Japanese F1 Grand Prix qualifying postponed by typhoon
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Typhoon &quot;Ma-on&quot; has forced the qualifying for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix to be rescheduled, F1 officials said Friday.
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Makoto Tamada beat Sete Gibernau and and Valentino Rossi to provisional pole for Sunday&#39;s Malaysian Grand Prix. The Japanese star, who won the Rio GP in July and the Japan GP last month, clocked two minutes 2.394 seconds on his Honda at Sepang on Friday.
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SUZUKA, Japan : The qualifying sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix were cancelled and moved to Sunday because of the threat of a typhoon scheduled to hit the Suzuka track.
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Typhoon Ma-on veered away from the Suzuka area Saturday, boding well for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix after weather fears caused a rest day and postponement of qualifying.
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The weather forecast for Suzuka isn&#39;t exactly promising, with a tropical cyclone reportedly set to hit the venue for the Japanese Grand Prix during the course of the weekend.
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The game between Seattle and Kansas City scheduled for Thursday night was postponed by rain before it began.
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Formula One's latest attempt at extending its global popularity to the United States has been put on hold because the U.S. Grand Prix won't be back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year.
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Valentino Rossi, who on Thursday pledged his future to Yamaha, entered the final qualifying session with the fastest time to date, but with the morning rain having washed the circuit clean, the Italian was unable to challenge Makoto Tamada for the pole.
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WORLD champion Michael Schumacher finished fastest after the opening day of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as rain limited running at the Suzuka circuit today.
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The menâs downhill, the marquee event at the Alpine skiing world championships, was postponed Saturday because of poor visibility, the latest meteorological glitch to disrupt the race series.
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Today&#39;s qualifying for the Japanese grand prix was postponed last night and the circuit closed for the day as the Nagoya region battened down the hatches in preparation for typhoon Ma-on, which was heading towards the area from the Pacific.
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DARLINGTON, SC -- Rain canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Friday so starting lineups for this weekend&#39;s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series races have been set by points.
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By SALVATORE ZANCA Associated Press Writer SUZUKA, Japan . Michael Schumacher led the wet Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, as teams cast a wary eye to the skies with a typhoon approaching.
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Meteorologically and professionally, the past few weeks have not been the best for Michael Schumacher. Tokyo was hit by a minor earthquake on Wednesday, disturbing Schumacher as he lay in his hotel bed.
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Continuous rain in Houston postponed the ATP Masters Cup competition for the third straight day. Spaniard Carlos Moya and Gaston Gaudio of Argentina were the latest to have a round-robin match delayed by storms.
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The biggest typhoon to hit Japan in more than a decade has roared over the country&#39;s main island, Honshu, with heavy rain and fierce winds leaving at least 18 people dead and 13 others missing, officials said.
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Typhoon Ma-on is due to hit Suzuka in the next few hours and the race organisers have decided to cancel Saturdayâs two free practice sessions and qualifying as a result. What a weekendâ¦