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On-fire Williams makes dream start to final day at Championship League

July 3, 2024

Mark Williams began his quest for a 27th career ranking title victory with two stunning centuries on the final day of the Championship League in Leicester.

The three-time world champion produced breaks of 139 and 112 to move 2-0 ahead of Martin O’Donnell before wrapping up a rapid win by dominating the third frame against the Welsh Open finalist, who was restricted to only 22 points.

World No. 9 Williams claimed the British Open and Tour Championship titles last season, but is bidding to win the Championship League for the first time in his 32-year professional career having lost 3-0 to Shaun Murphy in last year’s final.

Williams, O’Donnell, Ali Carter and Scott Donaldson are in Group 1 of the final group phase on Wednesday with Jackson Page, David Lilley, Long Zehuang and David Gilbert in Group 2.

The winners of the two groups will meet in the final of the season’s first ranking event at the city’s Mattioli Arena on Wednesday night.

Stage one consisted of 32 groups of four players with the eight group winners reaching the final two groups.

There is £33,000 on the table for the winner plus a spot in the Champion of Champions later in the year which is worth another £12,500 for qualifying.

Championship League: Last-32 group winners

Group B: David Gilbert (ENG)
Group C: Long Zehuang (CHN)
Group E: Ali Carter (ENG)
Group A: Scott Donaldson (SCO)
Group D: Mark Williams (WAL)
Group H: Martin O’Donnell (ENG)
Group G: Jackson Page (WAL)
Group F: David Lilley (ENG)

Championship League: First-stage group winners

Group 21: Neil Robertson (AUS)
Group 11: Ryan Day (WAL)
Group 4: Mark Williams (WAL)
Group 17: Chris Wakelin (ENG)
Group 25: Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Group 31: Ashley Carty (ENG)
Group 23: Michael White (WAL)
Group 22: Joe O’Connor (ENG)
Group 10: Jackson Page (WAL)
Group 32: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Group 30: Jamie Jones (WAL)
Group 29: Ben Woollaston (ENG)
Group 8: Jak Jones (WAL)
Group 7: Robbie McGuigan (NI)
Group 24: Martin O’Donnell (Eng)
Group 28: Wu Yize (CHN)
Group 26: Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
Group 27: David Lilley (ENG)
Group 1: Scott Donaldson (SCO)
Group 14: Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Group 18: Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Group 13: Si Jiahui (CHN)
Group 20: Stuart Carrington (ENG)
Group 19: Long Zehuang (CHN)
Group 6: Gary Wilson (ENG)
Group 9: Ma Hailong (CHN)
Group 2: He Guoqiang (CHN)
Group 12: Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Group 5: Ali Carter (ENG)
Group 16: Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
Group 3: Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Group 15: David Gilbert (ENG)

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Tour de France Stage 5 LIVE – Cavendish hunts record win No. 35

July 3, 2024

LIVE: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas

Tour de France – July 3rd, 2024

Follow the Tour de France Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas stage live with Eurosport. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas starts at 11:30 AM on July 3rd, 2024.

Catch the latest cycling news and find Tour de France results, standings and routes. After Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas is done, be sure to check out the full schedule of stages and get live updates for the next stage. You can also find a list of previous winners.

Follow Rui Costa, Mathieu van der Poel, Mark Cavendish and other key riders to see who is dominating this season. See the hottest cycling teams in action – Bora-Hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers and Cofidis to name a few.

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Page and Lilley complete final day line-up for Championship League title battle

July 2, 2024

Jackson Page won Group G of the Championship League in Leicester to qualify for the final group stage of the season’s first ranking event.

After drawing 2-2 with Northern Irish teenager Robbie McGuigan, the World Open semi-finalist completed victories over Swiss No. 1 Alexander Ursenbacher (3-1) and fellow Welshman Michael White (3-0) to book his spot in the final shootout on Wednesday.

He was joined in reaching the final eight by former World Seniors champion David Lilley, who edged out Scottish and Welsh Open holder Gary Wilson by a point in topping Group F on six points.

Lilley lost 3-1 to Wilson in his section opener, but wins over Ryan Day (3-1) and Joe O’Connor (3-0) were enough to see Lilley secure his progress after Wilson – who produced two fine century breaks in his three matches – was held to 2-2 draws with Day and O’Connor later on Tuesday.

Mark Williams, Martin O’Donnell, Ali Carter and Scott Donaldson are in Group 1 of the final group phase on Wednesday with Page and Lilley joining Long Zehuang and David Gilbert in Group 2.

Stage one consisted of 32 groups of four players. The eight group winners will contest a further two groups with the winners meeting in the final.

There is £33,000 on the table for the winner plus a spot in the Champion of Champions later in the year which is worth another £12,500 for qualifying.

