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sports Diasabra 16 Januari 2021

Mr. WorldWide to NASCAR: Pitbull joins Trackhouse ownership

(AP) — New NASCAR “I've been a fan of the NAS-
team Trackhouse Racing CAR story since the movie
has brought entertainer ‘Days of Thunder,’" Pitbull
Pitbull on as an ownership said in a statement. “We are
partner for an organiza- going to show the world
tion making its debut next NASCAR is not only a sport
month at the Daytona 500. but a culture.”

Trackhouse made the Fri- Pitbull noted the announce-
day announcement with a ment coincided with his 40th
video on Twitter in which birthday on Friday: “So get
the Grammy winner is fea- ready! Dale!” he ended with
tured dancing to an “I believe his signature tagline that
we will win” chant. He also translates to “Let's go!”
holds signs that say: “Knuck-
le Up, Fight Hard. Buckle Trackhouse was launched
Up. Fight hard." late last year by former driver
Justin Marks, who struggled
The Cuban-American, to find a charter that guaran-
known also as “Mr. World- tees entry into every Cup Se-
wide," joins NBA Hall of ries race on the schedule. He
Famer Michael Jordan as ultimately leased one from
celebrity owners entering Spire Motorsports to get his
NASCAR this year. Jordan is organization on the grid.
a part owner of 23XI Racing 99 Chevrolet but it will not owner. Juan Pablo Montoya, part owned by Felix Sabates,
with Denny Hamlin. The team has hired Dan- be NASCAR's first pairing a Colombian, drove for Chip a Cuban. Suarez is Mexican.
iel Suarez to drive the No. of a Latino driver and team Ganassi Racing when it was

PSG coach Pochettino tests Olympic champion says she

positive for virus was assaulted by sports

(AP) — Paris Saint-Ger- Friday. official
main coach Mauricio Po- PSG's players hugged each
chettino has tested posi- Pochettino took over this other in a big group after the (AP) — Olympic sailing was left feeling “exhausted
tive for the coronavirus month after Thomas Tuchel final whistle as they celebrat- champion Sofia Bekato- and humiliated.”
and will miss the French was fired, and on Wednesday ed. rou of Greece has accused The 43-year-old Bekato-
league game at Angers on he won the first silverware an unnamed sporting offi- rou, who also won bronze at
Saturday as he self-iso- of his career when PSG beat Pochettino was not wear- cial of sexually assaulting the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
lates. Marseille in the Champions ing a face mask when he was her in 1998 during prepa- made the allegation Thurs-
Trophy. hugged by Neymar after rations for the Sydney day while speaking at an on-
Pochettino's assistants, Je- he scored a late penalty, nor Games. line event organized by the
sus Perez and Miguel PSG had players missing for when joining in trophy cel- ministry of culture and sport.
D’Agostino, will take charge that game after testing posi- ebrations with the players. Bekatorou, who won gold at A transcript of the event was
against Angers, PSG said on tive for COVID-19. the 2004 Athens Olympics, released Friday.
said the male official from
the Hellenic Sailing Federa- She did not name the official
tion performed a “lewd act” but described him as having a
after inviting her to his hotel senior rank in the federation.
room to discuss team prepa- In a statement Friday, the
rations. sailing federation said it had
not received any formal or
Bekatorou said she had made informal complaint from
it clear that the act was not Bekatorou but urged her to
consensual, adding that she make one.