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‘Primoz Roglic didn’t look particularly comfortable’ – Dan Lloyd on lack of ‘fireworks’ at Stage 15 finale

Primoz Roglic “didn’t look particularly comfortable” according to Eurosport's Dan Lloyd as the three-time La Vuelta champion struggled to make big inroads into Remco Evenepoel on Stage 15. Jumbo-Visma's Roglic was only able to drop Evenepoel in the final kilometre of the special category climb to Alto Hoya de la Mora, gaining 15 seconds on the red jersey. Ad As a result, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's Evenepoel leads his main rival by 1’34” going into the final week with a rest day on Monday.

Race leader Remco Evenepoel reveals he’s still feeling ‘stiff muscles’ from Stage 12 crash at La Vuelta 2022

Remco Evenepoel has revealed he «still feels stiff muscles” from his crash on Stage 12 at La Vuelta and is “really happy” to have a rest day on Monday. Evenepoel, of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, lost just 15 seconds to Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on Sunday's queen stage of La Vuelta after a difficult day 24 hours earlier during which he had cracked on the climb into Sierra de la Pandera, with his injuries hampering his form. Ad He will now take a 1’34” lead going into the final week as he looks to hold off Roglic and Enric Mas (Movistar), who is 2’01” behind the Belgian.

'I lost it for a moment' - Hamilton rows back on radio rant during Dutch Grand Prix after Mercedes blunder

Lewis Hamilton issued an apology to his Mercedes team at the end of a thrilling Dutch GP after he had delivered a radio rant questioning their strategy. At stages in Sunday's race at the Zandvoort Circuit, Hamilton was challenging for the top step on the podium, but his team's decision to keep him out on medium tyres following a full safety car deployment on lap 57 left him a sitting duck, and he was left to come home in fourth.

'Unbelievable for tennis' - John McEnroe loving 'beautiful' Nick Kyrgios improvement ahead of Daniil Medvedev clash

John McEnroe has praised Nick Kyrgios' transformation this year as «night and day» and says it would be «awesome» if he won the US Open. Kyrgios, who faces world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round on Sunday night, has been in superb form over the last few months, making the Wimbledon final and winning the singles and doubles titles at the Citi Open in Washington DC.

'Below the belt' - John McEnroe questions Iga Swiatek's distraction tactic against Lauren Davis at US Open

John McEnroe questioned whether Iga Swiatek was a “bit below the belt” in seemingly trying to distract Lauren Davis at the net during their third-round US Open match. World No. 1 Swiatek came through 6-3 6-4 against Davis to equal her best showing at the tournament.

'There have been some dark times' - Oliver Wilson battles back from wilderness to win Made In HimmerLand

Oliver Wilson snapped an eight-year winless run on the DP World Tour by overhauling Ewen Ferguson to win Made In HimmerLand by one shot. Ferguson has had a stunning season and looked set to claim his third win of the year when taking a two-stroke lead at one stage on Sunday. Ad But Wilson found birdies on the way home to claim his first victory since the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship of 2014.

‘Great they magically found $200m’ - Phil Mickelson ‘happy’ LIV Golf has brought change to PGA Tour

Phil Mickelson has intimated the PGA Tour always had a capacity to make changes for the benefit of players. The PGA Tour announced a raft of changes recently, including guaranteed incomes for all players and increased prize funds for a number of Elevated Events.

La Vuelta 2022: Thymen Arensman wins maiden Grand Tour stage as Primoz Roglic gains more time on Remco Evenepoel

Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) won his first ever Grand Tour stage as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) trimmed Remco Evenepoel’s (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) lead in the general classification to 1’34” going into the final week. Arensman was part of a big breakaway that took a while to form and made his move inside the final 8km, catching and going past Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) to go on and win his maiden La Vuelta stage. Ad The battle for the red jersey didn’t light up until the final climb of the day, the special category ramp up to Alto Hoya de la Mora.

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‘Primoz Roglic didn’t look particularly comfortable’ – Dan Lloyd on lack of ‘fireworks’ at Stage 15 finale

Race leader Remco Evenepoel reveals he’s still feeling ‘stiff muscles’ from Stage 12 crash at La Vuelta 2022

'I lost it for a moment' - Hamilton rows back on radio rant during Dutch Grand Prix after Mercedes blunder

'Unbelievable for tennis' - John McEnroe loving 'beautiful' Nick Kyrgios improvement ahead of Daniil Medvedev clash

'Below the belt' - John McEnroe questions Iga Swiatek's distraction tactic against Lauren Davis at US Open

'There have been some dark times' - Oliver Wilson battles back from wilderness to win Made In HimmerLand

‘Great they magically found $200m’ - Phil Mickelson ‘happy’ LIV Golf has brought change to PGA Tour

La Vuelta 2022: Thymen Arensman wins maiden Grand Tour stage as Primoz Roglic gains more time on Remco Evenepoel