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The Porsche GT Team has scored its second win of the season at round six of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC.
Raptors fans watch the screening of the live NBA 2019 Finals match of Toronto Raptors versus Golden State Warriors resulting in the Raptors taking home their first ever champions trophy. IMAGES
"The French pair of Raphael Astier and Frédéric Vauclaire, in the Abarth 124 rally belonging to Team Milano Racing, have won the FIA R-GT world championship with a race to spare after their victory in the Czech Republic in the Barum Czech Rally Zlìn, the fourth event in the series, also valid for the European Championship. Three wins in the three events where they have taken part - the Tour de Corse, the Rally di Roma Capitale and the Barum Czech Rally Zlìn - have enabled Abarth and the French driver to claim the world title with one race still remaining in the championships season: the Rallye du Valais, to be held in Switzerland from 18 to 20 October. So in just its second season, the Abarth spider has won the most coveted title in the spectacular Gran Turismo class, confirming its status as queen of the category. Abarth 124 rally drivers occupy the top 5 positions in the FIA R-GT Cup rankings. Astier, with a score of 75 points, heads the list of Italians Andrea Nucita (33 points), Andrea Modanesi (30 points), Simone Tempestini (18 points), and French driver Philippe Gache (15 points). What's more, in 2018 the 124 rally has picked up an amazing 26 victories in the Abarth 124 rally Selenia International Challenge, the single-make trophy for Abarth 124 drivers competing in the FIA R-GT Cup, the European Rally Championship and the national championships of Italy, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Romania, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, Germany and Bulgaria."
American basketball legend and two-time Olympic gold medal winner Gary Payton mingled with fans at the NBA House in Rio de Janeiro on Wedneday as the US national team prepared to face off with Spain in the semi-final. Payton watched young basketball players compete, gave a few tips to his loyal fans, and posed for photos with the winning teams.
After just narrowly leading the Portuguese national football team out of the group stages of the Euro 2016 tournament in a breathtaking match against Hungary, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo led his teammates in a training session in Marcoussis, France ahead of their competition quarter final match against Poland. The Portuguese captain was seen laughing and joking while passing the ball with striker Ricardo Quaresma.
Lionel Messi carries the World Cup trophy off the airplane as the Argentinian national football team arrives back in Argentina. The team won the final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw over 120 minutes of unparallelled drama. IMAGES