Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes in beach volleyball semis in Latvia after pair of sweeps
Toronto's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes will play for a second beach volleyball medal this month.
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Remco Evenepoel pays tribute to Gino Mader on Stage 7 of Tour of Switzerland
Remco Evenepoel pointed to the sky in tribute to Gino Mader as he won Stage 7 of the Tour of Switzerland. Mader died following a crash on Stage 5 on Thursday. Ad Mader, 26, was involved in a crash towards the end of the stage, on the descent to La Punt following 197km of racing, which saw him fall into a ravine, where he was found unresponsive.
Michael Woods of Ottawa leads French cycling race La Route d'Occitanie
Defending champion Michael Woods won the third stage of La Route d'Occitanie on Saturday to move into the overall lead with one stage remaining.
Neeraj Chopra Likely To Feature In Lausanne Diamond League 2023
World No.1 javelin star Neeraj Chopra is likely to return to action at the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland on June 30 according to Olympics.com. Neeraj, the reigning Diamond League javelin champion, started his season with the fourth-best throw of his career of 88.67m at the Doha Diamond League in May. However, the India athlete suffered a muscle strain while training and ended up withdrawing from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. As per the Diamond League website, Neeraj Chopra has now been listed to compete at Lausanne. The Indian javelin ace has also been slated to take part in the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet in the Czech Republic on June 27.
Teams withdraw from Tour de Suisse after death of rider Gino Mader
Teams withdrew from the Tour de Suisse following the tragic death of Swiss rider Gino Mader, who passed away on Thursday after crashing into a ravine.
Bahrain Victorious team, others withdraw from Tour de Suisse after Mader death
:The Bahrain Victorious team of Swiss rider Gino Mader, who died on Thursday after crashing into a ravine, have withdrawn from the remainder of the Tour de Suisse.
Murray seals semi-final spot at Nottingham in bid for Wimbledon seeding
Andy Murray's mission to enter Wimbledon as a seeded player took another step in the right direction as the three-time Grand Slam champion held off Dominic Stricker to reach the last four of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Murray, riding a seven-match winning streak following his triumph in Surbiton and two opening wins in Nottingham, reached the semi-finals of a second straight Challenger Tour event with a 7-6(2) 7-5 win over the Swiss.
Teams withdraw from Tour of Switzerland in wake of Maeder tragedy
The Tudor Pro Cycling and Intermarche teams withdrew on Saturday from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.