Breaking Sam Bennett surges to brilliant Vuelta stage victory
Sam Bennett took victory in the second stage of Vuelta a Espana in a massive sprint finish in Utrecht ahead of Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier.
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Pidcock believes returning to his mountain bike roots inspired Munich glory
Tom Pidcock reckons returning to his mountain bike roots has provided the perfect platform for completing an unprecedented cycling hat-trick after grabbing more major glory in Munich. The Olympic mountain bike champion added the European title to his rapidly-growing collection after soaring to a stunning Stage 12 triumph at the Tour de France last month. Ad The Leeds star, 23, competes in road, mountain and cyclo-cross events and kicked his year off by winning Cyclo-cross World Championship gold in Arkansas.
I would be surprised if India and Pakistan don't come knocking on door: Shane Watson on WTC qualification
Shane Watson. The final of the ongoing cycle is set to be played next year, but the race for the top two spots in the league table is heating up. Last edition's finalists India will host Australia for four of their six remaining WTC matches, while the remaining two will be away matches against Bangladesh.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has the money and drive to hire a Manchester United dream team
Manchester United were never going to issue a response to the Ineos spokesman who declared Sir Jim Ratcliffe's interest in buying the club on Wednesday night.
Shahbaz Ahmed has been a three-year project for us: Mike Hesson
Indian Premier League is still a few months away but Royal Challengers Bangalore are back in business, putting their players through the grind at monthly camps monitored by their coaches. Despite qualifying for the playoffs, the Faf du Plessis-led side returned a mixed bag last year, though some players are making telling statements with the national squad. Dinesh Karthik’s career has received a second wind, pacer Mohammed Siraj is back after a lull, Harshal Patel is in the mix and Shahbaz Ahmed has earned his maiden India call-up.
Is there room for a world gymnastics champion on the world championships team?
TAMPA — Stephen Nedoroscik is the lone entrant at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships who already owns an individual world title, yet he might not make the five-man team for the world championships in two months.
La Vuelta 2022: 'Lovely to see' - Classy gesture praised as Jumbo-Visma hand 'gift' victory to Robert Gesink
Jumbo-Visma not only won the day with a dominant display in the Stage 1 team time trial at La Vuelta, but they also came up with a very classy gesture to recognise Robert Gesink's selfless career. The Dutch team beat Ineos Grenadiers to top spot on the timesheet by 13 seconds to stamp their authority on the third and final Grand Tour of the season in a significant way in front of jubilant fans in Utrecht. Ad In clinching victory they also found the time to show respect and appreciation for one of the team's unsung heroes in Gesink, who has dedicated his career to supporting his team-mates while receiving little individual glory.
Opinion: Team time trial discipline makes welcome but subdued return to La Vuelta as Jumbo-Visma triumph
Let’s be honest – it was hardly edge-of-the-seat entertainment or white-knuckle tension. But then when was the last time you could say that about a prologue or opening individual time trial? Even so, we got to witness a supersonic performance from Jumbo-Visma as they got Primoz Roglic’s quest for an historic fourth consecutive Vuelta off the ground.