FC Barcelona have confirmed that they have reached an agreement in principle to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich. The 33 year old had made it clear he did not wish to remain with the Bundesliga giants with Bayern holding out for their desired transfer fee.
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It was a stunning display of power from Michael Matthews (BikeExchange–Jayco) who attacked with a long range effort at 52km. The final climb saw the Australian joust with Alberto Bettiol (EF Education–EasyPost) but it was Matthews who eventually stormed to victory.
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Ireland held off a ferocious All Blacks fightback to claim a sensational, unprecedented 2-1 series win in New Zealand. A week on from their first victory over the All Blacks on Kiwi soil, Ireland produced a near-faultless first half to open up a 19-point lead in Wellington.
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Cameron Smith produced a record-breaking round of 64 to jump into a two-shot halfway lead at The 150th Open. Cameron Young sits in second with Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland just three strokes back heading into the weekend at St Andrews.
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The 122.6km route from Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne threw up a fascinating Stage 13 of the Tour de France as Mads Pedersen stormed to victory from a three-way sprint finish. There was real drama earlier on in the day’s racing too as Caleb Ewan and the entire Lotto-Soudal team crashed at a seemingly innocuous corner. Fortunately, the Australian and his team-mates were able to continue.
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