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Remco Evenepoel 'obliterated’ Giro d’Italia time trial, will force rivals 'back to the drawing board' - Dan Lloyd

Remco Evenepoel 'obliterated’ his rivals in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, according to Dan Lloyd, while Adam Blythe feels the other contenders need to come up with a new plan. Evenepoel threw down the gauntlet in the opening stage, as he blitzed the opening time trial to secure a 43-second lead over big GC rival Primoz Roglic. Ad Lloyd felt Evenepoel delivered times that were comparable to a team time trial, and that the Belgian’s performance could have demoralised his rivals.

Roma 0-2 Inter Milan: Romelu Lukaku on target as Simone Inzaghi’s side boost top-four hopes

Federico Dimarco and Romelu Lukaku struck as Inter Milan beat AS Roma 2-0 to restore their spot in Serie A’s top four. Dimarco was in the right place at the right time to tap home Denzel Dumfries' cross from close-range to give Inter a first-half lead.

PTO European Open: Max Neumann 'feels bad' for crashing triathlon kings’ party with inaugural PTO European Open crown

Modest Max Neumann admits he “feels bad” for crashing the triathlon kings’ Ibiza party and clinching the maiden PTO European Open crown. On the day of King Charles III’s coronation back in the UK, the largely unknown Australian toppled the decorated trio of Kristian Blummenfelt, Alistair Brownlee and Jan Frodeno in a gruelling 100km Balearic battle. Ad Set up by the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the innovative middle-distance contest marked the first time reigning Olympic champion Blummenfelt, London and Rio gold medallist Brownlee and Frodeno, who grabbed glory in Beijing 15 years ago, had all duelled it out against each other in the same race.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Jumbo-Visma’s ‘disastrous’ build-up to Giro could ‘play into their hands’

Team Jumbo-Visma have had a torrid build-up to the Giro d’Italia, losing five riders in the lead-up to the Grand Tour. Jos van Emden, Robert Gesink and Tobias Foss were all ruled out due to Covid-19 and Wilco Kelderman and Jan Tratnik suffered injuries, the latter the day before racing began in Italy. Ad The unfortunate series of events have been labelled “disastrous” by Eurosport cycling presenter Orla Chennaoui, but expert Adam Blythe thinks the brutal Jumbo-Visma shake-up could have its positives in the long run.

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 2: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

The second stage of the Giro d'Italia will take riders from Teramo to San Salvo. Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas are among the big names that will be covering the relatively flat 201km stage before tackling medium mountains in stages three and four ahead of a summit finish in the latter.

Toti Gomes header moves Wolves closer to Premier League safety with victory over Aston Villa

Toti Gomes’ first-half header was enough to earn Wolverhampton Wanderers a win at Molineux over Aston Villa. Wolves had already started to pull away from the threat of relegation as they started the day with 37 points in mid-table, seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace: Harry Kane strike ends four-game winless run to send Spurs sixth

Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game as Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 1-0 and boosted their chances of playing European football next season. Kane scored in first-half stoppage time, nodding in a Pedro Porro cross at the back post after the England captain had himself released the Spaniard. Ad It was Kane's 209th Premier League goal, moving him into sole possession of second place on the division's all-time scoring list.

Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea: Late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix secure Frank Lampard’s side win

Late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix earned Chelsea and Frank Lampard a hard-fought 3-1 win over Bournemouth. The game was evenly poised heading into the final 10 minutes until substitutes Hakim Ziyech, Raheem Sterling and Felix made the difference to give Lampard his first win since returning to Chelsea in place of Graham Potter. Ad The result means The Blues are now mathematically safe from relegation in 11th, while Bournemouth remain 14th and at risk.

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Remco Evenepoel 'obliterated’ Giro d’Italia time trial, will force rivals 'back to the drawing board' - Dan Lloyd

Roma 0-2 Inter Milan: Romelu Lukaku on target as Simone Inzaghi’s side boost top-four hopes

PTO European Open: Max Neumann 'feels bad' for crashing triathlon kings’ party with inaugural PTO European Open crown

Giro d'Italia 2023: Jumbo-Visma’s ‘disastrous’ build-up to Giro could ‘play into their hands’

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 2: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

Toti Gomes header moves Wolves closer to Premier League safety with victory over Aston Villa

Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace: Harry Kane strike ends four-game winless run to send Spurs sixth

Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea: Late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix secure Frank Lampard’s side win