Pedersen wins Vuelta stage 19, Evenepoel maintains overall lead
:Denmark's Mads Pedersen dominated a bunch sprint to win stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana in style on Friday - his third victory at this year's race.
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Verstappen among drivers given grid penalties for Italian GP
MILAN (AP) — Max Verstappen's five-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday will hamper his chances of taking a first ever Formula One podium at Monza.
Mads Pedersen lands hat-trick as Fred Wright falls just short on Stage 19 at La Vuelta
Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) ensured that Stage 19 stuck to the script by winning from a reduced bunch sprint in the streets of Talavera de la Reina on a day where La Vuelta paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) took second place and fellow Briton Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) took fourth place in the short but sharp 138.3km stage in central Spain, which was preceded by a minute’s silence to commemorate the Queen.
Rutuja keen to make the most of home conditions at WTA Chennai Open
WTA Tour event, starting on Saturday. Rutuja, India’s third highest ranked players in the women’s circuit, will be up against Chinese Taipei’s En-Shuo Liang in the first round of qualifying for the $250,000 hard court event. “Tomorrow’s match is just going to be about playing in the present.
Scotland face Austria, Wales meet Bosnia in women's World Cup qualifying playoffs
Scotland will take on Austria in the first round of the European qualification playoffs for next year's women's World Cup, while Wales face Bosnia and Portugal meet Belgium after the draw was conducted by governing body UEFA on Friday.
Italian GP: Charles Leclerc tops FP1 session at Monza
Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari fans something to be optimistic about at Monza in the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix with him going fastest.
Chennai Open: French Star Caroline Garcia, Belgium's Elise Mertens Pull Out
In a blow to the city's tennis lovers, France's Caroline Garcia, who was expected to be the top seed, and Belgium's Elise Mertens have withdrawn from the WTA Chennai Open, the organisers announced on Friday. Indian No.2 Karman Kaur Thandi received the third wild card and would join the country's top player Ankita Raina and former US Open finalist Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) in the singles main draw.
In-form Mageean enjoying the week of her dreams
Ciara Mageean is enjoying the week of her dreams, following her second place finish at the final Diamond League event of the season in Zurich.