Verstappen wins in Monaco despite late downpour

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a mid-race downpour to win the Monaco Grand Prix from Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon held on to third place as Mercedes running an updated setup came home fourth and fifth with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

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Luton down Coventry on penalties to reach Premier League

Luton Town completed their journey from non-league to Premier League as they beat Coventry City 6-5 on penalties to win the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Gustavo Hamer equalised for Coventry to cancel out a first-half strike from Jordan Clark as the game finished in a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

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Roglič primed to win Giro d’Italia after stage 20 time trial triumph

The decisive time trial at the 2023 Giro d’Italia was won by Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and his brilliant ride was enough to take the leader’s pink jersey off the shoulders of Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers). It was heartbreaking for Thomas, but Roglic overcame a dropped chain up the punishing climb of the individual time trial to claim the win.

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Veratappen pips Alonso to pole in Monaco

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen grabbed pole from Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in a gripping qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix. Alonso displaced Verstappen at the top of the timesheets with his final lap. The Dutchman was more than 0.2 seconds behind after the first two sectors of his last attempt but a stunning final few corners saw him take pole position by 0.084secs.

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Santiago Buitrago climbs to stage 19 glory as Roglič gains on Thomas – Giro d’Italia

The 2023 Giro d’Italia will be decided by an uphill 18.6km individual time trial on Saturday, with Geraint Thomas holding a 26-second advantage over Primoz Roglic. Thomas looked the strongest out of the GC big-hitters in Stage 19 but saw Roglic claw back three seconds with a lightning surge atop Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Santiago Buitrago took the spoils ahead of the ubiquitous Derek Gee.

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