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Japan Times
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Japan Times
Race favorite Tadej Pogacar escapes unscathed after crash at Tour de France
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar crashed during the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, moments before a protester disrupted the sprint finish where Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen claimed his first Tour stage victory. Slovenian Pogacar went down about five kilometers from the line after touching wheels with another rider but quickly remounted, and the peloton eased off to allow the overall race favorite to rejoin. Pogacar thanked the group after crossing the finish line apparently unhurt and without losing time. "I'm quite okay, a bit beaten up, but we've been through worse days, so it's been a hectic day actually from start to finish," the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader told reporters. "In the end, I had a little bit of a crash, and thanks to the peloton in front, they actually waited, obviously the race was more or less over back there, but still, they could have taken time. "Really big respect to everybody in front. Thanks for your support, guys." Team doctor Adrian Rotunno said Pogacar was cleared to continue the race. "After a full examination post-stage, fortunately Tadej suffered no serious injury," Rotunno said. "No concussion or fractures. He has some general bruising, and abrasions to his left forearm and hip, but is otherwise okay. "We will continue to monitor him, but at this stage he is medically cleared to continue racing." Ireland's Ben Healy, who retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, explained that he had a brief chat with two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard, seen as Pogacar's main rival for the title, and both agreed they should wait for the Slovenian. As the stage reached its dramatic conclusion, a protester wearing a T-shirt reading "Israel out of the Tour" and waving a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf ran onto the final straight, less than 25 meters from the finish. He was swiftly tackled by a security officer as Abrahamsen edged out Swiss national champion Mauro Schmid in a two-man sprint for the win. "I broke my collarbone four weeks ago," Abrahamsen said. "I cried at the hospital because I thought I wouldn't make it to the Tour de France. "I hoped, and every day I did everything I could to come back. To stand here in the Tour de France and have won a stage is amazing." Tour organizers declined to comment on the protest while the Israel-Premier Tech team — which has no Israeli riders in this year's race — said it would issue a statement later. The protest came amid rising tensions over Israel's military operations in Gaza, where more than 58,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities. Almost 1,650 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed as a result of the conflict, including 1,200 killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, by Israeli tallies. Sources with direct knowledge of the matter have said that other protests are planned on the Tour route. The day began at a blistering pace, with a five-man breakaway quickly forming ahead of a second group featuring classics specialists Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. The peloton eventually backed off, allowing the front of the race to shape the outcome. On the punishing final climb — an 800-meter ascent averaging 12.4% — Abrahamsen and Schmid emerged at the front. Van der Poel launched a fierce pursuit but fell short. The focus now shifts to Thursday's Stage 12, which brings the Tour's first high-mountain showdown with a summit finish on the legendary Hautacam, and all eyes will be on Pogacar the day after his crash.
CBC
15 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian men fall to host Slovenia in 4 sets in Volleyball Nations League
Canadian men fall short against Slovenia 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21 in FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League action from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
ABC News
15 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Tadej Pogačar crashes at Tour de France before anti-Israel protester disrupts stage finish
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar has been involved in a crash at the Tour de France, moments before a protester disrupted the sprint finish where Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen claimed his first stage victory. Pogačar went down about 5 kilometres from the finish line in stage 11 after touching wheels with another rider. He quickly remounted and the peloton eased off to allow the overall race favourite to rejoin. Pogačar thanked the group after crossing the finish line apparently unhurt and without losing time. "I'm quite OK, a bit beaten up, but we've been through worse days, so it's been a hectic day actually from start to finish," the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader told reporters. "In the end, I had a little bit of a crash, and thanks to the peloton in front, they actually waited. Obviously the race was more or less over back there but, still, they could have taken time. "Really big respect to everybody in front. Thanks for your support, guys." Team doctor Adrian Rotunno said Pogačar had been cleared to continue the race. "After a full examination post-stage, fortunately Tadej suffered no serious injury," Dr Rotunno said. "No concussion or fractures. He has some general bruising, and abrasions to his left forearm and hip, but is otherwise OK." Ireland's Ben Healy, who retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, explained he had a brief chat with two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard, seen as Pogačar's main rival for the title, and both agreed they should wait for the Slovenian. As the stage reached its dramatic conclusion, a protester wearing a T-shirt reading "Israel out of the Tour" and waving a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf ran onto the final straight, less than 25 metres from the line. He was swiftly tackled by a security officer as Abrahamsen edged out Swiss national champion Mauro Schmid in a two-man sprint for the win. "I broke my collarbone four weeks ago. I cried at the hospital because I thought I wouldn't make it to the Tour de France," Abrahamsen said. "I hoped and every day I did everything I could to come back. To stand here in the Tour de France and have won a stage is amazing." Tour organisers declined to comment on the protest, which came amid rising tensions over Israel's military operations in Gaza. The day began at a blistering pace, with a five-man breakaway quickly forming ahead of a second group featuring classics specialists Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. The peloton eventually backed off, allowing the front of the race to shape the outcome. On the punishing final climb, Abrahamsen and Schmid emerged at the front. Van der Poel launched a fierce pursuit but fell short. The focus now shifts to stage 12, which brings the Tour's first high-mountain showdown with a summit finish on the legendary Hautacam. All eyes will be on Pogačar the day after his crash. Reuters
The Sun
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island shock as 2 Casa Amor stars strip off and mount each other in hot tub for steamy kiss despite NEVER speaking
LOVE Island shock as two Casa Amor stars have stripped off and mounted each other in the hot tub for a steamy kiss despite never speaking to each other. The reality dating show has had its raunchiest season yet this year, with multiple Islanders getting intimate. 4 4 Since the infamous Casa Amor recoupling, viewers have seen twists and turns at every corner in the villa. On Love Island, there was a tense shouting match between Meg Moore and Andrada Pop who faced off over Dejon Williams. This was while Helena Ford was left fuming when Harry Cooksley pulled his ex-girlfriend, Emma Munro for a chat. However, fans have been left pondering the future of Billykiss Azeez and Boris Vidović after they chose to couple up. But Boris previously appeared on a Slovenian reality show, where he said he "doesn't believe in finding love on TV". And some long-standing Love Island viewers took to social media as they claimed he and Billykiss has gone completely missing from the ITV2 dating show. On social media fan forum site Reddit, one user started a thread which was titled, 'No Screen Time For Non-Toxic Islanders?' The user fumed: "Am I going crazy here? This is the second episode in a row that Billykiss and Boris have had almost zero screen time for the entire episode. "Day before yesterday, they weren't even seen on screen until 47mins in and it was about a 60 second clip of them manifesting on the terrace." Boris had previously told Billykiss that he wanted to take things slow and that he wasn't one for jumping in with affection. Love Island's Billykiss reveals secret upset with Boris However, in tonight's unaired episodes, Boris confesses to Billykiss how he's really feeling about their dwindling connection. He says: "We don't have the same sparkle as it was before. "Maybe we should try to explore new connections.' Billykiss replies: 'I feel like your energy shifted and the spark was slowly dissolving, but I feel like it was because of you.' With that chapter closed, Boris quickly sets his sights on Emma, who is Harry's ex girlfriend, and invites her for a secret chat in the infamous Hideaway. Whilst on the swing, the two got to know one another better and then head to the hot tub where things get steamy. The two then get closer, with Emma sitting on Boris' lap and they share their first steamy kiss. With things heating up between the pair, could this be the start of something spicy between them? 4 4
CBC
18 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
2025 Men's Volleyball Nations League: Canada vs Slovenia
Watch Canada and Slovenia go head-to-head in this Men's Volleyball Nations League match from the Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
