How to watch Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia as Pogacar and Narvaez set for battle on summit finish
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How to watch Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia as Pogacar and Narvaez set for battle on summit finish

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Sancho wants Man Utd exit as Dortmund plan talks – Paper Round

May 4, 2024

Sancho sets heart on Man Utd exit

The Sun reports that Jadon Sancho does not want to continue his career at Manchester United next season.

Instead, Borussia Dortmund hope to re-sign the winger on loan for another season, before potentially landing a permanent deal in 2025.

The paper explains: “Jadon Sancho has no plans to return to Manchester United once his loan deal at Borussia Dortmund expires next month.

“And the Champions League semi-finalists are ready to open talks with the Red Devils about extending his stay in Germany.

“Dortmund know they are unlikely to be able to afford the price tag for a permanent deal for the 24-year-old this summer.

“So they plan to ask about the possibility of signing him for another year – with an option or obligation to buy at the end of the 2024/5 campaign.

“United paid £73 million to sign Sancho from the German giants in summer 2021 but he never lived up to that price tag.”

Man Utd concerned over Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel still looks likely to leave Bayern Munich, but there are concerns at Manchester United over appointing him.

Should he replace Erik ten Hag, some at Old Trafford are worried about his reputation for leaving clubs under a cloud.

The Mirror explains: “Figures at Manchester United have expressed concern over Thomas Tuchel potentially clashing with the club’s leadership if he’s appointed to replace Erik ten Hag.

“Tuchel is set to leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season, despite the German giants being one game away from the Champions League final. In February, with the Bundesliga title slipping away from the Bavarians’ grasp for the first time since 2012, Bayern announced that they’d reached an agreement with the former Chelsea boss to part ways, making him available this summer.

“At Paris Saint-Germain, he clashed with sporting director Leonardo, who claimed that Tuchel disrespected the club prior to his dismissal in late 2020. The Chelsea job soon followed but after a change of ownership at Stamford Bridge, his trophy-laden spell ended in acrimonious fashion, never gelling with the new regime led by Todd Boehly.”

Nacho set for Real departure

Nacho Fernandez will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, and he has found no offers in Europe convincing.

Instead, Marca reports, the captain will go Stateside to link up with an MLS team to start a new spell in his career.

The paper reports: “Nacho Fernandez has decided to end his time as a Real Madrid player on June 30, as reported by MARCA and he’s already chosen his next destination as he pursues his desire to embark on a new adventure by heading to the MLS.

“The captain of Los Blancos has left behind other offers with a more economic rewards as his continuity in the world of football goes through the North American league.

“As MARCA.com reported at the time, the idea has matured throughout the season and although during the previous year he moved very close to saying goodbye, on that occasion he changed his mind and continued for another season.

“Now nothing new has moved him as his destiny will be in the United States with the incentive of being captain, something that came with Karim Benzema’s farewell, has been more than fulfilled.

“Nacho Fernandez has decided to end his time as a Real Madrid player on June 30, as reported by MARCA and he’s already chosen his next destination as he pursues his desire to embark on a new adventure by heading to the MLS.”

Richarlison may be shown the exit by Spurs

Tottenham could be sacrificed by Tottenham as they look to raise funds for the coming transfer window.

The Brazilian has 10 league goals this season, and Ange Postecoglou wants to bring in new faces.

The Express states: “Richarlison could be central to a summer exodus at Tottenham as Ange Postecoglou prepares to revamp his squad following their stumbling finish to the season. Thursday’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea represented a third straight defeat for Spurs, leaving them up against it in their bid to catch fourth-placed Aston Villa and qualify for the Champions League next season.

“The 26-year-old is now a lead candidate to be sold at the end of the season with Postecoglou set to go into the market for a new striker. Richarlison, who switched from the Toffees in 2022 in a deal worth more than £50m, has already been linked to clubs in Saudi Arabia.

“And Postecoglou himself has ramped up speculation by candidly admitting he wanted to alter his squad this summer. ‘We need change. Change has to happen,’ he said, ahead of his side’s trip to Liverpool on Sunday.”

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2024 F1 Miami GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

May 4, 2024
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Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q1?

Perez set the early pace at 1m27.772s before Verstappen improved to beat him with 1m27.689s.

Falling at the first hurdle were Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Logan Sargeant (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB – the sprint race hero who will start last due to a three-place grid penalty for a safety car infringement in China), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).

