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ABC News
15 hours ago
- ABC News
Tour de France stage 1 chaotic, Ben O'Connor crashes, echelons hit main contenders
The Tour de France cannot be won on the first of its 21 stages — but it sure can be lost. Australian Ben O'Connor was one of several riders caught up in crashes on an incident-filled 184.9-kilometre stage starting and finishing in the northern city of Lille Métropole. After Marijn van den Berg crashed in front of him, O'Connor had nowhere to go except over his handlebars, coming down heavily. Fellow Aussie Kaden Groves, who was riding alongside O'Connor, had a lucky escape, bunny-hopping on his front wheel twice before scooting past the stricken van den Berg. "We expected it to be crazy, particularly when we saw the wind direction," Jayco AlUla directeur sportif Matt Hayman told the team's in-house media after the race. "The first day of the Tour de France is always going to be testing, so it lived up to expectations. "Ben did a good job. He was there in the front with [teammate] Luca Mezgec. "Actually, he was trying to stay out of trouble at that moment and sit at the back of the group … and they crashed in front of him and he went over the top." The Jayco AlUla leader lost no time as the crash happened inside the final 5km, and the 29-year-old appeared relaxed in footage showing him warming down after the finish. However, the long-term impacts of losing some skin so early in the race may yet hamper his chances. Official reports stated O'Connor suffered trauma to his right knee. "You never want to crash in the Tour de France," Hayman said. "It could have been a lot worse. He's got some skin off. He's obviously banged up, but he gets the same time as that lead group, so not a bad time for him on GC." The commissaires also fined Jayco AlUla 1,200 Swiss francs ($2,300) for various faux pars during the race: 700 francs for "sticky bottles" — dragging a rider along while holding a bottle from the team car — and 500 francs for Hayman not respecting the instructions of the commissaires on the route. Jasper Philipsen won the stage in a reduced bunch sprint to claim the first yellow jersey of the race, with Aussie lead-out man Groves playing a vital role in the Alpecin-Deceuninck sprint train. Raced at a break-neck speed throughout (the average speed was 47.5 kilometres per hour), the race was split late on after two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike squad put the power down to split the main bunch. "There were echelons and the race split with about 25km to go," Groves told SBS. "That's what we expected actually, and we had numbers in the front [group] who could dictate the race." Favourites Tadej Pogačar and Vingegaard both finished in that lead group, gaining 39 seconds over the group containing other hopefuls Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič. "We fell asleep a bit and, I must say, we were a bit too relaxed," Evenepoel told media at the finish. "We kind of believed that the race was just going to be a sprint. "[A] big mistake by us, and it's a pretty unfortunate situation." Olympic champion Evenepoel was perhaps fortunate to stay on his bike. The frantic chase saw plenty of rough and tumble in the peloton which briefly forced the Belgian off the road. The nerves were clear from early in the race, when Mattéo Vercher and Benjamin Thomas crashed while contesting the bonus point at the second categorised climb of the day, although both were able to continue. Others were not so lucky. The fetishisation of crashes in some sections of the media, particularly the Netflix documentary Tour de France Unchained, has been a bone of contention for fans of the sport. But their impacts cannot be ignored. Ineos Grenadiers time trial specialist Filippo Ganna was the first rider to abandon the tour after a crash early in the race. The hour record holder initially remounted but it was later reported that he began to show concussion symptoms and was ordered to stop. Later, Stefan Bissegger and Thibau Nys also crashed, with Bissegger also abandoning the Tour. Nys told Eurosport the crash was "very nasty" and he might struggle to start the race tomorrow. "I had prepared myself for the worst, and I think that's what I got," he said. Facing riders on stage 2 is a 209.1km hilly ride from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-mer, where the riders cut through the village of Montreuil-sur-mer, where the hero of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Jean Valjean, was the fictional mayor.
