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IndyCar Nashville 2025: Pato O'Ward on pole position for season finale as championship third place battle heats up

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31 August 2025, Nashville Superspeedway Pato O'Ward fulfilled the first part of his weekend goal. The Mexican driver from Arrow McLaren team secured pole position for Sunday's Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix with a two-lap average of 202.621 mph. For O'Ward, this is his second pole position of the season but first on an oval in his career. Drama-filled qualifying David Malukas from A.J. Foyt Enterprises found himself on the verge of his first career pole position for the second consecutive time with a speed of 201.922 mph. Just like last week in Milwaukee, he was knocked from provisional first place during the final qualifying attempts. Christian Lundgaard from Arrow McLaren secured third place with an average of 201.713 mph. Four-time champion Alex Palou, who has already clinched the title, took fourth place, while six-time champion Scott Dixon qualified fifth. O'Ward seeks first pole position victory For the Mexican driver, this weekend presents a speci...

Battle for Survival: LAFC and Esperance Fight for Hope at Club World Cup

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  Geodis Park stadium in Nashville will witness a dramatic clash today between two teams standing on the brink of elimination. Los Angeles FC and Tunisia's Esperance will meet in the second round of Group D at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, with both sides literally fighting for their footballing lives. The Club World Cup in its new format brings ruthless mathematics. Only the top two teams from each group advance, meaning today's loser will almost certainly find themselves in the stands come Monday. The atmosphere before the match is therefore charged with nervousness and anticipation. Americans on Unfamiliar Territory Los Angeles FC reached this year's tournament via a path they couldn't have imagined just months ago. When FIFA expelled Mexican club León for violating multiple ownership rules, an unexpected opportunity opened up. LAFC seized it in a playoff against Club América, reaching the highest club stage for the first time in their history. The reality of th...