Unstoppable Pogačar powers to stage 14 victory – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar has extended his overall lead in the Tour de France after another dominant victory on a mountainous stage 14 course, lined by thousands of fans. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider crossed the line 38 seconds ahead of team-mate Isaac del Toro of Mexico, with France’s teenage sensation Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA-CGM third on the same time on the 155.km stage from Mulhouse. Pogacar’s main rival for the yellow jersey, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike, finished fourth, 44 seconds down.

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Antonelli charges to pole ahead of Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli took a scintillating pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving team-mate and title rival George Russell trailing in fourth, more than 0.5 seconds adrift. The Italian, who leads the championship from Russell by 25 points, beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.317secs, even though the four-time champion had the help of a tow from team-mate Isack Hadjar. McLaren’s Lando Norris was an impressive third, 0.440secs back, despite bailing on his final lap, but the world champion has a 10-place grid penalty.

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Lucas Herbert takes the lead with historic round at The Open

Lucas Herbert holds a two-shot lead after an extraordinary second round at The Open, where two players equalled major history and Bryson DeChambeau was involved in a controversial ruling.

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Mauro Schmid wins from the breakaway on stage 13 – Tour de France

Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) outsprinted breakaway partner Harold Tejada (XDS Astana) to win stage 13 in Belfort at the end of what was the longest stage of this year’s Tour de France. The pair nipped out of the final selection of a huge breakaway that had established itself after around 30km of riding, and despite a keen chase from behind, managed to hold on to sprint it out in Belfort after a 205.8km stage that took the peloton into the Vosges.

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Jackson Sauber takes early lead at The Open

Jackson Suber marked his Open debut and first visit to Europe by grabbing a shock major lead at Royal Birkdale, with a birdie-eagle run late in his round seeing him post a five-under 65. Rory McIlroy endured a rollercoaster day on the greens, but he produced a piece of magic at the 18th to scramble a two-over 72 that leaves his Open Championship hopes intact.

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