First-time winner at rainy Cape Town Cycle Tour
The first wet CTCT since 2006 made for terrifically challenging conditions – and exciting racing.
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Valverde está preparado
Hay un Pajarito que hace respirar al madridismo. Porque cuando Kroos o Modric decidan dar un paso atrás, algo que tarde o temprano -inevitablemente- tendrá que pasar, habrá un tal Federico Valverde que ha demostrado estar capacitado para darlo adelante. Ante el PSG, en el partido más grande del año hasta el momento, la sanción de Casemiro le abrió la puerta de la titularidad; era una papeleta mayúscula, un examen de altura con tintes de vértigo. Pero él no sólo no se achantó, sino que aprobó con nota. Cuajó un partidazo que le disparó el caché, la confianza -propia y ajena- y el peso en el vestuario. Demostró que está preparado para cuando llegue la hora del relevo generacional.
Fillon Maillet takes second in mass start to clinch overall crystal globe
Quentin Fillon Maillet became the fourth Frenchman to win the overall biathlon crystal globe with second place in the mass start in Otepaa enough to clinch the title. The Frenchman was all but guaranteed to take the overall World Cup title, needing to finish in the top 23 to be certain of doing so this weekend. Ad/> He went much better than that though, with only a miss on his first standing shoot denying him a fourth successive World Cup win since the Olympics where he won five medals including two golds.
Dominant Primoz Roglic of Jumbo Visma sprints to victory atop the Col de Turini on Stage 7 of Paris-Nice
Atop the mighty Col de Turini, an indomitable Primoz Roglic powered to victory on stage 7 of Paris-Nice, simultaneously tightening his grip on the yellow jersey. Dani Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) finished in second place, to take him onto the podium, with Simon Yates ( Team BikeExchange — Jayco) in third. With ten bonus seconds taking him to eighteen for the race in total, the Slovenian now leads by 46 seconds over Yates going into tomorrow’s final stage.
EPL: Liverpool sink Brighton to move within three points of Man City
Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points as Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win against Brighton on Saturday. Diaz opened the scoring in the first half and Salah netted with a penalty after the interval at the Amex Stadium. As it happened: Brighton vs LiverpoolJurgen Klopp's side have won their last eight league games, keeping the pressure on City, with the champions playing at Crystal Palace on Monday. While City are in fine form, Liverpool's hot streak is equally impressive. The Reds have scored 21 goals and conceded just twice in their winning run, while also keeping a third successive league clean sheet for the first time this term.
Piastri joins pool of McLaren F1 reserves for 2022 season
McLaren has shared reserves with Mercedes since the start of the 2021 season instead of having its own dedicated driver in the role, making Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries their primary two options if required. Ex-Force India driver and Sky F1 pundit Paul di Resta has also been a further back-up if required.
Paralympic wake-up call: McKeever races to 16th career gold, Wilkie returns to podium
Brian McKeever ended his final individual Paralympic event in a spot he became very familiar with over six winter Games: the top of the podium.
Sainz: Mercedes hyping up Ferrari just its ‘typical’ F1 game
This week’s final pre-season test has been another good one for Sainz’s Ferrari team, which has maintained the momentum from a strong showing at Barcelona last month.