Month: July 2020

David Arquette implies he knows when and where Mike Tyson will return

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David Arquette appeared on Boston sports radio station WEEI Wednesday afternoon and implied that he knows when and where Mike Tyson will make his return to the ring. Wednesday night, Tyson and Chris Jericho brawled as AEW Dynamite went off the air on TNT.

Arquette, who has been dabbling in pro wrestling again since 2018, appeared on an episode of Being the Elite last summer.

“Mike Tyson, I love that guy. I love him so much. He is amazing. We have been talking about doing something together,” Arquette told Glenn Ordway, Christian Fauria and Lou Merloni. “I’m so excited about his return.”

The hosts then pushed Arquette a little more and he seemed to wonder “if it was announced.”

“Oh yeah. That’s a real thing,” he said of Tyson’s return. “Did they announce who it was? … I know who it is.

“I’m sworn to secrecy,” Arquette said with a chuckle. “And I know when it’s going to be. It’s called excitement. It’s called hype. We’re building it all up. Mike Tyson is one of the greatest champions we have and he has one more fight in him. That’s what my wrestling return was all about so I’m behind him 100 percent.”

Arquette’s first involvement in wrestling came in 2000 when he starred in the movie Ready to Rumble, which featured multiple WCW stars. As part of the promotion, Arquette appeared on WCW television and actually “won” the WCW World Championship by pinning Eric Bischoff in a six-man tag team match. His title reign lasted 12 days. Arquette also wrestled a match for WWE in 2010, when he was a guest on RAW. Arquette teamed with Alex Riley and lost a handicap match to Randy Orton.

Arquette returned to wrestling in 2018 on the independent circuit and has wrestled in 20 matches over the last two years. Over that run, he has worked with multiple AEW wrestlers, including Colt Cabana, Jungle Boy, Peter and Avalon.

You can listen to the clip of Arquette’s interview by clicking here.

UK and Argentina agree deal to double number of commercial flights to Falkland Islands

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A landmark agreement between the UK and Argentina will see the number of commercial flights to the Falkland Islands double.

The nations have agreed to the creation of a new flight linking the Falklands with South America, taking the total number of air links to and from the continent to two.  

The move represents a significant step in the continued thawing of relations between Argentina and the UK.

The new weekly flight will depart from Sao Paulo in Brazil and will stopover in Cordoba in Argentina once a month in each direction.

The new link, which will be provided by Latam Airlines, is the result of more than two years of negotiations between the UK and Argentinian governments.

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Cruiserweight title match official for WWE WrestleMania 34

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WWE’s Cruiserweight title tournament will conclude with either Cedric Alexander or Mustafa Ali being crowned as the new champion at WrestleMania 34 on April 8th.

After Alexander defeated Roderick Strong in a semifinal match last Tuesday, Ali beat Drew Gulak on 205 Live this week to move on to the finals. Alexander won matches against Gran Metalik, TJP, and Strong to get to WrestleMania, while Ali defeated Jack Gallagher, Buddy Murphy, and Gulak.

Alexander cut a promo about wanting to become a champion for his daughter after he advanced to the finals. In Ali’s post-match promo, he said his mission for his entire life has been to prove that it’s not about what your name is, where you’re from, or the color of your skin — it’s about what’s in your heart.

Whether Alexander vs. Ali will be on the pre-show or main card will be officially decided as we get closer to the show. It will be a matchup of two babyfaces, and it was listed to be the final when the idea of the champion being decided at WrestleMania was first put together.

Here’s the updated WrestleMania 34 lineup:

Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns
WWE Champion AJ Styles defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defending against Asuka
Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Nia Jax
Intercontinental Champion The Miz defending against Seth Rollins and Finn Balor in a triple threat match
United States Champion Randy Orton defending against Bobby Roode and Jinder Mahal in a triple threat match
Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus defending against Braun Strowman & a partner
Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament finals
The WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal
The 2018 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

First inductee for 2016 Tragos/Thesz HOF

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.

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Chael Sonnen to receive George Tragos Award

WATERLOO, Iowa—Wrestling’s most colorful Mixed Martial Artist will be recognized by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. Chael Sonnen will receive the George Tragos Award at the 2016 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on July 14-16.