News.com.au
16 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Oh my god': Gruesome injury rocks FIFA Club World Cup semi
Paris Saint-Germain reached the Club World Cup semi-finals as Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele goals earned the nine-man European champions a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in a gripping battle on Sunday (AEST). It sets up a salivating final-four fixture against Spanish giants Real Madrid, which later got the better of Borussia Dortmund, 3-2. The French treble winners had Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez sent off in the final stages but managed to oust the German giants in Atlanta. The match however was soured just before halftime when Jamal Musiala suffered a sickening injury following a collision PSG goalkeeper with Gianluigi Donnarumma. As he challenged for a ball at the byline, Musiala was ushered away from it by Willian Pacho while, at the same time, Donnarumma dived to jump on the ball. However, as Musiala was caught in the middle of the pair, his left leg got caught under the body of the Italian goalkeeper. And as he tumbled over the PSG star, Musiala's leg was caught under his rival's body. He was then seen screaming in pain with his foot was visibly bent out of shape at the ankle. The 22-year-old's teammates looked distraught upon seeing the gut-wrenching injury. Donnarumma was also visibly upset by the accident and had to be consoled by the team benches as he held his gloves over his face. The Italian was shown on camera in tears having sunk down to one knee before the halftime whistle was blown. Musiala was stretchered off the field of play before being taken to hospital. According to Sky Sports in Germany, it is suspected he has suffered a fibula fracture. Alphonso Davies was left distraught watching teammate Musiala go down, with the midfielder stretchered off just prior to halftime after being taken out by Donnarumma in a 50-50 challenge. Davies, sidelined with a ruptured ACL, was live-streaming to fans during the match. 'Oh my God, no, no!' Davies screamed when Musiala injured himself, with both hands on his head in disbelief. 'Please no, no.' Bayern boss Vincent Kompany wasn't able to give a full assessment of Musiala's injury when addressing media in the post-match. 'It didn't look good, I don't know ... it looks like an ankle injury of some type ... but I'm not going to make a diagnosis here,' he said. It wasn't the only bit of bad luck Bayern suffered throughout the match with two goals being ruled out for off-side. Bayern had won their last four matches straight against PSG, including a 1-0 Champions League victory last November, before Luis Enrique's side hit their peak. 'I think we showed our character with two less players, we showed our personality, and we are strong also like that,' PSG's Achraf Hakimi told reporters. 'We showed that we want to be continue in this competition and go forward.' It was FIFA's expanded tournament's biggest heavyweight clash thus far and Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on the eve of the game he would pay to watch a match he described as a 'perfect storm', because of the teams' similar high-pressing, attacking styles. The airconditioned Mercedes-Benz Stadium also produced the perfect conditions for a pulsating game, lit up by supremely talented dribblers on both sides, as well as two elite goalkeepers in Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the side netting after a razor-sharp PSG counter and forced Neuer into an excellent save, while Donnarumma saved twice from Olise. Dayot Upamecano headed home from Olise's free-kick in first-half stoppage time but the defender had strayed off-side and it was disallowed, while England captain Harry Kane sent a header off-target when well placed. Bayern's 39-year-old stopper Neuer produced a sensational save to deny Barcola early in the second half as PSG threatened. With 20 minutes remaining, Luis Enrique sent on Dembele to make the difference and avoid extra-time. Dembele came inches from doing just that when Neuer gave the ball away outside his area and the Frenchman lunged to try and roll into the empty net, but it trickled just wide of the post. Eventually 20-year-old Doue found the breakthrough as Kane gave the ball away and PSG attacked in numbers. Doue, who burst into the limelight in PSG's run to Champions League glory, fashioned some space on the edge of the box and flashed a low strike home at the near post. Bayern were given hope as they hunted for an equaliser when PSG defender Pacho was sent off for a high tackle on Leon Goretzka after 83 minutes. Kane headed home from an off-side position before PSG substitute Hernandez was dismissed for an elbow. Despite their numerical disadvantage Dembele hit the crossbar before sealing their victory after Achraf Hakimi's run through, and the Frenchman paid tribute to Jota by copying his video-gaming celebration. 'It was very difficult to hear the news,' Marquinhos told DAZN. 'We have got Portuguese players in the dressing room and they were with him only a few weeks ago playing in the Nations League … we wanted to cheer them up.' Bayern coach Kompany said he was proud of his team's performance despite their elimination. 'It could have been 2-0 to us, but it didn't go our way,' said Kompany. Later on Sunday morning, Kylian Mbappe scored an acrobatic late overhead kick as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in their Club World Cup quarter-final to set up a last-four showdown against European champions Paris Saint-Germain. Real were cruising to a comfortable win thanks to two early goals by Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia before a crazy late flurry of activity at the MetLife Stadium.
