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Cobble king Clarke rules Tour de France stage five with bike throw
ARENBERG, France: Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a photo finish after a 157km run from Lille to Arenberg featuring 20km of cobbled mining roads.
Putellas loss strikes blow to Spain’s hopes of Euro 2022 breakthrough
MADRID: Spain’s ambitions of a breakthrough on the women’s international stage at Euro 2022 have been rocked by a sickening knee injury to reigning Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas. The Barcelona midfielder was expected to be one of the shining lights of the tournament until she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in training on Tuesday. Spain had been pre-tournament favorites with the bookmakers thanks to the rise of Barca as a dominant force of the club game. However, Putellas is the second key player ruled out in a matter of weeks after all-time top goalscorer Jennifer Hermoso also suffered a knee injury. “23 Alexias....for one dream,” Spanish sports daily Marca splashed across their front page on Wednesday with a picture of the remaining squad members. But there is no sugar-coating how devastating a blow to Spain’s chances losing Putellas is. The 28-year-old has become a icon at the Camp Nou with 90,000 chanting her name during Barca’s Champions League win over Real Madrid earlier this year that broke the world record for attendance at a women’s match. “Yesterday was the day to accept it,” said Putellas’ club and international teammate Patricia Guijarro on Wednesday. “We are desperate to get started and now we are triply determined.” Guijarro is one of nine Barcelona players still in the squad. Barca Femeni cruised to the Spanish title last season with 30 wins out of 30, scoring 159 goals and conceding just 11. They also made the Champions League final, although missed out on retaining the trophy, and a treble, after being pipped in the final by Lyon.
Alexia Putellas vows to bounce back after her Euro 2022 dream is left in tatters
World player of the year Alexia Putellas has vowed to bounce back after her Euro 2022 dream was shattered by injury.
Spain's Putellas defiant despite pulling out of Euros with injury
Spain midfielder and women's Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas shared words of hope and optimism on Wednesday after being forced out of Women's European Championship with an injury one day before the tournament.
Sarriegi replaces injured Putellas in Spain's squad for Euros
Real Sociedad forward Amaiur Sarriegi has been added to Spain's squad for the women's European Championship, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday after Alexia Putellas was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.
Euro 2022 starts at Old Trafford but there’s Alexia Putellas pain for Spain in their bid to reign – The Warm-Up
WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES Time for Euro 2022 Ad/> Utterly unpredictable, we would call Euro 2022, but some of the questions will now be replaced by answers with the Women’s European Championship starting today. Ligue 1Galtier confirmed as PSG head coach after Pochettino exit19 HOURS AGO It all kicks off at Manchester United’s Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford, the scene of hosts England’s opening group match against Austria. England are one of six teams below 10-1 to win the tournament with the bookmakers – along with Spain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany – and will be looking to make home advantage count.
Alexia Putellas injury: Spain captain and Ballon d’Or holder set to miss Euro 2022 after rupturing ACL
Alexia Putellas is set to miss the entirety of Euro 2022 after Spain confirmed she has ruptured her ACL. News of the Ballon d’Or winner’s injury emerged on the eve of the tournament, which starts at Old Trafford on Wednesday when England take on Austria.