Category: Eurosport

Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen – Europa League Final LIVE

May 22, 2024

Follow the Europa League live Football match between Atalanta and Bayer 04 Leverkusen with Eurosport. The match starts at 7:00 PM on May 22nd, 2024.

Catch the latest Atalanta and Bayer 04 Leverkusen news and find up to date Europa League standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.

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Steinhauser claims maiden pro win as Pogacar shows rivals who is boss

May 22, 2024

Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) claimed a terrific maiden pro victory as he easily stayed away to win Stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia, while Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) extended his advantage in the maglia rosa again.

Fresh from his third place on the queen stage on Sunday, which drew praise from the triumphant Pogacar, the German dropped Eritrean Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek) with 34km remaining and pressed on for glory.

Giro d’Italia Stage 17 LIVE – Sixth win for Pogacar?

May 22, 2024

LIVE: Selva di Val Gardena – Passo del Brocon

Giro d’Italia – May 22nd, 2024

Follow the Giro d’Italia Selva di Val Gardena – Passo del Brocon stage live with Eurosport. Selva di Val Gardena – Passo del Brocon starts at 10:30 AM on May 22nd, 2024.

Catch the latest cycling news and find Giro d’Italia results, standings and routes. After Selva di Val Gardena – Passo del Brocon 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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‘That was the title’ – Robertson on why O’Sullivan was so close to record Crucible triumph

May 22, 2024

Snooker GOAT Ronnie O’Sullivan was only one win away from claiming a record eighth title triumph at the World Championship earlier this month, according to Neil Robertson, the 2010 Crucible winner.

O’Sullivan refused to pot a red after asking for the black to be re-spotted by referee Desislava Bozhilova – an act of sportsmanship that cost him a 7-5 lead and possibly the match – while he was later embroiled in more words with the match official when he was disturbed by fans entering the arena during a crucial shot with matters finely poised at 10-10.

As it was, 2015 champion Bingham claimed the final three frames, but could not maintain his form against Jak Jones in the semi-finals as he struggled badly among the balls before being defeated 17-12 by the Welshman, who also accounted for Judd Trump 13-9 in the last eight.

“The difference between being able to pot it comfortably and having to play safe was literally a millimetre. I think Desislava did a perfect job in that scenario. Then Ronnie played safe, which was great. Then there was what happened at 10-10 with the door and the crowd. I think that was the title.

“Judd [Trump] went out earlier that day, and I think he felt that realistically if he got through Stuart, then he would have comfortably won it. Maybe it was just that, the eighth title on the line in that mini-session.”

Kyren Wilson progressed to lift his first world title with an 18-14 win over Jones in the final, but Robertson could understand O’Sullivan frustration as he praised Eurosport for getting immediate reaction during his ill-fated encounter with Bingham.

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‘Some referees have got it in for me’ – O’Sullivan on black spot incident

“Eurosport stuffed a mic in front of him straight out of the session, and he just went off on one didn’t he?” said Robertson.

“I don’t know why he’s done it. I understand Eurosport, it’s good journalism from them, but I don’t know why he got involved.

“I wasn’t a fan of those post-session interviews either, I wouldn’t have done them, not a chance.

“It was all up for grabs and Kyren was the one that passed the test and lasted the longest, so hats off to him.”

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How to watch Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia as more bad weather forecast

May 21, 2024

A daunting day in the Dolomites features five climbs and practically zero kilometres of flat, with the riders tackling the Cat. 2 Passo Sella (8.9km at 7.4%) from the gun. For those who find themselves quickly off the back, there’s a chance to recalibrate and return to the fold with a long descent towards the intermediate sprint ahead of the second climb, the Cat. 1 Passo Rolle, whose average gradient of just under 5% over almost 20km is skewered by a flattish section halfway up.

Another long descent follows ahead of the easiest test of the day, the Cat. 3 Passo Gobbera. Things then get mighty serious with a dual ascent of the Passo Brocon, which is tackled from both the east and west sides. The first is a Cat. 2 of 13.3km at 6.5% peaking at 12%. This is followed by a harder Cat. 1 effort of 12.2km at 6.4% but with a maximum tilt of 14%.

Although only the Passo Sella is above the 2,000m mark, the succession of climbs will make this one of the key tests in the final week – if the stage goes ahead in full…

Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 17 profile

How can I watch Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia?

Watch Stage 17 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, May 22 from 11:00 UK time on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+.

The UK coverage will be bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui, who has a string of esteemed guests joining her across the three weeks.

