Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea said “it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge” as he confirmed he is leaving Manchester United this summer. The 32-year-old was a free agent as his contract at the Old Trafford club had run out at the end of June. De Gea has been at United for 12 years and his 545 appearances and 190 clean sheets are club records for a keeper.
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Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen denied Britain’s Mark Cavendish a fairytale win in Bordeaux by powering to his third victory in Stage 7. Cavendish struck out for what would have been a record-breaking 35th win but a late surge of pace saw Philipsen power past the Manx Missile to complete a hat-trick in the opening week of the Tour, leaving a disappointed Cav to rue a missed opportunity.
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The 2023 Tour de France is already shaping up to be a classic. Tadej Pogacar dismissed concerns he was already finished in the race for yellow with a superb victory on Stage 6, putting time into the new yellow jersey of Jonas Vingegaard. Jai Hindley’s first outing in the leader’s jersey could well be his last after he cracked on the Col du Tourmalet as the two big hitters went head-to-head uphill.
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Jai Hindley soloed to Stage 5 glory and the yellow jersey in Laruns as a pulsating day in the Pyrenees saw defending champion Jonas Vingegaard break his big rival Tadej Pogacar on the Col du Marie Blanque. Australian debutant Hindley now leads Vingegaard by 47 seconds in the new-look general classification, with Pogacar down to sixth after losing over a minute.
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Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Christophe Galtier after a disappointing season on Wednesday and replaced him with former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique. Enrique was introduced at a press conference hours after Galtier was dismissed. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said his arrival will mark the start of a “new cycle, with a new style of play.”
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