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‘I hope no one replaces her’ - Why Annemiek van Vleuten's retirement might be good for cycling

Adam Blythe and Orla Chennaoui believe that Annemiek van Vleuten's retirement from cycling could be good for the sport, hailing her as an «all-time great» but suggesting that the Dutch rider is perhaps too dominant. Van Vleuten secured overall victory at the Tour de France Femmes, dominating the final two stages of the race to take a commanding win more than three minutes ahead of Demi Vollering despite struggling with illness during the opening days of the Tour.

CWG 2022: With Clash Against England, Indian Women's Hockey Team Gears Up For First Real Test

Revenge will be on Indian women hockey team's mind when it takes on England in Birmingham on Tuesday, in what will be its first real test at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. The Indians have registered back-to-back victories -- 5-0 over Ghana and 3-1 against Wales -- in their first two Pool A matches but the Savita Punia-led side was far from convincing in their displays. But come Tuesday, there should be extra motivation for India as it is the same English side, which had dashed their medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics. The team came tantalisingly close to winning its maiden Olympic medal before losing 3-4 to England in the bronze medal play-off match.

Emma Hayes: Sarina Wiegman could manage in men’s professional football

Emma Hayes has no doubt that England boss Sarina Wiegman could “do the job” as a head coach in men’s professional football.

Barcelona fans send mixed transfer messages to Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong

Barcelona supporters are torn on Frenkie de Jong amid ongoing interest from Manchester United.

Suspected people smuggler arrested at Manchester Airport has been extradited to France

A suspected people smuggler arrested at Manchester Airport has been extradited to France. Kaiwan Poore, 37, is alleged to have used small boats to sneak desperate asylum seekers across the Channel.

Cheapest petrol in Greater Manchester by borough

The UK languishes near the bottom of a ranking of European countries for action taken to ease the burden of high fuel prices. Only Luxembourg has done less than the UK government out of 13 European nations that have cut petrol taxes since prices began to soar in March, according to the RAC.

One in five minutes played at Euro 2022 were by WSL players

Players from the Women’s Super League (WSL) accounted for 21 per cent of minutes played at Euro 2022, PA news agency analysis shows.

Live – England’s Lionesses celebrate Euro 2022 triumph with fans

Euro 2022 title celebrations

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‘I hope no one replaces her’ - Why Annemiek van Vleuten's retirement might be good for cycling

CWG 2022: With Clash Against England, Indian Women's Hockey Team Gears Up For First Real Test

Emma Hayes: Sarina Wiegman could manage in men’s professional football

Barcelona fans send mixed transfer messages to Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong

Suspected people smuggler arrested at Manchester Airport has been extradited to France

Cheapest petrol in Greater Manchester by borough

One in five minutes played at Euro 2022 were by WSL players

Live – England’s Lionesses celebrate Euro 2022 triumph with fans