Arensman rules mountain Vuelta stage as Evenepoel loses more time
MADRID: Thymen Arensman rode away from the remains of a breakaway to win on the tough climb up the Sierra Nevada on Sunday while Remco Evenepoel lost more of his Vuelta lead.
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Buchanan (quad) progressing; injury not expected to impact national team preparations
Tajon Buchanan continues to recover from a quad injury suffered during European soccer’s preseason, but sources tell TSN Buchanan’s recovery isn’t expected to interfere with his national team preparations ahead of November’s men’s World Cup.
Former Man City youngster's £50m deadline day move fell through and more transfer rumours
Chelsea made a late move to try and sign former Manchester City youngster Romeo Lavia on transfer deadline day in a last-ditch attempt to reinforce their midfield – but had a £50 million bid rejected by Southampton.
Race leader Remco Evenepoel reveals he’s still feeling ‘stiff muscles’ from Stage 12 crash at La Vuelta 2022
Remco Evenepoel has revealed he «still feels stiff muscles” from his crash on Stage 12 at La Vuelta and is “really happy” to have a rest day on Monday. Evenepoel, of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, lost just 15 seconds to Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on Sunday's queen stage of La Vuelta after a difficult day 24 hours earlier during which he had cracked on the climb into Sierra de la Pandera, with his injuries hampering his form. Ad He will now take a 1’34” lead going into the final week as he looks to hold off Roglic and Enric Mas (Movistar), who is 2’01” behind the Belgian.
‘Primoz Roglic didn’t look particularly comfortable’ – Dan Lloyd on lack of ‘fireworks’ at Stage 15 finale
Primoz Roglic “didn’t look particularly comfortable” according to Eurosport's Dan Lloyd as the three-time La Vuelta champion struggled to make big inroads into Remco Evenepoel on Stage 15. Jumbo-Visma's Roglic was only able to drop Evenepoel in the final kilometre of the special category climb to Alto Hoya de la Mora, gaining 15 seconds on the red jersey. Ad As a result, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's Evenepoel leads his main rival by 1’34” going into the final week with a rest day on Monday.
Diego Costa, Mata, Barkley: A free agent XI of players available to sign right now
The transfer window may now be officially closed until January, but there are still plenty of quality players who find themselves at a loose end.
Aston Villa: The ‘exciting’ reason £15m star made late Villa Park move
Aston Villa’s deadline day recruit, Leander Dendoncker, decided to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers to prove a point with his new club, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.
Pieces fall into place for Ireland to chase the dream
Republic of Ireland boss Vera Pauw said the pieces have fallen into place for her team to make dreams reality in their quest to reach the World Cup finals.