Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali of Astana escaped alone to a summit-finish victory in the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday whilst Colombia’s Esteban Chaves rode into the pink jersey by coming third on the day.

Northampton flanker Teimana Harrison will make his England debut in tomorrow’s one-off Twickenham Test against Wales, with another three uncapped players named among the replacements yesterday.

England captain Alastair Cook was still left searching for his 10,000th run in Test cricket as fellow opener Alex Hales, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all missed out on contrasting landmarks at the Riverside yesterday.

Captain David Warner’s belligerent innings of 96 not out helped Sunrisers Hyderabad overcome Gujarat Lions by four wickets here yesterday to enter the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Cristiano Ronaldo insists personal goals will be put to one side as Real Madrid seek to embellish their incredible European record with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final today.

Jose Mourinho will forget what has gone on for the last three disappointing seasons at Manchester United, he said in his first interview after being installed as manager yesterday.

Masters champion Danny Willett put daylight between himself and the rest of the field before giving some of it back on day two of the European PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday.

Bryce Molder, seeking his first US PGA title in five years, fired a bogey-free six-under par 64 to grab a one-shot lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Dean and Deluca Invitational.

Lewis Hamilton wants softer tyres, more pit-stops and a lot more fun at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Controversial US sprinter Justin Gatlin, British long-distance world champ Mo Farah and two-time Olympic 100 metre champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are some of the top talent competing at today’s Prefontaine Classic.

Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale’s year off after his London campaign has not only refreshed him for his tilt at defending his single sculls title in Rio later this year, but also given him pause for thought about continuing until Tokyo.

Stephen Curry scored 31 points as the defending champion Golden State Warriors kept their record-setting season alive with a 120-111 win over Oklahoma City in game five of their Western Conference playoff.