All-access passes to the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend are available for $100. They can be pre-ordered by contacting the Dan Gable Museum at [email protected] or by calling (319) 233-0745.

The George Tragos Award is given to an exceptionally competitive wrestler who adapted his or her wrestling skills and competitive nature to excel in Mixed Martial Arts. Sonnen, who had successful tenures in wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts, currently works as an MMA analyst for ESPN.

“This could not have happened to a better guy,” said Sonnen. “It’s about time.”

Sonnen was an All-American at 190 pounds for the University of Oregon in 1998 and was a two-time Pac-10 conference runner-up. He also had a successful career in Greco-Roman wrestling, winning University National titles in 1999 and 2000 at 187.25 pounds. His overall MMA career record was 29-14-1 in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.

The former MMA star is on the Global Force Wrestling roster.

“Chael is one of the most dynamic figures in sports today,” said Gerald Brisco, president of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame selection committee. “He is very deserving of this award.”

George Tragos, namesake of the award and the hall of fame, was one of the most feared submission wrestlers during the 1920s and 1930s. He wrestled and threw discus for the Greek Olympic team in 1920 and 1924. Tragos was also an AAU freestyle champion in 1919 at 158 pounds for the Gary, Indiana, YMCA. He worked with Don Faurot to revitalize the University of Missouri wrestling program in 1944.

The Class of 2016 includes two Distinguished Members (one living and one posthumous) along with recipients of the Lou Thesz Award, Jim Melby Award, Frank Gotch Award, and the George Tragos Award.

The Dan Gable Museum will release additional inductees and award winners in the coming weeks. A full schedule of events will be released on a later date.

2015 Hall of Fame induction class
George Tragos Award—Chael Sonnen
Lou Thesz Award—TBA
Jim Melby Award—TBA
Frank Gotch Award—TBA
Distinguished Member (living)—TBA
Distinguished Member (posthumous)—TBA

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Ukraine sends troops to Russian border amid fears of an ‘invasion’

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Ukraine has begun calling up reservists and deploying troops to the border to counter what it says is the growing threat of a Russian invasion.

President Petro Poroshenko, who last week declared martial law in 10 regions, announced the military moves on Monday in response to a “sharp increase in Russian forces along our borders” and in the Crimean peninsula. 

The day before, Mr Poroshenko claimed that Russia was trying to capture the major port of Mariupol to create a land corridor to Crimea. 

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman called this statement “absolutely absurd” on Monday and accused Ukraine’s leader of “provoking tensions” before the presidential election there in March.

The escalation stems from when Russian forces fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval ships attempting to pass the Kerch Strait on November 25. The vessels were heading for Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov, where Kiev has announced plans for a naval base. 

The speaker of the Russian parliament said on Monday it would give awards to the border guards who rammed a Ukrainian naval tugboat south of Kerch before capturing it along with two artillery boats. 

The two dozen Ukrainian sailors captured in the incident have been moved to Moscow and face up to six years in prison on charges of violating Russia’s borders. 

Moscow annexed Crimea after protests forced out a Russia-friendly government in Kiev in 2014, giving it it full control over the Kerch Strait, the only entrance to the Sea of Azov. Mr Putin opened a bridge over the strait in May. 

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Russia has also been backing separatists in a conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 10,000 people since 2014.

The Ukrainian military said on Monday it had begun calling up its first line of active reserves, which include men up to age 40 who have previously undergone armed forces training, as well as cadets.

It promised the men would be home in time for in time for the holidays beginning on December 25, shortly before martial law expires. 

Troops in the Chernihiv region near the Russian and Belarusian borders staged war games on Monday, after which they were address by a camouflage-clad Mr Poroshenko, as well as the commanders of the Canadian army and the US army in Europe.

The armed forces are also planning military exercises in two regions near Crimea.

Russia moved anti-ship missiles toward the Kerch Strait this week. It has deployed an additional battery of S-400 surface-to-air missiles to Crimea, although preparations for this installation were begun before the Kerch crisis, according to satellite imagery.

