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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Vingegaard keeps up amazing start' to season with Volta a Catalunya triumph

Vingegaard, who was the race favourite in his first participation, took control in the Pyrenees with stage five and six solo victories. The Dane, who also won two stages and the overall title at Paris-Nice earlier this month, is planning a Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double assault later in the year.
Barcelona
#champions-cup
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Liverpool FC

Cian Tracey: Leinster must heed lessons of last season despite favourable draw in Europe

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
France news

Bielle-Biarrey hat-trick fires holders Bordeaux to Champions Cup victory at Bristol

Louis Bielle-Biarrey's hat-trick and Bordeaux-Begles' adaptability under difficult conditions secured a win over Bristol, strengthening Bordeaux's bid to defend the Champions Cup.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Bath v Saracens and Leicester at Bordeaux - Champions Cup last 16

Champions Cup last-16 features Bath v Saracens, Harlequins v Sale, and seeded sides Bordeaux, Glasgow, Leinster, Toulouse; matches set for weekend of 3-5 April.
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Liverpool FC

Cian Tracey: Leinster must heed lessons of last season despite favourable draw in Europe

Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Weakened Leicester show why away sides need Champions Cup miracles

Hosts have a strong advantage in Champions Cup matches, with only two losses in 24 games since the single-leg format began.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 week ago

Zwift Gets First-Ever Gravel-Only Map, Plus New Bikes, Races & More

Zwift introduces new features including outdoor workout recommendations, a gravel-only event, and expanded cycling levels.
#cycling
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Ruaidhri O'Connor: Rieko Ioane must produce much more to live up to his billing and get into Leinster's matchday 23 for Europe

Rieko Ioane's transfer to Leinster has been characterized as unusual, particularly given his status as an 88-times capped All Black and the cultural differences.
Liverpool FC
Bicycling
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar Takes One Beautiful Step Closer To Completing Cycling | Defector

Tadej Pogacar won Milan-San Remo despite a crash, showcasing his resilience and dominance in cycling.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 weeks ago

Motul Expands Bike Wash 'n' Lube World w/ Tudor Pro Cycling Team

Motul partners with Tudor Pro Cycling Team as Official Bike Care Supplier for three years, expanding its competitive cycling presence through co-developed lubrication solutions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Pogacar makes it three in a row at Strade Bianche while Chabbey sprints to glory

Pogacar made his decisive move just as he had done two years ago on the Monte Sante Marie gravel section. His UAE Team Emirates colleagues had put the hammer down heading into that section and once Pogacar attacked on a tough climb, he quickly distanced everyone else. Seixas was the rider who resisted the longest even briefly dragging back Pogacar before the world champion accelerated again and disappeared over the horizon for good.
Paris food
AC Milan
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

European football: Estupinan's derby strike for Milan cuts Inter's Serie A lead

Milan defeated Inter 1-0 in the Serie A derby, cutting their lead to seven points and completing a double over their rivals for the first time since 2011.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Ruaidhri O'Connor: Plenty for Ireland to chase between now and World Cup after winning fans back

Andy Farrell prioritizes his team's ability to perform under pressure in the Six Nations over the outcome of a single match, viewing the tournament through a broader developmental lens.
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

'The world of football and sports is sort of the Disneyland of drinking'

Leigh Steinberg has worked for five decades as a sports agent, particularly in the NFL and most notably with franchise quarterbacks. He doesn't need to do celebrity name-dropping; the evidence is all around him. On his shelf is a picture of him with Barack Obama. There's one of him with Julia Roberts on the set of Ocean's Eleven.
Los Angeles Rams
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 weeks ago

Giro Introduces Imperial AS: Race-Level Road Shoe Built for All Conditions

Giro's Imperial AS combines race-day performance with weather protection through thermo-bonded construction and dual BOA dials for variable conditions.
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Dutch regulator flags athletes betting own matches

Dutch gambling regulators identified a new integrity concern where athletes are placing bets on competitions in which they are directly involved, representing a serious conflict of interest and potential gateway to manipulation.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Rory McIlroy: 'A shame' Jon Rahm rejected DP World Tour deal

Rahm said at LIV Golf Hong Kong on Tuesday that the DP World Tour was "extorting players" by forcing them to play two additional tournaments. Rahm said if the deal was to pay fines, drop appeals and play the minimum four events, he would have signed. "I just don't like the situation," Rahm said. "I think we should be able to freely play where we want and have the choice to play where we want and not be dictated what we do."
Miscellaneous
fromSoccer News
4 weeks ago

Rio Ngumoha Is Ready - Now It's Arne Slot's Turn to Trust Him - Soccer News

Ngumoha was handed just his fourth senior start, yet he played like someone far more experienced, driving relentlessly at defenders, injecting tempo into Liverpool's attack, and offering the kind of directness and unpredictability supporters have long craved.
Liverpool FC
Chelsea
fromThe Chelsea Chronicle
1 month ago

Chelsea's back-up option if Red Bull shirt sponsor deal doesn't happen

Chelsea's IFS sponsorship ends this season, with Red Bull, Oracle, or airlines as potential replacements depending on Champions League qualification.
#jack-moir
#professional-cycling
fromDefector
1 month ago
Paris food

Cycling Prodigy Paul Seixas Accepts The Sport's Defining Burden | Defector

Paul Seixas, a 19-year-old French cyclist, won the Faun-Ardeche Classic by attacking on Col de Saint Romain de Lerps and matched Tadej Pogacar's climb record time, establishing himself as an exceptional neo-pro talent.
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
3 weeks ago
Bicycling

'I was breaking power records left, right, and centre last year and still not winning' Adam Yates on the harsh reality of keeping up in modern cycling's constantly improving peloton

Top male cyclists are increasingly younger, with post-pandemic training advances and professionalized junior development creating unprecedented competition levels that make sustained success at the elite level exceptionally difficult.
Paris food
fromDefector
1 month ago

Cycling Prodigy Paul Seixas Accepts The Sport's Defining Burden | Defector

Paul Seixas, a 19-year-old French cyclist, won the Faun-Ardeche Classic by attacking on Col de Saint Romain de Lerps and matched Tadej Pogacar's climb record time, establishing himself as an exceptional neo-pro talent.
Bicycling
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
3 weeks ago

'I was breaking power records left, right, and centre last year and still not winning' Adam Yates on the harsh reality of keeping up in modern cycling's constantly improving peloton

Top male cyclists are increasingly younger, with post-pandemic training advances and professionalized junior development creating unprecedented competition levels that make sustained success at the elite level exceptionally difficult.
#cycling-apparel
#rugby-union
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
3 weeks ago

Tilly Melton Joins Yeti/FOX Factory Race Team for 2026 UCI Downhill Elite Women's Season

Matilda Melton joins Yeti/FOX Factory Race Team for her Elite Women's debut in 2026, bringing an impressive junior downhill racing record with multiple World Cup podiums.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Twickenham can't be a false dawn - Triple Crown should be a launchpad for Andy Farrell's final act

Rassie Erasmus has described Ireland's rugby system as "precision farming" and the last year has shown how delicate the ecosystem is. All the analysis that followed the alarming defeats to France, New Zealand and South Africa remains valid and the issues that cropped up remain worthy of attention. Yet it all feels a little less alarming after a weekend where the senior side issued a stunning riposte to those who believed they are a beaten docket and the U-20s showed there's life in the pathways yet.
Miscellaneous
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Giant & Liv Expand Race Helmet & Performace Sunglass Lineup

The new Giant and Liv eyewear lineup revolves around a simple goal: clearer vision at speed. The glasses are designed to improve focus, contrast, and visual clarity across a wide range of riding environments, from high-speed road riding to gravel and trail use. The core of that system is a mix of premium lens technologies, paired with lightweight TR90 frames and extensive ventilation.
Bicycling
Running
fromDefector
2 months ago

