Novak Djokovic sweeps every set en route to Italian Open title
ROME — Novak Djokovic raised his first trophy of the year at the Italian Open on Sunday and showed that he is back in top form exactly a week before the French Open starts.
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Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 9 - How to watch on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route
The GC favourites have been suspiciously quiet during the opening week of the Giro d'Italia. That changes today. A double ascent of the fearsome Blockhaus, including the tougher side of the climb on the grind to the finish, will inject some much-needed spice into the battle for pink on the race's first five-star stage.
Giro d'Italia 2022 stage 8 - How to watch on Saturday, tv and live stream details, timings and route
The GC action resumed on Stage 7 at the Giro d’Italia, which saw Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma) claim a maiden Grand Tour stage win. Spain’s Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) retained the race leader’s pink jersey. Saturday sees a short, sharp Stage 8 — a 153km traipse around Napoli — that will culminate in a sprint along the Via Caracciolo seafront after four laps of a 19km circuit between Bacoli and Monte di Procida.
Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 7 - How to watch on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
It may be downplayed as a ‘hilly’ stage in the road manual but make no mistake: Stage 7 will be brutal. The Giro d’Italia journeys from Diamante to Potenza via four categorised climbs, with nearly 4500m of elevation awaiting the peloton. It’s no wonder that Eurosport expert Adam Blythe has dubbed Friday’s stage as “one of the hardest” of this year’s race.
Traffic to be permanently banned from road police say is ‘escape route for drug dealers’
Two side roads are to be permanently closed off to through traffic after police and residents raised concerns that one was being used ‘as an escape route from the police when dealing drugs’. Bolton’s highways chief will now permanently impose a ban on driving on Scargill Road and Cow Lane in the Cressingham Road estate in Hulton.
Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 6 - How to watch on Thursday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
After flirting with Hungary and Sicily, we're finally on the Italian mainland as Stage 6 arrives on Thursday. While the final Sicilian stage was billed as 'flat' in the race manual, this outing is even flatter. There is a teasing Cat.
Commonwealth Games baton relay route through UK revealed
The route for the 2022 Commonwealth Games baton relay has been revealed ahead of the Birmingham-based event this summer.
Liverpool’s route to the FA Cup final
Liverpool take on Chelsea in the FA Cup Cup final on Saturday, in a repeat of their meeting for the Carabao Cup final in February.