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IOL News
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Kelvin Momo captivates audiences at the Red Bull Symphonic with romance and amapiano magic
Kelvin Momo delivered an unforgettable Red Bull Symphonic show with Adam Howard and the Egoli Symphonic Orchestra. Picture: Mpumelelo Macu / Red Bull Content Pool Image: Mpumelelo Macu / Red Bull Content Pool Kelvin Momo's fans were left more than fulfilled at the Red Bull Symphonic with Adam Howard and the Egoli Symphonic Orchestra. In its second year, the Red Bull Symphonic was held over three days at the Montecasino Teatro, a bump from last year. Real name Thato Kelvin Ledwaba, music producer and artist Kelvin Momo's top-charting catalogue took center stage as it was brought to life through music conductor Howard and the electrifying Egoli Symphonic Orchestra. With the backing of Red Bull, who cut no corners when it comes to delivering top-notch production, attendees were left mesmerized. Kelvin Momo and Adam Howard are seen during the Red Bull Symphonic in Johannesburg, South Africa. Image: Craig Kolesky / Red Bull Content Pool Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Kelvin Momo made a commanding entrance with Howard, with the two of them even embracing each other, a clear sign of a strong bond formed. For his big night, Kelvin Momo was the life of the party, dancing and vibing along to the music and with the crowd. On night one, Kelvin Momo even got emotional as he performed 'Song Cry'. With seven albums under his belt and over 171 songs, choosing the 18-track set list was no small task. Kelvin Momo and Howard however managed to create one that celebrated his musical journey. Each song took attendees down memory lane, to the one they first heard the song or how it impacted them. However, the real moments came when Kelvin Momo's long-time vocal collaborator and long-time girlfriend Babalwa M (Mavuso) took to the stage. Fans were mesmerized as Kelvin Momo and Babalwa M stole the show at Red Bull Symphonic. Picture: Mpumelelo Macu / Red Bull Content Pool Image: Mpumelelo Macu / Red Bull Content Pool
Irish Examiner
08-06-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Examiner
Ogier and Landais claim Rally Italia Sardegna as McErlean adn Treacy finish 34th
No stranger to achieving and breaking records, French driver Sebastien Ogier (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) clinched another with his fifth Rally Italia Sardegna victory but not before he survived an overshoot on the final stage to finish 7.9s ahead of the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 of Estonian Ott Tanak, whose team mate Kalle Rovanpera took the final spot on the podium. Following their second stage drama on Friday, the Irish crew of Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1) returned to the event under "Super Rally" where it was all about gaining more seat time and making preparation for the forthcoming and next round Acropolis Rally. Finishing 34th, McErlean said, "A lot of good learning, and hopefully someday we can use this (running first on the road) for the first day. A big thanks to the whole team, because even before this last service, it was a big job inside seven minutes to fit a front left damper. Hopefully some good learning for Greece and it definitely means you have to have a good Friday at WRC. It's been a busy one for the team." Sebastien Ogier (left) and Vincent Landais (Toyota Gazoo Racing) celebrate their victory in Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Italy. It was a record breaking fifth win ifor Ogier.. Picture: Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool. Ogier began Saturday's six stages with a 2.1s lead over Fourmaux and duly extended that margin to 7.4s on the morning's first stage where Fourmaux was unhappy with his performance. A stage later, there was more disappointment when his Fourmaux's Hyundai punctured some 5km into the stage before he had to stop and change the wheel at the 16km mark losing around four minutes and dropping to seventh. More drama followed on SS9 when he lost two more places following an off road excursion. His team mate Ott Tanak fared better and with the fastest time on SS8 closed the gap to leader Ogier to 4.5s - the latter had his stage time revised after he was slowed by the dust from Fourmaux. A stage later Tanak lost time with a slow puncture to drop 15s behind Ogier. The rally leader remained calm and consistent through the repeat loop but Tanak with two stage wins cut the deficit to 11.1s. With Fourmaux and Sami Pajari (puncture) faltering, their Toyota GR Yaris team mate Kalle Rovanpera gained a few places to move into third. Championship leader Elfyn Evans (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) was another driver forced to stop and change a punctured wheel (on SS11) and ended the penultimate leg in fifth. With their M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 re-fettled, McErlean/Treacy had the task of sweeping the loose gravel from the stages. After the morning's second stage, McErlean said, "I have new appreciation for world champions, who win championships by doing that (being first on the road). On Sunday's the final leg (six stage) and having extended his lead to 17.1s on the penultimate stage, Ogier seemed to have