Bennett sprints to second straight Vuelta stage win
Sam Bennett of Bora Hansgrohe clinched his second stage victory in a row by winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday (Aug 21), a 193km trek that started and finished in Breda.
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Lightning kills runner on Greek mountain race, injures another
Lightning struck Sunday during a nighttime trail race up a Greek mountain, killing one runner and seriously injuring another, Greek police and the fire service reported.
Sam Bennett wins sprint to take Vuelta's second stage
Irishman Sam Bennett won Stage 2 of the 2022 Vuelta a España after edging out his rivals in a closely contested sprint finish in Utrecht on Saturday.
Mitrovic nets winner as Fulham sink Brentford 3-2 in derby thriller
LONDON :Fulham sealed their first victory of the Premier League campaign by beating Brentford 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a late Aleksandar Mitrovic winner, after Bobby De Cordova-Reid scored the fastest goal of the season and Joao Palhinha produced a bullet header.
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.
Injured Utah little leaguer recovering from bunk bed fall, has call with coach
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in dorms at the world series complex has FaceTimed with his coach and continues to improve, the coach said Friday.
Gavin Green powers ahead at Czech Masters, Ian Poulter 11 shots off the pace at Albatross Golf Resort
Ian Poulter finds himself 11 shots off the lead upon his return to DP World Tour action at the Czech Masters. The Ryder Cup great was one of the high-profile players to jump ship to LIV Golf, after which he was suspended by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Ad His suspension by the PGA Tour remains in place, and a lawsuit challenging the decision will not be heard until January 2024.
Tom Pidcock wins mountain bike cross-country gold at European Championships at Munich’s Olympiapark
Tom Pidcock won gold in the mountain bike men’s cross-country event, becoming the first British man to become European mountain bike champion. He finished with a time of 1:18:09, 0:11s faster than Denmark’s Sebastian Fini Carstensen.