Urgent appeal for warehouse space in Manchester to store Ukrainian refugee donations
A charity is in desperate need of warehouse space in Manchester to store its “overwhelming” supplies for Ukrainian refugees.
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Peter Sagan accuses younger generation of 'lacking respect' and says 'everyone pees on everyone' in peloton
Peter Sagan has accused cycling’s younger generation of “lacking respect” and says the peloton at most races is “total anarchy”. Three-time world champion Sagan started out on the professional tour in 2010. Ad/> He made his debut for new team TotalEnergies at the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var in February, and has criticised riders for not even stopping for a comfort break.
Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, Fabio Jakobson - nine talking points from ‘Opening Weekend’ and the UAE Tour
Even with the cancellation of the Tour Down Under, subscribers to discovery+, Eurosport and GCN+ have been gorging themselves on cycling for over a month now. But as much as an uphill assault from Nairo Quintana on Montagne de Lure in the Tour de Provence, or Remco Evenepoel’s brilliance in the Algarve, or the Wout Poels revival in Andalucia can all set pulses racing, everyone knows that it isn’t until the so-called ‘Opening Weekend’ that the season’s action really gets going.
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2022 - Breakaway denied in final seconds as Fabio Jakobsen snatches victory
Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) triumphed in a last-gasp sprint to deny the breakaway in the final seconds of a thrilling Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. It looked as though the winner would come from a three-man break as the race entered the final straight, but the bunch soared past them with just metres to spare as Jakobsen saw off Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) in the finale.
EU to consider Russia's expulsion from SWIFT in third sanctions package
Russia's expulsion from SWIFT, the widely-used system of financial transactions, is back on the table for a third round of EU sanctions, despite previous attempts to exclude it.
Exclusive: Super League rebel trio to revive doomed plot with closed-shop concept scrapped
The three remaining European Super League (ESL) rebels will relaunch their doomed project this week with the promise to scrap the original proposal to make certain clubs permanent members, in what is shaping up to another direct attack on Uefa’s pre-eminence in European football.
What's really behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine?
Europe woke up on Thursday to the news that Russian troops had advanced into Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin warned the international community that intervening would lead to "consequences you have never seen."
UEFA should review organisation of Champions League final in St-Petersburg - EU Parliament
BRUSSELS : A group of European lawmakers on Thursday asked European soccer's governing body UEFA to change venue for the Champions League final, which is scheduled to take place in St Petersburg in May, and to stop considering Russian cities for international football competitions, they said in a letter.