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'I could retire today and be proud' - Tadej Pogacar after brilliant Tour of Flanders win

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) basked in a day he will “never forget” after winning a maiden Tour of Flanders title on Sunday with a scintillating solo attack. The two-time Tour de France champion, who somehow contrived to finish fourth in a two-horse race in 2022, made his decisive attack on the penultimate climb – the Oude Kwaremont – distancing Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) and quickly reeling in, and then passing, lone leader Mads Pedersen (Trek–Segafredo). Ad He crested the final climb – the Paterberg – with a 14-second lead over Van der Poel, leaving a 12km time trial into the finish in Oudenaard.

Lotte Kopecky destroys field to defend Tour of Flanders crown, Demi Vollering second in SD Worx one-two

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) delivered a brilliant solo win to defend her Tour of Flanders title in style. The Belgian, who has been in scintillating form in 2023 including victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, pulled away with two team-mates and Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) at the top of the Koppenberg, before going clear with Persico and then putting the hammer to the Italian on the penultimate cobbled climb, with 18km remaining. Ad From that moment on, Kopecky never looked like losing as she became the fourth woman to win on the Flemish cobbles for a second time.

Tadej Pogacar topples Mathieu van der Poel in Tour of Flanders thriller, Wout van Aert fourth

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wrote the next captivating chapter in his illustrious career with a remarkable solo victory in the fastest Tour of Flanders ever raced. After a series of early skirmishes, the Slovenian put in his decisive attack on the second dual ascent of the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg to drop rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and deny the Dutchman a third win in four years.

Tour of Flanders crash: 'Awful' - Most of peloton wiped out in horror moment after Filip Maciejuk hits puddle

The majority of the peloton was wiped out in a horror crash at the Tour of Flanders after a rider hit a puddle and veered into his rivals. Polish rider Filip Maciejuk (Bahrain Victorious) was attempting to move up in the pack with 140km remaining by taking an off-road route but ran out of room, hitting a sodden grassy bank and careering into the bunch. Ad A concertina effect was sparked in the peloton, causing dozens of riders to hit the deck and sparking a shocking tangle of limbs and carbon fibre.

‘Forget the pain, just run’: Rameez Shahzad and Rohan Mustafa seal epic win for UAE

Before this week, it had been four-and-a-half years since Rameez Shahzad last played one-day international cricket.

After Babar Azam Goes Unsold In The Hundred Draft, James Anderson's Outrageous Claim

England pacer James Anderson expressed his disappointment after Pakistan captain Babar Azam was overlooked during the Hundred draft last week. During the Hundred draft last week, 30 men's cricketers were picked across the eight teams and overall 64 players were picked up across the men's and women's categories. While Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf were picked by Welsh Fire, Babar went unsold, having entered the draft with a reserve price of 100,000 british pounds (approx. Rs 8.2 lakh).

Tadej Pogacar eyes solo attack in bid to edge Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel at Tour of Flanders

Tadej Pogacar says that his best chance of victory at Sunday’s Tour of Flanders will be by making it to the end alone and avoiding a sprint finish with the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. The trio are the favourites in Belgium; Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) warmed up with victory at the E3 Saxo Classic, while Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is the defending champion after edging out Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) last year. Ad Two-time Tour de France winner Pogacar acknowledged ahead of the event that his best chance lies in losing Van Aert and Van der Poel on the cobble-strewn 273km course and not relying on the Oude Kwaremont-Paterberg finale.

From long-distance truck driving to bowling for UAE, Matiullah is happy to deliver

Given what is at stake for them at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off in Namibia, it is understandable the UAE’s cricketers might be feeling up tight at present.

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'I could retire today and be proud' - Tadej Pogacar after brilliant Tour of Flanders win

Lotte Kopecky destroys field to defend Tour of Flanders crown, Demi Vollering second in SD Worx one-two

Tadej Pogacar topples Mathieu van der Poel in Tour of Flanders thriller, Wout van Aert fourth

Tour of Flanders crash: 'Awful' - Most of peloton wiped out in horror moment after Filip Maciejuk hits puddle

‘Forget the pain, just run’: Rameez Shahzad and Rohan Mustafa seal epic win for UAE

After Babar Azam Goes Unsold In The Hundred Draft, James Anderson's Outrageous Claim

Tadej Pogacar eyes solo attack in bid to edge Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel at Tour of Flanders

From long-distance truck driving to bowling for UAE, Matiullah is happy to deliver