Championship League: Last-32 group winners

Group B: David Gilbert (ENG)
Group C: Long Zehuang (CHN)
Group E: Ali Carter (ENG)
Group A: Scott Donaldson (SCO)
Group D: Mark Williams (WAL)
Group H: Martin O’Donnell (ENG)
Group G: Jackson Page (WAL)
Group F: David Lilley (ENG)

Championship League: First-stage group winners

Group 21: Neil Robertson (AUS)
Group 11: Ryan Day (WAL)
Group 4: Mark Williams (WAL)
Group 17: Chris Wakelin (ENG)
Group 25: Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Group 31: Ashley Carty (ENG)
Group 23: Michael White (WAL)
Group 22: Joe O’Connor (ENG)
Group 10: Jackson Page (WAL)
Group 32: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Group 30: Jamie Jones (WAL)
Group 29: Ben Woollaston (ENG)
Group 8: Jak Jones (WAL)
Group 7: Robbie McGuigan (NI)
Group 24: Martin O’Donnell (Eng)
Group 28: Wu Yize (CHN)
Group 26: Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
Group 27: David Lilley (ENG)
Group 1: Scott Donaldson (SCO)
Group 14: Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Group 18: Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Group 13: Si Jiahui (CHN)
Group 20: Stuart Carrington (ENG)
Group 19: Long Zehuang (CHN)
Group 6: Gary Wilson (ENG)
Group 9: Ma Hailong (CHN)
Group 2: He Guoqiang (CHN)
Group 12: Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Group 5: Ali Carter (ENG)
Group 16: Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
Group 3: Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Group 15: David Gilbert (ENG)

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Austria v Turkey – Euro 2024 LIVE

July 2, 2024

Follow the Euro 2024 live Football match between Austria and Türkiye with Eurosport. The match starts at 7:00 PM on July 2nd, 2024.

Catch the latest Austria and Türkiye news and find up to date Euro 2024 standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.

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Terrific Turkey knock out Austria to set up Netherlands clash

July 2, 2024

Turkey kept their Euro 2024 campaign going with a thrilling 2-1 win over Austria to reach the quarter-finals.

Both of their goals came from corner kicks, both whipped in by Arda Guler and both finished off by centre back Merih Demiral. The first effort came after just 57 seconds, with Demiral extending the lead just before the hour.

Austria pinned Turkey back for the remainder of the half, and got back into the match on 66 minutes from a corner of their own when substitute Michael Gregoritsch turned in a loose ball at the back post.

With the Turkish players tiring, their goalkeeper Mert Gunok pulled off what could be the save of the tournament in the final minute of added time, turning a towering header from Christoph Baumgartner around the post when an equaliser looked certain.

This victory means Turkey will now face the Netherlands in Berlin on Saturday as the final Euro 2024 quarter-final was confirmed.

More to follow

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Romania v Netherlands – Euro 2024 LIVE

July 2, 2024

Follow the Euro 2024 live Football match between Romania and Netherlands with Eurosport. The match starts at 4:00 PM on July 2nd, 2024.

Catch the latest Romania and Netherlands news and find up to date Euro 2024 standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.

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Gakpo, Malen star as Netherlands oust Romania to make last eight

July 2, 2024

Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of Euro 2024 as the Netherlands beat Romania 3-0 in Munich to progress to the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 2008.

Gakpo’s first-half strike gave Ronald Koeman’s side a deserved lead before the Liverpool man did wonderfully to set up substitute Donyell Malen to tap home late on and double their lead.

As Romania pressed for a consolation, Borussia Dortmund winger Malen was able to counter and score his second of the game deep into added time with a superb solo run.

It was a thoroughly-deserved victory for the Netherlands who dominated throughout and created several chances despite moments of pressure from Edward Iordanescu’s side.

After an underwhelming group stage, the Dutch will take plenty from this performance ahead of their meeting with either Turkey or Austria in the last eight in Berlin on Saturday.

More to follow

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Chelsea sign Leicester midfielder Dewsbury-Hall as boss Maresca raids former club

July 2, 2024

Chelsea have completed their fourth signing of the summer transfer window with the arrival of midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City.

The reported £30 million fee sees the Blues beat off interest from elsewhere to lure the 25-year-old to Stamford Bridge.

Former Leicester and new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is reunited with one of the midfield stars of his Championship-winning Foxes side, with Dewsbury-Hall agreeing a six-year deal through the 2030 season.

Dewsbury-Hall, 25, was named in the Championship team of the season after registering 12 goals and 14 assists and joins a somewhat congested Chelsea midfield alongside fellow big-money signings from previous windows, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia.

“It is amazing to be sitting here as a Chelsea player,” said Dewsbury-Hall on the Chelsea website. “This is a club people grow up watching and hoping to one day play for, so it is a privilege to be here.

“I’m really excited to get going and can’t wait to show everybody what I can do.”

Boehly says Chelsea plan is ‘coming together’

An initial bid by the Blues had been rejected after falling short of Leicester’s valuation, as per the BBC, but a deal was ultimately reached.

Chelsea youngster Michael Golding may move in the opposite direction in a separate deal, according to multiple sources.

Dewsbury-Hall joins Omari Kellyman, Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Guiu as new recruits at Stamford Bridge.

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August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey: Owens sets new world record to claim long jump gold in 1936

July 2, 2024

Relive the historic moment Jesse Owens set a new long jump world record to claim Olympic gold in Berlin on August 4, 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler. Utilising an extensive archive to highlight a day that holds huge importance and significance, August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey premieres on Wednesday, July 3 at 19:30 CEST on Max, discovery+ and Eurosport.

The day Hitler was humiliated and the genesis of a spectacle: August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey

July 2, 2024

From Jesse Owens humiliating Adolf Hitler in Berlin in 1936 to the first televised Paralympics in Toronto and everything in-between, August 4 has become the greatest day in Olympic history that nobody has heard of. Watch the premiere of August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey on Wednesday, July 3 on Max, discovery+ and Eurosport.