Vingegaard on track for Tour de France title after crushing Pogacar
Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb on the 21 stages.
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Sophia Smith Scores Twice As Holders US Ease To 3-0 Win In World Cup Opener
Sophia Smith scored twice and set up another as a new-look United States launched their bid to win a third Women's World Cup in a row with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam on Saturday. One of six members of the USA starting line-up making her World Cup debut, lively forward Smith finished a fine move to open the scoring in the 14th minute at Eden Park in Auckland. Veteran Alex Morgan was then denied from the penalty spot before Smith struck again deep in stoppage time at the end of the first half in front of a crowd of just over 41,000.
US forward Sophia Smith scores twice as team defeats Vietnam in World Cup opener
One of six members of the USA starting line-up making her World Cup debut, lively forward Smith finished a fine move to open the scoring in the 14th minute at Eden Park in Auckland.
PSG Drop Kylian Mbappe From Squad For Asian Tour
French champions Paris Saint-Germain on Friday left Kylian Mbappe out of the squad for a pre-season tour of Japan, casting further doubt on the star striker's future. PSG gave no reason for the omission of France's captain. The 29-player squad that flies east on Saturday will include Mbappe's younger brother, 16-year-old Ethan Mbappe as well as the club's remaining superstar Neymar. Mbappe has been taking part in the club's pre-season preparations and played the last 30 minutes as PSG entertained Le Havre in a training-ground friendly on Friday, scoring a goal.
WTA roundup: Claire Liu pulls upset to reach Budapest semifinals
There was a shake-up in the brackets as unseeded American Claire Liu knocked off eighth seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday in Budapest.
PSG drop Mbappe from squad for Asian tour
PARIS: French champions Paris Saint-Germain on Friday left Kylian Mbappe out of the squad for a pre-season tour of Japan, casting further doubt on the star striker’s future. PSG gave no reason for the omission of France’s captain. The 29-player squad that flies east on Saturday will include Mbappe’s younger brother, 16-year-old Ethan Mbappe as well as the club’s remaining superstar Neymar.
PSG axe Mbappé from tour, might never play him again - sources - ESPN
Kylian Mbappé has been excluded from the Paris Saint-Germain squad that will travel to Japan on Saturday for their preseason tour and sources have told ESPN that the French champions are considering never playing their star forward again.
ATP roundup: John Isner tops No. 1 seed Tommy Paul in Newport
Unseeded John Isner hit 20 aces with just three double faults and rallied to a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal victory over top seed Tommy Paul in an all-American showdown at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open on Friday in Newport, R.I.