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BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A proposed national referendum on Budapests bid to host the 2024 Olympics meets the initial, formal legal requirements, Hungarian election authorities said Friday. Air Max 270 Cheap Australia .The National Election Committee now has until Oct. 6 to carry out a full inquiry on the question asking citizens whether they want Parliament to repeal the law about bidding for and hosting the Olympics.The question was submitted for approval to electoral authorities by opponents of Budapests bid. The referendum still faces several potential legal hurdles and organizers need to gather 200,000 signatures in four months in favor of the vote.A previous attempt to hold a similar referendum was rejected by the supreme court in February. Critics say the Olympics are too expensive, with a large risk of corruption.A feasibility study published last year estimated development costs for the Olympics at 1.074 trillion forints ($3.9 billion), with net costs after the sale of venues and other revenues calculated at 774 billion forints ($2.8 billion).A poll by Ipsos found that 58 percent of Hungarians were in favor hosting the Olympics.Prime Minister Viktor Orban said recently that he considered Budapest to have a moderate chance of winning, as it was a bidding process with three Goliaths and one David.Los Angeles, Rome and Paris are the other bidders.The International Olympic Committee will select the host city in September 2017. Nike Air Max Zero Australia . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Air Max 200 Australia . 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BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez had two three-run homers for six RBIs, David Ortiz added a homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 in interleague play on Friday night.Ramirezs performance seemingly shrugged off questions about his back pain that caused him to leave Thursdays game after a collision with New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.It was the 20th multi-homer game for Ramirez and a much-needed victory for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five.?Boston scored four runs in each of the first two innings, ending a streak of 14 scoreless innings by the Diamondbacks starting pitchers.The Red Sox took advantage of some sloppy defensive play by Arizona, which committed two first-inning errors.Ortiz had three hits, including his 1,000th extra-base hit with Boston.It was all the run support needed for David Price (10-8), who struck out eight in eight innings to pick up the win.However, second baseman Dustin Pedroia left the game due to flu-like symptoms. Pedroia had reached on an error in the first inning and singled in the second, scoring in both frames as the Red Sox built an early 8-2 lead. He was removed from the game prior to the start of the third inning.Boston has seen several of its top hitters leave games with injury this week.Ortiz departed Wednesdays tilt after fouling a ball off his shin and Ramirez was an early exit on Thursday night following a collision in the field.Right fielder Mookie Betts also missed time when calf issues forced him out of Wednesdays game against the New York Yankees and caused him to miss the next conteest. Air Max 270 Australia Sale. He returned the line up on Friday.Red Sox manager John Farrell indicated that there is a fluid build-up in Betts knee and that managing the pain will be a season-long exercise.As [the fluid] increases, were going to have to back off, if it does increase, Farrell said. All the imaging thats been done, its not because of structural damage or injury thats caused that, so were having to monitor closely.In other injury news, the Red Sox hope to have right-hander Steven Wright return to the rotation next week in Detroit, Farrell announced Friday.Wright was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night against the New York Yankees because of shoulder pain.The All-Star knuckleballer jammed the shoulder diving into second base while pinch running Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, two days after he threw a three-hit shutout. Farrell said Wright threw from 90 feet Friday and has reported substantial improvement.The range of motion has improved, as I said over the last 24 hours, the strength, the symptoms have decreased, Farrell said. Hes not symptom-free, but still theres a marked improvement.Wright would need to get on the mound for a bullpen session by Monday, in all likelihood, in order to slot back in by Thursday, when the Sox are in Detroit. Clay Buchholz is filling Wrights spot and is the scheduled starter for Saturdays game against Arizona.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? ' ' '