Belgian Jasper Philipsen won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday by edging the bunch sprint at the end of the flat 166km stage from Caleruega to Burgos as Primoz Roglic maintained his overall lead ahead of a trip to the mountains tomorrow.
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Bayern Munich and Germany legend Gerd Muller has died at the age of 75. The striker scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany, including the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final as West Germany defeated Netherlands 2-1 in Munich.
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The Olympic Primoz Roglic champion looked in fine form during the individual time trial and he now seems a good bet to win his third title in a row in Spain. Rivals will now look to start putting dents into Roglic’s lead in order to make sure that he doesn’t get too far away and make the race a non-event early on.
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Brentford marked their Premier League bow with a memorable 2-0 victory over a tepid Arsenal on the opening night of the new season. Sergi Canos scored the first goal of the 2021/22 season with Christian Nørgaard heading home the goal that but the result beyond any doubt as the Bees stung the Gunners.
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Chelsea have confirmed Romelu Lukaku’s return to Stamford Bridge after he completed his transfer from Inter Milan for a reported club record fee of €115m. The 28-year-old Belgian striker has signed a five-year deal at the club he first joined in 2011.
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