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British rider went off road after misjudging corner on Friday Bone and ligament damage to his right knee and wrist Tom Pidcock has been withdrawn from the Volta a Catalunya because of injuries sustained in a crash during the fifth stage on Friday. The British rider went off the road after misjudging a corner, suffering what he described as a “horror” crash down a ravine. Although the Pinarello-Q3…

Former Burnley and Forest manager linked with Spurs Igor Tudor under pressure after dismal run of results Sean Dyche has quashed rumours he is in talks with Tottenham but described the relegation-threatened Premier League team as a “brilliant club” amid speculation over Igor Tudor’s position. Spurs are without a fixture until 12 April but a run of five defeats in seven matches under the interim h…

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‘You’ve just got to not freak out, stay relaxed’ Kennedy also won 100m, ahead of Rohan Browning Gout Gout has a problem and his name is Lachie Kennedy. In another enthralling evening in Australian athletics, the superstar teenager was once again upstaged by his fellow Queenslander, at the Maurie Plant Meet on Saturday. Under pouring rain at Lakeside Stadium in front of close to 9,000 fans, Kenned…

A US sports industry loan broker is being sued after allegedly not performing satisfactory due diligence in a deal that turned out to be a scam A lender to professional athletes wired $4.375m to a borrower it thought was Green Bay Packers star Xavier McKinney, only to learn months later it had allegedly been scammed by someone impersonating the player. The news is contained in Aliya Sports Financ…

England were disjointed against Uruguay but no wonder – the head coach’s team selection was an act of self sabotage Before this game Thomas Tuchel had said he would base his starting XI on what he saw on the training ground. Halfway through an evening at Wembley Stadium that felt like being stabbed very slowly through the eyes with a butter knife made entirely from death, ear wax and empty corpor…

As a player, Mauricio Pochettino suffered under World Cup pressure. As a manager, he hopes to help the USMNT’s belief in the face of it US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino probably understands the pressure of playing for your national team in a way few of his players can. Pochettino was a late cut from Argentina’s World Cup plans in 1994 and 1998. He finally made the squad as a …

Portugal head coach, who describes the country as a ‘football school’, explains why he is ready to take risks in pursuit of World Cup glory ‘You get there and the mountain is so big, you have no objective other than survive.” It was summer 1995, Roberto Martínez was 21, he had made one brief appearance for Real Zaragoza and just completed military service while playing regional football back in h…

Britain’s heavyweight prospect puts his unbeaten record on the line against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday Moses Itauma might represent the glittering future of heavyweight boxing but right now he is locked in the present. In the back seat of a car, while being driven from one swanky hotel to another in Manchester, the 21-year-old turns to me and says: “Let’s get going.” I know how much Itauma dis…

Club’s financial crisis meant exclusion from the RFL Championship this season, and it could be a long way back for one of the sport’s storied names Sunday afternoon in Featherstone. The first shoots of spring are creaking through the skyline and the Railway pub is bustling with rugby league supporters as the town’s pride and joy, Featherstone Rovers, prepare to face Swinton Lions. Or at least, th…

With their non-league sides effectively serving as national teams for the crown dependencies they have dreams of climbing higher in the football pyramid Clad top-to-toe in Jersey Bulls paraphernalia, Andy Lane takes a brief step away from drum-banging duties on the Springfield Stadium touchline and rolls up a sleeve to reveal the tattooed badge of a football team in only their seventh year of com…

Italian finishes 0.298sec ahead of George Russell Piastri qualifies third with McLaren teammate Norris fifth Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, completing another dominant display for Mercedes who have yet to be beaten to pole in the three opening races of the new Formula One season. With his Mercedes teammate George Russell in second they also completed the team’s …

Jannik Sinner defeats world No 3 6-3, 7-6 (4) in semi-final Jiri Lehecka beats Fils 6-2, 6-2 to reach maiden Masters 1000 decider For one intense, gripping hour inside Miami Open’s stadium court, Alexander Zverev outperformed the modest expectations of his sceptical audience. Under sustained, suffocating pressure from the best returner in the world, he held his own serve and kept Jannik Sinner ho…

Chris Richards and Miles Robinson out for Belgium game Robinson to also miss Tuesday friendly v Portugal Richards arrived from Crystal Palace with knee issue If the US men’s national team needed a test run for how a sudden injury crisis could affect preparations for games against top opponents at the World Cup, they have one now. Injuries to defenders Chris Richards and Miles Robinson have the US…

Golf star involved in rollover crash in Florida Sheriff says crash happened Friday on Jupiter Island Woods’s condition unclear as inquiry gets underway Golf star Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash in Florida on Friday afternoon, ABC News reported, citing the local sheriff’s office. The Martin county sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading.…