Double Kangaroo Chaos Will Reverberate Across The Cycling Season | Defector

Two kangaroos leapt into the Tour Down Under peloton, causing crashes and several abandonments while Matthew Brennan won the stage.
#six-nations
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

ITV to screen ads before scrums during Six Nations games

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Media industry
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
2 months ago

Tour Down Under: Jay Vine overcomes crash to claim overall win as Matthew Brennan sprints to stage victory

The Australian took control of the race on stage 2, launching a powerful acceleration alongside defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez that no one else could follow, with the pair finishing first and second on the stage. After losing two teammates, including Narvaez, to crashes on the shortened stage 4, Vine also hit the deck on the final day when kangaroos jumped into the peloton.
World news
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Heineken reveals secret global to local marketing trial behind Champions League content

Heineken pulls the curtain on its secretive social media war room for the Champions League to reveal how it is actually a test for how it can distil global creative locally to 120 different markets. While football fans were lamenting the dire quality of English football last night (25 February) following Arsenal's shock defeat to French underdogs Monaco, Heineken marketers were busy trying to avoid a similar slip up in the digital arena.
Marketing
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Threepipe wins Rugby Football League digital advertising account

Threepipe won the RFL digital advertising account to boost ticket sales across multiple Rugby League competitions using a data-led, measurable approach.
Digital life
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

What Modern Betting Infrastructure Means for the Future of the UK Leisure Economy

Modern betting infrastructure has digitized and personalized wagering, transforming the British leisure economy through data-driven operations, urban leisure growth, and integrated physical-digital ecosystems.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Departs

Britain will host the 2027 Grand Departs for both men's and women's Tours, spanning Scotland, England and Wales and promising major public and economic impact.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's embarrassing': riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under

Cyclists increasingly train in simulated extreme heat as climate change intensifies racing conditions and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies raises ethical concerns.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Zwift's Big Spin Is Back - Four Stages, More Unlocks, and Even More Ways to Win

Zwift's Big Spin returns March 16-April 6 with four stages, group rides, and a prize wheel offering 12 new unlocks including kits, wheels, helmets, and bikes.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Paul Kimmage: 40 years on, and feeling every one of them, every day is a kick in the crotch in this game

Departure from professional tennis prioritized family after 30-plus years while acknowledging additional, unspecified reasons for stepping away.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

NBA Europe to 'respect' European basketball tradition

respect the traditions of European basketball.
Miscellaneous
fromSoccer News
2 months ago

Hjulmand knows struggling Leverkusen must do more against Olympiacos - Soccer News

It's an emotional stadium, there's going to be a great atmosphere. We need a better performance than last time, to be honest.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Life Time Grand Prix Reveals 2026 Wild Card Roster - Six Spots, $350,000 on the Line

In 2025, Cameron Jones entered the series as a Wild Card and rode that opportunity all the way to the overall men's title. What was once a developmental side door into the Grand Prix is now arguably the most coveted pathway in elite off-road racing. For 2026, six riders (three women and three men) will again earn their way into the series and chase a record $350,000 equal-pay prize purse.
Bicycling
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

European football: Inter edge Lecce to stretch lead, Bayern earn comeback win

Ange-Yoan Bonny, in for the rested Lautaro Martinez, created an early chance with a run and shot that was parried away by Wladimiro Falcone. Bonny then thought he had won a penalty, but a VAR check ruled that Danilo Veiga had played the ball. Falcone punched away a Nicolo Barella header from close range shortly after the break, then gathered a shot from Andy Diouf as the hosts continued to struggle to open up a dogged Lecce defence.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

How a tyre company's name on a shirt changed football for ever

"Dougan joining Kettering put us on the back pages but also the front pages with this shirt, this initiative,"
Soccer (FIFA)
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

