Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez emerged through the mist to take a splendid victory in Stage 18 on the Vuelta’s first ever ascent of the fearsome Altu d’El Gamoniteiru. Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic soared to second place to strengthen his grip on the red jersey as Movistar teammates Enric Mas and Lopez consolidated their positions on the podium.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late brace to break Irish hearts as Portugal snatched a 2-1 win from the jaws of defeat. Stephen Kenny’s men put in a heroic performance taking a first half lead through a John Egan header. Brave defending had them on the brink of a famous result but Ronaldo had other plans.
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Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen will bring the curtain down on his long and illustrious Formula 1 career at the end of the season. The 2007 world champion, 41, began his F1 career in 2001 and has driven for Alfa Romeo for the past three seasons.
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Primoz Roglic’s third win of La Vuelta saw the defending champion take back the red jersey for a third time after a commanding Stage 17 win at Lagos de Covadonga. After Roglic followed Egan Bernal’s attack with 60km remaining, the Slovenian dropped the Colombian on the final climb. Sepp Kuss completed a Jumbo-Visma one-two as Odd Christian Eiking crashed out of red.
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Atletico Madrid sensationally announced they had re-signed France forward Antoine Griezmann on a season-long loan from Barcelona in the early hours of this morning. The deal will see the Madrid club pay €10m for the first season with a €40m obligation to buy at the end of that loan.
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