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Mark Cavendish seals sprint victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman to take first stage win of 2022

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman to register his first win of 2022. After missing out on Thursday's opening stage to Fernando Gaviria, Cavendish timed his drive to the line better in Suhar Corniche — and in so doing also took the race leader's jersey off the Colombian. Ad/> Cavendish said: «I was looking forward to this sprint, as it was similar to a Tour de France one, with a long finishing straight of over one kilometre.

Vanessa Voigt: Team-mates make cardboard medal for German star after podium heartache

German athlete Vanessa Voigt was left heartbroken after missing out on a bronze medal by just 1.3 seconds in the individual biathlon. Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland — who now has three medals at the Games — edged ahead of her in the event, which was won by Voigt's compatriot Denise Herrmann. Ad/> However, after seeing their team-mate go so close to a place on the podium, fellow biathletes Benedikt Doll and Philipp Nawrath thought their friend deserved some recognition.

All 15 Arsenal red cards under Mikel Arteta ranked from worst to even worse

With Gabriel Martinelli given his marching orders during last night's win away at Wolves, it now means Arsenal have received 15 red cards since Mikel Arteta took charge in 2019.

Phoenix finally fly in maiden ALW triumph

Wellington Phoenix have secured their first-ever win in the A-League Women's competition in style, knocking off Canberra United 3-0 in Canberra.

Cristiano Ronaldo enduring worst form in 11 years with Ralf Rangnick running out of road

It speaks volumes about Cristiano Ronaldo 's sustained brilliance that a five-game drought is a crisis.

Why Scottish skiing ace Andrew Musgrave was left mystified after competing at Winter Olympic Games

Cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave was more mystified than at any time in his 13-year career by the way he slowed to ‘crawling’ pace in the Olympic 15km in Beijing.

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland wins her third medal of the games with gold in biathlon sprint at Beijing 2022

Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland has won the women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint to take her third medal of the Games. She finished thirty seconds ahead of the chasing pack, which not only shows her dominance in this race, but also gives her a big head start going into the pursuit later in the Games. Ad/> Roeiseland already had gold from the mixed relay, as well as an individual bronze, so her victory completes an impressive hat trick of medals in Beijing, with more still available to her.

Iivo Niskanen beats Alexander Bolshunov to gold in the men's 15km cross country at Winter Olympics 2022

Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen blew away the field to win the men’s 15km cross country skiing. He finished in 37:54 to take victory and his third Olympic gold medal. Ad/> Finland’s most successful Winter Olympian relished the moment, running around the arena in celebration — applauding the crowd with a beaming smile.

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Mark Cavendish seals sprint victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman to take first stage win of 2022

Vanessa Voigt: Team-mates make cardboard medal for German star after podium heartache

All 15 Arsenal red cards under Mikel Arteta ranked from worst to even worse

Phoenix finally fly in maiden ALW triumph

Cristiano Ronaldo enduring worst form in 11 years with Ralf Rangnick running out of road

Why Scottish skiing ace Andrew Musgrave was left mystified after competing at Winter Olympic Games

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland wins her third medal of the games with gold in biathlon sprint at Beijing 2022

Iivo Niskanen beats Alexander Bolshunov to gold in the men's 15km cross country at Winter Olympics 2022