Elite Rivo Just In: Get Fit With The Trainers Ridden by the Most Pro Cycling Teams

Elite smart trainers are widely used by pro teams and the new Rivo offers affordable, accurate interactive training with +/-2.5% power accuracy.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

British stables beware: Ireland's green tide is ready to roll into Cheltenham

Irish National Hunt racing presents a strong, organised challenge at Cheltenham despite several Grade One favourites being stabled in Britain.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Mountain Biking Gets More Monster as World Cup Gets New Main Sponsor

Monster Energy named sponsor of WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series; will appear at all 14 events starting with May's South Korea race.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Vingegaard crashes on training ride in Spain after being tailed by amateur cyclist

Jonas Vingegaard crashed during training on Monday. Fortunately, he is OK and did not sustain any serious injuries, read a team statement. In general, as a team we would like to urge fans on bikes to always put safety first. For both your own and others' wellbeing, please allow riders to train and give them as much space and peace as possible.
Bicycling
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Zwift Games Returns For 2026, Adding Crits & More Ways to Race

2026 Zwift Games runs Feb 16–Mar 29 with five escalating stages, a bonus stage offering TT and crit options, new routes, and inclusive race categories.
fromBikeMag
2 months ago

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Just Got a Major New Partner

Beginning in 2026, Monster Energy will have a significant presence across all 14 rounds of the global series, with branding integrated both trackside and throughout broadcast coverage, alongside fan-focused activations at each venue. The partnership further solidifies Monster's role in top-level mountain biking, adding the World Series to a long list of action-sports properties the brand already supports from motocross, to skateboarding, snowboarding, and freeride mountain biking.
Bicycling
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
2 months ago

Mix-N-Match: Ripping Between Races With Transition's Dirtbag Factory Racing

Two East Coast racers ride familiar Vermont trails for fun between race weekends, showcasing community-focused Dirtbag Factory Racing and honest, classic regional terrain.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

The Race Track is the Inspiration for this Mondraker Crafty Unlimited Gulf

Limited-edition Mondraker Crafty Unlimited Gulf features original Gulf GT40 blue-and-orange livery and bespoke high-end components honoring Gulf racing heritage.
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

American Downhill Race Legend Aaron Gwin Joins Frameworks Racing / TRP

Big news for American DH racing. Five-time World Cup overall winner, Aaron Gwin, will join the Frameworks Racing / TRP team for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Gwin brings 50 World Cup podium finishes, 20 of which were on the top spot, to the young Frameworks team. On the Frameworks DH sled, we're sure Gwin is poised for more. Gwin will compete in the DH World Cup Series, World Championships, Red Bull Hardline, and Pro Downhill Series.
Bicycling
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
2 months ago

Could This Be the Final Chapter of His Racing Career? Aaron Gwin Joins Frameworks Racing

Aaron Gwinn signs with Frameworks Racing/TRP for 2026–2027, bringing experience and a stronger competitive edge while TRP becomes the team title sponsor.
fromBikeMag
2 months ago

NST Bike 2026 Lets Riders Define the Competition, Not the Other Way Around

While most modern competitions recruit riders with similar skillsets and design courses to suit them, Natural Selection flips the script. By drawing riders from a wide range of backgrounds, NST creates a format that values creativity and individuality as much as technical execution. It is one of the few competitions where the structure of the contest comes secondary to the riders themselves.
Bicycling
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

Rapha to Close Five Clubhouses as Brand Tightens Focus

Rapha will close five Clubhouses (Manchester, Boulder, Chicago, Miami, Seattle) by April 2026, shifting activity to partner cafés and retail collaborations.
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
1 month ago

Ari Factory Racing Makes Big Moves: Cruz Signs, Fasthouse Partnership

Ari Factory Racing adds a Canadian pro, retains Kailey Skelton, appoints Nikolas Nestoroff as rider and Team Manager, and names Fasthouse as 2026 apparel partner.
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