Patrick Vieira praises three Man City staff members amid Vincent Kompany comparison
Patrick Vieira has thanked three Manchester City staff members for helping him to make the leap into coaching.
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WTA roundup: Mayar Sherif rallies to reach Monterrey quarters
Seventh-seeded Mayar Sherif of Egypt saved two match points while rallying for a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 win over China's Xinyu Wang on Thursday in the second round of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.
World Speed Skating Championships: Patrick Roest brings house down in Heerenveen with 5000m world title
Patrick Roest brought down the house with a tireless 5000m world title win in Heerenveen — his first individual single distance gold.Set a tough task by Italian Davide Ghiotto, who set off at a lightning pace and came home in 6:11.12, Roest steadily clawed back time with a supremely consistent run.In the end the Dutchman sealed the Netherlands' 100th world championship gold by 2.18 seconds.The other half of Roest's race pair, Belgian Bart Swings, couldn't match the Olympic silver medallist's speed, but snatched bronze with a time of 6:13.06.Norway's Ragne Wiklund upset home favourite Irene Schouten earlier that evening to take gold in the women's 3000m.Dutch speed skating star Schouten, the 3000m and 5000m Olympic champion and record holder, posted a competitive time of 3:57.40 before Wiklund's run. Ad Bankes and Nightingale win historic Snowboard Cross gold for Great Britain ‘Absolutely incredible’ – Kruger wings gold again in 15km freestyle Speed SkatingNetherlands dominate final day of ISU Speed Skating World Cup19/02/2023 AT 16:35 The 22-year-old Norwegian then produced a technically flawless and controlled skate to pip her rival by 0.54 seconds.Veteran Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, who scooped double gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, claimed bronze with 3:58.35.The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships runs until Sunday March 5, with the women's and men's team pursuit getting Friday's action underway at 18:05 GMT.
Erling Haaland's agent issues update as Vincent Kompany gives Man City FA Cup verdict
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday, March 2.
Roest brings house down in Heerenveen with 5000m world title
Patrick Roest brought down the house with a tireless 5000m world title win in Heerenveen — his first individual single distance gold.Set a tough task by Italian Davide Ghiotto, who set off at a lightning pace and came home in 6:11.12, Roest steadily clawed back time with a supremely consistent run.In the end the Dutchman sealed the Netherlands' 100th world championship gold by 2.18 seconds.The other half of Roest's race pair, Belgian Bart Swings, couldn't match the Olympic silver medallist's speed, but snatched bronze with a time of 6:13.06.Norway's Ragne Wiklund upset home favourite Irene Schouten earlier that evening to take gold in the women's 3000m.Dutch speed skating star Schouten, the 3000m and 5000m Olympic champion and record holder, posted a competitive time of 3:57.40 before Wiklund's run.The 22-year-old Norwegian then produced a technically flawless and controlled skate to pip her rival by 0.54 seconds.Veteran Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, who scooped double gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, claimed bronze with 3:58.35.The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships runs until Sunday 5 March, with the women's and men's team pursuit getting tomorrow's action underway at 7:05pm.
Fitzsimons bows out of 800m heats at European Indoors
John Fitzsimons failed to progress from his 800m heats at the European Indoors Athletics Championships in Istanbul.
Julian Alaphilippe reveals his Tour of Flanders dream, calls Strade Bianche 'favourite race'
Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal–Quick-Step) has opened up to Eurosport about his “dream” of winning the Tour of Flanders as he declared this weekend’s Strade Bianche his “favourite race”. The French puncheur is hoping to bounce back this season after seeing his 2022 derailed by a horror crash at Liege-Bastogne-Liege last April, which left him with a collapsed lung, fractured shoulder blade and two broken ribs. Ad He opened his Classics campaign with victory at Faun-Ardeche last week, with his first major outing arriving on Saturday on the famous white roads of Tuscany at Strade Bianche, where he won the title in 2019.
'I knew I'd be back' - Vincent Kompany sends message to Man City after Burnley draw in FA Cup
Vincent Kompany always knew he would be back at the Etihad Stadium in the dugouts, but the Manchester City legend insisted he would remain calm about his return with Burnley in the FA Cup.