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Mark Cavendish is 'the GOAT' – Adam Blythe and Robbie McEwen laud 'phenomenon' retiring sprinter

Mark Cavendish is “the greatest sprinter of all time” and “one of a kind”, said Eurosport expert Adam Blythe after the British legend announced he would retire at the end of the season. Cavendish has enjoyed a stellar 17-year career, which includes 53 Grand Tour stage wins, a world road race title in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal in the velodrome. Ad The 38-year-old, who is currently competing at the Giro d’Italia, is expected to target the outright record of stage victories at the Tour de France in July with Astana Qazaqstan.

Italian Serie A chief promises "zero tolerance" for racism

ROME : Italian soccer will take a "zero tolerance" approach to racist fans, using technology to help identify offenders and ban them from stadiums, the head of Serie A said on Tuesday.

CJ Stander says Italian ref for URC a great call: 'No funny penalties will fly around'

Four years ago, Andrea Piardi took a first step to refereeing stardom when he debuted in a PRO14 encounter between Munster and the Southern Kings at Musgrave Park in Cork, a relatively inauspicious occasion that saw a Munster B-team hammer the hapless Eastern Cape franchise 43-0.