There was a classy truce at the Tour de France on Stage 11 as Tadej Pogacar’s rivals refused to take advantage of the Slovenian crashing late on. With Pogacar scrambling up off the tarmac after a dramatic spill, he looked certain to lose time in the yellow jersey battle until his rivals displayed remarkable sportsmanship. A wild day was won by Jonas Abrahamsen from the breakaway.
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Everton have completed the signing of goalkeeper Mark Travers on a four-year contract until the end of June 2029. The 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international joins the Blues from Bournemouth, where he spent nine years after signing in 2016. Travers earned 82 appearances for the Cherries, while also experiencing loans spells at Weymouth, Swindon Town and Stoke City, along with Middlesbrough.
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Ireland’s Ben Healy prised the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar’s shoulders as Britain’s Simon Yates won a tough stage through the Massif Central on Bastille Day. Pogacar responded to several attacks from rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson, but at the end of the day Visma-Lease a Bike had to make do with the stage spoils as opposed to any GC gains on the eve of the first rest day.
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World number one Jannik Sinner won his first Wimbledon title by wearing down Carlos Alcaraz in another high-quality Grand Slam final between the dominant forces of the men’s game. Italy’s Sinner claimed a 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory at the All England Club, avenging his brutal French Open defeat by Spanish world number two Alcaraz just 35 days ago.
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Mathieu van der Poel made the running for all but the last 700 metres of Stage 9, but still ended empty-handed after his stirring two-man breakaway with Alpecin Deceuninck team-mate Jonas Rickaert was swallowed up in heartbreaking fashion by a charging peloton. Tim Merlier emerged from the bunch to take his second win of the race.
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