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Primoz Roglic or Geraint Thomas (or Joao Almeida) – who will win the Giro d’Italia?

For all the drama at this year’s wet and wild Giro d’Italia, the general classification battle has been unavoidably underwhelming. Pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) pulled out due to Covid ahead of the first rest day, just hours after surging into the leader’s pink jersey, while Ineos’ hopes of a twin GC threat unravelled when 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart abandoned with a fractured hip after a freak crash on Stage 11.

Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev triumphs over Holger Rune in straight sets in Rome Masters final

Daniil Medvedev completed his transformation on clay with a hard-fought victory over Holger Rune to claim a shock Italian Open triumph. The Russian has made no secret of his discomfort with the surface in the past but put the icing on the cake for a sparkling run in Rome, where he had previously never won a match, to defeat the 20-year-old Dane 7-5 7-5 in one hour and 42 minutes. Ad Medvedev will now rise above Novak Djokovic to No.

Napoli 3-1 Inter Milan: Giovanni Di Lorenzo stunner seals win for Serie A champions

Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s late strike earned Napoli the three points as they eventually saw off 10-man Inter Milan 3-1. The Nerazzurri had looked likely to pick up a point when Romelu Lukaku equalised late on, but Napoli had other ideas, as their captain curled home from outside the box with five minutes left.

FC Augsburg 0-3 Borussia Dortmund: Sebastien Haller double moves BVB to brink of Bundesliga title glory

Borussia Dortmund took a huge leap towards their first Bundesliga title since 2012 after defeating FC Augsburg 3-0 at the WWK Arena to move two points clear at the top of the league table. After Bayern Munich lost 3-1 on Saturday to RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena, BVB knew before a ball was kicked that a win would put them two points clear of their rivals in the title race with just one matchday remaining.

Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea: Pep Guardiola’s side celebrate Premier League title success with easy win over Chelsea

Premier League champions Manchester City celebrated in style with a 1-0 win over Chelsea City dominated the early proceedings, cutting through Chelsea at will and getting into dangerous areas. Ad Pep Guardiola's side found the breakthrough after 12 minutes thanks to Julian Alvarez.

Brighton sweep past Southampton to secure top-seven finish and first-ever European football campaign

Brighton secured a top-seven finish and European football next season with a 3-1 win over Southampton at the Amex. Evan Ferguson got the opener when Alexis Mac Allister pounced on a loose ball and passed to Evan Ferguson who eschewed any consideration of technique and simply blasted his shot through Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. Ad Mac Allister found Ferguson in the box again shortly afterwards but a scything tackle from Brazilian defender Lyanco put an end to the chance.

Giro d’Italia 2023: Brandon McNulty denies Ben Healy to win Stage 15, Bruno Armirail loses time but keeps pink

Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) took a maiden Grand Tour win on Stage 15’s ‘mini Lombardia’ at the Giro d’Italia after edging out Ben Healy (EF Education–EasyPost) and Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech). The American closed down an earlier move from Healy, then clung to him on the last climb as the pair went into the finale together – unaware that their cat-and-mouse tactics were allowing Frigo back into contention.

West Ham 3-1 Leeds United: Sam Allardyce's side see survival hopes hit as Hammers seal comeback win

Leeds United's Premier League status is in even further jeopardy after they were beaten 3-1 by West Ham United at the London Stadium. West Ham, who reached the Europa Conference League final in midweek, began like a team nursing a hangover and were made to pay when a long throw-in wasn't dealt with, enabling Rodrigo to volley in. Ad Leeds started to concede chances as soon as they were in front and ultimately held the lead for just 15 minutes.

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Primoz Roglic or Geraint Thomas (or Joao Almeida) – who will win the Giro d’Italia?

Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev triumphs over Holger Rune in straight sets in Rome Masters final

Napoli 3-1 Inter Milan: Giovanni Di Lorenzo stunner seals win for Serie A champions

FC Augsburg 0-3 Borussia Dortmund: Sebastien Haller double moves BVB to brink of Bundesliga title glory

Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea: Pep Guardiola’s side celebrate Premier League title success with easy win over Chelsea

Brighton sweep past Southampton to secure top-seven finish and first-ever European football campaign

Giro d’Italia 2023: Brandon McNulty denies Ben Healy to win Stage 15, Bruno Armirail loses time but keeps pink

West Ham 3-1 Leeds United: Sam Allardyce's side see survival hopes hit as Hammers seal comeback win