Usual suspects Dan Lloyd, Adam Blythe and 12-time Giro stage winner Robbie McEwen will return, with former Jumbo-Visma star Nathan van Hooydonck swooping in for the final week as Blythe (Stages 16-21) resumes his duties on the motorbike in Italy, bringing fans closer to the action.

Giro d’Italia 2024 TV schedule and route details

Stage Date Start / Finish Distance Breakaway on-air time (UK time)
Stage 1 Sat May 4 Venaria Reale – Torino 140km (hilly) 12:30
Stage 2 Sun May 5 San Francesco al Campo – Santuario di Oropa (Biella) 161km (summit finish) 11:45
Stage 3 Mon May 6 Novara – Fossano 166km (flat) 12:00
Stage 4 Tue May 7 Acqui Terme – Andora 190km (flat) 11:15
Stage 5 Wed May 8 Genova – Lucca 178km (hilly) 11:30
Stage 6 Thu May 9 Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio) – Rapolano Terme 180km (hilly) 11:30
Stage 7 Fri May 10 Foligno – Perugia 40.6km (ITT) 11:45
Stage 8 Sat May 11 Spoleto – Prati di Tivo 152km (summit finish) 11:15
Stage 9 Sun May 12 Avezzano – Napoli 214km (hilly) 10:45
Rest Day Mon May 13 – – –
Stage 10 Tue May 14 Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva) 142km (summit finish) 11:45
Stage 11 Wed May 15 Foiano di Val Fortore – Francavilla al Mare 207km (flat) 10:45
Stage 12 Thu May 16 Martinsicuro – Fano 193km (hilly) 11:15
Stage 13 Fri May 17 Riccione – Cento 179km (flat) 11:45
Stage 14 Sat May 18 Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda 31.2km (ITT) 12:00
Stage 15 Sun May 19 Manerba del Garda – Livigno (Mottolino) 222km (summit finish) 09:15
Rest Day Mon May 20 – – –
Stage 16 Tue May 21 Livigno – Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Groden (Monte Pana) 202km (summit finish) 10:00
Stage 17 Wed May 22 Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden – Passo del Brocon 159km (summit finish) 11:00
Stage 18 Thu May 23 Fiera di Primiero – Padova 178km (flat) 11:30
Stage 19 Fri May 24 Mortegliano – Sappada 157km (hilly) 11:30
Stage 20 Sat May 25 Alpago – Bassano del Grappa 181km (mountainous) 10:30
Stage 21 Sun May 26 Roma – Roma 122km (flat) 14:15

Knowles suffers defeat on first day of Q School in Leicester as On Yee advances

May 21, 2024

Former world No. 2 Tony Knowles suffered a narrow 4-3 defeat to Scotland’s Jack Borwick on the opening day of snooker’s Q School in Leicester.

But there was better news for three-time women’s world champion Ng On Yee, who completed a 4-2 win over Latvian hopeful Rodion Judin to reach the second round.

Hong Kong player On Yee was boosted by a 60 break in the second frame before claiming the final three frames to secure a meeting with Josh Mulholland on Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Borwick made a 51 in the second frame to lead 2-0 before Bolton favourite Knowles reeled off the next three to lead 3-2 only to lose a nervy decider on the final pink.

He needed to win six matches at the city’s Mattioli Arena with the best-of-seven frame encounters running between Tuesday May 21 until Sunday May 26 at qualifying event one, but will get a second crack at qualifying when event two begins on Monday.

Knowles reached the last 32 of Q School in 2021 before losing 4-2 to Mark Lloyd.

A number of other players will bid to regain their tour cards at Q School this week, including 1995 world semi-finalist Andy Hicks, former Crucible qualifiers James Cahill and Mark Joyce, and two-time ranking event quarter-finalist Liam Highfield.

Four tour cards will be handed out before qualifying event two begins on Monday May 27 and runs until Saturday June 1 in Leicester with the same process providing four more tour cards.

There is also two Asia and Oceania qualifying events in Bangkok (22-27 May and May 28 until June 2) which will see four more tour cards on the line.

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Five-star Pogacar wins again after rider protest sees stage shortened

May 21, 2024

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) signed off a chaotic day at the Giro d’Italia with another dominant victory on a shortened Stage 16, while Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) leaked time on the final climb to drop to third in the general classification.

Pogacar took off in the final kilometre and quickly swept up the remains of the breakaway, with previous leader Giulio Pellizzari (Bardiani-CSF) offering brief resistance before being dropped with 500m remaining.