Mathieu van der Poel produced a spectacular victory to clinch the 2021 Strade Bianche title in style. The 26-year-old came up with a number of magical bursts just when he needed to and had too much for his rivals to seal a memorable win. Julian Alaphilippe came in second place with Egan Bernal in third.
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Arsenal have reported a loss of £47.8 million for the financial year from 2019-2020. The club said that their finances have been hugely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which closed down stadiums and brought football to a halt in the UK for just under three months.
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Chelsea reclaimed their place in the Premier League’s top four as Mason Mount’s superb first-half goal earned them an impressive victory at champions Liverpool. The result means the Reds have lost five home league games in a row after their 68 game unbeaten run ended.
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Nemanja Matic’s 12th-minute effort proved to be Manchester United’s only shot on target as a limp 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace left them 14 points off leaders Manchester City. United dropped points for the seventh time in their last 10 Premier League games and never put up any real fight to earn three points in south London
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The 2021 Rugby World Cup is set to be postponed until next year following a recommendation from World Rugby. New Zealand is scheduled to host the ninth edition of the women’s tournament from September 18 to October 16 but looks set to be pushed to 2022.
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