Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia team classification after stage 3 (Reuters) May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 3 on Monday 1. Orica(Australia) 23:40:59" 2. Tinkoff - Saxo(Russia) +7" 3. Astana(Kazakhstan) +13" 4. Etixx - Quick-Step(Belgium) +19" 5. Movistar(Spain) +21" 6. BMC Racing(United States) +25" 7. FDJ(France) +26" 8. Team Sky(Britain) +27" 9. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Wrestling, taekwondo joins SportAccord exodus (Reuters) (updates with taekwondo pulling out as well) By Karolos Grohmann MUNICH, May 11 (Reuters) - The international wrestling federation (UWW) and the world taekwondo federations (WTF) on Monday pulled out of the sports umbrella organisation SportAccord until relations improve following a row with the International Olympic … [Read more...]

Olympics-Wrestling joins SportAccord exodus (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann MUNICH, May 11 (Reuters) - The international wrestling federation (UWW) on Monday said it would not participate in any activities within the sports umbrella organisation SportAccord until relations improve following a row with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Our decision, which is based on our full … [Read more...]

Cycling-Pozzovivo conscious after Giro horror crash (Reuters) (updates with team comment) SESTRI LEVANTE, Italy, May 11 (Reuters) - Italian Domenico Pozzovivo is "conscious and lucid" after being carried away motionless on a stretcher following a crash in a descent during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, his team said on Monday. "According to the race doctor, Pozzovivo has been … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 3 results (Reuters) May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Rapallo - Sestri Levante, 136 km) on Monday 1. Michael Matthews (Australia / Orica) 3:33:53" 2. Fabio Felline (Italy / Trek) ST 3. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 4. Sergey Lagutin (Russia / Katusha) 5. Paolo Tiralongo (Italy / Astana) 6. Luca Paolini (Italy / Katusha) 7. … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia mountain classification after stage 3 (Reuters) May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 3 on Monday 1. Pavel Kochetkov (Russia / Katusha) 15 2. Diego Ulissi (Italy / Lampre) 12 3. Edoardo Zardini (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 7 4. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 6 5. Jesus Herrada (Spain / Movistar) 6 6. Bert-Jan Lindeman … [Read more...]

Cycling-Matthews wins in pink as Pozzovivo crashes out of Giro (Reuters) Australia's Michael Matthews extended his overall Giro d'Italia lead after sprinting to victory in a third stage that saw Italian Domenico Pozzovivo suffer a horrific crash on Monday. The Orica-GreenEDGE rider, who claimed the pink jersey after the second stage, pocketed a 10-second bonus for his win ahead of Italian … [Read more...]