Bakelants wins stage two to seize Tour de France lead
Belgian rider Bakelants broke free near 500 meters to go and claimed the stage in Ajaccio with a time of 3 hours 43 minutes 11 seconds, taking the yellow jersey from rivals amid a tight finish. Sagan finished second with Kwiatkowski third as sprinters and climbers battled the Corsican course.
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Ajaccio
Corsica
Jan Bakelants
Peter Sagan
Bakelants
Sagan
Michal Kwiatkowski
Bastia
Napoleon Bonaparte
RadioShack
Lombardy
Bioscience Engineering
University of Leuven
Belgium
Marcel Kittel
Kettel
Cote du Salario
Corsica Island
France
New names alongside Djokovic Murray at Wimbledon
The article notes unfamiliar players like Kenny de Schepper Adrian Mannarino Ivan Dodig Jerzy Janowicz Karin Knapp Monica Puig and Li Na reach Wimbledon s fourth round for the first time while Serena Williams Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain active. It highlights Djokovic and Murray as top contenders and mentions walkovers and injuries shaping Week 2 after a starless Week 1.
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London
Wimbledon
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Maria Sharapova
All England Club
Kenny de Schepper
Adrian Mannarino
Ivan Dodig
Jerzy Janowicz
Karin Knapp
Monica Puig
Serena Williams
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Djokovic
Federer
Nadal
Knapp
Janowicz
Li Na
Laura Robson
All England
Juan Martin del Potro
de Schepper
Dodig
Lukasz Kubot
Mannarino
Andreas Seppi
Robson
Puerto Rico
Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium
Three Wimbledon Fourth Round Showdowns Spotlight
Serena Williams faces Sabine Lisicki as the German dominates on serve and aims to upset the 34 match win streak. Novak Djokovic meets Tommy Haas in a potential test where Haas would become the oldest Wimbledon quarterfinalist if he prevails. Andy Murray duels Mikhail Youzhny as he chases Britain’s first male Wimbledon champion in 77 years.
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Djokovic
Tommy Haas
Federer
Murray
Britain
Marion Bartoli
London
Wimbledon
Serena Williams
Sabine Lisicki
Williams
Lisicki
Maria Sharapova
All England
Kim Clijsters
Wim Fissette
Patrick Mouratoglou
Novak Djokovic
Haas
Key Biscayne
Tom Okker
Roland Garros
Roger Federer
U.S
Youzhny
All England Club
Brazil Wins Confederations Cup Final 3-0 Over Spain
Brazil defeats world and European champions Spain 3-0 at Maracana to win the Confederations Cup, Fred scoring twice and Neymar adding one as protests erupt outside the stadium. Spain’s Ramos misses a penalty and Pique is sent off as Brazil extends home unbeaten run.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Fred
Neymar
Spain
Maracana Stadium
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Switzerland
Sergio Ramos
Gerard Pique
Bjorn Kuipers
Vicente del Bosque
Maracana
England
London
South Africa
Selecao
Mexico
Marcelo
Jesus Navas
Ramos
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Pedro Rodriguez
Julio Cesar
David Luiz
Thiago Silva
Gilmore seeks broader support for youth track program
Gilmore aims to recruit more coaches and parents and boost athlete numbers in the Aiken club. He notes the reward of guiding young athletes and hopes for sustained program strength. Aiken reps impressed at AAU National qualifiers with several athletes advancing to the National Junior Olympics in Michigan.
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Gilmore
Aiken
Wisdom
Cady
Michigan
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Mikhail Youzhny
Eric Russell
Aiken Standard
USC Aiken
Eliza King
Keira Wisdom
Sophie King
Jessa Potvin
Jovan Cardoso
Eduardo Barquet
John Potvin
David McKeel
Steven Sheets
Kendall Haley
Emma Poteat
Andrea Soto
Alex McKee
Adam McFall
Josh Cady
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