Miami GP Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez

Cla Nº Driver  Car / Engine   Time   Delay   Laps 
1  1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.689   6
2  11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.772 0.083 6
3  4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1’27.913 0.224 9
4  55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’27.937 0.248 9
5  10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1’27.976 0.287 9
6  81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1’28.032 0.343 8
7  16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’28.081 0.392 9
8  63 George Russell Mercedes 1’28.159 0.470 9
9  44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’28.167 0.478 9
10  18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’28.177 0.488 9
11  31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1’28.209 0.520 9
12  22 Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1’28.324 0.635 9
13  23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1’28.343 0.654 9
14  27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1’28.383 0.694 9
15  14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’28.453 0.764 9
16  77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber/Ferrari 1’28.463 0.774 6
17  2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1’28.487 0.798 8
18  3 Daniel Ricciardo RB/Honda RBPT 1’28.617 0.928 9
19  20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1’28.619 0.930 9
20  24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber/Ferrari 1’28.824 1.135 9

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q2?

Leclerc set the bar at 1m27.533s on his first flying lap of the session, 0.033s faster than Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) jumped up to P3 on his second run.

Knocked out at this point were Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alex Albon (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston).

Miami GP Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla Nº Driver  Car / Engine   Time   Delay   Laps 
1  16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’27.533   6
2  1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.566 0.033 6
3  44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’27.697 0.164 6
4  81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1’27.721 0.188 5
5  11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.839 0.306 6
6  4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1’27.871 0.338 6
7  55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’27.941 0.408 6
8  63 George Russell Mercedes 1’28.095 0.562 6
9  22 Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1’28.167 0.634 6
10  27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1’28.200 0.667 6
11  18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’28.222 0.689 6
12  10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1’28.324 0.791 6
13  31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1’28.371 0.838 6
14  23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1’28.413 0.880 6
15  14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’28.427 0.894 6

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen set the pace at 1m27.241s, 0.141s clear of Leclerc, with Sainz a further tenth away in third.

On the final runs, Verstappen was almost two tenths slower than his P1 time, while Leclerc was half a second off his previous pace. Perez improved to take P4, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

George Russell (Mercedes) will start seventh ahead of Hamilton, who couldn’t replicate his Q2 form, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).

Miami GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla Nº Driver  Car / Engine   Time   Delay   Laps 
1  1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.241   6
2  16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’27.382 0.141 6
3  55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’27.455 0.214 6
4  11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1’27.460 0.219 6
5  4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1’27.594 0.353 6
6  81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1’27.675 0.434 6
7  63 George Russell Mercedes 1’28.067 0.826 6
8  44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’28.107 0.866 6
9  27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1’28.146 0.905 6
10  22 Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1’28.192 0.951 6

“Einfach nur Blödsinn”: Bremer “Detektiv-Frust” nach VAR-Elfmeter

May 4, 2024

Von der Hoffnung auf Europa zu einem kleinen Rückschlag: Der SV Werder Bremen hatte sich spät beim Duell mit Gladbach noch das 2:2 gefangen. Im Anschluss beschwerte sich Ole Werner. Bei wem? Beim VAR. Und das deutlich.

Im Gespräch mit seinen Akteuren - und nicht zufrieden mit dem Schiedsrichtergespann: SVW-Coach Ole Werner.

Im Gespräch mit seinen Akteuren – und nicht zufrieden mit dem Schiedsrichtergespann: SVW-Coach Ole Werner.

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Eigentlich hätte Bremen ein großer Sieger dieses 32. Bundesliga-Spieltags werden können. Denn sowohl der SC Freiburg (0:0 am Samstagabend in Köln), die TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (1:1 am Freitagabend gegen Leipzig) als auch der FC Augsburg (1:5 in Dortmund) – allesamt Klubs im Bereich des Europa-Conference-League-Ranges 7 – schafften keinen Dreier.

Am Ende des Tages aber auch der SV Werder nicht – und das, obwohl Stürmer Nick Woltemade in seinem 39. Erstliga-Spiel erstmals einen Treffer und später sogar den Doppelpack zum 2:1-Zwischenstand geschnürt hatte. Am Ende aber war SVW-Kapitän Marco Friedl aus kurzer Distanz der Ball an den linken Arm gegangen. Die Folge: Aufschrei der Gladbacher, VAR, Elfmeter, Bremer Aufregung, Beschwerden.

Und vor allem: die Verwandlung von Borussen-Profi Florian Neuhaus, der eigentlich gar nicht eingeteilt war als Schütze. Damit war aus einem vermeintlichen 2:1-Sieg ein 2:2 geworden.

