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Geraint Thomas will miss the Tirreno-Adriatico due to a recurring illness he suffered before the Tour Down Under. Ineos Grenadiers racing director Rod Ellingworth explained that the original intention was for Thomas to race at Tirreno-Adriatico, but was subsequently missing from the team roster before the stage race begins on Monday.
Tom Sykes had a challenging first day in Indonesia after the Puccetti Kawasaki rider WorldSBK contracted gastroenteritis.
Mark English has been forced to pull out of the European Indoors Athletics Championships in Istanbul.
Wout van Aert has revealed he will miss Saturday’s Strade Bianche after “not feeling very well” earlier this month. The Jumbo-Visma rider will instead start his 2023 road campaign at Tirreno-Adriatico, which runs from March 6-12. Ad In the Belgian's absence, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck), Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal–Quick-Step) will be among the favourites to triumph on the famous white gravel roads of Tuscany.
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from the Austin Open due to illness. The 20-year-old was scheduled to compete in her first match at the tournament in Texas since losing to Coco Gauff at the Australian Open in January, but she withdrew minutes before the draw overnight. "I'm sorry to have to withdraw from the ATX Open," Skysports quoted Raducanu as saying. "I am currently suffering from tonsillitis and am unable to compete this week. Thank you to the tournament for the great hospitality here in Austin," she added. The winner of the 2021 US Open had agreed to compete in the inaugural WTA Tour event, which gets underway on Monday at the Westwood Country Club.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will miss their Champions League last-16 first leg at RB Leipzig on Wednesday due to illness, manager Pep Guardiola said.
Australia Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins has flown back home mid-way of the ongoing Border-Gasvaskar Trophy against India. The pace bowling all-rounder took a flight to Sydney on Sunday due to a "serious family illness", informed Cricket Australia. However, the apex cricket body of the nation also stated that Cummins is expected to return before the third Test of the four-match series that is set to take place a the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, starting March 1. After the Test series gets over, India and Australia will be playing a three-match ODI series, beginning March 17.
"He will return to India later this week to re-join preparations for the third Test in Indore," the team said in a statement.India are currently leading the four-match series 2-0. India, who have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, had crushed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the opening Test and went on to win the second Test, in Delhi, by 6 wickets.