Motor racing: Webber wins in Monaco to lead F1 championship


Mark Webber swept to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday in a Red Bull one-two that catapulted the Australian to the top of the Formula One leaderboard. The first Australian winner in the Mediterranean principality since triple world champion Jack Brabham in 1959, Webber led from pole to finish for his second victory in a row and fourth of his career. In a race punctuated by crashes and four safety car periods, including the last three laps, Germany’s Sebastian Vettel anchored Red Bull’s second one-two in six races with Poland’s Robert Kubica third for Renault.


Show at Foreign Ministry’s Cup


The 8th edition of the Cup of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), the only sports event dedicated to the diplomatic community in Bucharest, started on Saturday at e Diplomatic Club. The day’s main event was the basketball game that pitted the MAE’s women’s team against the Global Shooting Starts, the ambassadors’ team. The ambassadors won the game, score 31-19. Bogdan Mazuru, secretary of state for European Affairs, the guest player of the women’s team, stated: “The important thing is to take part in the competition, not to win; this is the spirit of our Cup, a Cup that we are now organizing for the eighth time. There are 500 participants. I wish them all good luck. I believe that in the end we will all be the winners.”