German IAM rider Roger Kluge got ahead of the pack in the final kilometre to bamboozle the sprint teams and steal a stage win on a flat run in the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday.

England’s Luke Donald is hoping a return to one of his happiest hunting grounds will spark a rise up the world rankings and help him make Europe’s Ryder Cup team for the fifth time.

Indonesian Formula One driver Rio Haryanto needs more money to keep his seat at the Manor Racing team, but he is safe for the first half of the season, his manager said yesterday.

Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix sees Formula 1’s drivers hit the streets of the principality again - and two of its most high-profile stars will do so with a warning ringing in their ears.

Russian high-jump Olympic champion Anna Chicherova yesterday vowed to clear her name after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, casting doubt on her participation in Rio.

World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy made a whirlwind start to his bid to win the World Series finals and created another kind of storm, of applause from spectators, by praising his mother who coaches him.

The Penguins stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, setting up a series decider back in Pittsburgh.

The Golden State Warriors are fast becoming a pale shadow of the 73-win team that stormed through the regular season and there is no shortage of theories as to why the league’s most dominant team are now on the verge of playoff elimination.

The Oklahoma City Thunder put the defending NBA Champs on the ropes with another blowout win on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli has declared AB de Villiers the best batsman in the world after the South African single-handedly steered his Indian Premier League side into this season’s cricket final.

Australia is close to poaching Jason Gillespie from English cricket to be the national team’s new full-time fast bowling coach, a report said yesterday.

As women flock to the stands and take prominent positions in commentary boxes and boardrooms, cricket’s richest Twenty20 league is no longer solely a man’s world.