Chris Froome sustained a life-threatening injury to his heart in the training crash in France last week that left him in hospital with a broken back and broken ribs. The four-time Tour de France winner also sustained a pericardial rupture, a tear to the sac that surrounds the heart, in the crash. “It was obviously a lot more serious than some broken bones,” his wife, Michelle Froome, told the Times.
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Liverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak for £125m from Newcastle on deadline day but were foiled in an attempt to end a stunning window with a deal for Marc Guéhi. On a contrasting day for the Premier League champions, Isak underwent a medical on Merseyside before signing a six-year contract worth around £300,000 a week.
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Luke Donald has named six of Europe’s victorious 2023 Ryder Cup team as his captain’s picks to complete his line-up for this year’s contest in New York.
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Lando Norris retired from second place with an oil leak as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a controlled victory in an incident-strewn Dutch Grand Prix. The Australian’s seventh victory extends his championship lead to 34 points. Home favourite Max Verstappen came home second while rookie Isack Hadjar rounded out the podium with a superb result for Racing Bulls.
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Oscar Piastri narrowly pipped his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to pole position at Zandvoort ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Home favourite Max Verstappen will start from third while Racing Bull rookie Isack Hadjar qualified a superb fourth ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
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