Newcastle are in talks with Southampton over a move for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The deal under discussion is for a loan with an option to buy. Personal terms are not expected to be a problem. There has been no official bid for Ramsdale at this stage. The Magpies have been searching for a ‘keeper to challenge their No 1 Nick Pope.
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Wout van Aert denied Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year’s Tour de France as the Slovenian secured his fourth Tour title. Reigning champion Pogacar had a lead of more than four minutes heading into the final day, when only the stage win would be contested in Paris. With rain falling in the French capital, the 26-year-old established himself in a six-man breakaway during a thrilling finale on the same circuit used for last year’s Olympic race.
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Oscar Piastri passed McLaren team-mate Lando Norris on the first racing lap of a wet-dry Belgian Grand Prix to take his sixth victory of the year and extend his championship lead. The Australian swept past Norris as the race started after an hour-and-a-half delay for heavy rain and two laps behind the safety car and controlled the race from there.
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Kaden Groves completed his trilogy of Grand Tour victories with a memorable solo win from a decimated breakaway on Stage 20 at the Tour de France. The Australian survived the wet roads and avoided a spate of high-speed crashes as he added to his wins at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. Tadej Pogacar avoided a late spill in the yellow jersey to move within one stage of a fourth Tour.
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Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after going fastest of all in Qualifying, the McLaren
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