The goalkeeper of the legendary Hungarian national soccer side of the late 1940s and early 1950s (the 'Golden Team'), Gyula Grosics passed away this Friday at the age of 88. He was Olympic champion in 1952 and World Cup runner up in 1954.
The goalkeeper of the legendary Hungarian national soccer side of the late 1940s and early 1950s (the 'Golden Team'), Gyula Grosics passed away this Friday at the age of 88. He was Olympic champion in 1952 and World Cup runner up in 1954.
Hungary's national football side drew 2-2 with Denmark in Debrecen, eastern Hungary in a friendly international game that served as part of the preparations for the European Championship qualifiers scheduled to begin in September.
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In the debut of its new coach, Attila Pintér, Hungary's national football team lost 1-2 to Finland in a friendly game in Gyõr, NW Hungary. The two sides will also meet in Group F of the qualification campaign for the 2016 European Football Championships starting this September.
Hungary will face Greece, Romania, Finland, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands in qualifying group F for the 206 European Football Championship tournament in France. The first two of each group and five of the third-placed teams will qualify.
The American skier of Hungarian ancestry, Ted Ligety won the men’s giant slalom event at the Sochi Winter Olympics, winning the second Olympic gold medal of his career. The Hungarian entrant, Norbert Farkas came in 50th, finishing ahead of 22 rivals.
Swimmers Katinka Hosszú and Dániel Gyurta have been voted the athletes of the year for 2013 by the Association of Hungarian Sportswriters. The awards were presented at the Sports Stars Gala Evening in Budapest this Thursday.
On the 60th anniversary of Hungary defeating England 6-3 in London’s Wembley Stadium, two new underground railway cars have been named after Jenõ Buzánszky and Gyula Grosics, the still living two Hungarian players participating in that match.
The guest of honor of the 7th annual Aquaprofit Polgár Chess Festival in Budapest was former Russian world champion Garry Kasparov who accompanied the three famous Hungarian Polgár sisters, Judit, Zsófia and Zsuzsa.
The oldest living Olympic Champion, Sándor Tarics, who won gold in the 1936 Olympics with the Hungarian water polo team turned 100 this past Monday. He was honored by the International and the Hungarian Olympic Committee.
Hungary's national football side lost 3-0 away to Romania in Europe's qualifying Group D of the 2014 football World Cup. This defeat significantly reduces Hungarian chances to finish at least second in the group, a place in the play-off stage.
Hungarian paddlers won 17 medals (including 7 gold) at the World Kayak and Canoeing Championships in Duisburg, Germany this past week-end, finishing second on the medal table behind the host nation but in front of Russia and Canada.
Three-time Olympic champion waterpolo player, the holder of the ‘Athlete of the Nation’ title in Hungary, Dezsõ Gyarmati passed away at the age of 85 in Budapest. He was the most successful figure in the history of waterpolo.
Hungary's Katinka Hosszú won her second world title at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain this Sunday by beating the field in the women's 400-meter individual medley. A day earlier, Hungary won a gold in men's waterpolo.
The Hungarian men's national waterpolo team defeated Olympic champions Croatia 11-10 in the semifinal to face Montenegro in the world championship final Saturday night at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
