Half a million people expected to fly in to Manchester Airport ahead of Eurovision
Manchester Airport says it expects more than half a million passengers through the gates this week as Eurovision Song Contest fever hits the region.
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Tunbridge Wells’ Will Bayley eager to serve up more table tennis glory at Slovenia Open
Tunbridge Wells’ world champion Will Bayley heads a strong British para table tennis squad of 17 athletes for the Slovenia Open in Lasko, which gets under way today (Tuesday).
Why Remco Evenepoel 'didn’t want to lose' sprint to Primoz Roglic in 'battle of wills' at 2023 Giro d'Italia
Remco Evenepoel «didn’t want to lose» the «mental and physical» battle with Primoz Roglic during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, according to Eurosport's Breakaway team. The Belgian beat Roglic to the intermediate sprint and gained crucial bonus seconds to extend his General Classification lead over the Slovenian by a single second.
Primoz Roglic and his quest to not crash, how good is Remco Evenepoel? – 5 huge Giro d’Italia storylines
It’s almost here! The most eagerly-anticipated Giro d’Italia in years begins with a 19.6km individual time trial in Fossacesia on Saturday, with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) among those hoping to snaffle the maglia rosa. Ad Evenepoel will start as narrow favourite ahead of Roglic, who has returned to the peloton in sensational form after a horror crash ended his Vuelta hopes last September. Had Roglic stayed upright, it could have been the Slovenian, and not the Belgian, who carted off with the red jersey in Spain.
Evenepoel and Roglic favorites for Giro d’Italia cycling race
MILAN: This year’s Giro d’Italia is being billed as a two-horse race between the experienced Primoz Roglic and the younger Remco Evenepoel.
Mavericks' Luka Doncic to cover funeral expenses for Belgrade shooting victims
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Mavericks' Luka Doncic to pay for funerals from Belgrade shooting - ESPN
After the mass school shooting that included the murder of eight children and a security guard at a Belgrade elementary school, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has committed to pay for the funeral services and grief counseling for classmates and staff, a spokesperson for the Luka Doncic Foundation told ESPN on Thursday.
Giro d’Italia 2023 preview: Can anyone gatecrash the Remco Evenepoel v Primoz Roglic fight for pink?
In March, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) came out on top in his duel against Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) in the Volta a Catalunya – six months after the Belgian ended the Slovenian’s three-year reign in red at La Vuelta. In what was widely touted as a dress rehearsal for this year’s Giro d’Italia, just six seconds separated the two riders atop the Catalunya general classification, with both Roglic and Evenepoel winning two stages apiece and the former taking the overall crown by virtue of his six-second winning margin over the line on the Stage 5 summit finish at Lo Port.