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Aug 7 : Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney put in a stunning solo ride to take victory on the summit of Mont Ventoux in a thrilling stage seven of the Tour de France Femmes on Friday, which moved the 2024 winner into the leader's yellow jersey as she ended her long wait for a stage win in the race.
Football looked to be heading for a long standoff on Friday with FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s allies coming out in support of him and UEFA standing firm in their threat to boycott all events organized by the global governing body. Confederations and national associations continued to choose sides a week after Infantino abandoned his proposal to raise some $4.2 billion by selling off a stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments. Mexico and Argentina’s football associations were the latest to throw their weight behind the embattled world soccer chief, following on from the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) unanimous backing of Infantino’s leadership on Thursday. South America’s CONMEBOL, meanwhile, expressed concerns over the “repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue.” The Mexican Football Federation (FMF), co-hosts of the recently concluded World Cup, broke ranks with its own regional confederation by supporting Infantino after CONCACAF had earlier called for a “comprehensive reckoning” with his presidency. CONCACAF, which runs football in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, has been among the key critics of FIFA alongside UEFA, which on Thursday said that its key conditions for a return to FIFA competitions had not been met. European soccer’s governing body said it remained committed to boycotting the World Cup until it received assurances that “such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.” UEFA has not yet said whether its teams would skip FIFA’s next event — the women’s under-20 World Cup in Poland next month. Asia’s confederation (AFC) said it “stood in solidarity” with UEFA and CONCACAF, although a few of
Sixth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia defeated Australia's Talia Gibson 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the fourth round of the National Bank Open women's tennis tournament.
Aug 6 : Kimberley Le Court of Mauritius overcame earlier difficulties to emerge victorious in a reduced sprint and win stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, as Swiss rider Marlen Reusser held on to the overall lead with three stages remaining.
Aug 5 : Dutch rider Demi Vollering won a sprint finish against her two main rivals to take stage five of the Tour de France Femmes on Wednesday, with Switzerland's Marlen Reusser coming in second to hold on to the overall lead.
TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek survived some nervy moments to launch her US Open build-up with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in her second-round opener at the Toronto WTA 1000 on Tuesday. In her first match since her Wimbledon title defense ended with a third-round exit, Poland’s Swiatek was rolling through the first nine games, appearing in total control with a double-break for a 3-0 lead in the second. But her Czech opponent dug in, using off-speed balls and some well-judged volleys to disrupt Swiatek’s rhythm, winning two straight games before Swiatek pulled off a great escape — fending off nine break points in a 22-minute sixth game to hold serve for a 4-2 lead. “It was quite a weird game I’ve got to say,” Swiatek gold Tennis Channel. “Not easy to finish it.
Canada's Kayla Cross has her first WTA victory.
Rain continued to wreak havoc Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal to further disrupt a backlogged men's schedule.