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Italian team win final with sets of 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 in Ankara ISTANBUL Italy on Sunday upset Brazil with a 3-0 result to clinch the Volleyball Women’s Nations League. Italy won the final match with sets of 25-23, 25-22, and 25-22 as the game lasted 80 minutes in the Turkish capital Ankara. Paola Egonu of Italy, who will play for VakifBank next season, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Earlier in the day, Serbia defeated Türkiye 3-0 to claim third place in the tournament.

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How things stand after stage 15 No change at the top… but this race is far from done… General classification after stage 15 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 60hrs 00mins 50secs 2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 22secs 3. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 43secs 4. Romain Bardet (Fra/Team DSM) +3mins 01secs 5. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +4mins 06secs 6. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea-Samsic) +4mins 15secs 7. Louis Meintjes (SA/Intermarche-Wanty) +4mins 24secs 8. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) same time 9. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +8mins 49secs 10. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +9mins 58secs…

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France take on Iceland while Italy face Belgium with second place in Group D, and a quarter-final against Sweden, on the line in the final round of group games as the Euro 2022 group stages draw to a close on Monday With France’s Group D victory already sewn up, the fight to join them in the quarter-final rages between Italy, Iceland and Belgium as the group stages draw to a close. France can metaphorically stick the kettle on – not too far from the home of Yorkshire Tea – after…

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On July 24th, for the first time since 1989, the women will roll out for their own Tour de France. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will take place over eight days starting on the Champs Elysées in Paris on the same day the men will conclude their 21-stage journey. While it is not the first women’s Tour de France, it is the first in quite some time and the first that will be broadcast live worldwide. The race existed back in the 1980s, held at the same time…

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Novak Djokovic has won his seventh Wimbledon title after beating Nick Kyrgios in a closely fought and at times fraught men’s singles final. The Serbian successfully defended the title in four sets, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to claim his 21st Grand Slam tournament. “I lost words for what this tournament, for what this trophy means to me, to my team, to my family,” the 35 year-old said afterwards. “It always has been and will be the most special tournament in my heart.” Djokovic has now won seven of the…

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Elena Rybakina became the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam title by beating Tunisian third seed Ons Jabeur in a gripping Wimbledon final. Rybakina, 23, fought back to win 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the youngest Wimbledon singles champion since 2011. After a shaky first set, she improved and pressured Jabeur into errors. Rybakina was born in Moscow and her victory comes in a year where Wimbledon banned Russians from playing. The All England Club did not allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at this year’s…

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Faulty coordination, bad planning and multiple errors by French authorities were responsible for the chaos that marred this year’s Champions League soccer final just outside Paris, according to a parliamentary report published Wednesday that criticized officials for blaming English fans instead of acknowledging their own failings. The scenes of confusion and violence at the May 28 final between Real Madrid and Liverpool were described as a “fiasco,” and with Paris scheduled to host the Summer Olympics in two years, the report urged French officials to dispel doubts over the country’s…

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Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from the French sports minister after she said fans with fake tickets and the club’s handling of their supporters were responsible for the trouble that marred Saturday’s Champions League final. The match at the Stade de France, which Real Madrid won 1-0, was delayed by more than half an hour after police tried to hold off people trying to force their way into the ground. Some fans, including children, were tear-gassed by French riot police. On Monday, sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said…

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Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time — double the number of any other team on the continent — after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing scenes outside the Stade de France on Saturday. Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe. Yet another showpiece European soccer game tarnished by chaotic crowd issues and disorder. Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time — double the number of any other team on the…

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