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Dutchman Van der Poel powers to victory on ninth stage of Tour de France

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USSEL, France — Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. Van der Poel was in a group of four contesting the victory. He accelerated with about 200 meters to go, then held off Norwegian rider Tobias Johannessen and Britain’s Tom Pidcock before spreading his arms as he crossed the line. All three were timed at 3 hours, 27 minutes, 51 seconds. “It was a really hard stage after a hard week for the team,” said Van der ...

Royal Birkdale has different test at British Open

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SOUTHPORT, England — Peter Uihlein was back at Royal Birkdale for the first time in nine years, and there were times late Sunday afternoon when he felt as though he was seeing the links course for the first time. The turf was more brown than green, a sign of hot weather that has been baking ...

Sinner bounces back, repeats at Wimbledon

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LONDON — A year ago, it was a matter of bouncing back after wasting three match points in a devastating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final and showing that he could still win a Grand Slam after a three-month doping ban. This year it was about demonstrating that he still has the ...

World Cup semis feature top four-ranked teams

National Sports

ATLANTA — It’s a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer. Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top four ...

Sports at a glance: Manager says McGregor fine

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LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway. McGregor’s first fight in five years on Saturday lasted just 1:09 due to a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick. McGregor’s highly-anticipated return to the octagon ended in disappointment when he awkwardly landed on his right knee in the opening seconds. McGregor tried to continue, but went to the mat twice more before the scheduled five-round match was halted by the ...

Pirates draft another LSU player

Pirates

PHILADELPHIA — For the second time in as many years and third time in the last four drafts, the Pirates took a trip to the Bayou to find a draft pick. This year, that brought them outfielder Derek Curiel with the fifth pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. Curiel joins Paul Skenes (2023) and Jared ...