everything under control. However, he had an overshoot on the closing few kilometres of the Wolf Power Stage when his Toyota didn't turn into a tight rutted right hander and ended up in the bushes. Twelve months ago a final stage puncture robbed him of victory, but this time and reversing his way out of trouble, he took the spoils and a record fifth win. With his team mate and championship leader Elfyn Evans finishing fourth, Ogier is now into second - 19 points behind and one ahead of Kalle Rovanpera, who won the Power Stage and also took an additional five points for the faster driver on Sunday, Rovanpera is only twenty points off Evans in a Toyota lock-out of the top three championship positions in the Drivers' championship. Meanwhile, Killarney's Colin O'Donoghue (Ford Escort) won the Laois Heartland's Rally as he finished the day's six (2x3) stages 4.6s ahead of the Toyota Starlet of Monaghan's David Moffett with similar car of Richard Moffett, 13.6s further behind in third. Monaghan's Johnno Doogan (Ford Escort) led Richard Moffett by 6.7s after the first pair of stages but retired on the road section to SS3 with a broken half-shaft. O'Donoghue, who experienced transmission woes on SS2 moved into the lead on SS3 only for Richard Moffett to move 0.8s ahead after SS4. O'Donoghue was best on the final loop to secure victory. Rally Italia Sardegna (Round 6, World Rally Championship) Olbia:1. S. Ogier/V.( Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) 3h. 34m. 24.5s; 2. O. Tanak/M. Jarveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1)+7.9s; 3. K. Rovanpera/J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)+50.5s. 4. E. Evans/S. Martin GBR Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)+5m. 05.7s; 5. T. Katsuta/A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)+7m. 29.6s; 6. O. Solberg/E. Edmondson (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)+8m. 32.9s; 7. S. Pajari/M. Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)+10m. 29.0s; 8. N. Gryazin/K. Aleksandrov (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)+10m. 58.7s; 9. R. Dapra/L. Guglielmetti (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)+12m. 15.3s; 10. K. Kajetanowicz/M. Szczepaniak (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2)+12m. 21.1s. World Rally Championship for Drivers' Standings (After Round 6): 1. E. Evans 133pts; 2. S. Ogier 114pts; 3. K. Rovanpera 113pts; 4. O. Tanak 108pts; 5. T. Neuville 83pts; T. Katsuta 63pts; 7. A. Fourmaux 44pts; 8. S. Pajari 31pts; 9. G. Munster 18pts; 10. J. McErlean 12pts. World Rally Manufacturers' Championship Standings (After Round 6):1. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 312pts; 2, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 243pts; 3. M-Sport Ford WRT 87pts; 4. 4Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 48pts. Laois Heartland's Rally, Stradbally: C. O'Donoghue/K. O'Donoghue (Ford Escort) 40m. 31.7s; 2. D. Moffett/M. Connolly (Toyota Starlet)+4.6s; 3. R. Moffett/D. Kelly (Toyota Starlet)+18.2s; 4. M. Carbin/D. O'Sullivan (Ford Escort)+59.8s; 5. F. Kelly/L. Kelly (Ford Escort)+1m. 18.3s; 6. E. O'Callaghan/J. Dalton (Ford Escort)+1m. 23.3s.
NZ Autocar
16-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Autocar
Lawson to build on Miami momentum as F1 returns to Imola
After a well-earned two-week break, Liam Lawson is back on track this weekend. He heads to the historic Imola Circuit for Round 7 of the 2025 Formula One World Championship — the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Lawson arrives in Italy fresh off his most encouraging weekend of the season in Miami. There he showed real promise despite limited preparation. Despite having never driven a lap around the tricky street circuit before the sole Practice session, the 23-year-old Kiwi adapted quickly. He finished just outside the Top 10 in 11th. Sprint Qualifying didn't quite go to plan. He did well to make it through to SQ2, he couldn't quite piece together a lap good enough for SQ3. Therefore, he lined up 14th for the Sprint. When Saturday's race finally got underway in the wet, he made a lightning start, jumping five spots. Liam Lawson during the Miami Sprint Race. Image: Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool From there, he kept charging, climbing to eighth at the flag. He was later promoted to seventh following a penalty for Max Verstappen. That result looked to have sealed Liam's first points of the season. However, a post-race penalty for a tangle with Fernando Alonso cruelly dropped him back to 13th. In Grand Prix Qualifying, he again showed flashes of pace — a strong banker lap in Q1 comfortably saw him through to the next phase, though a single flyer in Q2 left him starting 15th. Sadly, his Sunday didn't last long, with contact from Jack Doohan at Turn 1 causing heavy damage and eventually forcing him to retire. While the ending in Miami was far from ideal, the overall performance marked a real step forward, so there's every reason to be optimistic heading to Imola. Not only is it the home track of the VCARB squad, it's also a place Lawson knows well. He has logged plenty of laps there in Red Bull's testing programme over the past few years. He also raced at Imola in Formula 2 back in 2022, so he'll be returning with a solid base of experience under his belt. Liam Lawson and Racing Bulls teammate Isack Hadjar. Image: Sebastian Nevols / Red Bull Content Pool This weekend also brings a return to the traditional Formula One format — three Practice sessions, followed by Qualifying and Sunday's Grand Prix. That should give him plenty of time to get acclimatised to the VCARB 02 before cracking into Qualifying. Lawson's weekend begins with Free Practice 1 tonight at 11:30 pm NZT. You can catch all the sessions live on Sky Sport or the F1 TV App. And, as always, we'll keep you updated across our socials throughout the weekend. Header Image: Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Rally Portugal set to feature record-equaling WRC Rally1 line-up
