Vingegaard holds Tour lead as Woods climbs to victory on Volcano
Jonas Vingegaard held on to the Tour de France overall lead on the Puy de Dome volcano Sunday as Canada's Michael Woods took a prestigious stage win for his Israel Premier-Tech team.
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Dilshan Madushanka Spearheads Sri Lanka Victory Over Netherlands
Sri Lanka won the duel between the two World Cup qualifiers on Sunday thrashing the Netherlands by 128 runs in the final of the tournament in Harare. The Dutch did well to skittle the Sri Lankans out for just 233 inside 48 overs after Dutch captain Scott Edwards won the toss and put them into bat. However, the Dutch were never in the hunt after being reduced to 39-3 -- man of the match Dilshan Madushanka taking three of the wickets -- as they collapsed to 105 all out in just over 23 overs. Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood was beaming after his side achieved all the targets set for them. The 48-year-old Englishman said the confidence gained from the tournament would serve them well for the sport's quadrennial showpiece which gets underway in India on October 5.
Formula 1 British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen continues championship dominance with victory at Silverstone
Max Verstappen made it eight wins from ten races this season as he cruised to victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Having started on pole, the Red Bull driver briefly saw McLaren's Lando Norris pull in front at the start of the race, but was back in front within a few short laps.
Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 1st T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur, Spinners Star In Easy India Victory Over Bangladesh
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur started the new international season with a smashing half-century as the Indian women's team cantered to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening T20 International in Mirpur on Sunday. Opting to bowl, the Indian spinners used the conditions to their advantage and restricted Bangladesh to a meagre 114 for 5. In reply, Harmanpreet (54 not out 35 balls) and her deputy Smriti Mandhana (38 off 34 balls) added 70 runs for the third wicket to chase down the target in just 16.2 overs.
UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski retains featherweight title with stoppage victory over Yair Rodriguez
Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight crown at UFC 290 in Las Vegas with a stunning stoppage win over Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez. The Australian was on top throughout and finished Rodriguez with a barrage of punches on the ground in the third round to notch up his fifth title defence, before declaring he would require surgery. Ad “I knew that right hook would be pretty good,” Volkanovski said.
England need 224 for victory at close of play at Headlingley on day three of third 2023 Ashes Test
England closed on 27-0 as they chased 251 for victory in the third Test of the Ashes. The action on Saturday at Headingley was abridged as a result of rain, but the conditions appeared to help the home side after they bowled Australia out for just 224.
Wimbledon 2023: Aryna Sabalenka through to fourth round after straight-sets victory over Anna Blinkova
Aryna Sabalenka saw off Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-3 in their third-round encounter on Saturday afternoon at Wimbledon. The No. 2 seed is now into the fourth round following victory over her Russian opponent.
Moeen Ali strikes twice, Chris Woakes gets Usman Khawaja late as England hunt victory against reeling Australia
A stunning late rally from England put them in a winning position after an enthralling Day 2 at Headingley that saw 11 wickets fall. Late wickets from Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes left Australia on 116-4 leading by just 142 with England smelling the victory they need to get back into The Ashes. Ad England had earlier resumed 195 runs behind Australia on 68-3 but they struggled to get any more joy out of a lively Headingley pitch than their opponents did.