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Mathieu van der Poel abandons World Championships following overnight arrest around hotel incident

Mathieu van der Poel retired from the UCI Road World Championships elite men’s road race following an overnight arrest after reportedly being disturbed by a group of teenagers outside his hotel room. The Dutch favourite began the race on Sunday morning, but abandoned his pursuit of victory after about 25 kilometers of racing. Ad Van der Poel's preparations for the biggest single-day event on the cycling calendar were hugely disrupted by his overnight incident.

Wollongong 2022: Dominant performance from Evenepoel sees him become youngest world champion in 29 years

In Wollongong on Sunday Remco Evenepoel became the youngest World Champion in 29 years and the first rider to win a monument, a grand tour and the world road race since Bernard Hinault in 1980. The 22 year-old did it first by getting team-mates in the break, then slipping away from the peloton to join them in the final third of the race, before going on the attack himself with exactly two laps left. Ad He rode on for ten kilometres in the company of Alexey Lutsenko, but going solo on the penultimate ascent of Mount Keira.

The criminals who were already serving time but couldn’t help but offend again

Prison is supposed to act as a deterrent, to protect the public from any future harm. However, some can’t help but miss the point - and become repeat offenders, getting trapped in a cycle of prosecutions, hearings and prison terms.

A’ja Wilson lands, leads U.S. into FIBA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

SYDNEY — A’ja Wilson admitted she was tired.

Annemiek van Vleuten, with broken elbow, becomes oldest to win world road race title

WOLLONGONG, Australia — Annemiek van Vleuten surprised herself and the rest of cycling by recording the finest win of her career on Saturday at the world road championships.

Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten claims greatest win of her career at road worlds

Annemiek van Vleuten surprised herself and the rest of cycling by recording the finest win of her career on Saturday at the world road championships in Wollongong, Australia.

WADA rejects calls to remove marijuana from banned list

World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances after the body rejected calls to change its status on Friday. WADA was urged to remove cannabis from its prohibited list last year in the wake of the positive test that resulted in US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson missing the Olympics. World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe was among those who had called for marijuana's status as a banned substance to be reviewed.

'Try less harder' -- How Dino Babers and Syracuse got off to a 3-0 start

Syracuse football coach Dino Babers has a saying when he talks to his team, one he has relied on heavily over the last year.

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Mathieu van der Poel abandons World Championships following overnight arrest around hotel incident

Wollongong 2022: Dominant performance from Evenepoel sees him become youngest world champion in 29 years

The criminals who were already serving time but couldn’t help but offend again

A’ja Wilson lands, leads U.S. into FIBA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

Annemiek van Vleuten, with broken elbow, becomes oldest to win world road race title

Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten claims greatest win of her career at road worlds

WADA rejects calls to remove marijuana from banned list

'Try less harder' -- How Dino Babers and Syracuse got off to a 3-0 start