Peter Sagan shines on stage 10 – Giro d’Italia

Peter Sagan finished off some textbook sprinter shredding by his Bora-Hansgrohe team by beating Fernando Gaviria and Davide Cimolai in Stage 10 at Foligno. Bora’s infernal pace-setting over the day’s only categorised climb distanced most of the top sprinters before Sagan sealed the deal to win the shortest stage of the Giro ahead of a much-needed rest day.

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Saints slip up away to Drogheda – LOI Lowdown

A six point gap at the top of the Premier Division opened this weekend as Drogheda United stunned St. Pat’s Athletic 3-1 while league leaders Shamrock Rovers also dropped points. Meanwhile Shelbourne now hold a two point lead over UCD in the First Division.

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Egan Bernal wins stage 9 and takes Pink Jersey – Giro d’Italia

Egan Bernal powered into pink after riding clear of his rivals on the dirt-road climb to Campo Felice to win Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia. Amazingly, it was a maiden Grand Tour stage win for the Colombian climber, who capped off the groundwork from his Ineos Grenadiers teammates in some style.

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Leicester claim first FA Cup with win over Chelsea

Youri Tielemans struck a sensational winner to clinch Leicester City their first FA Cup in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea, in front of 21,000 fans at Wembley with Ben Chilwell’s 89th-minute equaliser ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside.

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Victor Lafay wins stage 8 from breakaway – Giro d’Italia

Attila Valter held on to the pink jersey after a dramatic and eventful Stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia but the day belonged to France’s Victor Lafay who grabbed a groundbreaking victory to cement his status as one of the top young riders in the world. The 25-year-old produced an inspired finish to take the win from Francesco Gavazzi.

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