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Dane wins GC as Brady Gilmore takes stage seven victory Jasper Philipsen wins one-day In Flanders Fields race Jonas Vingegaard triumphed at the Volta a Catalunya as he continued his strong start to the season, while Brady Gilmore sprinted to a surprise stage seven victory. Vingegaard topped the general classification 1min 22sec ahead of France’s Lenny Martinez and a further eight seconds ahead of…

Sale 26-31 Bath Bath close to point of Prem leaders Northampton The reservoir of talent at Bath runs deep. The reigning champions rested a raft of key men but ultimately had too much class for a Sale side whose season continues to unravel at a rate of knots. Johann van Graan’s men conjured two tries in the final quarter, including when their 20-year-old hooker Kepu Tuipulotu sent a delightful kic…

Desire to remain relevant is understandable, but a glance at his behavioural pattern casts doubt on his PGA Tour and Ryder Cup involvement It is a scene that has become more extraordinary with the passing of time. Plenty of sportspeople have been guilty of or admitted to extramarital capers. Only Tiger Woods appeared live on television, in front of a hand-picked audience, to deliver a 14-minute m…

Croat failed to win a league match as interim head coach Had been away from post following death of father Tottenham have parted company with Igor Tudor after seven games and 44 days in a desperate attempt to halt their slide towards relegation from the Premier League. According to the club, the decision was mutually agreed. Tudor took one point from his five league matches to leave Tottenham one…

The tiny Caribbean island nation has a familiar face in their ranks whose time with Australia in 2018 is proving crucial ahead of the tournament Curaçao have been in dreamland since qualifying for a first World Cup last November but geopolitical reality kicked in as the team headed to Australia for games against China and the Socceroos. Due to war in the Middle East, Curaçao’s long-haul flight th…

Véron Mosengo-Omba was target of varied criticism ‘I can retire with peace of mind and without constraint’ Véron Mosengo-Omba, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) general secretary, has resigned after repeated calls for his removal and at a turbulent time for the game on the continent . Mosengo-Omba said he was retiring but his departure comes amid a crisis of confidence in the organisati…

Haas driver lucky to escape 190mph crash with bruising Leading Formula One figures request a safety review Drivers and leading figures within Formula One have called for urgent action given their serious concern over the potential dangers now inherent in the sport after Britain’s Oliver Bearman suffered a huge accident at the Japanese Grand Prix. The crash, caused by cars coming at one another at…

⚽ Minute-by-minute updates from midday (GMT) clash ⚽ Sign up to Moving the Goalposts | Email Daniel Villa, meantime, will look to keep a low block, I expect, with Chastity Grant and Lucia Kendal breaking quickly and seeking to create for Kirsty Hanson. Villa currently sit eighth in the table, but will see sixth as still within reach. So where is the game? Chelsea will look to play into Kerr and, …

Semenya criticises IOC president Kirsty Coventry ‘Her being a woman coming from Africa … it causes harm’ South Africa’s Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800m champion, said on Sunday that the International Olympic Committee’s reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was “a disrespect for women”. The former hyperandrogenic athlete also expressed her disappointmen…

Rasmus Højlund is back among the goals at Napoli while Kakub Kiwior has helped make Porto solid in defence and Largie Ramazani has given Valencia a creative spark The Dane, like many others, struggled under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford and was packed off to Naples. He scored on his debut, a 3-1 win over Fiorentina, and has been consistent since, netting 10 goals in 26 games for Serie A’s third-pl…

Minnows have all but sewn up the Swiss Super League title with seven games to go having been favourites to go down The FC Thun heroes do not hide their amusement and amazement when speaking about what has been an incredible season. They giggle when asked if they could possibly have expected such a scenario. They know that the situation is surreal and illogical. The words “incredible” and “unbelie…

Jérémy Doku tore the US to shreds on Saturday, with a defense counting on help that never came Two years can feel like an eternity – just not in international football. The USMNT hit restart on their 2026 World Cup cycle at its midpoint, changing coach after exiting the 2024 Copa América at the group stage. Mauricio Pochettino admitted as he arrived that he had scant familiarity with his inherite…

England’s head coach still rates injury-prone Manchester City defender and seems likely to be a fundamental part of his squad this summer – if fit Every manager reserves the right to make an exception to the rules. For Thomas Tuchel, it is John Stones. The England head coach has watched Stones endure a lost season at Manchester City; another one, really, because things were similar for him last t…

British boxer continues ascent and wants Usyk next American shocked by his first knockout, in fifth round Moses Itauma made another emphatic statement as the British heavyweight prospect became the first fighter to stop Jermaine Franklin. Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were both taken the distance in points wins in Franklin’s two previous visits to the UK but the durable American was brutally t…

Sabalenka wins 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to land Sunshine Double Belarusian steadies herself after losing second set Aryna Sabalenka had many reasons to believe that history could have been grimly repeating itself on Saturday afternoon. Despite starting her Miami Open final against Coco Gauff striking the ball with clear-minded aggression, the complexion of the match rapidly changed. Suddenly, having been pu…