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Bayern Munich confirm signing of 22-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus in a deal worth £68m

Matthijs de Ligt's £68m move to Bayern Munich has been confirmed by the club. With the Bavarians selling Niklas Sule and David Alaba in the last year, their defensive stocks had become depleted — but the Dutchman's arrival from Juventus goes some way to addressing that issue. Ad/> De Ligt has long been considered one of Europe's most promising young centre-backs, but at 22 years old and after three seasons in Serie A, he hasn't quite kicked on in the manner some had expected he would following his big-money move to Turin in 2019.

How they stand in the WTCR

The provisional standings ahead of WTCR Race of Italy, rounds 11 and 12 of the 2022 WTCR − FIA Touring Car World Cup, are available at the link below. ClickHEREfor more information.

Hugo Houle solos to Stage 16 win as Jonas Vingegaard shuts down Tadej Pogacar attacks at Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) promised to attack in the final week of the Tour – and the Slovenian two-time champion was true to his work with no fewer than four pulsating accelerations on the penultimate climb of Stage 16 as the Tour de France entered the sweltering foothills of the Pyrenees on Tuesday. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was able to close each of his rival's attacks while Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) rode back in contention on the final descent as the top three riders of this Tour came home together in Foix almost six minutes after Canada’s Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech) took an emotional win.

Lewis Hamilton says he will wear a mask at the French GP in view of Covid-19 cases growing around him

Lewis Hamilton says he will be wearing a mask at the French GP and for the foreseeable future in response to a surge of Covid-19 cases around him. Hamilton has contracted the virus twice since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, and has admitted to taking some time to get over its symptoms on both occasions he fell unwell. Ad/> Measures have now been significantly relaxed in sport as in life, with masks and social distancing no longer seen in the Formula 1 paddock.

‘Bang!’ – Tadej Pogacar launches furious uphill and downhill attacks on Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) entered “knockout blow mode” with a series of furious attacks on Stage 16 at the Tour de France in a bid to crack Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) in the yellow jersey. As the group of GC favourites cantered up the penultimate Cat. 1 climb to Port de Lers, Pogacar suddenly exploded away.

Euro 2022: England boss Sarina Wiegman says ‘you talk pressure, we’ll talk football’ ahead of quarter-final v Spain

Sarina Wiegman says her England side are focused on football, not pressure, going into their Euro 2022 quarter-final against Spain on Wednesday. The Lionesses were the top-scoring nation in the group stages, beating Austria, Norway and Northern Ireland by a 14-0 aggregate to comfortably top Group A. Ad/> Next up for England in their home Euros is a last-eight showdown with Group D runners-up Spain, who lost to Germany between wins over Finland and Denmark.

Tour de France: Lennard Kamna out with ‘persistent cold’, two AG2R Citroen riders contract Covid pre-Stage 16

Lennard Kamna (Bora-hansgrohe) is out of the Tour de France after he was unable to start Stage 16 due to a “persistent cold”. The German was 26th in the GC going into Tuesday’s stage, while he missed out on taking the yellow jersey after Stage 10 by 11 seconds last week. Ad/> An hour off the pace six stages later, Bora-hansgrohe confirmed Kamna — who won a stage at the Giro d'Italia earlier this year — was unable to continue.

Good memories boost Guerrieri’s Vallelunga WTCR victory push

Esteban Guerrieri will look back to 2003 for inspiration when he goes for WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup gold at WTCR Race of Italy this weekend. The ace Argentine’s tally of 10 wins is a WTCR record but he’s eager to increase that number having not triumphed in the series outright since 2020. Ad/> And having taken a victory double at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi earlier in his career, the Honda-powered ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport heads to Italy armed with crucial experience and race-winning pedigree.

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Bayern Munich confirm signing of 22-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus in a deal worth £68m

How they stand in the WTCR

Hugo Houle solos to Stage 16 win as Jonas Vingegaard shuts down Tadej Pogacar attacks at Tour de France

Lewis Hamilton says he will wear a mask at the French GP in view of Covid-19 cases growing around him

‘Bang!’ – Tadej Pogacar launches furious uphill and downhill attacks on Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France

Euro 2022: England boss Sarina Wiegman says ‘you talk pressure, we’ll talk football’ ahead of quarter-final v Spain

Tour de France: Lennard Kamna out with ‘persistent cold’, two AG2R Citroen riders contract Covid pre-Stage 16

Good memories boost Guerrieri’s Vallelunga WTCR victory push