Primoz Roglic took his fourth victory of La Vuelta winning the Stage 13 time trial on a challenging course that finished with the steep Mirador de Ezaro climb. The Slovenian took over the red jersey for a third time but both Richard Carapaz and the impressive Hugh Carthy stay in striking distance of the defending champion with five stages of the race remaining.
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Cypriot side APOEL Nicosia have appointed former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy as their new manager on a one and-a-half year contract. Long time assistant coach Terry Connor will join McCathy in Cyprus as they look to turn APOEL’s fortunes around.
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Arsenal ended a run of 29 games without a win at a big-six side as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half penalty gave them a 1-0 victory at Manchester United. Today was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 100th game in charge of United.
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Hugh Carthy put in a performance for the ages to win Stage 12 of La Vuelta on the fearsome Alto de l’Angliru. Richard Carapaz took the red jersey back off Primoz Roglic but the Jumbo-Visma man combined with teammate Sepp Kuss to limit his losses to just 10 seconds going into the second rest day.
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Mercedes claimed their seventh straight Constructor’s Championship as their drivers finished 1-2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton came home first ahead of Valtteri Bottas with Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo a surprise third.
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