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Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood defied the DP World Tour by wearing LIV Golf apparel in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship. Poulter and Westwood joined LIV Golf earlier in the year, which resulted in them being banned from competing on the PGA Tour.
Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new head coach. Potter succeeds Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge after the club parted ways with the German on Wednesday. Ad Chelsea have agreed to pay Brighton a release clause to allow them to take the highly-rated English manager to London.
Lewis Hamilton will be handed a grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday after taking a new Power Unit for his Mercedes. The seven-time world champion will have a fourth engine of the season fitted in Italy, one more than permitted in Formula One rules. Ad Hamilton’s punishment will be to take a grid penalty, which Sky Sports News say will mean starting from the back of the grid, although that is yet to be confirmed.
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) hit out at a fan for demanding a signed jersey in the immediate aftermath of Stage 17 at La Vuelta. Footage showed the Belgian refusing to approach a man and a child behind a barrier at Monasterio de Tentudia, instead preferring to continue with his warm-down. It prompted a frustrated reaction from the man, who grabbed the replica red jersey from the child and flung it in Evenepoel’s direction.
Viktor Hovland feels he is on the right track to unlocking issues with his game. Hovland had a superb end to 2021 and beginning to 2022, but apart from a fourth-placed finish at the Open Championship in July, his form has been disappointing in the second half of the year. Ad He admitted at the Tour Championship last month that he was struggling with his long irons, and it appears the Norwegian has been working on his game in the past couple of weeks.
Rory McIlroy made a solid start to the BMW PGA Championship, as he sits four shots adrift of leader Tommy Fleetwood. Playing in horrible conditions, with heavy showers drenching the early starters at Wentworth, McIlroy carded a 68 to sit at four-under. Ad McIlroy was alongside defending champion Billy Horschel and US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick in a stellar three-ball.
Xavier Siméon, one of the fastest and most successful riders of the current FIM Endurance World Championship generation, has called time on his career as a professional rider. The Belgian, who partnered Gregg Black and Sylvain Guintoli to glory in April’s 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans having claimed the EWC title with the French duo in 2021 for Yoshimura SERT Motul, made his decision for personal reasons after a period of reflection and consideration over the summer. Ad Although the 33-year-old will no longer be chasing on-track success as a professional rider, he will devote himself to other activities, in particular coaching for the Belgian Motorcycle Academy (BMA) based at the Mettet circuit, and supporting young hopefuls, including Barry Baltus, his country’s Moto2 representative.
Mikkel Michelsen is hoping to make an impact in front of his home fans when the FIM Speedway Grand Prix hits Denmark. Round 8 of this year’s championship takes place at the Vojens Speedway Centre in Vojens on September 10, with around 15,000 fans expected to pack out the venue to see Michelsen and the rest of the field in action. Ad Although currently nursing an ankle injury, the 28-year-old told Eurosport that he is still thrilled about the prospect of racing at «home».