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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Brest's Pierre Lees-Melou nearing Lyon move
Stade Brestois midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou (32) is nearing a move to Olympique Lyonnais, according to a report from Lyon are looking to strengthen their midfield following the departure of Jordan Veretout, who has made a move to the Middle East. With a new period of austerity being introduced by new president Michelle Kang, the club are also looking to offload Nemanja Matić, one of the highest earners at the club, whilst captain Corentin Tolisso is also a reported target for Premier League sides. OL are therefore looking to sign Lees-Melou, as first revealed by L'Équipe earlier this month. The Frenchman, also a target for Breton side Stade Rennais, is now moving closer to a move to the Groupama Stadium, Toubache-Ter understands. Former Norwich City and OGC Nice midfielder Lees-Melou is contracted to Brest until the summer of 2027, however, a departure this summer is now looking higly likely with Lyon his most likely destination. GFFN | Luke Entwistle
The National
a day ago
- Sport
- The National
Championship side 'consider' move for ex-Rangers hero Sima
The 24-year-old spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Ibrox, scoring 16 goals and assisting a further three in 39 appearances across all competitions. Sima spent the most recent campaign on loan at Brest in the French top flight. After returning to Brighton and Hove Albion this summer, he signed a contract extension with the English Premier League club. Read more: Norwich City are now considering a move for the Senegalese attacker, though, claims When his loan at Rangers expired two years ago, Sima penned an emotional farewell message to the club's supporters. He wrote on social media: "The time has come for me to say goodbye to a club for which I have a lot of affection, for which I took immense pleasure in playing for this club. "It is very difficult to find the words but I would like to thank all the club staff, the staff, my teammates and especially you, the supporters, who have always been there for me and for the club. It's you who makes this club so special! "Thank you also to Michael Beale for giving me the chance to play for this great club, and thank you to Philippe Clement for allowing me to realise my dream of winning a title with this magnificent club. "Come on Rangers!"
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41
Mavi Garcia's aggressive approach paid off as the Spaniard became the oldest stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes. The Liv-AlUla-Jayco cyclist boldly opted for a solo break with 10km remaining and opened up a gap of around 20 seconds to the chasing peloton. Garcia held her nerve through the final climb of the 110.4km between Brest and Quimper to seal the first stage victory of her career. At 41 years, six months and 25 days, Garcia is the oldest competitor on this year's Tour and her feat surpassed Annemiek van Vleuten's record - set in 2022 when she was 39 - as the event's oldest stage winner. Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes finished second, while Kim Le Court Pienaar of Mauritius took third place and the overall leader's yellow jersey from Marianne Vos. Monday's third stage takes place between La Gacilly and Angers and covers 163.5km. Stage two results 1. Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2hr 44mins 26secs 2. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +3secs 3. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) same time 4. Liane Lippert (Ger/Movistar) same time 5. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 6. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time 7. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) same time 8. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 9. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same time 10. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time General classification after stage two 1. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4hr 37mins 25secs 2. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6secs 4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) +10secs 5. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) +13secs 6. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs 7. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time 8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +19secs 9. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) same time 10. Chloe Dygert (USA/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41
Mavi Garcia's aggressive approach paid off as the Spaniard became the oldest stage winner of the Tour de France Liv-AlUla-Jayco cyclist boldly opted for a solo break with 10km remaining and opened up a gap of around 20 seconds to the chasing held her nerve through the final climb of the 110.4km between Brest and Quimper to seal the first stage victory of her 41 years, six months and 25 days, Garcia is the oldest competitor on this year's Tour and her feat surpassed Annemiek van Vleuten's record - set in 2022 when she was 39 - as the event's oldest stage rider Lorena Wiebes finished second, while Kim Le Court Pienaar of Mauritius took third place and the overall leader's yellow jersey from Marianne third stage takes place between La Gacilly and Angers and covers 163.5km. Stage two results 1. Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2hr 44mins 26secs2. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +3secs3. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) same time4. Liane Lippert (Ger/Movistar) same time5. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time6. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time7. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) same time8. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time9. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same time10. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time General classification after stage two 1. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4hr 37mins 25secs2. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6secs4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) +10secs5. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) +13secs6. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs7. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +19secs9. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) same time10. Chloe Dygert (USA/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Tour de France Femmes: Mavi Garcia holds on to win stage two as Le Court moves into yellow jersey
Liv AlUla Jayco's Mavi Garcia — the oldest rider in the race — won the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, with Kim le Court moving into the yellow jersey. Garcia, 41, opened up a ten-second gap on the rest of the riders only nine kilometres from the finish and managed to hold on over the final climb as the general classification favourites chased her down. Advertisement Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) came in second and Kim le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) finished in third, enough to take the yellow jersey — for the fastest overall time so far — from Marianne Vos (Team Visma Lease-A-Bike). Sunday's results didn't change the other classifications as Vos held on to the green jersey for the points classification while Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) kept the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification and Julie Bego (Cofidis) kept the white jersey for the youth classification. The second stage of the women's Tour was another hilly route, spanning 110km between Brest and Quimper. A breakaway formed early on in the stage but was caught by the peloton with 12km to go. Dutch sprinter Charlotte Kool (Picnic PostNL) withdrew from the Tour ahead of Sunday's stage after her body did not react well in following a crash in the Baloise Ladies Tour around a week ago. Stage three on Monday will be a flat stage, favouring the pure sprinters, and will take the race from La Gacilly to Angers.