The Advertiser
17 hours ago
- The Advertiser
France shock reigning champs England at women's Euros
England have set a number of unwanted firsts as they began their defence of the Women's European Championship title by losing to France 2-1. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored two quickfire goals towards the end of first half as France recorded a ninth straight win and stunned the defending champions in Zurich on Saturday. Keira Walsh reduced the deficit three minutes from time but it wasn't enough to prevent England from becoming the first titleholders to lose their opening match at a women's Euros. The defeat also ended England coach Sarina Wiegman's remarkable flawless record in the competition, after winning 12 out of 12 matches across two tournaments as she steered first the Netherlands to the title and then England. "We're frustrated because we had such three very good weeks and we trained really well, but that's never a guarantee that of course you win the game," Wiegman said. "You have to do things really well and we just didn't get it right at those moments." The Lionesses next face the Netherlands on Wednesday, before taking on Wales in their final group match four days later. The Netherlands beat Wales 3-0 in the early match in Group D. It was a statement victory for France, who - despite being without injured captain Griedge Mbock - were in firm control for most of the match, apart from the opening 15 minutes and a tense finale after Walsh's goal. However, France coach Laurent Bonadei was quick to dismiss any suggestion his team was emerging as one of the favorites "I wont change my position on our status. At the moment we haven't won anything, we are still challengers with a lot of ambition," he said. England got off to a strong start and Lauren James almost gave England the lead within 40 seconds with a clever run into the box but fired narrowly over. Alessia Russo thought she gave England the lead in the 16th minute, turning in the rebound after Lauren Hemp's shot was saved but it was ruled out for a tight offside decision on Beth Mead in the buildup. As England appeared to deflate after that call by the video assistant referee, France grew in ascendancy and broke the deadlock in the 36th. Elise De Almeida won the ball in her own half before surging down the right and threading the ball through to Delphine Cascarino, who put in a low cross for Katoto to tap in at the back post. France doubled heir lead just three minutes later. Baltimore mazed her way into the area, close to the byline, and Lucy Bronze inadvertently kept the ball in play with her attempted tackle, allowing the Chelsea forward to curl into the far side of the net. England hadn't even had a shot on target before they got back into the game late on. A corner was cleared only to the edge of the area for Walsh to calmly control before firing into the top right corner for only her second international goal. The Lionesses almost completed an improbable comeback in the final minute of stoppage time when France goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin missed her punch and Hemp turned it goalwards but Selma Bacha cleared it off the line. England have set a number of unwanted firsts as they began their defence of the Women's European Championship title by losing to France 2-1. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored two quickfire goals towards the end of first half as France recorded a ninth straight win and stunned the defending champions in Zurich on Saturday. Keira Walsh reduced the deficit three minutes from time but it wasn't enough to prevent England from becoming the first titleholders to lose their opening match at a women's Euros. The defeat also ended England coach Sarina Wiegman's remarkable flawless record in the competition, after winning 12 out of 12 matches across two tournaments as she steered first the Netherlands to the title and then England. "We're frustrated because we had such three very good weeks and we trained really well, but that's never a guarantee that of course you win the game," Wiegman said. "You have to do things really well and we just didn't get it right at those moments." The Lionesses next face the Netherlands on Wednesday, before taking on Wales in their final group match four days later. The Netherlands beat Wales 3-0 in the early match in Group D. It was a statement victory for France, who - despite being without injured captain Griedge Mbock - were in firm control for most of the match, apart from the opening 15 minutes and a tense finale after Walsh's goal. However, France coach Laurent Bonadei was quick to dismiss any suggestion his team was emerging as