“Schafft den Scheiß wieder ab, es nervt einfach nur noch”

Doch warum gab es eigentlich Elfmeter? Diese Frage stellte sich im Anschluss vor allem Bremens sichtlich gefrusteter Trainer Ole Werner, der mit seinem Team im Falle eines Dreiers auf 40 Punkte (wäre Platz 8) aufgestockt hätte.

“Wenn man es sich anguckt, ist es wieder der klassische Fall von: Kann man geben, muss man nicht geben”, schätzte der Coach der Grün-Weißen die Szene mit Friedl, der den Ball von Tomas Cvancara aus kurzer Distanz auf den leicht ausgefahrenen Arm bekommen hatte, ein. “Am Ende ist halt das große Problem, dass jede Woche auf den Sportplätzen der Bundesliga gefühlt Willkür herrscht.”

Werner ging in seiner Rede am Sky-Mikrofon sogar noch weiter – und holte zur Generalkritik aus: “Das große Problem ist, dass wir mittlerweile gefühlt überall mehr Detektive als Schiedsrichter haben. Die versuchen dann nochmal, in allen Spielsituationen irgendwo Argumente für ihre Entscheidung zu finden. Das ist einfach für alle Beteiligten nur Blödsinn.”

Werners klare Forderung zum Abschluss: “Schafft den Scheiß wieder ab, es nervt einfach nur noch.”

F1 Miami GP: Verstappen fends off Leclerc for pole again

May 4, 2024
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Verstappen posted a 1m27.241s to lead Leclerc by 0.141-seconds on the first runs in Q3, where they were trailed by Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari.

On the final runs, although Verstappen set the session’s fastest time in the first sector, the leading trio could not better their previous best times – Leclerc in particular having a wild time on this final flier.

Sergio Perez did find time on his final Q3 go to jump to fourth, while Lando Norris took fifth having run mediums on his first Q3 effort.

This pair improving shuffled Oscar Piastri down to sixth on the second Q3 runs, while the Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton took seventh and eighth.

Both Mercedes drivers had to run mediums for the last Q3 laps after running out of new softs, but only Hamilton went quicker with the yellow-walled rubber.

Behind, Nico Hulkenberg was ninth and Yuki Tsunoda took 10th, with the other notable incident in Q3 being Sainz getting cleared of impeding Hulkenberg at Turn 17 late on.

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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In Q2, Russell’s last-gasp improvement knocked out Lance Stroll, who was joined by Alpine pair Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon – both French drivers failing to set personal best times on their final runs in the middle segment.

Behind, Alex Albon’s late personal best pushed Fernando Alonso down to 15th in the other Aston Martin.

In Q1, Alonso squeaked in through 0.01s ahead of Valtteri Bottas in 15th and 16th, with home hero Logan Sargeant eliminated in 17th behind Bottas.

Sprint qualifying and race star Daniel Ricciardo was also knocked out in 18th complaining of lacking rear grip, with Kevin Magnussen and Zhou Guanyu 19th and 20th.

Magnussen lost time with traffic at the final corner on his last Q1 lap, while Zhou faces a post-session stewards’ investigation for pushing in front of Ricciardo when before the pitlane opened for the first segment and for crossing the pit exit line late in Q1.

Several drivers will be investigated for going too slowly on out-laps, but will be expected to avoid grid penalties as is now typical for such incidents, while Ricciardo’s post-Chinese GP penalty for overtaking under the safety car means he will start Sunday’s race from last place.

F1 Miami Grand Prix – Qualifying results

1:0 auf Mallorca: Atletico springt nur so hoch, wie es muss

May 4, 2024

Atletico Madrid hat die Qualifikation für die Champions League dicht vor Augen. Am Samstagabend gewannen die Colchoneros mit 1:0 auf Mallorca und wahrten damit ihren Sechs-Punkte.-Vorsprung auf ihren Verfolger Athetlic Bilbao. Der Sieg war ein Meilenstein – zu überzeugen wusste Atletico allerdings nicht.

Mann des Abends: Rodrigo Riquelme erzielte das entscheidende Tor auf Mallorca.

Mann des Abends: Rodrigo Riquelme erzielte das entscheidende Tor auf Mallorca.

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9:7 Torschüsse, 2:6 Ecken und nur 41 Prozent Ballbesitz: Es war alles andere als eine Glanzleistung, die Atletico Madrid am Samstagabend auf Mallorca ablieferte. Am Ende aber, als Schiedsrichter Javier Alberola Rojas zum letzten Mal in seine Pfeife blies, da lagen die Colchoneros in der entscheidenden Disziplin vorne. 1:0 Tore – und damit ein immens wichtiger Auswärtssieg auf dem Weg zur Champions-League-Qualifikation.

