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’It’s a joke’ as Tour of Algarve riders take road to nowhere

With around 800m left on the opening stage, most of the peloton took a right-hand exit“It’s a joke! It’s completely ridiculous!” said Austrian rider Marco Haller PARIS: The Tour of the Algarve was branded as “ridiculous” and a “joke” on Wednesday when a pack of riders took the wrong road and completely missed the finish line.With around 800m left on the opening stage, most of the peloton took a right-hand exit, reserved for officials and team cars, at a roundabout instead of the left which headed to the finish.Only around 30 riders chose the correct route including Filippo Ganna who came home ahead of Frenchman Romain Gregoire and Jan Christen of Switzerland.However, their joy was short-lived as the stage was swiftly canceled and Ganna’s career wins total remains at 33.“It’s a joke! It’s completely ridiculous!” said Austrian rider Marco Haller who blamed the chaos on the lack of clear signage at the entry to the right-hand lane.“The diversion was not blocked off. As a result, the riders followed the motorcycle (of the organization).

Witness Stand gears up for Saudi Cup’s $2m 1351 Turf Sprint

LONDON: Urloxhey Stables is set for its first international flat runner as Witness Stand prepares to line up in the $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint at the Saudi Cup on Saturday.

Bellingham strikes late for Real Madrid in 3-2 win at Man City in Champions League 1st leg playoff

MANCHESTER, England: Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City on Tuesday. Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holder Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium after City had led 2-1 late on. Former City academy player Brahim Diaz had leveled the game at 2-2 in the 86th minute before Bellingham’s late winner silenced the home crowd. City had looked like taking a lead into the second leg at the Bernabeu next week after two goals from Erling Haaland. His penalty in the 80th had given City the edge after Kylian Mbappe had canceled out the Norwegian’s first half goal after the break. Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward the Champions League round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0 in a first-leg playoff match. Ousmane Dembélé scored twice and Vitinha converted a penalty to put the French champion in control. Having made hard work of the new-look league phase of the tournament, it would take a major upset in the second leg in Paris to deny PSG a place in the next round. The Qatar-backed PSG is one of the wealthiest clubs in the world, but was in danger of early elimination before securing the lifeline of a playoff by finishing 15th in the 36-team league. Perfect 10 Dembélé’s double saw him score for a 10th game in a row, with 18 goals during that streak. It was from his shot that led to PSG’s 21st-minute penalty after Pierre Lees-Melou handled in the area.

Dembele stars again as PSG beat Brest in Champions League play-off first leg

GUINGAMP, France: Ousmane Dembele kept up his remarkable form in front of goal with a double as Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over French rivals Brest in the first leg of their play-off tie on Tuesday. PSG were overwhelming favorites coming into this tie against opponents who had never taken part in European competition before this season, and there seems little prospect of Brest recovering from this loss in next week’s second leg. Vitinha opened the scoring for PSG at the Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp with a penalty just before the midway point in the first half, and Dembele swept in a second on the stroke of half-time before netting again on 66 minutes. The French international forward now has 23 goals for the season, including 18 in 11 appearances over the last two months. Indeed he has 10 goals in just the last four games, a run which includes a hat-trick against Brest in Ligue 1 only 10 days ago. He is irresistible just now, and Luis Enrique’s side are unbeatable at the moment against French opponents, against whom they have not lost since last May. “Ousmane is full of confidence just now. He was good in 2024 and he is even better in 2025,” said Luis Enrique. The teams will meet again in the return leg of this knockout phase play-off tie next Wednesday in Paris, with the winners advancing to a last-16 showdown with either Liverpool or Barcelona. Assuming they make it through, PSG will feel they are capable of beating either of those sides on current form, although Luis Enrique is taking nothing for granted. “There is no chance we will treat the second leg like a training game,” said the Spaniard.

‘A Dream Come True’: Elisa Longo Borghini and UAE Team ADQ make history at the women’s tour

“A dream come true.”

British trainer George Scott thriving in Middle East as Phantom Flight targets Bahraini Triple Crown

LONDON: British trainer George Scott is making waves in the Middle East with a string of impressive victories across Bahrain and Dubai, and soon, he hopes, in Saudi Arabia.

Luka Doncic makes his Lakers debut with win against Jazz

LOS ANGELES: Luka Doncic scored 11 points in the first half of his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, joining their starting lineup alongside LeBron James and immediately getting into the flow. Doncic got multiple standing ovations from a Los Angeles crowd wearing thousands of gold T-shirts with his name and No. 77 while the Lakers streaked out to a 25-point halftime lead on the Utah Jazz. The Slovenian superstar’s first bucket was a 3-pointer in the opening minutes on his second shot for the Lakers.

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’It’s a joke’ as Tour of Algarve riders take road to nowhere

Witness Stand gears up for Saudi Cup’s $2m 1351 Turf Sprint

Bellingham strikes late for Real Madrid in 3-2 win at Man City in Champions League 1st leg playoff

Dembele stars again as PSG beat Brest in Champions League play-off first leg

‘A Dream Come True’: Elisa Longo Borghini and UAE Team ADQ make history at the women’s tour

British trainer George Scott thriving in Middle East as Phantom Flight targets Bahraini Triple Crown

Luka Doncic makes his Lakers debut with win against Jazz