:
1st Max Versappen (NED) [Red Bull Racing]
2nd Carlos Sainz Jr (SPN) [Ferrari]
3rd Lewis Hamilton (GB) [Mercedes]
4th George Russell (GB) [Mercedes]
5th Charles Leclerc (MON) [Ferrari]
6th Esteban Ocon (FRA) [Alpine]
7th Valtteri Bottas (FIN) [Alfa Romeo]
8th Zhou Guanyu (CHN) [Alfa Romeo]
9th Fernando Alonso (SPN) [Alpine]
10th Lance Stroll (CAN) [Aston Martin]
Pole Position: Max Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Carlos Sainz Jr
2019:
1st Lewis Hamilton (GB) [Mercedes]
2nd Sebastian Vettel (GER) [Ferrari]
3rd Charles Leclerc (MON) [Ferrari]
4th Valtteri Bottas (FIN) [Mercedes]
5th Max Verstappen (NED) [Red Bull Racing]
6th Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) [Renault]
7th Nico Hulkenberg (GER) [Renault]
8th Pierre Gasly (FRA) [Red Bull Racing]
9th Lance Stroll (CAN) [Racing Point]
10th Daniil Kvyat (RUS) [Toro Rosso]
Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Valtteri Bottas
2018:
1st Sebastian Vettel (GER) [Ferrari]
2nd Valtteri Bottas (FIN) [Mercedes]
3rd Max Verstappen (NED) [Red Bull Racing]
4th Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) [Red Bull Racing]
5th Lewis Hamilton (GB) [Mercedes]
6th Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) [Ferrari]
7th Nico Hulkenberg (GER) [Renault]
8th Carlos Sainz Jr (SPN) [Renault]
9th Esteban Ocon (FRA) [Force India]
10th Charles Leclerc (MON) [Ferrari]
Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
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Red Bull's request for a Super License for its junior driver Arvid Lindblad has been approved, opening the door for him to race in Formula 1 prior to his 18th birthday.
Lindblad has been a rising start of the Red Bull program and finished fourth in last year’s Formula 3 championship despite starting the season at just 16 years old. He then took the Formula Regional Oceania Championship in February of this year, earning him enough points for a Super License once he turned 18.
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They certainly considering that there were an hitting the crossbar away from beating Brazil in the 2014 World Cup.
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Would you say @Liam Sota that it would be of the biggest upsets in NBA history if the Pacers win the NBA Finals?
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Alpine: Colapinto [R] vs Gasly [Q]
Aston Martin: Alonso [Q] vs Stroll [R]
Ferrari: Leclerc [Q,R] vs Hamilton
Haas: Ocon [Q] vs Bearman [R]
McLaren: Norris [Q] vs Piastri [R]
Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q,R]
Racing Bulls: Hadjar [Q,R] vs Lawson
Red Bull: Verstappen [Q,R] vs Tsunoda
Sauber: Bortoleto [Q] vs Hulkenberg [R]
Williams: Albon [R] vs Sainz Jr [Q]
Pole Position: Lando Norris
Winner: Oscar Piastri
Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri
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On Saturday, sees the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans:
Will anyone be watching? Live coverage will be on TNT Sports, Discovery+ and Quest for UK viewers.
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It's back, returning for the tenth year. It is our annual Royal Ascot Tipster Game. Come and take part in this for a bit of fun. Can @Sarah retain her title?
The game where you have to predict which horse is going to win each race throughout the five days at Royal Ascot which starts on Tuesday. Please post on here which horse is going to win each race throughout the racecard e.g. 2:30 Coneygree
Points system:
4- 1st
3- 2nd
2- 3rd
1- 4th
Also 1pt if your horse is a non-runner.
I will be posting a link for each day.
I will be posting the results at the end of each day.
Roll of honour:
2015- @Mack
2016- @Sarah
2017- @Mack
2018- @Mack & @PeteFromLeeds
2019- @Mack
2020- @Sarah
2021- @Sarah
2022- @Sarah
2023- @Sarah
2024- Not held
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Fixtures: [UK Times]
Thursday 12th June:
Ukraine U21 v Denmark U21 (17:00) [Group D]- 4seven
Czech Republic U21 v England U21 (20:00) [Group B]- Channel 4
Germany U21 v Slovenia U21 (20:00) [Group B]- 4seven
Finland U21 v Netherlands U21 (20:00) [Group D]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Saturday 14th June:
Spain U21 v Romania U21 (17:00) [Group A]- 4seven
Slovakia U21 v Italy U21 (20:00) [Group A]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
France U21 v Georgia U21 (20:00) [Group C]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Portugal U21 v Poland U21 (20:00) [Group C]- 4seven
Sunday 15th June:
England U21 v Slovenia U21 (17:00) [Group B]- Channel 4
Finland U21 v Ukraine U21 (17:00) [Group D]- 4seven
Czech Republic U21 v Germany U21 (20:00) [Group B]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Netherlands U21 v Denmark U21 (20:00) [Group D]- 4seven
Tuesday 17th June:
France U21 v Poland U21 (17:00) [Group C]- 4seven
Georgia U21 v Portugal U21 (17:00) [Group C]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Romania U21 v Slovakia U21 (20:00) [Group A]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Spain U21 v Italy U21 (20:00) [Group A]- 4seven
Wednesday 18th June:
Denmark U21 v Finland U21 (17:00) [Group D]- Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Netherlands U21 v Ukraine U21 (17:00) [Group D]- 4seven
England U21 v Germany U21 (20:00) [Group B]- Channel 4
Slovenia U21 v Czech Republic U21 (20:00) [Group B]- 4seven
Saturday 22nd June:
17:00- Quarter-Final 2 [17:00]- Channel 4
20:00- Quarter-Final 1 [20:00]- Channel 4
Sunday 23rd June:
Quarter-Final 3- Kick off time TBC- Channel 4
Quarter-Final 4- Kick off time TBC- Channel 4
Wednesday 25th June:
Semi-Final 1 & 2- Kick off time TBC- Channel 4
Saturday 28th June:
Final
(20:00)- Channel 4
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European Under 21 Championship Odds: (William Hill)
Spain U21- 7-2f
Germany U21- 4-1
England U21- 4-1
France U21- 5-1
Italy U21- 7-1
Netherlands U21- 7-1
Portugal U21- 10-1
Denmark U21- 25-1
Ukraine U21- 33-1
Georgia U21- 40-1
Czechia U21- 66-1
Slovakia U21- 66-1
Finland U21- 100-1
Poland U21- 100-1
Slovenia U21- 100-1
Romania U21- 125-1
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I see that the UEFA European Under-21 Championship kicked off yesterday, it is taking place in Slovakia.
Live coverage of the U21 Championship is being shown live on Channel 4 and across their platforms including 4Seven and their YouTube channel.
Group A:
Spain 🇪🇸
Italy 🇮🇹
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Romania 🇷🇴
Group B:
Czech Republic 🇨🇿
England 🏴
Germany 🇩🇪
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Group C:
Georgia 🇬🇪
France 🇫🇷
Portugal 🇵🇹
Poland 🇵🇱
Group D:
Finland 🇫🇮
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Denmark 🇩🇰
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In Group H, we'll see an country make an return to the World Cup after an absence:
Bosnia-Herzegovina: One appearance in 2014
Austria: Last appearance was in 1998
Romania: Last appearance was also in 1998.
Barring an miracle, it would be Cyprus's first World Cup and in odds probably triple the size of when Leicester City won the Premier League, San Marino.
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2025 Motorcycling Thread
in Sports and Fitness
How do you see Toprak getting on in MotoGP?