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Tour de France: 'Blatantly a mistake' - Alberto Bettiol's 'stupid' chase addressed by Jonathan Vaughters

EF Education-Easypost team boss Jonathan Vaughters admits Alberto Bettiol knows he “screwed up” on Stage 5 of the Tour de France after defying team orders. During a chaotic stage on the cobbles, Bettiol inexplicably helped UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar after hitting the front of the chasing group. Ad/> Bettiol had two team-mates, Magnus Cort and Neilson Powless, ahead of him in the breakaway, with the latter in with a shot of the claiming yellow jersey by the end of the day's racing.

Former Lioness Bassett backing England to take Women's EURO 2022 by storm

Leah Williamson's Lionesses can harness the already ‘indescribable' growth of women's football to catapult the sport to an even higher level at this summer's home EUROs, believes former England ace Laura Bassett — who was speaking at an event in Bury to celebrate the start of the tournament and the £50m of National Lottery investment into women's football over the last decade. Captain Williamson's hosts kick off the hotly-anticipated tournament against Austria at a sold-out Old Trafford this evening bidding to build on their memorable run to the World Cup semi-finals in 2019.

'Everyone has to pivot' - Rory McIlroy calls on DP World Tour and PGA Tour to hold talks with LIV Golf

Rory McIlroy has called on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour to engage with LIV Golf in a bid to end the division in the game. World No. 2 McIlroy has been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, and the players who have resigned their memberships of the PGA Tour to make the move.

CUPRA EKS aims for continuation in Zolder

CUPRA EKS heads into this weekend’s fourth round of the 2022 FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup at Zolder for Race BE this weekend hoping to continue its winning streak in the season which has seen a CUPRA driver crowned King of the Weekend at every round so far and the marque leading the manufacturers’ category by 172 points heading to Belgium. Ad/> Mattias Ekström currently tops the drivers’ points table after being crowned King in Jarama last time out, to add to his Pau crown. The Swedish driver is on great form and is certainly driving to his mantra of ‘go hard or go home.’ FIA ETCRSeconds Out… Romeo Ferraris set for FIA ETCR second half17 HOURS AGO “Zolder is a place which I actually enjoyed a lot from the past,” said Ekström “My first race there was really back in the day! I think it was 2003.

Lincolnshire first to clinch victory in National Counties Championship

Lincolnshire were the first winners in this season's National Counties Championship with an eight wickets success against Suffolk in their Eastern Division One opener at Bury St Edmunds. Lincolnshire trailed by 38 in the first innings but their new-ball pair of Curtis Free and Mark Footitt ripped through Suffolk who were shot out for 84 in their second innings. Ad/> Free finished with five for 31 and Footitt, the former Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Surrey left-armer, four for 35.

Mark Selby set to return after rare trophyless campaign at Championship League snooker in Leicester

Mark Selby is set to make his return to competitive action at the Championship League after his 13-10 defeat to Yan Bingtao in the last 16 of the World Championship in April. The 20-time ranking event winner begins his campaign in his home city of Leicester when he faces James Cahill, Zhang Jiankang and Ben Woollaston in Group 3 at the Morningside Arena (12pm BST) on Thursday. Ad/> Selby admitted he was consulting medical help in his ongoing battle with depression last season as he failed to win a ranking event for the first time since the 2010/11 campaign.

Exclusive: Simona Halep says ‘I am very close to my best tennis ever’ ahead of Wimbledon 2022 semi-final

Simona Halep believes she is close to her best-ever level heading into her Wimbledon semi-final on Thursday. The Romanian is into the last four for a third time, with the No. 16 seed also on a 12-match winning run at Wimbledon having won the 2019 edition before missing last year through injury.

Euro 2022 reminds us that international tournaments are brilliant, England are off to excellent start - The Warm-Up

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Tour de France: 'Blatantly a mistake' - Alberto Bettiol's 'stupid' chase addressed by Jonathan Vaughters

Former Lioness Bassett backing England to take Women's EURO 2022 by storm

'Everyone has to pivot' - Rory McIlroy calls on DP World Tour and PGA Tour to hold talks with LIV Golf

CUPRA EKS aims for continuation in Zolder

Lincolnshire first to clinch victory in National Counties Championship

Mark Selby set to return after rare trophyless campaign at Championship League snooker in Leicester

Exclusive: Simona Halep says ‘I am very close to my best tennis ever’ ahead of Wimbledon 2022 semi-final

Euro 2022 reminds us that international tournaments are brilliant, England are off to excellent start - The Warm-Up