Quentin Fillon Maillet completes double in Kontiolahti, lands pursuit crystal globe
Quentin Fillon Maillet completed a sprint/pursuit double in Kontiolahti, Finland on Sunday (6 March) to win his first biathlon crystal globe.
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Hewitt challenges Cup charges, hails Roche
Lleyton Hewitt is challenging his triumphant Davis Cup charges to take their game to the next level - Pat Rafter-style - following Australia's epic qualifying win over Hungary.
Bastianini claims emotional season-opening win at Qatar MotoGP
Enea Bastianini won the season-opening Qatar MotoGP on Sunday and dedicated his first victory in motorcycling's premier class to former team boss Fausto Gresini, who died last year after contracting Covid-19.
Ukraine's Yastremska loses Lyon final, week after escaping Russian bombs
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska fell agonisingly short of a dream WTA title in Lyon on Sunday, a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odesa, but pledged to donate her prize money to support her besieged compatriots.
Paris-Nice: Christophe Laporte wins as Jumbo-Visma dominate opening stage
France's Christophe Laporte claimed victory as Jumbo-Visma produced a dominant display in stage one of Paris-Nice.
Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska beaten by Zhang Shuai comeback at Lyon Open, pays tribute to compatriots
Zhang Shuai came back from behind to defeat Dayana Yastremska in the final of the Lyon Open on Sunday afternoon. Yastremska had spent some of the time before the tournament trying to escape the war in her home country of Ukraine, sheltering for two nights in an underground car park, before fleeing the country with her 15-year-old sister. Ad/> The Ukrainian has received support from the French crowd throughout in sympathy for the troubles she left, and she admitted she found it difficult to focus and to sleep throughout the week.
Arsenal to battle PSG for Newcastle-linked Brazil international
According to reports, Arsenal are interested in signing Lyon playmaker Lucas Paqueta, who has also been linked with PSG and Newcastle.
Shona Brownlee hitting all the right notes on Paralympics debut
Brownlee, from Livingston in West Lothian, finished sixth in Sunday’s sitting Super-G event after capping a rapid rise to the Chinese capital.