Lebanon miss out on basketball glory after FIBA Asia Cup final defeat to Australia
LONDON: Lebanon’s basketball team fell at the final hurdle in the FIBA Asia Cup final after going down 75-73 to Australia in Jakarta on Sunday evening.
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Vingegaard wins maiden Tour de France title
Jonas Vingegaard claimed his maiden Tour de France title after Sunday's 21st and final stage, completing a triumph he effectively sealed in the mountains after a vintage duel with Tadej Pogacar.
'We are not a disaster!' - Sainz hits back at Ferrari critics
Carlos Sainz has defended Ferrari's strategic decisions after a controversial call over a late pit stop saw him lose out on a potential podium finish at the French Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton sends defiant message over future amid retirement fears after 300th race
Lewis Hamilton has insisted he still has "plenty of fuel left in the tank" after finishing second in the French Grand Prix, his 300th race.
Russell reveals how he caught Perez napping during VSC
The Red Bull driver had stubbornly held onto the last podium place in France, even exiting the track at one point, but as his tyres began to give way, the charging Russell looked likely to overtake.
Opinion: The Tour de France Femmes begins on historic day we’ve waited a long time for
Thirty-three years is a long time without a women’s edition of the Tour de France. It is so long, in fact, that although officially Sunday's run around Paris marked a resumption, a continuation of sorts, it was rightly treated as something entirely new. Ad/> It’s almost certainly true that none of the 144 riders who took the start of the Tour de France Femmes remember Dutch star Monique Knol’s sprint victory in 1989 across, give or take a few hundred metres, the same finish line as Lorena Wiebes.
Tadej Pogacar will be 'force to be reckoned with' at 2023 Tour de France - Bradley Wiggins
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) will already be thinking about the 2023 Tour de France after seeing his three-peat dream snuffed out by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), according to Bradley Wiggins. Pogacar held the yellow jersey until Stage 11, where he was bludgeoned by a sensational double attack from Jumbo duo Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic.
Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France crown as Jasper Philipsen takes final stage
Jonas Vingegaard celebrated his first Tour de France title after Jasper Philipsen brought the curtain down on the 109th edition with a sprint victory in Paris.