Dirk Nowitzki becomes first player to have number retired by German Basketball Federation
COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents.
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La Vuelta 2022 - Remco Evenepoel recovers from crash to lay down marker, Richard Carapaz wins Stage 12
For the first time in his debut Vuelta, things did not go entirely according to plan for Remco Evenepoel after the race leader became the second Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider in as many days to hit the deck on a slippery corner. Luckily for the red jersey, the damage was not as severe as it was for his team-mate Julian Alaphilippe 24 hours earlier, the French world champion having been forced out of the race with a dislocated shoulder.
Canada eliminated from men's volleyball worlds with loss to Turkey
Canada's men's volleyball team has been eliminated from the world championship after a 3-0 loss to Turkey on Wednesday.
Evenepoel dominates time trial to stretch Vuelta lead
VALENCIA, Spain: Remco Evenepoel won stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, extending his overall lead in the race by dominating a flat 30.9km individual time-trial from Elche to Alicante.
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Ineos Grenadiers must be willing 'to lose massively' to stop Remco Evenepoel at La Vuelta - Adam Blythe
Ineos Grenadiers must be prepared to “lose the race massively” in a bid to unseat Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in the red jersey at La Vuelta. The British team boast three riders in the top 10 – Carlos Rodriguez (fourth at 3’55”), Pavel Sivakov (ninth at 7’06”) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (10th at 7’37”) – but on their own, it is hard to see any of them putting Evenepoel under pressure in the second half of the race.
Holt stuns fellow American Fritz in Grand Slam main draw debut
NEW YORK : Qualifier Brandon Holt, the son of former two-time U.S. Open champion Tracy Austin, made a memorable Grand Slam main draw debut on Monday by staging an upset 6-7(3) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-4 win over fellow American 10th seed Taylor Fritz.
Canada falls to Italy in opening match at men's volleyball world championship
It's been said that close only counts in horseshoes and drive-in movies, but Canada gave Italy a good run in the opening match of the men's volleyball world championship on Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia.