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sport">WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST

Molano wins second stage in Tour of Burgos

sport">5:07 p.m. Cyclist Juan Sebastián Molano has won the second stage in the Tour of Burgos. The Team Emirates sprinter from Colombia was just a little faster than Italians Alberto Dainese and Matteo Trentin after 175 kilometers between Tardajos and Briviesca.

sport">Three escapees were caught up in the last kilometer of the hilly stage by the peloton, the German Marcus Burghardt, the Dane Mads Würtz Schmidt and the Luxembourg champion Kevin Enjoys. In the sprint it was between Dainese of Team DSM and Molano. The Colombian crossed the line just a little earlier.

sport">The Spaniard Gonzalo Serrano has taken over the leader’s jersey from the Belgian Edward Planckaert. The Tour of Burgos lasts until Saturday.

Willem II deletes due to significant corona outbreak for second time

sport">11.42 am: Willem II has canceled an exhibition game for the second time due to the outbreak of corona in the selection. The Tilburg club is drawing a line through the match against Sparta on Saturday, August 7, which would grace the open day. Last weekend, the match against Go Ahead was canceled as well.

sport">As a reason, Willem II states that there are too many players and staff members in quarantine. As a result, the club faces personnel problems. A total of nine players and/or staff members would be destined for the virus. Willem II is holding extra test rounds to be able to resume preparations with a full group of players and staff as soon as possible. For the Tilburg club, the competition starts on August 15 with a home match against Feyenoord.

La Liga raises billions with sale of interest to investor

sport">11.20 am: The top Spanish football league has raised billions from an investor. La Liga sold a 10 percent stake in itself to CVC Capital Partners for 2.7 billion euros. Of that money, about 90 percent goes to the clubs that play in La Liga.

sport">La Liga also wants to use the investment to grow further worldwide. The company behind the competition says it wants to become a “global digital entertainment company”. In this way, the financial gap to the Premier League must be closed in the coming years.

sport">Spanish clubs are having a hard time during the corona crisis because of playing in empty stadiums. As a result, they lose a lot of income.

sport">CVC previously talked to Serie A to take a stake in the media arm of the Italian football league. However, those talks came to nothing. The investor also has an interest in Formula 1.

Naomi Osaka withdraws from tournament in Montreal

sport">08:58 am: Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA tournament in the Canadian city of Montreal. The number 2 in the world ranking has postponed her preparation for the US Open.

sport">Osaka lit the Olympic flame just before the Games in Tokyo. She went for a gold medal but was knocked out in the third round by Markéta Vondrousova from the Czech Republic (6-1 6-4).

sport">Iga Swiatek and Sofia Kenin have also withdrawn from the Montreal tournament, which starts Monday. The first games of the US Open will be played on August 30.

sport">TUESDAY 3 AUGUST

Premier League players will kneel this season too

sport">11:26 p.m.: Premier League players will once again kneel before kick-off this football season in England in protest against racism and discrimination, and as a sign of inclusiveness and solidarity. “We believe it is now more important than ever that we continue to kneel as a symbol of our unity against all forms of racism,” the professional footballers said in a joint statement.

sport">The new season in the Premier League starts on August 13. “After a meeting with all the captains of the clubs, it was collectively decided to continue kneeling. The Premier League will continue to lend its powerful voice to support this important issue,” said Richard Masters, Premier League general manager.

sport">The England national team, which finished second in the European Championship this summer, was whistled by some spectators in their own stadium for kneeling. However, the men of national team coach Gareth Southgate remained determined in showing their solidarity and knelt before every game.

Real Madrid start new season without Kroos

sport">8.53 pm: Real Madrid must miss Toni Kroos at the start of the new season on August 14 against Deportivo Alavés. The German footballer has a pubic bone injury, the Spanish club reported.

sport">Real did not disclose how long the 31-year-old midfielder has been out. According to Spanish media, Kroos may not be available until the end of September.

sport">Kroos himself announced on Twitter that he was taking a break to focus on his injury. He hopes to return to the field as soon as possible.

French team TotalEnergies signs Sagan for two years

sport">7:44 pm: Peter Sagan will ride for Team TotalEnergies for the next two years. The French team reported on Tuesday that the 31-year-old Slovak was captured together with the Pole Maciej Bodnar and the Italian Daniel Oss.

sport">Sagan won the green jersey seven times in the Tour de France and won twelve stages. He was three-time world champion from 2015 to 2017. He comes from Bora-hansgrohe where he leaves after five years. Before that, he rode with Tinkoff, Cannondale and Liquigas.

sport">“This new adventure is very exciting,” Sagan looks ahead. “Jean-René Bernaudeau is a manager who wants to change the cycling world. I hope to be able to help this team achieve that and win many races in these new colours. For now, I will remain focused on goals for this season with my current team and I will start this winter with my new squad with a fighting spirit.”

sport">“Peter is without a doubt the most popular rider in the world and an exceptional talent,” said Bernaudeau, who is proud to have attracted the Slovak. “He will change our team. We have many sporting ambitions and Peter is a winner type. He will bring us victories, we count on that.”

sport">According to the team manager, the arrival of Sagan, bicycle supplier Specialized and clothing partner Sportful will accelerate TotalEnergies’ sporting project. “Peter will be an important part of our team in the classics and in the Tour de France. His experience will also make the other riders better.”

Former FIFA interim president suspended for one year

sport">7:06 PM: World football association FIFA has suspended the former interim president and former president of the African football association CAF, Issa Hayatou, for one year. Hayatou, 74, has been found guilty of violating the rules governing the sale of media and marketing rights by the Disciplinary Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee.

sport">According to the FIFA investigation into Hayatou’s conduct, the Cameroon driver in the sale of media and marketing rights to France’s Lagardère Sports between 2014 and 2017 caused financial damage to the CAF of more than 200 million Egyptian pounds (more than 10 million euros).

sport">Hayatou was the president of the African Football Federation for 29 years until he was voted out in 2017. He was the interim president of the World Football Association from 2015 to 2016 when President Sepp Blatter was suspended over a corruption scandal. Hayatou is also an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee.

sport">He is not allowed to carry out any activities in and around football for a year and must pay a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs (28,000 euros).

Edward Planckaert wins first stage Tour of Burgos

sport">5:03 PM: Belgian cyclist Edward Planckaert has won the first stage in the Tour of Burgos. The Belgian from Alpecin-Fenix ​​beat Spaniard Gonzalo Serrano and Italian Vincenzo Albanese after 161 kilometers in Burgos. Jetse Bol was the best Dutchman in eighth place at 9 seconds.

sport">Planckaert is also the first leader in the Spanish stage race, which was won by his compatriot Remco Evenepoel last year. He’s not part of his team right now. The Tour of Burgos lasts until Saturday.

Cyclist Ewan extends Lotto contract with two years

sport">4:49 PM Sprinter Caleb Ewan has extended his contract with the Belgian cycling team Lotto Soudal by two years until the end of 2024.

sport">In recent seasons, the 27-year-old Australian won 22 races for Lotto Soudal, including five stages in the Tour de France, including on the Champs Elysées, four in the Giro d’Italia, the Scheldeprijs, Brussels Cycling Classic and stage victories in Tour Down Under. In this year’s Tour he had to give up after a fall in the third stage.

sport">“I feel at home here and I am also proud to defend the colors of the team,” says Ewan. “Together we have achieved great results and I am determined to show that it was just the beginning. It can always be better. That’s why I’m looking forward to working with our sprint train with Jasper De Buyst, Roger Kluge, Harry Sweeny and Frederik Frison, and reinforcements will be added. We are still going to score.”

Cyclists Bennett and Van Poppel to Bora-hansgrohe

sport">12:51 pm: Cyclist Sam Bennett returns to Bora-hansgrohe. The Irish sprinter says goodbye to Deceuninck-Quick-Step after two years. Danny van Poppel will also ride for the German cycling team. The 28-year-old Dutchman played for Intermarché last year.

sport">Bennett won the green jersey in the Tour de France last year. He missed last month’s Tour de France due to a knee injury. Bennett won stages in all three Grand Tours. He was victorious twice in the Tour and was the first to cross the finish line three times in the Giro and Vuelta. He also cycled for Bora-hansgrohe from 2014 to 2019. That team confirmed the departure of Peter Sagan and Pascal Ackermann last week.

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