Rally Portugal will welcome the strongest Rally1 line-up since 2022 when it hosts the next round of the World Rally Championship later this month. Twelve Rally1 cars are set to tackle Portugal's 24 gravel stages for round five of the season from 15-18 May. Advertisement Toyota will once again field five GR Yaris Rally1 cars with the most successful driver in Rally Portugal history, six-time winner Sebastien Ogier, set to make his third start of a partial campaign. The eight-time world champion, who won last year's round in Portugal, will join full-time Toyota drivers, including championship leader Elfyn Evans, Kalle Rovanpera, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari. The round will also feature the debut of Toyota's recently revealed silver paint scheme that will replace the black livery for the summer events. Hyundai will field its trio of i20 N Rally cars for Thierry Neuville, Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux, while M-Sport-Ford will be represented by four Pumas. Martins Sesks rejoins the squad for the second of six scheduled starts for the British team, alongside Gregoire Munster and Josh McErlean. The fourth Puma will be driven by experienced 55-year-old local privateer Diogo Salvi. The entry marks the largest line-up of Rally1 cars since Rally Spain in 2022. Toyota and M-Sport have already begun preparations for the round, conducting pre-event tests this week. Last time there were 12 Rally1 cars on the entry was Rally Spain in 2022 Last time there were 12 Rally1 cars on the entry was Rally Spain in 2022 Red Bull Content Pool Red Bull Content Pool Advertisement Meanwhile, a record 45 cars have been entered into the WRC2 class, which includes WRC rally winners Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo. Meeke and Sordo are both contesting the Portuguese national championship, which is hosting its fourth round of the season at the WRC event. Former factory Mini, Citroen and Toyota driver Meeke will pilot a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, that has so far edged works Hyundai WRC driver Sordo (i20 N Rally2) to victory in the previous two rounds of the championship. The entry list features several WRC2 title protagonists including Oliver Solberg, current points leader Yohan Rossel, Nikolay Gryazin, Gus Greensmith and Fabrizio Zaldivar. The round will also mark the return of WRC Rally1 driver Pierre-Louis Loubet, having agreed a deal to drive a Ford Fiesta Rally2 for M-Sport, rejoining the team he competed with in Rally1 in 2023. To read more articles visit our website.
The Citizen
08-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
SA's Ryan Sandes finishes second at Cocodona 250 — after running 402km
The veteran South African is a former winner of one of the world's biggest ultra trail races, the Western States 100. Ultrarunner Ryan Sandes, seen here in action a few years ago, has finished second at the Cocodona 250. Picture: Kelvin Trautman / Red Bull Content Pool via AFP South African veteran ultra-distance trail runner Ryan Sandes has finished second at the gruelling Cocodona 250 race in the United States. The 43-year-old South African, who won the famous Western States race in 2017, finished the 250 mile race (402km) through the Arizona desert in a time of 61 hours, 21 minutes and four seconds (61:21:04). He finished overnight on Wednesday (SA time). The race was won by American Dan Green (28) in a record time of 58 hours, 47 minutes and 29 seconds. It was Green's first race over 100 miles. Sandes' time was also better than the previous mark. #Cocodona250 ~ Boom! Incredible performance by @RyanSandes to claim 2nd place at the Cocodona 250, crossing the finish in 61:21:04 – 'a steady, calculated race – smart running!' What a legend! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 — Daz (@DazMSmith) May 8, 2025 The women's race was won by Rachel Entrekin (33), who defended the title she won last year. She finished in a time of 63:58:15, also a new record. She was fourth overall. The race started on Monday. The elevation gain (or height climbed) is roughly 40,000 feet, which in metres is 12,000 or 12km. This year's race had 307 starters and they have until Saturday to complete the event, that is 125 hours. According to the organisers the Cocodna 250 'takes runners across extremely varied terrain from the Sonoran desert to the 9,301ft summit of Mount Elden and through the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world. The course is 91 percent trail (45 percent of that is single track) and nine percent pavement.' Sandes is said to have slept for only 30 minutes during his run. More to follow…
