Canadian rider Derek Gee records 5th top-5 finish at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth in Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, his fourth top-five finish in his first Grand Tour event.
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Boks are on their Owens: Rassie confirms ref gurus not needed as World Rugby relations thaw
Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby's director of rugby, said on Thursday that the Springboks would not be enlisting the services of a permanent referee coach for their World Cup campaign later this year.
Brazil legend Rivaldo sends message to Neymar over Manchester United transfer links
Barcelona and Brazil legend Rivaldo believes Neymar would relish a 'new challenge' in joining Manchester United amid reports linking the winger with a move to Old Trafford.
France's Cascarino to miss World Cup after suffering ACL injury
France's Delphine Cascarino will miss the World Cup after her club Olympique Lyonnais said on Thursday that she would be sidelined for "several months" after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.
Watch: Mikael Ymer Smashes Racket On Umpire's Chair, Gets Disqualified From Lyon Open
Tennis fans around the world witnessed a bizarre incident on Wednesday after Sweden's Mikael Ymer smashed his racket his racket on the umpire's chair following an argument over a line call. The incident took place during the Lyon Open match between Ymer and France's Arthur Fils. Resulting which, Ymer got disqualified from the last 16 of the ATP 250 event. The 53rd ranked player argued with the umpire, saying that he did not get up to check whether the ball bounced inside the line, which caused the Swede a point. The umpire had stated that he saw the ball bouncing inside the line.
Head of French Olympic Committee Henriques steps down
PARIS :French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) president Brigitte Henriques has resigned a little over a year before the Paris 2024 Summer Games, the CNOSF said on Thursday.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Filippo Zana outduels Thibaut Pinot in thrilling finish on Stage 18, Geraint Thomas stays in pink
Thibaut Pinot’s pursuit of a fairy tale ending to his final Giro d’Italia was derailed by the Italian champion Filippo Zana (Team Jayco-AlUla) in a thrilling two-way sprint at the end of the first of two massive days in the Dolomites. French veteran Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) crested four climbs in pole position to move back into the blue jersey – but his missed out on that elusive win by a whisker after Zana outlasted him on the home straight in Stage 18.
Colombia friendly added to Ireland pre-World Cup diary
Republic of Ireland will take on Colombia in a behind-closed-doors game as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Vera Pauw was keen to add one final game, against a top level opponent, to the schedule before they take on Australia in their World Cup opener on 20 July. . Since qualifying for the World Cup last October, Ireland have already played against Morocco, Germany, China PR and United States with games still to come against Zambia (22 June) and France (6 July) in Tallaght Stadium.