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Monday, 29 May 2017 :  The McLaren F1 driver skipped the Monaco Grand Prix to contest the iconic oval race and led for a total of 27 laps before his Andretti Autosport Honda retired on lap 179 of 200. Ex-F1 driver Takuma Sato came through to win the 101st staging …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Bernhard Langer made history with his victory at the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday, becoming the first player to win all five senior majors on the 50-and-over Champions Tour. Langer edged Vijay Singh by one stroke at Trump National in Washington, carding a closing 68 …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Gustafsson, who recently became a father, dominated the first round combining swift movement and precise striking to keep the 37-year-old Brazilian on the back foot. With Teixeira’s sight hindered after an accidental eye poke, the Swede continued to exert pressure and landed a flurry of …

  Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Petra Kvitova cried after winning her first match since being stabbed during a burglary at her home in December. The Czech, 27, looked impressive in beating American Julia Boserup 6-3 6-2 to reach round two of the French Open. Kvitova suffered career-threatening injuries to …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Tom Dumoulin became the first Dutchman to win the Giro d’Italia after a time-trial masterclass on the final stage from Monza to Milan. Stage 21 of the 100th Giro promised a tense finale, with just 53 seconds separating leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar), second-placed Vincenzo Nibali …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Ridden by jockey Moisés González, Huitlacoche was widely tipped to take the honours in the lead-up to the race and justified the tag of race favourite by coming home ahead of Famus Palo and Templo Maya in second and third place respectively. The success represented …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  In the women’s single sculls, the 29-year-old Brit held off a late burst from two-time Olympic champion Ekaterina Karsten, 44, of Belarus to cross the line in 7:34.230 minutes, while Germany’s Annekatrin Thiele took third. Thornley won a World U23 title in Racice back in …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 :  Britain’s Greg Rutherford claimed a resounding long-jump victory at the Great City Games in front of a big crowd in Manchester’s Albert Square. The 30-year-old London 2012 gold medallist recorded 8.18m in his final jump to win ahead of Uruguay’s Emiliano Lasa (7.96m). Holly Bradshaw …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 :  World number two Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from his final warm-up event for the US Open due to a rib injury. The 28-year-old will miss next week’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Ohio. The Northern Irishman was treated for a stress fracture to his …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 :  The Sri Lankan finished unbeaten on 177 as Surrey closed on 334-7 having been reduced to 31-5 in the opening hour of a sun-drenched first day at Chelmsford. Sam Curran (90) shared a 191-run partnership with Sangakkara for the sixth wicket while Stuart Meaker (43 …