Say hello to the two adorable Sumatran tiger cubs at Tierpark Berlin. The zoo welcomed the twin tigers in February and introduced them to the world during a naming ceremony on Tuesday, May 14. The cubs, Ede and Kuno, were born to mother Mayang and father Jae Jae.
Tierpark Berlin says the cubs represent “a new ray of hope for the preservation of this rare species.” Sumatran tigers are a critically endangered species, with under 600 existing in the wild.
“Zoos are key to the survival of this and other threatened species,” Dr. Andreas Knieriem, Zoo and Tierpark Director, said in a statement. “Conservation breeding in human care is an important component of the work being done by international networks to protect the last remaining tigers.”
Learn more about these Sumatran tiger cubs in the photo gallery below. Plus, read up on some of the world’s animal conservation efforts here.
Edoardo Mortara capped off his and Mahindra’s first qualifying Duel final appearance of the Formula E season by taking pole for the first race of the Berlin E-Prix. Mortara’s lap of 1m1.741s in the final head-to-head was 0.267s quicker than the …
Edoardo Mortara capped off his and Mahindra’s first qualifying Duel final appearance of the Formula E season by taking pole for the first race of the Berlin E-Prix.
Mortara’s lap of 1m1.741s in the final head-to-head was 0.267s quicker than the much-fancied DS Penske driver Stoffel Vandoorne.
Ahead of the final, Mortara also defeated Vandoorne’s teammate Jean-Eric Vergne in the semifinal, and Jehan Daruvala in the quarterfinals, although the Maserati MSG driver will be taking a 20-place grid penalty anyway due to a front gearbox change.
Vandoorne, meanwhile, beat the other Maserati driver, Maximilian Guenther, in his opening Duel, before beating ERT’s Sergio Sette Camara in the semis – Sette Camara advancing that far after a surprise defeat over FP2 pacesetter Lucas di Grassi after their quarterfinal tussle.
A number of big names fell ahead of the Duels, with TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa and Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans among those that didn’t advance from the first group session, and Nick Cassidy in the other Jaguar and Nissan driver Oliver Rowland in the gaggle of drivers that didn’t advance from the second group.
Jake Dennis and Norman Nato finished in last place in each group session after a torrid session where neither could find any pace. In locking out the bottom two places, they hold the unenviable record of Andretti’s worst-ever qualifying result in a decade in the series.
Mortara’s pole was not just his first of the season, but his first since 2022 (also at Berlin) too. Vergne will start third, a spot behind teammate Vandoorne, with Sette Camara matching his best qualifying result of the season in fourth.
Guenther will line up fifth alongside compatriot Pascal Wehrlein of Porsche, who was defeated in the first round of the Duels by Vergne. di Grassi, da Costa, Cassidy, and Evans complete the top 10, ahead of Abt Cupra stand-in Kelvin van der Linde – the highest-placed of those filling in for drivers that have a schedule clash with the 6 Hours of Spa – and Dan Ticktum.
Taylor Barnard was a fine 13th in his second-ever qualifying appearance for NEOM McLaren, outqualifying teammate Jake Hughes who was down in 17th, Mahindra’s Jordan King and the Nissans of Oliver Rowland and Sacha Fenestraz splitting the pair.
Envision Racing’s substitutes Joel Eriksson and Paul Aron will start the race 18th and 19th, with the Andretti drivers saved from a back-row lockout by Daruvala’s gearbox penalty.
Maximilian Guenther kept up Stellantis’ strong start to the Berlin E-Prix by topping the second practice session at Tempelhof Airport. The Maserati MSG driver’s best time of 1m02.177s was 0.012s quicker than Lucas di Grassi, who wound up second for …
Maximilian Guenther kept up Stellantis’ strong start to the Berlin E-Prix by topping the second practice session at Tempelhof Airport.
The Maserati MSG driver’s best time of 1m02.177s was 0.012s quicker than Lucas di Grassi, who wound up second for Abt Cupra in a marked improvement from his Friday showing.
Pascal Wehrlein got his first timed laps of the weekend in, going third quickest. The TAG Heuer Porsche driver missed FP1 after stopping on-track in the first few minutes. The team told RACER it was a “technical issue involving the high voltage system” that “affected a considerable number of parts on the car.” His best time on Saturday morning was just 0.075 off first, showing the the reduced track time has had little affect on his pace.
Edoardo Mortara was fourth quickest for Mahindra, with Jean-Eric Vergne completing the top five for DS Penske.
Nick Cassidy was the highest placed Jaguar driver in sixth, ahead of Nissan’s oliver Rowland, Norman Nato of Andretti, DS Penske’s Stoffel Vandoorne, and Jehan Daruvala of Maserati, who will face a 20-place grid drop later today as a result of changing his rear gearbox.
Mitch Evans finished the session 11th in the other factory Jaguar, ahead of Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa, ERT’s Sergio Sette Camara, and Kelvin van der Linde, the highest-placed of the multiple stand-in drivers this weekend. He was ahead of another, Mahindra’s Jordan King, Jake Dennis, Sacha Fenestra, and the NEOM McLaren duo of Jake Hughes and Taylor Barnard, with paul Aron, Dan Ticktum, and Joel Eriksson completing the field.
Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy won the second half of the SABIC Berlin E-Prix doubleheader on Sunday, delivering an energy management masterclass in a race featuring 172 overtakes. Jake Dennis placed second while Jean-Eric Verge completed the …
Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy won the second half of the SABIC Berlin E-Prix doubleheader on Sunday, delivering an energy management masterclass in a race featuring 172 overtakes.
Jake Dennis placed second while Jean-Eric Verge completed the podium, and moved up into third in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship drivers’ standings
Starting eighth, Cassidy drove superbly to stay there both by setting the pace and mastering Formula E’s tightrope of ultimate pace, racecraft and energy management, the latter again proving crucial on the slipstream-heavy Tempelhof Airport circuit. For Cassidy, the win was confirmation of the form he’d felt building throughout the season.
Nick Cassidy and Jake Dennis celebrate in Berlin. Simon Galloway/Motorsport Images
“I knew I was in the fight. I’ve been in the fight the last five races,” said Cassidy. “Yesterday, we had a great opportunity as well and I made a mistake and I really put my hand up for that. But today we made it count. So, thanks so much to my guys. I’ve had an opportunity to win nearly every weekend and as a driver that’s a dream.
“I’ve had some really good luck and I’m sure some bad luck and bad weekends are coming our way, but until then I’m enjoying the ride — it’s been amazing.”
Dennis (Avalanche Andretti) who is now within four points of the championship’s leader, Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team), was in striking distance to Cassidy, just half a second behind as they crossed the finish line. The frustration was tempered by putting an end to a string of DNFs for the Andretti driver.
“To not see a checkered flag since Saudi is mind-blowing,” admitted Dennis. “We’re still fourth in the championship. Obviously more energy than Nick but the targets were so high at the end, and it was too much of a risk and honestly, I was just happy with the 18 points and bringing it home.”
Vergne (DS Penske) admitted he didn’t have the pace to challenge the Jaguar-powered Envision that ultimately raced to the top step, despite also intermittently leading the race. Nevertheless, he wase pleased to have scored strongly, with an eye on the long game as the season passes its halfway stage.
“It was really chaotic. I’m very glad the race is over,” declared Vergne. “I’ve never really experienced this kind of racing where no one really wants to be leading at the beginning and creating a lot of chaos at the back. I was just trying to manage to stay in the top 4 or 5, every time I was sixth I was pushing to come back because otherwise you’re glued to the back and then you can’t come back. So it’s a bit of a strategy game, but it’s mental — it was a very difficult race so I’m very happy to finish on the podium in third. It could have been very easy to do otherwise today, so I’m going to take those points gladly and move on.”
Buemi has dropped all the way down the order following contact with Dennis, dislodging his front wing ⬇️
— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) April 23, 2023
Wehrlein started sixth, in a stronger position than recent races, having complained of poor one-lap pace in qualifying, but found himself shuffled to seventh at the race’s end.
Saturday Berlin winner Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) made up a spot from his grid position to finish fourth, making it a superb weekend’s work for the New Zealander and Jaguar TCS Racing. Despite teammate Sam Bird getting into contact and being forced out of contention, the Jaguar powertrains have driven to victory in three consecutive races for the first time in Formula E history, albeit in the hands of customers Envision Racing this time.
A day after securing the team’s first podium in Round 7, the standout drive was arguably Maserati MSG Racing’s Max Guenther, who climbed 15 positions from 21st position to sixth. Polesitter Robin Frijns of the ABT Cupra team struggled to maintain pace and dropped to 17th at the end, with teammate and fellow front-row starter Nico Mueller faring better with ninth on home soil to score the team’s first points in the GEN3 era.
That left Wehrlein on top of the pile but by a narrow four-point margin to Cassidy, with Vergne third. TAG Heuer Porsche’s advantage in the teams’ table also continues to fade away, with the Jaguar-powered Envision Racing squad now just 15 points back in second.
A capacity crowd estimated at 34,000 took in the weekend’s two races, which featured a total of 362 overtakes.
Next up for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the Monaco E-Prix on Saturday, May 6.
Former Oregon Ducks star Satou Sabally worked with Jordan Brand to refurbish a basketball court in Germany for young girls to use.
Former Oregon Ducks women’s basketball star Satou Sabally, now with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, worked with Nike’s Jordan Brand and artist Bahar Bambi to create a basketball court for young girls in Germany to shoot hoops.
The courts are refurbished and located at Tempelhofer Feld, a public park in Berlin that used to be an airport.
“I’m very interested in the concept of intersectionality,” says Sabally. “As a woman, you have to constantly fight battles that other people never have to think of. Refurbishing the court is a small step in giving marginalized groups like young girls the same chance to play basketball, have fun and stay safe.”
Sabally, who is German, took to Twitter to share about the new courts; saying “This means everything to me”.
This means everything to me 🤞🏾✨ Satou Sabally, Bahar Bambi and Jordan Brand Design a Berlin Baskeball Court for Young Girls https://t.co/zaZq3rgR0r
Sabally was an All-Star in 2021 but injuries have continued to impact her in 2022, as she’s only appeared in 11 games this season – with her last appearance back on July 12.
She is averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists for Dallas, who are 8-14 on the year.
