Ireland scored seven tries and 50 points to move to the top of the 2020 Six Nations table with a bonus-point win over Italy, but the late concession of a converted try could yet hurt their title chances. Irish debutants Hugo Keenan and Will Connors impressed.
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Goals from Federico Valverde, Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric helped Real Madrid cancel out an early Ansu Fati goal to beat Barcelona 3-1 in an entertaining and end-to-end El Clasico.
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Stage 5 at La Vuelta was won by Tim Wellens, who edged Guillaume Martin and Thymen Arensman. Primoz Roglic held his overall lead while the man second in the GC, Dan Martin, hit the deck on the final turn but did not lose anytime to Roglic.
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The Giro d’Italia is set for the tightest finish in history after a breathless finale to Stage 20 saw Tao Geoghegan Hart outsprint Jai Hindley to win at Sestriere. Geoghegan Hart and Hindley are on the same time with just an individual time trial remaining, although Hindley will wear pink on Sunday after the pair were separated by milliseconds.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton pipped teammate Valtteri Bottas to pole ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Hamilton will look for a record breaking 92nd victory in tomorrow showpiece.
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