32 result(s) for fire in Sport
Hungarian Football: Ferencváros Forge Further Ahead
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
According to MLSZ.hu, a clinical Ferencváros scored three goals without reply to defeat Debrecen this weekend and surge seven points clear of Honvéd, who hammered Békéscsaba 4-1, and Haladás, who drew 0-0 with an as-yet unbeaten Újpest, in NBI’s second and third positions. Elsewhere, Diosgyőr secured a welcome point at Paks, Puskás Akadémia beat Vasas by a goal to nil and MTK inflicted yet more ...
U-20 FIFA World Cup: Hungary Says Goodbye
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Serbia needed extra time and an own goal to overcome a spirited Hungarian side in an enthralling round of 16 match at Otago Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Serbs, in their first Fifa Under-20 World Cup, advanced to the quarter-finals, where it will meet either the United States or Colombia on Sunday local time, while Hungary has dropped out. It looked like the match was destined to go to ...
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Hungary – Russia 1-2
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Russia eased to a morale-boosting 2-1 victory against Hungary in Budapest yesterday, relieving the pressure on under-fire coach Fabio Capello. Media reports suggested the Italian could be sacked after the game but his side could triumph in Budapest.
Vác FC Match Report: 'Top Of The Table Clash Ended In Stalemate'
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
This fixture, had all the ingredients for a feisty affair between the top two teams. A game where Vác FC may extend their lead or Monor SE, could they close the 6 point gap? The open game that most had expected and hoped for did not materialise. To coin a phrase, Monor 'parked the bus' and played on the counter attack. A strategy Vác are subjected to week in week out.
Hungarian National Soccer Coach Pinter Sacked
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Attila Pintér, the coach of Hungary’s national eleven, has been fired, Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian Football Association. His successor, Pál Dárdai, has been appointed to coach the team in three European championship qualifiers to be played this year.
See What Happened @ International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament In Budapest
- 24 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
This is not for the fainthearted. It had all the fire and passion you expect in a game of rugby but on two wheels. The competitors take no prisoners, and if you get in the way of these flying wheels, then be sure, you are tough enough to take it. I was hopping about and that was just on the side-lines.
Xpat Opinion: The Netherlands 8, Hungary 1
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s number one football commentator believes the crushing defeat of the selected team in Amsterdam faithfully reflects the poor quality of Hungarian football.“The last time Hungary made it to the World Cup was in 1986, and the manager had to resign because of the team’s pathetic performance”, Iván Hegyi recalls in Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Hungarian Football: Ferencváros Forge Further Ahead
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
According to MLSZ.hu, a clinical Ferencváros scored three goals without reply to defeat Debrecen this weekend and surge seven points clear of Honvéd, who hammered Békéscsaba 4-1, and Haladás, who drew 0-0 with an as-yet unbeaten Újpest, in NBI’s second and third positions. Elsewhere, Diosgyőr secured a welcome point at Paks, Puskás Akadémia beat Vasas by a goal to nil and MTK inflicted yet more ...
U-20 FIFA World Cup: Hungary Says Goodbye
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Serbia needed extra time and an own goal to overcome a spirited Hungarian side in an enthralling round of 16 match at Otago Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Serbs, in their first Fifa Under-20 World Cup, advanced to the quarter-finals, where it will meet either the United States or Colombia on Sunday local time, while Hungary has dropped out. It looked like the match was destined to go to ...
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Hungary – Russia 1-2
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Russia eased to a morale-boosting 2-1 victory against Hungary in Budapest yesterday, relieving the pressure on under-fire coach Fabio Capello. Media reports suggested the Italian could be sacked after the game but his side could triumph in Budapest.
Vác FC Match Report: 'Top Of The Table Clash Ended In Stalemate'
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
This fixture, had all the ingredients for a feisty affair between the top two teams. A game where Vác FC may extend their lead or Monor SE, could they close the 6 point gap? The open game that most had expected and hoped for did not materialise. To coin a phrase, Monor 'parked the bus' and played on the counter attack. A strategy Vác are subjected to week in week out.
Hungarian National Soccer Coach Pinter Sacked
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Attila Pintér, the coach of Hungary’s national eleven, has been fired, Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian Football Association. His successor, Pál Dárdai, has been appointed to coach the team in three European championship qualifiers to be played this year.
See What Happened @ International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament In Budapest
- 24 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
This is not for the fainthearted. It had all the fire and passion you expect in a game of rugby but on two wheels. The competitors take no prisoners, and if you get in the way of these flying wheels, then be sure, you are tough enough to take it. I was hopping about and that was just on the side-lines.
Xpat Opinion: The Netherlands 8, Hungary 1
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s number one football commentator believes the crushing defeat of the selected team in Amsterdam faithfully reflects the poor quality of Hungarian football.“The last time Hungary made it to the World Cup was in 1986, and the manager had to resign because of the team’s pathetic performance”, Iván Hegyi recalls in Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...