61 result(s) for free press in Sport
Hungarian Footballers Blank Latvia
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s national football team defeated Latvia 2-0 in their World Cup qualification match in Riga Monday evening, chalking up their first win in three games. The goals were scored by Ádám Gyurcsó in the 10th minute and Ádám Szalai in the 77th.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Hungarian Kayak Champion Kovács Retires
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic and 31-time world kayak champion Katalin Kovács announced her retirement from competitive sport on Friday. Fighting back tears, Kovács told a press conference that, as she had failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics, she made it clear to herself and her daughter that her family is now the top priority in her heart.
Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup In Hungary, GB Oval Sződliget, 27-31 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
For the second occasion under the management of the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA), this year sees the holding of the Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup. Thanks to the success of the previous, smaller tournament, national men’s teams from Malta, Romania and Bulgaria have accepted the association’s invitation to take part in 2016, alongside U.C.T., a strong club side hailing from the United Arab ...
Euro 2016: Dominant Hungary Earn Late Equalizer Against Iceland
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A late own goal from Birkir Már Sævarsson gave Hungary a deserved share of the points in Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome, a result which puts Bernd Storck’s team on the cusp of qualification for the last 16 in UEFA EURO 2016.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
MOL Directs HUF 2bn To Hungarian Football
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
MOL will support Hungarian football with Ft 2 billion in tax-deductible support, the energy company’s president and CEO Zsolt Hernádi announced on Wednesday. The Ft 2 billion will be used to develop young players and infrastructure.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...
Hungarian Footballers Blank Latvia
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s national football team defeated Latvia 2-0 in their World Cup qualification match in Riga Monday evening, chalking up their first win in three games. The goals were scored by Ádám Gyurcsó in the 10th minute and Ádám Szalai in the 77th.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Hungarian Kayak Champion Kovács Retires
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic and 31-time world kayak champion Katalin Kovács announced her retirement from competitive sport on Friday. Fighting back tears, Kovács told a press conference that, as she had failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics, she made it clear to herself and her daughter that her family is now the top priority in her heart.
Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup In Hungary, GB Oval Sződliget, 27-31 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
For the second occasion under the management of the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA), this year sees the holding of the Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup. Thanks to the success of the previous, smaller tournament, national men’s teams from Malta, Romania and Bulgaria have accepted the association’s invitation to take part in 2016, alongside U.C.T., a strong club side hailing from the United Arab ...
Euro 2016: Dominant Hungary Earn Late Equalizer Against Iceland
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A late own goal from Birkir Már Sævarsson gave Hungary a deserved share of the points in Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome, a result which puts Bernd Storck’s team on the cusp of qualification for the last 16 in UEFA EURO 2016.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
MOL Directs HUF 2bn To Hungarian Football
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
MOL will support Hungarian football with Ft 2 billion in tax-deductible support, the energy company’s president and CEO Zsolt Hernádi announced on Wednesday. The Ft 2 billion will be used to develop young players and infrastructure.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...