1 week ago US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley vows to stick to plan despite opening day struggles

‘We’re not going to panic,’ says Bradley after Europe take leadBradley keeps faith in Collin Morikawa and Harris English Keegan Bradley faces scrutiny over player power in the United States Ryder Cup team and his own inflexibility after the captain produced curious pairings for the Saturday morning foursomes at Bethpage. Bradley and the US are under pressure after Europe won both sessions on Friday, taking them to a 5 ½ to 2 ½ lead as they seek to retain the trophy.The respected analytics site Data Golf had Collin Morikawa and Harris English as 132nd in a list of compatible American players for foursomes. Morikawa and English slumped to a 5&4 foursomes defeat to Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood on Friday morning. Not only has Bradley returned Morikawa and English for Saturday morning but they will face the same European duo. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests

PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandonedThe premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event.The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More than 1,500 police on hand for final stage of Spanish Vuelta amid pro

More than 1,500 police officers have been deployed for the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Madrid on Sunday

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3 w. ago Jonas Vingegaard on brink of Vuelta triumph as Tom Pidcock holds on to podium place

Vingegaard all but sealed overall victory by winning a brutal Stage 20 as Pidcock held off Jai Hindley

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3 w. ago Pidcock ready for podium as Vingegaard all but guarantees Vuelta triumph with stage win

Pidcock: ‘It’s the biggest performance of my career’Leader takes 1:16 advantage into Sunday’s final stageTom Pidcock stands to finish on the podium of the Vuelta a España on Sunday after surviving the final mountain test as Jonas Vingegaard rode away to take a stage 20 win that all but seals his overall victory.Pidcock, defending an advantage of 39sec over Jai Hindley, wrestled his bike up gradients in excess of 20% to the summit of the Bola del Mundo – the last 3km of which were ridden on broken concrete in a brutal test of stamina at the end of three weeks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory on stage 19 to complete Vuelta hat

Belgian rider wins his third stage of 2025 raceVingegaard adds four seconds to overall leadBelgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted clear at the end of stage 19 to seal his third win at this year’s Vuelta a España on Friday while Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his overall advantage over Joño Almeida.After 160km of relatively flat riding in west central Spain, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen burst to the front near the finish and never looked like being caught. Denmark’s Mads Pedersen was the first to make his move but could not hold off Philipsen and he crossed the line in second place with Venezuela’s Orluis Aular third. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jasper Philipsen wins stage 19 of Vuelta a Espana ahead of final weekend showdown

The Belgian took home his third win of the race as race leader Jonas Vingegaard gained another four seconds on his rivals

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3 w. ago Shocking moment cycle race ends in disaster when police motorcyclist rides across sprint finish, sparking huge crash

Shocking footage shows how athletes were sent flying into the air during the pile-up that took place on stage three of the Vuelta a Venezuela race on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Tom Pidcock moves step closer to securing Vuelta podium finish as Filippo Ganna wins stage 18

The Briton moved three seconds ahead of closest challenger Jai Hindley as Jonas Vingegaard kept the overall lead

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3 w. ago Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal wins shortened Vuelta stage 16 after protests

The Colombian took his first stage victory since 2022 as the finish line was brought forward by 8km due to disruption

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4 w. ago Vuelta a España: Pederson sprints to stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains lead

Belgian wins in photo finish to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Belgian cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo finish at Monforte de Lemos. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pederson sprints to Vuelta stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains overall lead

Belgian wins in photo finish to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Belgian cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo-finish at Monforte de Lemos. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pedersen sprints to Vuelta stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains overall lead

Lidl-Trek rider wins to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo-finish at Monforte de Lemos.This article was amended on 7 September 2025. An earlier version described Mads Pedersen as Belgian; he is Danish. A misspelling of his surname in the headline was also corrected. Continue reading...

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