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Leknessund breaks away to win emotional Vuelta stage seven

ON the day Norway’s king died, Andreas Leknessund grabbed the country’s fourth-ever Vuelta a Espana stage victory after he broke away with seven kilometres to go and battled uphill to the line. At the end of the mountainous 149.8km slog from Vall d’Alba, Leknessund finished 31 seconds ahead of compatriot Tobias Johannessen, a teammate with the Norwegian Uno X team. Both men sported black arm bands in memory of King Harald, who died earlier on Friday aged 89. “It’s been a special day for the team and for the whole of Norway,” said Leknessund after the first Vuelta victory by a Norwegian since Thor Hushovd in 2005. “It’s a small thing in the bigger picture. But it’s special.” Belgian Wout van Aert was third. Overall leader Tadej Pogacar cruised home 4 minutes 23 seconds later but padded his lead after he

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opened the gap and then continued to the finish. It was all quite normal, straightforward.” Leknessund said his day was far from straightforward. “It really hurt today,” said Leknessund. “I didn’t expect it to be this emotional.” It was his first stage victory in a major tour after four second-place finishes. Leknessund and van Aert were part of a trio of riders who attacked from the start line. Both stayed in the leading group for the whole stage. Leknessund said he took heart when Johannessen joined the breakaway. It was also the first Vuelta victory for Uno-X, who this season have also taken stages on the Italian Giro and the Tour de France. – AFP Masood, opening in place of Imam, edged a 146kph full length delivery to wicket-keeper Jamie Smith for one. Tongue then struck with what became the last ball before lunch when Abdullah Shafique was caught behind to leave Pakistan 16-2. Pakistan captain Babar Azam got off the mark in style as he belted an 141kph Tongue deliv ery through the covers for four before a flashing drive off Atkinson also sped to the bound ary. Pakistan were 30-3, having been dismissed for 171 and 135 at Headingley. Both Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan were lbw (leg before wicket) to Robinson before Ali Usman played on to Archer. Pakistan then lost a flurry of wickets, Archer ending the innings in emphatic fashion when he knocked over Mohammad Abbas’s off-stump. Khurram Shahzad gave Pakistan a glimmer of hope with 2-5 in two overs after Ben Duckett (one) mistimed a half volley to mid-off before Cox (11) was lbw on review. – AFP England in total control at Lord’s after Pakistan crumble par-three 15th, and saved par on 16 despite smashing a putt from off the green ten feet past the hole. Despite his position, the Norwegian expressed frustration that he was struggling to find the consistency that propelled him to win the 2023 Tour Championship. “It almost pisses me off more because I know that, ‘oh, I used to be able to do that,‘ and now it feels a lot more difficult to do that,” he said. “It’s not so much that I’m hitting those crazy wayward shots right now, it’s just that I know when I’m swinging it doesn’t feel quite right.” – AFP

upped the pace on the final climb and dropping his main rivals, who had been sitting on his wheel. The UAE rider gained 16 seconds on second-place Enric Mas, to increase the race lead to 3min 50sec. Third-placed Primoz Roglic lost 29 seconds. Mas speculated at the finish that something happened during the stage to irritate Pogacar and the Slovenian wanted to make a point. “I wasn’t angry at all,” said Pogacar, adding he had simply responded to a move by fourth placed Felix Gall. “I followed Felix and saw some gaps were growing within the GC guys. Felix flicked his elbow for me to pass, then I contributed, and I

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Robinson stars in second Test

OLLIE ROBINSON (pic) took a sensational 4-11 in 13 overs as Pakistan collapsed to 110 all out in the second Test against England at Lord’s yesterday. But on a day when 13 wickets fell in total, England then slumped to 13-2 in their second innings on a

the guys and how we batted.” Opener Azan Awais top scored for the tourists with a determined 46, after he was dropped on eight in the slips by Harry Brook.

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Saud Shakeel’s 16 was the only other double figure contribution by a Pakistan bats man. “Probably the fastest spell (I’ve faced),” Awais told the BBC after coming through Archer’s probing stint with the new ball. He added: “To have pace and accuracy

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pitch still offering sig nificant seam move ment. England, how ever, had recovered to 81-3 – an overall lead of 261 runs – when bad light forced an early close to the second day. The hosts are seeking an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.

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is good.” An innings lasting a mere 37.2 overs ended with Pakistan nine wickets down after opener Imam-ul-Haq was unable to bat following a calf injury suffered when fielding on Friday. Gus Atkinson (45) and Tongue had earlier frustrated Pakistan with a tenth-wicket partnership of 47. Archer made the break through when a flat-footed Shan East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, a stroke clear of American duo Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup. A further shot back were world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and third ranked Cameron Young, who cata pulted from rock bottom to tied-fifth with a day’s best round of 62. “Solid so far. Just got to keep it rolling,” said Gerard, who insisted the pressure of entering the weekend in first place would not be an issue. “Love playing with the lead. Way better than playing in last,” he said. After two early bogeys, Hovland had rolled in a 27ft (8.2m) putt on the

Robinson was well-supported by fast bowler Jofra Archer, who did the initial damage in a return of 3-26, and fellow paceman Josh Tongue, who took 2-27 after mak ing a Test-best 30 not out at No. 11 earlier yesterday. “I think our lead is a lot of runs on this wicket,” Archer told Sky Sports after stumps. “There was a ball with your name on it today, so I am really happy with NORWAY’S Viktor Hovland and American Ryan Gerard led a crowded field chasing the PGA Tour Championship’s US$10 million (RM40m) top prize yesterday at the final event of the FedEx Cup play offs. Gerard, who has one PGA Tour victory to date and is playing in his first Tour Championship, made six birdies, including an epic 78 feet (23.7 meters). He seized the clubhouse lead with a five-under-par 65, before Hovland – playing in the day’s final pair – birdied the 18th hole for a 66 to share the overnight lead. The pair finished on 10-under at

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