Corey Conners sets early pace at PGA Championship

Round 1 Corey Conners seized the first-round lead at the 103rd PGA Championship as Brooks Koepka defied expectations to get

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Andrea Vendrame takes stage 12 from the breakaway – Giro d’Italia

Italy’s Andrea Vendrame proved the strongest of the remaining four escapees from a 16-man move which animated an eventful Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia. Egan Bernal retained the pink jersey, but a late move from Vincenzo Nibali showed that Ineos Grenadiers are not unflappable after Gianni Moscon crashed on the final descent.

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Mauro Schmid wins stage 11 as Bernal extends lead – Giro d’Italia

Colombia’s Egan Bernal strengthened his grip on the pink jersey after a mesmerising ride over the Tuscan dirt roads as Swiss youngster Mauro Schmid won Stage 11 to Montalcino from the break. Russia’s Aleksandr Vlasov is up to second place in the general classification after Remco Evenepoel’s day to forget on the gruelling gravel saw the Belgian tyro drop to seventh.

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Roy Hodgson to leave Crystal Palace at end of the season

Crystal Palace have announced that manager Roy Hodgson will leave the club at the end of the current Premier League season. The 73 year old has been in charge of the Eagles since September 2017.

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Peter Sagan shines on stage 10 – Giro d’Italia

Peter Sagan finished off some textbook sprinter shredding by his Bora-Hansgrohe team by beating Fernando Gaviria and Davide Cimolai in Stage 10 at Foligno. Bora’s infernal pace-setting over the day’s only categorised climb distanced most of the top sprinters before Sagan sealed the deal to win the shortest stage of the Giro ahead of a much-needed rest day.

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