Eine Woche zuvor hatte die Elf von Diego Simeone mit 3:1 gegen Athletic Bilbao gewonnen und damit einen großen Schritt Richtung Königsklasse gemacht – nun ging es darum, den Sieg gegen den ärgsten Widersacher zu veredeln und die Pflichtaufgabe auf Mallorca zu lösen.

Riquelme schießt aus 22 Metern – 0:1

Die Partie war noch keine fünf Minuten, als der Ball im Tor der Gastgeber lag: Riquelme hatte sich ein Herz gefasst und aus 22 Metern flach abgezogen – 0:1, Atletico war auf Kurs (5.). Der Treffer sollte allerdings eine von ganz wenigen Strafraumszenen sein, die die 90 Minuten zu bieten hatten.

Im späteren Verlauf scheiterte Hermoso am Außenpfosten (30.), bevor Llorente eine weitere Großchance für Atletico vergab (55.) – mehr brachten die Colchoneros allerdings nicht zustande. Mallorca war zwar bemüht, doch mit Ausnahme eines Flachschusses von Darder (57.) blieben die Gastgeber harmlos. Der eingewechselte Larin brachte zwar noch etwas Schwung im zweiten Durchgang – erfolgreich war aber auch er nicht (78., 89.).

So blieb es letztendlich beim 1:0 für Atletico, mit dem Simeones Team den Sechs-Punkte-Vorsprung auf Bilbao hielt. Bei nur noch vier ausstehenden Spielen ist das Ticket für die Königsklasse also zum Greifen nah.

‘He went too long’ – Narvaez explains how he beat Pogacar in ‘special’ Stage 1 victory

May 4, 2024
Giro d’Italia Stage 1 winner Jhonatan Narvaez said it was “really, really hard” to keep pace with Tadej Pogacar up the stage’s final climb, ahead of the final sprint which saw him pip the Slovenian to victory.

Pogacar raced up the final uncategorised climb of the opening stage of the first Grand Tour of the season, with only Ineos Grenadiers’ Narvaez and Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) able to keep pace.

When asked by reporters how difficult it was to remain within touching distance of the two-time Tour de France winner, Narvaez said: “It still hurts me now. [It was] really, really hard.”

Further dissecting the victory, Narvaez explained how he thought Pogacar started sprinting too early, allowing him to swoop in for a last-gasp overtake.

“It was a great feeling,” he said. “We know with the team it’s going to be a good stage for me, I worked a lot on it. Also following the best guy in the world in the climb was really hard so it’s a special victory today.

“It was really, really hard. In the end I made it. I think he [Pogacar] went too long, 200m after a really hard stage. I did a shorter sprint, in the end I took the victory.”

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When was the last time anyone kept up with Pogacar, ask Breakaway team after Narvaez brilliance

‘I gave it everything’ – Pogacar

Pogacar agreed with Narvaez’ assessment, and credited the Ecuadorian for a “super strong” display.

“He followed my wheel really well and the group on the front had too big a gap in the bottom,” Pogacar said.

“I tried, I gave it everything and I still dropped GC riders, and this is the sign that I have good legs. But when we come to the top of the climb and Narvaez was still with me, I knew he would be hard to beat in the sprint.

“I was also a bit nervous because it’s been a long time since I was in a sprint with three guys. So I started too early, but Narvaez was obviously faster. I didn’t have too much chance, but anyway, it was a really good effort today.”

Pogacar, who entered the Giro d’Italia as favourite, remained upbeat about the remainder of the three-week-long Grand Tour, despite finishing behind both Narvaez and Schachmann.

“It was our first day at the Giro, a short and fast stage which we tried to control,” Pogacar said in a statement. “Unfortunately it was not our day but we still did a good job I think.”

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‘He went too long’ – Narvaez dissects how he beat Pogacar on Stage 1

After the race, he added: “It’s always a bit 50/50 on the first day, we see some riders suffering and some feeling good, so I think also in our team, we’re going step by step, day by day.

“Tomorrow is more suited as a stage for us, I would say, so we’ll see how the legs are going after today’s effort. But I think it’s going to be a good Giro.”

The Giro d’Italia continues for its second stage on Sunday, live on Eurosport and discovery+, as riders take on the hilly terrains from San Francesco al Campo to Santuario di Oropa.
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