Pogacar extends Tour de France lead with dominant time-trial win
PEYRAGUDES, France: Tadej Pogacar powered to victory in an uphill time trial on stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday to stretch his lead in the race to more than four minutes.
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Scottie Scheffler with a 64 sets a daunting target at the British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland: Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green.
CONMEBOL eases Copa America warm-up rules after Brazil’s complaints
“This decision was made after a detailed assessment of the condition,” said CONMEBOLTournament organizers had barred outfield players from warming up on the pitchBUENOS AIRES: CONMEBOL announced on Friday that it has adjusted pre-match procedures at the Women’s Copa America in Ecuador to allow players to warm up on the pitch, following criticism from Brazilian players and coaching staff.“From now on, in addition to goalkeepers who already had a 15-minute warm-up period on the field, outfield players will also be allowed to warm up on the pitch for the same duration,” the South American soccer governing body told Reuters.“This decision was made after a detailed assessment of the condition of the playing surfaces at the competition’s stadiums to date, and after taking into account feedback from some participating teams.”Tournament organizers had barred outfield players from warming up on the pitch to preserve the playing surface, with each stadium hosting two matches in a day during the group stage.Brazil captain Marta, midfielder Ary Borges, and head coach Arthur Elias voiced their frustration after their dominant group-stage win over Bolivia, as both teams had been forced to warm-up in a shared room of about 15 square meters that smelled of paint.They also criticized the restrictions after their tournament opener against Venezuela, saying they were unable to properly assess Kerolin’s fitness, which ultimately led to the Manchester City striker being sidelined.Defending champions Brazil top Group B with two wins and will face Paraguay on Tuesday.
Tickets for Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford super middleweight title clash go on sale
RIYADH/LAS VEGAS: Undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will face undefeated four-division world champion Terence Crawford in a blockbuster Riyadh Season showdown at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 13.
England’s Archer keen to play remaining India Tests, Ashes
LONDON: After missing four years of Test duty due to injury, England speedster Jofra Archer is keen to make up for lost time and says he wants to play the final two Tests against India and prove he deserves a place in the squad for the Ashes series in Australia.
Schauffele starting with blank canvas for Open defense
PORTRUSH: Xander Schauffele is super-excited at the prospect of trying to defend his British Open title at Royal Portrush this week but says he will have to come up with a different plan to the one that took him to victory 12 months ago.
Oman hire Carlos Queiroz as coach in push for World Cup qualification
MUSCAT: Oman hired Carlos Queiroz as their national-team coach Tuesday ahead of autumn games that will determine if the country advances to the World Cup for the first time.
Barcelona star Yamal faces backlash for reportedly hiring people with dwarfism for birthday party
BARCELONA: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been criticized and could face an investigation for reportedly hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers during his lavish 18th birthday party this weekend. Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has asked prosecutors to open a probe into the hiring and exposition of the entertainers. Ministry director Jesús Martín Blanco told Europa Press that such hirings “take us back to the Middle Ages.” A local association for people with disabilities had already condemned the alleged hirings, saying it would take action “legally and socially” against those responsible for promoting such actions. Spanish radio station RAC1 published an interview with one of the entertainers who said he was in the party.