Championship leader Marc Marquez became the first rider to win five races in his debut MotoGP season with victory at Brno in the Czech Republic. The 20-year-old Spaniard took his fourth win in a row with fellow Spaniards Dani Pedrosa second and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo in third place.
Good start by Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao and Villareal share top spot after Saturday’s round of La Liga matches. Athletic were 2-0 winners over Osasuna through an own goal from Arribas and a proper goal by de Marcos.
Real Madrid leave it late against Betis
A late winner from Isco saw Real Madrid sneak past Betis on Sunday night. Molina gave Betis an early lead before Benzema equalised midway through the first half and Isco headed home in the 86th minute.
Marquez wins in Indianapolis
Marc Marquez extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship to 21 points with a win at the Indianapolis Grand Prix. Marquez started on pole but fell behind Jorge Lorenzo after the reigning champion made a great start. As Lorenzo’s tyres began to degrade, Marquez regained the lead with 15 laps remaining and coasted to victory, with …
Barcelona 7-0 Levante
Barcelona squeezed past Levante 7-0 to possibly set the standard for the season, although Levante didn’t really put up much of a fight. Messi and Pedro both bagged a pair and Sanchez, Alves and Xavi grabbed one apiece.
First matches of the new season
Real Sociedad got the new La Liga season under way on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Getafe, Carolos Vela and Seferovic the scorers with one goal coming in each half.
Nadal wins the Rogers Cup
Rafael Nadal breezed past Canada’s Milos Raonic with a brilliant performance to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Nadal needed just 68 minutes to win 6-2 6-2 and claim his eighth title and fourth Masters 1000 victory of 2013.
Froome triumphant in the Tour de France
After 3,404 kilometres of pedalling, Britain’s Chris Froome has won the 100th edition of the Tour de France, finishing over four minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Colombian Nairo Quintana, with Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez in third.
Victory for Marquez at Laguna Seca
Twenty-year-old Marc Marquez extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship with victory at Laguna Seca in California, overtaking polesitter Stefan Bradl early in the race. The win stretches his advantage over his Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to 16 points. Stefan Bradl finished second with Valentino Rossi in third place.
Marquez victorious in Germany
With Pedrosa and Lorenzo sidelined by injuries after crashes, Marc Marquez moved top of the world championship standings with victory at the German Grand Prix. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow finished second and Valentino Rossi was third.