All Blacks prop Laulala to join French champions Toulouse
New Zealand tight-head prop Nepo Laulala will join Toulouse next season, the French Top 14 champions said on Tuesday.
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Heavyweight champion Fury to face MMA fighter Ngannou
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will fight Mixed Martial Arts star Francis Ngannou in a boxing contest to decide "the baddest man on the planet" in Saudi Arabia on October 28.
Pello Bilbao dedicates Tour de France Stage 10 win to late teammate Mader
Pello Bilbao claimed an emotional victory in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, less than a month after his Bahrain-Victorious teammate Gino Mader died following a crash in Switzerland.
Vondrousova battles through roller-coaster clash with Pegula to reach semis
LONDON: Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon with a roller-coaster 6-4 2-6 6-4 win over American Jessica Pegula in the last eight on Tuesday (Jul 11).
Tour de France: 'I just let out all the anger' – Pello Bilbao dedicates win to late team-mate Gino Mader
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) savoured a «special» win in memory of his late team-mate Giro Mader at the 2023 Tour de France on Tuesday. Mader, a former stage winner at the Giro d'Italia, died following a crash on a descent at the Tour of Switzerland in June. Ad The peloton has been awash with #rideforGino stickers at the Tour, while Bilbao has promised to donate €1 to a reforestation charity – a cause close to Mader's heart – for each rider who finishes behind him on a stage, with his donation doubled for stage victories.
Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Enter Quarterfinals At Wimbledon
The sixth-seeded pairing of India's Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden beat the duo of Reese Stalder and David Pel to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday. The Indo-Australian duo defeated the combine of American Stalder and Dutchman Pel 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10-5) in a pre-quarterfinal match that lasted two hours and 19 minutes. Bopanna and Ebden next meet the Dutch duo of Tallon Griekspoor and Bart Stevens.
Exclusive: 'Mentally stronger' Elina Svitolina says she feels 'a different person' after making Wimbledon semi-finals
Elina Svitolina says she feels «a different person» compared to before giving birth and the war in Ukraine started, after she upset Iga Swiatek to make the Wimbledon semi-finals. Svitolina gave birth to her first child last October and only returned to the tour in April. Ad In her first Grand Slam back she made the French Open quarter-finals and she has gone even better at Wimbledon by reaching the last four.
Spain's Bilbao wins emotional Tour de France stage 10 after death of teammate
The main contenders for the overall title crossed the line together nearly three minutes after Bilbao. Omar Fraile was the last Spaniard to win at the Tour back in 2018.