Ukraine has less than a quarter as many soldiers as Russia and remains outgunned in the sea and air. But analysts have said Moscow is unlikely to take military action before March’s election, which Mr Poroshenko is in danger of losing. 

Following revelations of his business dealings in Russia, Donald Trump cancelled a meeting with Mr Putin at the G20 summit this weekend, demanding that he release the Ukrainian ships. 

Mr Poroshenko has called for talks between the Normandy Four—France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine—to de-escalate the situation. 

He said he could not get through to Mr Putin by phone after the ships were seized. On Monday, the Kremlin said no conversation was planned between the two leaders. 

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The number of Russians entering Ukraine has halved since Kiev banned Russian men aged 16-60 on Friday. 

Many families have relatives in both countries, and despite ongoing tensions, Russia was Ukraine’s biggest trading partner in 2017.

Kiev’s transport minister has accused authorities in the Kerch Strait of a “blockade” against Ukrainian ports on the Azov Sea, where shipping has shrunken by half following the breakout of fighting with separatists in 2014 and the construction of the Crimean bridge. 

But the central bank on Monday said even if shipping was cut off completely, most of the $230 million in metal exports handled by Azov ports each month could be rerouted. 

More than 60 large ships were stopped south of the strait when The Telegraph visited for two days last week, but the owners of one said it had been delayed by inclement weather. 

Member of parliament and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister, said on Monday there may have been an “artificial political basis for the introduction of martial law” by Mr Poroshenko last week. 

A new poll found she was leading the race with 14 per cent support, followed by Mr Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays a schoolteacher-turned-president on television, with 8 per cent each.

Rey Mysterio reportedly added to the Greatest Royal Rumble

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Rey Mysterio may be making an appearance at The Greatest Royal Rumble, according to a report.

PWInsider put out a report today saying that Rey Mysterio will be heading to the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. WWE has not yet confirmed that he will participate in the event. It would be his first match back since competing at the Royal Rumble in January, his first appearance for WWE since leaving in 2015. 

There has been speculation for a while now that Mysterio has been looking to return to the WWE. As of this writing, there has been no confirmation that the two sides have agreed to a new deal. Mysterio is currently a part of AroLucha and has said in the past that he is interested in competing in New Japan, going as far as saving Will Ospreay from a Marty Scurll attack at Strong Style Evolved. 

The Greatest Royal Rumble will take place on April 27 at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks

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A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner returned.

Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise this week.

Ms Gaylord fled when the November 8 fire broke out and destroyed the town of 27,000. An animal rescuer who responded to Ms Gaylord’s request to check on Madison first spotted the male Anatolian shepherd mix several days later.

Shayla Sullivan said the outdoor guard dog was apprehensive and kept his distance. Ms Sullivan left food and water for him regularly until his owner got back on Wednesday. She also helped locate Madison’s brother Miguel, another Anatolian shepherd mix that was taken to a shelter 85 miles away in the confusing aftermath of the wildfire.

"If (the evacuees) can’t be there I’m going to be and I’m not going to give up on their animal until they can get back in," Ms Sullivan said.

The dogs reunited Friday when Gaylord came back to the property with Miguel and brought Madison his favorite treat: a box of Wheat Thin crackers.

Gaylord told news station ABC10 she couldn’t ask for a better animal.

"Imagine the loyalty of hanging in in the worst of circumstances and being here waiting," she said.

"Their instinctual job is to watch the flocks and we’re part of them," she said about her dogs. "It’s a comforting feeling." 

Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/20): AJ Styles wins TNA World title at Bound for Glory 2013

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1949

Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Lord Albert Mills in 2 out of 3 falls
– Bobby Bruns beat Jimmy Coffield 2 falls to 0
– Enrique Torres defeated Big Ben Morgan

1952

Des Moines, Iowa:
– Verne Gagne beat Bob Orton in 2 out of 3 falls
– Mike DiBiase and Joe Dusek wrestled to a draw

1964 

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title 
– Reggie Parks beat Moose Cholak 
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Bob Geigel & Art Thomas
– Ivan Kalmikoff beat Tony Russo 

1969 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jackie Fargo and Dennis Hall defeated Don and Al Greene to win the NWA Southern Tag Team Title 

