Wout van Aert wins windswept stage 7 – Tour de France

Wout Van Aert won an explosive stage seven of the Tour de France to Lavaur as Adam Yates hung on to the yellow jersey amid powerful crosswinds. Winds ripped through the peloton in the final hour of racing, with Mikel Landa, Richie Porte and Richard Carapaz among the overall contenders to lose 80 seconds.

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Duffy delivers late equaliser for Ireland in Bulgaria

An injury time Shane Duffy header rescued a draw for Ireland away to Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League after Bozhidar Kraev gave the hosts the lead. The result earns Stephen Kenny a point in his first game as Ireland manager.

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Alexey Lutsenko soloes to stage 6 glory – Tour de France

Astana’s Alexey Lutsenko soloed to glory on Mont Aigoual on stage 6 of the Tour de France. Mitchelton-Scott’s Adam Yates remains in the yellow jersey after a day of attrition for the race favourites.

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Williams family to step back from F1 after Italian GP

Sir Frank Williams and his daughter Claire will leave their roles at the Williams team – and step away from Formula 1 – after this weekend’s Italian GP. The historic chapter-closing move comes a fortnight after the famous Grove outfit was sold to US investment firm, Dorilton Capital.

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Wout van Aert wins stage 5 as Yates takes yellow – Tour de France

Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert sprinted to stage 5 glory as Mitchelton-Scott’s Adam Yates took the Yellow Jersey from Julian Alaphilippe who received a time penalty for an illegal feed. Ireland’s Sam Bennett moved into the Green Jersey today.

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