Vos wins stage six to extend lead before Tour heads to mountains
Yellow jersey holder Marianne Vos timed her sprint to perfection to win stage six of the women's Tour de France on Friday and extend her lead at the top of the general classification.
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Marianne Vos doubles up in yellow on Stage 6 after Lorena Wiebes crash at Tour de France Femmes
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to Stage 6 victory at the Tour de France Femmes to extend her lead in the yellow jersey to 30 seconds ahead of the mountains, and practically secure the green jersey. Vos followed up her victory on Stage 2 with another dominant sprint success, although she was helped by the absence of Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who was unable to latch back on after crashing on a descent at high speed.
Indian cyclists fail to qualify for finals in three team events
Commonwealth Games campaign began on a disappointing note with all the three teams failing to make the finals on Friday. The Indian men's sprint team of Ronaldo Laitonjam, Y Rojit Singh, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo could not make it to the medal round, finishing sixth in the qualification with a total time of 44.702 seconds at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
Commonwealth Games 2022: India's schedule and results on July 29
Commonwealth Games got underway on Friday in Birmingham. The Indian women table tennis team, led by Manika Batra, started its title defence in emphatic fashion, outclassing South Africa 3-0 in its opening Group 2 tie.
Tour de France Femmes 2022 - Riders criticise longest stage of race after 'boring' and 'dangerous' stage
Several Tour de France Femmes riders have criticised the length of the fifth stage, describing it as «boring» and «dangerous». The stage from Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Die-des-Vovsges was 175.6km, the longest race day for the women's peloton both of the Tour and since the creation of the Women's World Tour in 2016. Ad/> UCI regulations allow for a maximum race length of 160km for both one day races and individual, forcing race organisers ASO to apply for an exemption.
Games-Yee gives England golden start to Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, England : Alex Yee gave England a golden start to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Friday, st ageinga dramatic late charge to win the men's sprint triathlon.
Canadian Olympic champion cyclist Kelsey Mitchell 'fired up' for Commonwealth Games debut
Canadian Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell is hungry for more.
Still not fully healthy, Andre De Grasse considers shutting down season
Despite Andre De Grasse's sizzling anchor leg that secured Canada a thrilling relay victory at the world track and field championships, the sprint star still isn't feeling back at full health.