Royal Ascot LIVE horse racing results and tips from day one
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Defending champions France lose to Croatia in Nations League, Denmark beat Austria
France lost their Nations League title and faced the dim prospect of relegation after losing at home to Croatia 1-0 on Monday. Meanwhile, their group leaders Denmark beat Austria 2-0 to boost their 'Final Four' bid. Denmark have nine points, two more than second-placed Croatia with only the group winners going through.
Alberto Bettiol in celebration gaffe after finishing 38 seconds behind Andreas Leknessund on Stage 2 at Tour de Suisse
Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost) celebrated after thinking he won Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse, only to later realise he lost out to Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) and finished in second. Leknessund was part of a 10-man break that formed in the first hour of the 198km course from Kusnacht to Aesch before moving into a clear lead on the second category Chellpass.
Misano WorldSBK: ‘No pressure’ for Bassani, ‘to race is fun’
After finishing fourth in his home race on Saturday, Axel Bassani got as close to a WorldSBK podium as he could do on his MotoCorsa Ducati V4R at a hot Misano.
Godolphin’s Coroebus out to prove mettle at Royal Ascot
Godolphin’s 2000 Guineas winner Coroebus is out to prove his mettle as Europe’s top three-year-old miler in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes, with the royal blues' Real World, Man Of Promise and Lazuli also chasing Group 1 honours on the opening day of Royal Ascot, Tuesday.
Sheldon ready to represent Scotland after World Triathlon Championship Series
Grant Sheldon gritted his teeth to get around a gruelling AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds as he prepares for the “best part of being an athleteâ€, representing Team Scotland. Hamilton hero Sheldon took 40th in a scrappy men’s race on Saturday with compatriots Alex Yee, last year’s winner, and local hero Jonny Brownlee crashing out after a collision which eventual race winner Hayden Wilde apologised for and left Brownlee with a broken elbow. Ad/> Despite this year’s race at Roundhay Park taking place over the shortened sprint distance to accommodate Sunday’s mixed relay which is being held in Leeds for the first time, Sheldon admitted there was no shortage of aggression in the swim. TriathlonRainsley hoping for Commonwealth spot after strong World Triathlon Series outing in Leeds24 MINUTES AGO “This one was pretty physical, quite a lot of fighting but it’s to be expected,†said Sheldon, 27, who pulled out of the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Arzachena last month with a knee injury he sustained in training on the bike. “It was pretty full-on the first lap. I made contact and the rest of it was just damage limitation. “Everybody knew that going into it with the style of the course and being Leeds.
Rainsley hoping for Commonwealth spot after strong World Triathlon Series outing in Leeds
Sian Rainsley found the going tough at the AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds but is hoping her 15th-place finish is enough to bag an «insane» spot at the Commonwealth Games. Rainsley made her World Series debut in Leeds last year after a late call-up, finishing 13th, and arrived this time around in fourth place in the standings. Ad/> She improved slightly on her 16th-place finish in Yokohama in May and now faces a nervous wait to see if she will this week be part of Team England in Birmingham alongside the already-selected Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell, who finished second and third on Saturday behind France's Cassandre Beaugrand.
Ollie Pope feared being dropped before high-class hundred for England
Ollie Pope backed up England’s belief in him with a high-class hundred in the second LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand, but admitted he was fearing the worst when he took a call last month from new coach Brendon McCullum.