one of the favorites "I wont change my position on our status. At the moment we haven't won anything, we are still challengers with a lot of ambition," he said. England got off to a strong start and Lauren James almost gave England the lead within 40 seconds with a clever run into the box but fired narrowly over. Alessia Russo thought she gave England the lead in the 16th minute, turning in the rebound after Lauren Hemp's shot was saved but it was ruled out for a tight offside decision on Beth Mead in the buildup. As England appeared to deflate after that call by the video assistant referee, France grew in ascendancy and broke the deadlock in the 36th. Elise De Almeida won the ball in her own half before surging down the right and threading the ball through to Delphine Cascarino, who put in a low cross for Katoto to tap in at the back post. France doubled heir lead just three minutes later. Baltimore mazed her way into the area, close to the byline, and Lucy Bronze inadvertently kept the ball in play with her attempted tackle, allowing the Chelsea forward to curl into the far side of the net. England hadn't even had a shot on target before they got back into the game late on. A corner was cleared only to the edge of the area for Walsh to calmly control before firing into the top right corner for only her second international goal. The Lionesses almost completed an improbable comeback in the final minute of stoppage time when France goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin missed her punch and Hemp turned it goalwards but Selma Bacha cleared it off the line. England have set a number of unwanted firsts as they began their defence of the Women's European Championship title by losing to France 2-1. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored two quickfire goals towards the end of first half as France recorded a ninth straight win and stunned the defending champions in Zurich on Saturday. Keira Walsh reduced the deficit three minutes from time but it wasn't enough to prevent England from becoming the first titleholders to lose their opening match at a women's Euros. The defeat also ended England coach Sarina Wiegman's remarkable flawless record in the competition, after winning 12 out of 12 matches across two tournaments as she steered first the Netherlands to the title and then England. "We're frustrated because we had such three very good weeks and we trained really well, but that's never a guarantee that of course you win the game," Wiegman said. "You have to do things really well and we just didn't get it right at those moments." The Lionesses next face the Netherlands on Wednesday, before taking on Wales in their final group match four days later. The Netherlands beat Wales 3-0 in the early match in Group D. It was a statement victory for France, who - despite being without injured captain Griedge Mbock - were in firm control for most of the match, apart from the opening 15 minutes and a tense finale after Walsh's goal. However, France coach Laurent Bonadei was quick to dismiss any suggestion his team was emerging as one of the favorites "I wont change my position on our status. At the moment we haven't won anything, we are still challengers with a lot of ambition," he said. England got off to a strong start and Lauren James almost gave England the lead within 40 seconds with a clever run into the box but fired narrowly over. Alessia Russo thought she gave England the lead in the 16th minute, turning in the rebound after Lauren Hemp's shot was saved but it was ruled out for a tight offside decision on Beth Mead in the buildup. As England appeared to deflate after that call by the video assistant referee, France grew in ascendancy and broke the deadlock in the 36th. Elise De Almeida won the ball in her own half before surging down the right and threading the ball through to Delphine Cascarino, who put in a low cross for Katoto to tap in at the back post. France doubled heir lead just three minutes later. Baltimore mazed her way into the area, close to the byline, and Lucy Bronze inadvertently kept the ball in play with her attempted tackle, allowing the Chelsea forward to curl into the far side of the net. England hadn't even had a shot on target before they got back into the game late on. A corner was cleared only to the edge of the area for Walsh to calmly control before firing into the top right corner for only her second international goal. The Lionesses almost completed an improbable comeback in the final minute of stoppage time when France goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin missed her punch and Hemp turned it goalwards but Selma Bacha cleared it off the line.
