Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Pogacar fumes
OUDENAARDDE: Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won a battle of nerves with Tadej Pogacar to claim the 273km-long Tour of Flanders raced over cobbled hills on Sunday (Apr 3).
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Tour of Flanders 2022 – Climate protester finishes in top 10 after leapfrogging barrier and risking crash
A protester leapfrogged the barrier and ran down the finishing straight as Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took victory at the Tour of Flanders. As all eyes were fixed on the intriguing and bizarre sprint showdown between Van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), a spectator risked a serious incident by suddenly joining the action.
No ‘group of death’ in 2022 World Cup
Cameroon’s players pose for a group picture ahead of the second leg of the 2022 Qatar World Cup African Qualifiers football match between Algeria and Cameroon at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in the city of Blida on March 29, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Tadej Pogacar finishes fourth in two-horse race
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took a heart-in-the-mouth victory at the Tour of Flanders after the most bizarre of ‘sprint’ finishes involving Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). The duo had a huge lead in the home straight but, as Pogacar refused to do another turn, the pace almost slowed to a halt – inviting Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) and Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) back into the showdown.
‘Can’t help himself” – Tadej Pogacar lights up Flanders with attack on Oude Kwaremont
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) lit up the Tour of Flanders with a pulsating attack on the Oude Kwaremont. Pogacar arrived in Flanders bidding to become the first reigning Tour de France champion since Eddy Merckx in 1975 to win the Belgian Monument.
Tour of Flanders 2022 LIVE - Women's race as Annemiek van Vleuten headlines stellar field at Ronde van Vlaanderen
Stay tuned for live updates from Nick Christian Ad/> WHO IS RIDING Ronde van VlaanderenTour of Flanders LIVE — Van der Poel vies with Pogacar for Monument glory36 MINUTES AGO Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) will be joined by fellow previous winners Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Team SD Worx), Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ), Marianne Vos and Coryn Labecki (both Jumbo-Visma), Elisa Longo Borghini and Ellen van Dijk (both Trek-Segafredo). Also taking to the start are Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering (both Team SD Worx), Katarzyna Niewuadoma (Canyon-Sram), Lizzie Banks (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Grace Brown and Cecilie Ludwig (both FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange-Jayco), Lorena Wiebes and Pfeiffer Georgi (both Team DSM), Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT), Susanne Andersen (Uno-X Pro Cycling) and the Dwars door Vlaanderen winner, Italian youngster Chiara Consonni (Valcar-Travel & Service).
Afghanistan Cricket Board names former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as consultants
Afghanistan have appointed former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as batting and bowling consultants respectively for their training camp in the United Arab Emirates, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. Former captain Younis retired from international cricket in 2017 and later took up coaching, working briefly as the batting coach of Pakistan. Gul retired in 2020 before taking up a bowling coach role with Pakistan Super League team Quetta Gladiators the following year.
Afghanistan name ex-Pakistan players Younis, Gul as consultants
Afghanistan have appointed former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as batting and bowling consultants respectively for their training camp in the United Arab Emirates, the country's cricket board (ACB) said.