Slovenian favourite beats nearest rivals by 27 seconds Ineos leader Geraint Thomas finishes third at summit finishTadej Pogacar, the race favourite, made light of a mechanical ­problem to blast into the lead of the Giro d’Italia with victory on the summit finish to the 161km second stage on Sunday.The Slovenian suffered a ­puncture at the foot of the …

Toulouse 38-26 HarlequinsToulouse set up Champions Cup final against Leinster Another gallant English defeat, another tale of the Premiership’s plucky losers but ultimately another tinged with regret. Toulouse booked their place in the final to secure a widely expected showdown with Leinster but, just as was the case with Northampton 24 hours earlier, …

Emma Reid and Kelly Petersen-Pollard both win bronze medals in the penultimate Grand Slam event of the Olympic qualification window.

Hammers leak more goals in another sorry display

French giants survive major scare to book Lenster meeting

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Rugby is not all about science, it is about heart and soul too. Building tight connections is vital.

KIERAN GILL AND KATHRYN BATTE AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea kept up their chase for a European spot by hitting West Ham for five at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Ahead of his 22nd birthday on Monday, Palmer became the third player in the league's history to reach 30 goal involvements in a season.

All you need to know ahead of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome including draws, dates, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, but where are Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray?

There were jubilant scenes as the Leicester squad celebrated winning the Championship title with a bus parade around the city.

CHRIS FOY AT CROKE PARK: Tries by Hendy and Seabrook brought them to the brink of an epic upset before the Irish province clung on to clinch their place in the showpiece.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: in their fourth win in seven league games, Chelsea were simply magnificent. They have been growing in confidence and form lately and blew West Ham away.

Mauricio Pochettino saw his Chelsea side boost their European hopes with a thumping 5-0 win over West Ham.

Deta Hedman forfeited her quarter-final at the Denmark Open against Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

World Snooker Championship finalist Jak Jones is fed up of Judd Trump and co making the same comments after losing against him

Roy Keane and Erling Haaland have engaged in a bitter war of words.