Former France international front row Rabah Slimani has signed for Leinster. The 34-year-old prop won the last of 57 caps for France in 2019, having made his debut for Les Bleus off the bench against New Zealand in 2013. Slimani has played almost 300 games in the Top 14 with Stade Francais and most recently Clermont Auvergne.
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Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give Spain a deserved 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday and a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate’s team lost in their second successive final. Oyarzabal combined with Marc Cucurella on a swift counter-attack for the winning goal as Spain were crowned champions, having won all seven games they played in the tournament.
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Carlos Alcaraz produced an utterly ruthless performance to dismantle Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) in a rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final to successfully defend his title. Alcaraz now has four Grand Slam trophies with a perfect record in major finals, after his two Wimbledon triumphs, his US Open victory in 2022 and his French Open win last month.
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Tadej Pogacar put on a climbing exhibition on Bastille Day to complete back-to-back wins in the Pyrenees and put one foot on the final podium ahead of the second rest day. The Slovenian dropped his big rival Jonas Vingegaard with 5km to go of the final climb on Plateau de Beille, which he ascended in a record-breaking time to strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey.
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Any question marks about Tadej Pogacar have surely been dismissed after he produced a scintillating ride to take Stage 14 solo at the Tour de France, with Jonas Vingegaard a distant second. The day exploded into life on the final climb as UAE Team Emirates sent Adam Yates up the road to tee up a Pogacar attack, with the yellow jersey charging away as Vingegaard and Evenepoel struggled to respond.
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