Molard seizes Vuelta lead as Soler wins stage five
BILBAO : Mark Soler won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday with Rudy Molard seizing the leader's red jersey after 187.2km ride from Irun to Bilbao.
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Jack Laugher wins at third consecutive Commonwealth Games after sealing 1m springboard gold medal
England diver Jack Laugher defended his Commonwealth 1 metre springboard title for the third time on Thursday. The 27-year-old first won gold in 2014 before going on to defend for the first time in 2018, winning gold again. Ad/> Second place went to his Australian challenger Li Shixin, who was 10 points behind Laugher's score of 447.05, which was enough to secure a third 1m springboard gold for the Englishman.
Jake Wightman progress and Jamaica netball upset among day seven highlights
Jake Wightman cruised through to the men’s 1500 metres final at Alexander Stadium while Jamaica’s shock win over Australia left England’s netball team with a peculiar quandary.
Geraint Thomas takes Commonwealth bronze after early crash ruins dreams of gold
Geraint Thomas suffered an all too familiar story as an early crash cost him his chance of Commonwealth gold in the men’s time trial.
Geraint Thomas suffers crash in time trial, Rohan Dennis seals gold with Fred Wright taking silver
Geraint Thomas took third place at the Commonwealth Games time trial on Thursday afternoon despite a huge early setback after falling off his bike. Thomas had been one of the favourites going into the race but suffered a huge setback when he crashed early on. The incident cost him around 30 seconds, and he was 28.49 seconds off gold at the race finish.
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Joy for local fans as Christophe Laporte secures first Tour de France stage win
Christophe Laporte gave local fans a moment to cherish by winning stage 19 of the Tour de France over the largely flat 183.3-kilometre route from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors on Friday.
Opinion: Christophe Laporte’s maiden Tour de France stage win a worthy prize for Jumbo-Visma's signing of the season
Christophe Laporte has come a long way since being Nacer Bouhanni’s deputy at Cofidis. If the Frenchman saw off that particular battle at his former team, the closest he ever came to winning a stage on the Tour was finishing in the wheels of compatriot Arnaud Demare at Pau in Stage 18 in 2018.