1 hour ago Giro d’Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 5 results and updates as Mads Pedersen seals hat

Stage five of the Giro d’Italia offers another chance for the sprinters and punchier riders of the peloton with a tricky uphill finish

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2 h. ago Rory McIlroy warns US PGA rivals: ‘Now I’ve won a career slam, the rest is a bonus’

Masters champion will not set targets after ‘north star’ gloryDeChambeau fallout: ‘I was trying to win, not be his mate’ Rory McIlroy has warned his rivals that he is playing with the biggest pile of house money imaginable as the Northern Irishman prepares for his first major since completion of the career grand slam.McIlroy will tee up on Thursday morning in the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow – a venue where he has tasted victory four times – a month after claiming the Masters. McIlroy’s emotional glory at Augusta National made him just the sixth golfer in history to win all four men’s majors. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Giro d’Italia: Pedersen dominates another sprint finish to win stage five

Danish rider extends overall lead in third stage victoryBritain’s Tom Pidcock grabs third spot on 151km rideMads Pedersen continued his domination of sprint finishes at the Giro d’Italia by winning stage five on Wednesday, his third stage victory of this year’s race which extended the Danish rider’s overall lead.At the end of the 151km ride from Celglie Messapica to Matera, Pedersen appeared to struggle with the pace on the climb to the finish, but recovered before starting his dash to the line early, just managing to hold off the challengers.Full report to follow Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Giro d’Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 5 updates, route and results as Tom Pidcock targets first win

Stage five of the Giro d’Italia offers another chance for the sprinters and punchier riders of the peloton with a tricky uphill finish

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7 h. ago Giro d’Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 5 updates, route and results as Wout van Aert targets first win

Stage five of the Giro d’Italia offers another chance for the sprinters and punchier riders of the peloton with a tricky uphill finish

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8 h. ago Giro d’Italia Stage 5 preview: Uphill finish could wreak havoc for sprinters as Wout van Aert looks for first win

It’s another day for the punchier sprinters on tricky uphill finish to Matera

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12 h. ago Giro d’Italia stage five preview: Uphill finish could wreak havoc for sprinters as Wout van Aert looks for first win

It’s another day for the punchier sprinters on tricky uphill finish to Matera

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26 h. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage 4 results, reaction and standings after chaotic sprint finish

Sprinters set to do battle on pan-flat stage four as Mads Pedersen eyes first win in the pink jersey

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29 h. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage 4 updates, standings and route with Tom Pidcock involved in crash

Sprinters set to do battle on pan-flat stage four as Mads Pedersen eyes first win in the pink jersey

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35 h. ago Giro d’Italia stage four preview: Mads Pedersen looks for first win in pink jersey as race reaches Italy

Mads Pedersen has the chance to go three from three in sprint stage victories today

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3 d. ago Mads Pedersen reclaims Giro d’Italia pink jersey with stage three sprint win

Danish rider denies Corbin Strong in Vlorë sprintRace now returns to Italy after three stages in AlbaniaMads Pedersen reclaimed the leader’s pink jersey with victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia as the race bade farewell to Albania.The Danish rider repeated his first-stage success by holding off Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) in a sprint finish in Vlorë. Pedersen’s Lidl-Trek team controlled the peloton, reeling in an early breakaway that included Britain’s stage two winner, Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Confirmed Manchester United squad members vs West Ham as youngsters included

Man United will be targeting a rare Premier League win when they face West Ham United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

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3 d. ago Giro d’Italia stage three preview: Tom Pidcock battles fast men for victory on 160km route to Vlore

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Sunday’s third stage of the 2025 Giro

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4 d. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Brilliant Josh Tarling wins stage two time

The 21-year-old Welshman produced the performance of his young career so far while the maglia rosa changed hands

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4 d. ago Giro d’Italia stage two preview: Chance for GC contenders to make their mark in first of two time trials

Early chance for the GC contenders to lay down a marker in race against the clock

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia: Pedersen wins but Landa crashes out on opening stage in Tirana

Danish rider holds off Van Aert in bunch sprint to lineMikel Landa abandons race after crash late in stageDenmark’s former world champion Mads Pedersen edged out Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Tirana, but Mikel Landa was forced to abandon the race after a crash five kilometres from the finish.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) was positioned perfectly by his teammates for the climax in the Albanian capital and held off Belgium’s Van Aert to become the first rider this year – and the first Dane – to wear the overall leader’s pink jersey. Venezuela’s Orluis Aular (Movistar) was third across the line. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with stage one win in Albania

Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mads Pedersen among the favourites on a hilly opening day to the year’s first Grand Tour

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage one set for fierce fight to claim maglia rosa as race begins in Albania

Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mads Pedersen among the favourites on a hilly opening day to the year’s first Grand Tour

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5 d. ago Tom Pidcock reborn at Q36.5 and raring to unleash his talent on the Giro d’Italia

Pidcock’s bold move to leave Ineos Grenadiers now gives him the chance to be a team leader at a grand tour when the Giro d’Italia begins on Friday

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5 d. ago Giro d’Italia stage one preview: Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert hunt win on 160km route to Tirana

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Friday’s opening stage of the 2025 Giro and claim the famous pink jersey

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