No drama for Pogacar at Tour
Defending champion plays it safe
There was no drama this time, and Tadej Pogacar is all but guaranteed to win a second consecutive Tour de France.
The defending champion from Slovenia just needed to play it safe in Saturday’s time trial in Saint-Emilion, France, to put the finishing touches to his summer triumph. That’s exactly what he did, placing eighth almost one minute behind stage winner Wout van Aert.
It was a sharp contrast to last year’s final race against the clock at the Planche des Belles Filles, where the UAE Team Emirates rider clinched the overall win with a last-minute effort in one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of the race.
“Last year everything was decided on the last [time trial] and the emotions were by far stronger,” Pogacar said.
Hockey
The San Jose Sharks acquired Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-round pick. The Sharks also received a 2022 seventh-round draft pick from the Coyotes.
• The Philadelphia Flyers traded Nolan Patrick and Phil Myers to the Nashville
Predators for veteran defenseman Ryan Ellis.
• Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen signed an eight-year contract extension worth $8.45 million annually.
Golf
Thaisisters Ariya and MoriyaJutanugarn won the DowGreat Lakes Bay Invitationalin Midland, Mich., shootingtheir second 11-under59 in best-ball play for a three-strokevictory against defendingchampions CydneyClanton and Jasmine Suwannapura.
• James Hahn shot a 12under 60 for a chance to win the Barbasol Championship Sunday in Nicholasville, Ky. Eight strokes back entering the day, Hahn had two eagles in his career-best round to move within two strokes of leader J.T. Poston at Keene Trace.
Baseball
The Frontier League game between the visiting Washington Wild Things and the New Jersey Jackals was postponed due to rain.
Olympics
Germany’s Olympic soccer players walked off the pitch, after one of their players was “racially abused,” the German Football Association (DFB) said. Germany was playing against Honduras in a friendly match in preparation for the Olympics.
• The president of the International Olympic Committee said that the organization backs the participation of transgender weightlifter Lauren Hubbard in the Tokyo Olympics.