Van der Poel edges out Pogacar in sprint finish to win Tour stage two
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France :The Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the Tour de France ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish on Sunday.
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Sabalenka passes Mertens test to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
LONDON :Aryna Sabalenka maintained her stranglehold over Belgian Elise Mertens with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6(4) victory on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals as she bids for a maiden title at the grasscourt Grand Slam.
Siegemund stops lucky loser Sierra to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
LONDON :Seasoned German Laura Siegemund, the oldest woman left in the Wimbledon singles draw, ended the remarkable run of Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra with a 6-3 6-2 victory to storm into the quarter-finals on a rain-hit Sunday.
Wimbledon day seven
LONDON : Highlights of the seventh day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Saturday (times GMT):
Sabalenka and Alcaraz face seeds for first time at this year's Wimbledon
LONDON :World number one Aryna Sabalenka continues her quest for a first Wimbledon title when she takes on Elise Mertens, while two-times defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Andrey Rublev when the fourth round begins on Sunday.
Philipsen wins nervy Tour de France opener as Evenepoel loses time
LILLE, France: There were mixed fortunes for the thousands of Belgian fans who poured over the border for the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday as Jasper Philipsen won, but star rider Remco Evenepoel lost valuable time.
Brighton sign Belgium defender De Cuyper
Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Belgium defender Maxim De Cuyper on a five-year contract from Club Brugge, the Premier League club said on Saturday.
You snooze, you lose - Evenepoel admits team error
LILLE, France : Remco Evenepoel’s Tour de France hopes suffered an early blow on Saturday as he lost 39 seconds to the top guns when an acceleration by Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike split the peloton, turning a routine sprint finish into a dramatic shake-up.