20 Saturday, March 11, 2017 SPORTS Bumpy AC Milan’s defender Mattia De Sciglio (L) fights for the ball with Juventus’ defender Daniel Alves ride for Juventus 1 AC Milan 1 British Nice’s Brazilian defender Dante (L) vies with Caen’s Dave Brailsford Croatian for- ward Ivan Cycling Santini Nice 2 Caen 2 London Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy, Criterium du Dauphine. committee that Freeman had eleaguered Team Sky boss told cyclingnews.com he had no Questions have also been said the information was lost Nice 2 Caen 2 Dave Brailsford, the man intention of standing down. asked over three “therapeutic use when his laptop was stolen while Bbehind Britain’s rise as a cycling “No. My thoughts are about exemptions” or TUEs granted on holiday in Greece in 2014. power, insisted yesterday he what’s good for the team and to five-times Olympic champion It has been alleged that the would not resign despite doping what’s right,” he said. “I’m fine Wiggins in 2011, 2012 and 2013. package contained the banned and sexism rows engulfing the in myself and I’ve got confidence Richard Freeman, the then corticosteroid triamcinolone. sport. in my team. Team Sky doctor, has said the Wiggins has faced repeated Brailsford was labelled “On a personal level, I’ve been package contained the legal questions since Russian hackers “untouchable” in a leaked through a lot over the years decongestant Fluimucil and Fancy Bears revealed documents review of British Cycling and its and it’s important to make sure Wiggins, in common with in September which showed he handling of sexism allegations that you can look at yourself Brailsford, has repeatedly denied received TUEs for triamcinolone. Bremen’s Finnish against a top coach. The and say that there has been no any wrongdoing. Corticosteroids are only defender Niklas federation admitted mistakes wrongdoing. Freeman had been due to allowed with restrictions and the Moisander (R) after the publication of the “I’m confident of that,” added appear before a committee of World Anti-Doping Agency is and Leverkusen’s review Friday by the Daily Mail. Brailsford. British lawmakers last week, but considering a blanket ban on midfielder Karim British Cycling is already British anti-doping authorities was too ill to attend. them in competition. Bellarabi vie for reeling from revelations it are investigating Sky and British That hearing saw Nicole TUEs are official notes the ball mishandled the drugs records of Cycling over a mysterious Sapstead, the head of United allowing athletes to use otherwise Bayer Leverkusen 1 Werder Bremen 0 star rider Bradley Wiggins, with package delivered to now retired Kingdom Anti-Doping, lay banned substances for the Brailsford in the firing line. Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de into Sky for failing to keep treatment of legitimate medical But Brailsford, speaking at the France champion, at the 2011 accurate records after telling the conditions. (AFP) Miami Fairytale continues London ‘Clasico’ mputee jockey and former Miami soldier Guy Disney won panish giants Barcelona Athe prestigious Grand Military and Real Madrid will play Gold Cup at Sandown on Friday Seach other in a one-off pre- following up his victory in the season “El Clasico” in Miami Royal Artillery Gold Cup at the in July, organisers confirmed same racecourse. yesterday. The 34-year-old, who lost his Espanyol 1 Las Palmas 0 The La Liga arch-rivals lower right leg when his vehicle will meet at the Hard Rock was hit by a grenade while serving Scores as of closing Stadium, the 65,000-seat home with British forces in Afghanistan of the NFL Miami Dolphins, in 2009, coasted to a 12 length Captain Guy Disney on July 29. The match is part of victory on the David Pipe-trained aboard Ballyallia the International Champions Rathlin Rose, the 7/4 favourite. Man (Telegraph) Cup, the annual global He had partnered Rathlin Rose exhibition series which features to make history in February when clubs from Europe and around he became the first amputee jockey about winning, just getting him achievement of winning with just the world. It is the first time to win at a professional racecourse. over the fences, as there’s so much one leg in a race restricted to horses Barcelona and Real Madrid “If anyone is looking for a one- that can go wrong. “If it wasn’t for which are owned by serving or have met in North America, legged jockey next week I’m free!” (consultant doctor) David Carey, former military personnel. organizers said. joked Disney referring to National who took the case on when I’d been “I’m not trying to be humble. “I am thrilled to bring the Hunt racing’s showpiece meeting given a resounding no, and a lot of “It’s not hard work out there International Champions Cup the Cheltenham Festival which other people I wouldn’t be here.” and the leg doesn’t make much back to the city of Miami,” said runs from Tuesday to Friday next Disney, who had to convince difference. It’s because of the Dolphins billionaire owner week. “That’s just magical –- what the British Horseracing Authority work of David Carey, the Pipes, Stephen Ross, whose company a lovely horse. The race went by passing several tests he was fit the physios, the lads who put the Brighton 2 Derby 0 bankrolls the tournament. nicely. I was definitely not thinking to compete, tried to shrug off the tourniquet on.