Frenchman Florian Senechal beat Italy’s Matteo Trentin in a surprise two-up sprint in Stage 13 after a scrappy finale saw favourite Fabio Jakobsen waylaid by a flat tyre. With the green jersey out, Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Senechal pocketed his first Grand Tour stage win on a day splits in the pack saw Egan Bernal claw back five seconds on his GC rivals.
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Manchester United have agreed a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club from Juventus. The 36-year-old is set to return to Old Trafford 12 years after leaving for Real Madrid in a deal worth €15m with €8m in add-ons.
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The draw for the 2021/22 Champions League Group stage was made this evening and will see Premier League champions Manchester City have been drawn to face Paris St-Germain, RB Leipzig and Club Bruges in the Champions League group stage. Liverpool face Porto, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan in an eye watering group.
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One day after having his pocket picked just 200 metres from the finish, Magnus Cort bounced back with a remarkable Stage 12 victory in a reduced bunch sprint in sweltering Cordoba. The Danish powerhouse held off Italy’s Andrea Bagioli for his second win of this Vuelta on a day Primoz Roglic hit the deck, again, and Odd Christian Eiking retained the red jersey.
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Primoz Roglic broke Magnus Cort’s heart to take his second win of La Vuelta after outkicking big rival Enric Mas on the ramped finale to Stage 11 once both riders had blasted past the last man standing from the day’s breakaway in Valdepenas de Jaen. Norway’s Odd Christian Eiking dug deep to retain the red jersey with a solid 10th place.
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