Evenepoel wins stage 15 as Vingegaard crashes out – Tour de France

Remco Evenepoel took his first ever win on a Tour de France road stage after he shadowed Tadej Pogačar all the way up the final climb of Plateau de Solaison before beating him in a sprint on stage 15. The Belgian had already been lifted into second place in the general classification after Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) crashed on the descent to the foot of the day’s final climb. The Dane seemed to be in considerable pain and eventually climbed into the back of an ambulance.

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Antonelli fends off Leclerc to win Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli re-established the comfortable championship lead that had been eroded in the past three races with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix while team-mate George Russell crashed out. The Italian fought back from a delay caused by a virtual safety-car period to catch and pass Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for his sixth win in 10 races this season.

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Saka hat-trick seals bronze for England with win over France in World Cup third-place playoff

The match nobody wanted to play in became the match nobody wanted to end. England’s ‘bronze final’ – formerly known as the third-place play-off – against France descended into chaos with 10 goals, six of them for the Three Lions. And there could easily have been more. And it means England achieved their highest men’s World Cup finish since winning the tournament in 1966 – and their best-ever result on foreign soil.

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Sam Burns takes two stroke lead into the final round of The Open

Sam Burns takes a two-shot lead into the final round of The 154th Open, as Ryan Fox matched major history and Bryson DeChambeau stayed in title contention. Burns – playing alongside DeChambeau – boosted his hopes of a maiden major title after mixing six birdies with a lone bogey in a third-round 65 at Royal Birkdale, lifting him to 10 under ahead of Fox and Si Woo Kim.

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Unstoppable Pogačar powers to stage 14 victory – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar has extended his overall lead in the Tour de France after another dominant victory on a mountainous stage 14 course, lined by thousands of fans. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider crossed the line 38 seconds ahead of team-mate Isaac del Toro of Mexico, with France’s teenage sensation Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA-CGM third on the same time on the 155.km stage from Mulhouse. Pogacar’s main rival for the yellow jersey, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike, finished fourth, 44 seconds down.

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