Massa has surgery after freak Hungary crash (CNN)
Felipe Massa had emergency surgery for a fractured skull after a freak crash in final qualifying for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Safina, Errani to meet for Slovenia Open crown (USA Today)
Top-ranked Dinara Safina will meet defending champion Sara Errani in the Slovenia Open final after they dispatched first-time WTA Tour semifinalists on Saturday.
EU: Bulgaria, Romania Still Too Corrupt (Novinite.com)
When Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union in 2007, other member states expressed serious concern about the high level of corruption in both of the former communist states, and, in Bulgaria, about the political power wielded by violent criminal gangs operating there.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Fernando Alonso took pole position after a chaotic finish to qualifying Saturday at the Hungarian … (TSN)
The Renault driver’s fastest lap of one minute 21.596 seconds around the Hungaroring circuit on Saturday was enough for the two-time world champion’s first pole since the 2007 Italian GP.
Top Moldovan prosecutor: Romania not officially involved in riots (Moldova.org)
Nobody has ever said that Romania was involved in the 7 April events – street protests against the alleged rigging of the 5 April parliamentary election. A statement to this effect was made today by Moldova’s Prosecutor-General Valeriu Gurbulea. Gurbulea also said that more than three months after the violent protests in the centre of Chisinau no policeman brutalizing young people had been …
Ukraine’s foreign ministry confirms one Ukrainian death in road accident in Rostov region (KYIV Post)
One Ukrainian was killed in a collision between a gasoline tanker and a bus in Russia’s Rostov region and two Ukrainians were injured, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on Saturday.
Polish Child Gets Drowned in Bulgaria Sea Resort (Novinite.com)
A nine-year-old child from Poland has drowned in the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach after going into the sea alone to sail on an inflatable mattress.
Top-ranked Safina reaches Slovenia Open final (AP via Yahoo! News)
Top-ranked Dinara Safina has reached her seventh final of the year by beating Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-4, 6-3 at the Slovenia Open.
Alonso takes Hungarian GP pole; Red Bull 2-3 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fernando Alonso took the pole position after a chaotic finish to qualifying Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was airlifted to a hospital following a high-speed accident.
Hungarian Grand Prix: Drivers call for safety review after Felipe Massa crash in Hungary (Daily Telegraph)
The call for major improvements in world motorsport safety was growing after Felipe Massa’s horrific 170mph crash in Hungary.
