James Edgar and Estelle Perriard triumph at Dublin City Triathlon
James Edgar and Estelle Perriard have won the most prestigious races of the triathlon calendar at the Vodafone Dublin City Triathlon.
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Meintjes claims Vuelta stage nine, Evenepoel extends lead
:South Africa's Louis Meintjes powered to victory in stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana with a lung-busting solo effort on Sunday as Belgian Remco Evenepoel extended his lead at the top of the general classification.
Thriston Lawrence prevails in play-off to take European Masters
South Africa's Thriston Lawrence defeated England's Matt Wallace in a play-off to win the Omega European Masters and claim his second DP World Tour title of the season.
Belgium to remain on Formula One calendar in 2023
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: The Belgian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar next year, the sport announced on Sunday (Aug 28) after speculation the race at Spa-Francorchamps could be dropped.
South Africa's Meintjes powers to stage win at Vuelta
South Africa's Louis Meintjes powered to victory in stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana with a lung-busting solo effort on Sunday as Belgian Remco Evenepoel extended his lead at the top of the general classification. It was Meintjes' maiden stage win at the Vuelta as he emerged the strongest among the nine-man breakaway group, finishing more than a minute ahead of Italian duo Samuele Battistella and Edoardo Zambanini. Evenepoel put in another strong showing, pulling away from his general classification rivals in the closing stages to cross the line fourth and open up a minute 12-second lead over local favourite Enric Mas. Three-times defending champion Primoz Roglic struggled on the 171.4km course from Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, fading towards the end and falling almost two minutes behind Evenepoel of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in the overall standings.
Remco Evenepoel shreds Primoz Roglic and GC rivals on Stage 9 as Louis Meintjes wins from breakaway at Vuelta
Any question marks over Remco Evenepoel’s ability to perform on steep double-digit gradients went out of the window on Sunday’s finale when the Belgian superstar rode clear of his rivals for the red jersey on the final climb to Les Praeres to strengthen his lead in La Vuelta going into the second rest day. Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) jettisoned his rivals one by one, with defending champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Spanish debutant Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) fading before the Belgian despatched Enric Mas (Movistar) on the 25% ramp to the finish.
South Korean rookies An, Choi lead CP Women’s Open
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi shot a 5-under 66 to join fellow South Korean rookie Narin An atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.
Powell on Blitzoks' dismal showing at LA Sevens: Not enough team effort
The Blitzboks have all but blown their chances of winning the World Rugby Sevens Series after a dismal performance in the pool stages of the Los Angeles Sevens.