1972 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Dick Steinborn and Argentina Apollo defeated Skandor Akbar and Ox Baker to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

1976 

Miami, Florida:
– Andre the Giant won a 19 man battle royal
– Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Bob Roop & Bob Orton Jr
– Non Title: Steve Keirn beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Ray Candy beat Ray Stevens
– Ken Lucas drew Missouri Mauler
– Hollywood Blondes, Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown beat Jan Nelson & Don Serrano
– The Assassin beat Tommy Seigler
– Bob Backlund beat George McCreary

1979 

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantel defeated Dennis Condrey to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title

1983 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Buzz Tyler won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title by defeating Super Destroyer
– Buck Robley beat Roger Kirby  
– Bulldog Bob Brown beat Killer Karl Krupp dq  
– Jerry Brown beat Booker T  
– Mike Pagel beat Jerry Brown dq  
– Angelo Mosca Jr & Ron Ritchie beat Tonga John & Doug Somers  

1984

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles 

1985

Shizuoka, Japan:
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair & AWA World Champion Rick Martel fought Terry & Dory Funk Jr. to a double count-out

1986 

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Crusher Yurkov (Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated Steve Simpson to win the WCCW Television Title 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tracy Smothers won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion by defeating Tony Falk 

Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– Rocky Kernodle defeated Eddie Roberts
– Don Kernodle defeated Keith Patterson
– Rick Rude defeated Hector Guerrero
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Dick Murdoch
– Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantell defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey

1987 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Chigusa Nagayo defeated Yukari Oomori to win the WWWA World Singles Title 
– Bull Nakano and Condor Saito defeated The Red Typhoons (Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura) to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Hector Guerrero & Dr. D beat Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee to win AWA tag titles
– Jerry Lawler beat Steve Keirn
– Southern Tag Team Champions RPMs beat Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis
– Tournament final for Southern Title: Bobby Jaggers beat Billy Travis to win Southern Title

1989 

Dallas, Texas:
– Kerry Von Erich defeated The Punisher (The Undertaker) to win the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title

Nagoya, Japan:
– Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu for the All Japan World Tag Team Titles 
– Masanobu Fuchi defeated Joe Malenko to win the All Japan World Junior Heavyweight Title

1989

Washington, D.C.:
– Johnny Ace defeated Rip Morgan
– Tom Zenk defeated Bill Irwin
– Brian Pillman defeated the Cuban Assassin
– Sid Vicious defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Steve Williams
– NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin fought the Road Warriors to a no contest
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting defeated Terry Funk & NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification

1990

Asbury Park, New Jersey:
– Norman pinned Dutch Mantell 
– Terry Taylor pinned the Stomper 
– The Master Blasters defeated Tom Zenk & Brad Armstrong 
– The Junkyard Dog pinned Buddy Landel 
– Mike Rotunda defeated JW Storm via disqualification 
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– NWA World Champion Sting defeated the Black Scorpion via count-out 

1991

Norfolk, Virginia:
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– Richard Morton pinned Tracy Smothers
– Big Josh pinned Johnny B. Badd
– Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack via disqualification
– PN News pinned Axl Rotten
– El Gigante & Rick Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko in a non-title match
– Misty Blue Simmes & Crystal defeated Linda Dallas & Kat LeRoux
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw
– WCW US Champion Sting & Barry Windham defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes (Tom Zenk was the guest referee)

1992

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
– Shane Douglas & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
– Sting defeated Cactus Jack

1995 

SMW Halloween Scream: Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Chris Michaels pinned Headbanger Mosh
– Robert Gibson beat The Punisher via DQ
– Headbanger Thrasher & Terry Gordy beat Brad Armstrong & The Wolfman when Gordy pinned Armstrong (Gordy wins the SMW Title 
  due to pre-match stipulation)
– SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) beat Tracy Smothers & The Dirty White Boy
– Tommy Rich beat Buddy Landel in a chain match

2002 

– Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. in the finals of the Smackdown World Tag Team Title tournament

2013

TNA Bound for Glory: San Diego, California:

– Chris Sabin (w/Velvet Sky) defeats Manik, Austin Aries, Jeff Hardy, and Samoa Joe in an Ultimate X match to win the X Division title

– The BroMans (Jessie Godderz & Robbie E) (w/Phil Heath) defeated Gunner & James Storm to win the TNA Tag Team titles

– Gail Kim defeated ODB and Brooke to win the Knockouts Championship

– Bobby Roode defeated Kurt Angle

– Ethan Carter III defeated Norv Fernum

– Magnus defeated Sting

– AJ Styles defeated Bully Ray (w/ Brooke) in a no DQ match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Obamacare ruled unconstitutional by US federal judge

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A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the healthcare law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional – a ruling that opposition Democrats quickly vowed to appeal.

US District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision came on the eve of a Saturday deadline to sign up for 2019 coverage in the federal healthcare program, known officially as the Affordable Care Act.

The White House said it expects the case to be appealed to the Supreme Court. "Pending the appeal process, the law remains in place," it said in a statement.

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At the US Supreme Court, five justices in the nine-judge court who voted to uphold Obamacare in a separate case in 2012 are still on the bench.

Conservative Republicans have long opposed President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare plan which he signed into law in 2010.

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President Donald Trump made abolishing the program one of his main campaign pledges.

The Texas-based judge said that the full Obamacare program was unconstitutional because in last year’s tax overhaul, Congress eliminated a penalty for people who failed to sign up for the program if they did not already have their own health insurance.

The 2012 case was over whether such a penalty was legal – but now that it is gone, O’Connor says the whole Affordable Care Act should be stricken down because that provision is "the keystone" of the program.

President Trump lost no time in tweeting his delight at the court’s ruling on a complaint brought by several Republican attorneys general and two Republican governors.

"Wow, but not surprisingly, ObamaCare was just ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a highly respected judge in Texas. Great news for America!" Trump wrote on twitter.

"As I predicted all along, Obamacare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster!" he added.

Trump urged Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic House of Representatives speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi to "pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare."

 

Hamilton celebrates podium first for Stephanie Travers

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Unlike Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes team member Stephanie Travers is not a household name around the world.

But on Sunday, she nonetheless achieved a significant milestone in Formula 1 history by becoming the first black woman to stand on the podium in 70 years of the world championship.

Travers was selected by the team to receive the constructors trophy on their behalf after Hamilton claimed a convincing victory in the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

Hamilton posted about the significance of the moment on Instagram after the event, explaining that “It’s such an important moment.

“This is Stephanie who is one of my teammates. She is one of our trackside fluid engineers,” he wrote.

“On Sunday, she became the first black woman to stand on the podium in Formula 1 history. This is an amazing achievement and I just wanted to acknowledge her for her hard work, positivity, and passion for her job.

“Like most of the jobs in our sport they are in high demand,” he continued. ” Stephanie was selected out of over 7000 applicants for her role.

“Steph said she wants to inspire young black children, and children of colour to believe that they can do it too, and I couldn’t agree more. Put your mind to it, and you can be anything you want to be.

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“So whilst I really appreciate all of the congratulations, I wanted take the opportunity to lift her up, and share them with her.”

Travers’ appearance on the podium this weekend was also hailed by Mercedes, which posted on Twitter: “How awesome was it to see Steph collecting the podium on behalf of Petronas Motorsports and the whole team today.”

And team sponsors Petronas added: “Proud to see Stephanie Travers repping the entire Petronas family on the podium!”

The 25-year-old Zimbabwean chemical engineer joined the team in 2019 following rigorous five-stage selection process.

Following the appointment, Petronas Group Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe D’Arrigo said: “I believe that Stephanie’s skill set, passion, determination and positive attitude will make her an incredible addition to our team.”

“I’m sure that Stephanie will further strengthen our team at the track,” Mercedes principal Toto Wolff added in the same announcement. “The programme has become a great asset to find and develop talent in our highly competitive industry.

“Having fluid engineers in the on-track laboratory gives us the opportunity to quickly analyse lubricants from the car and to respond to potential challenges in real-time.”

According to Zimlive, Travers was born in Harare to Maria and Bertram Travers. She is the grand-daughter of Pat Travers, the late chairman of Arcadia United Football Club.

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