Tom Pidcock adds first Tour de France stage victory to mountain bike Olympic gold medal
The 2020 Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock sealed his first Tour de France stage victory on Thursday.
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Gamers8 festival ‘opens new avenues for Kingdom’s gamers’
RIYADH: The Gamers8 electronic sports festival, which kicked off at a purpose-built venue in Riyadh Boulevard City on Thursday, will showcase Saudi Arabia’s gaming community to the world, its organizers say.
Tour de France 2022 – Tom Pidcock wins atop Alpe d’Huez, Chris Froome third, Jonas Vingegaard defends yellow
Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) became the youngest winner in history on Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France after lighting up Stage 12, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) snuffing out an attack from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to keep yellow. Pidcock was unleashed with 128km remaining of the queen stage as he quickly hoovered up the day’s break with some terrifying descending, taking compatriot Chris Froome (Israel–Premier Tech) with him. Ad/> He attacked to whittle the front group down to five, with Froome still in the mix, before setting off decisively with 10.5km to go on Alpe d’Huez.
Pogacar's team manager tests positive for COVID-19
Twice defending champion Tadej Pogacar's UAE Emirates team were hit by another case of COVID-19 at the Tour de France when their manager, Joxean Fernandez Matxin, tested positive for the virus.
Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates manager tests positive for COVID-19, forced to leave the Tour
UAE Team Emirates manager Joxean Fernandez has left the Tour de France after testing positive for coronavirus. Tadej Pogacar’s squad have already been dealt a blow when Vegard Stake Laengen and George Bennett were forced to abandon due to positive cases of COVID-19 earlier in Le Tour. Ad/> Pogacar’s key domestique Rafal Majka also tested positive but had a low enough viral load which was deemed non-contagious.
Finch, Morkel and Waqar turn out as T20 World Cup Trophy launch kicks off in Melbourne
Australia captain Aaron Finch and South Africa skipper Morne Morkel helped kick off the 100-days-to-go countdown to the T20 World Cup in Melbourne on Friday.
Verdict due in corruption trial of former world football officials Blatter and Platini
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: Swiss judges are set to rule on Friday in the corruption trial of ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France’s former football hero Michel Platini, once among soccer’s most powerful figures.
Tringale starts Scottish Open with stunning 61
LONDON: Cameron Tringale shot a spectacular 61 in the first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday.