An awkward moment for cyclist Julian Alaphilippe on Stage 15 of the Tour de France overnight. The Frenchman crossed the line in a sprint finish and celebrated as if he’d won the stage. 

Yes, he did outmuscle the riders next to him, but he didn’t realise that two riders had already crossed the line.

Belgium’s Tim Wellens won the stage (a minute and a half ahead of Alaphilippe), and his fellow countryman Victor Campanaerts finished second.

It turns out that Alaphilippe’s race radio broke during a crash earlier in the day, and his team had no way of communicating with him, hence the confusion.

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar is still the overall race leader. The riders will enjoy the second rest day of the tour before Stage 16 on Tuesday night (AEST).

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The number of Australian athletics records that were set at the London Diamond League meet over the weekend. Jess Hull broke her own women’s mile record, clocking an impressive time of 4:13.68 and finishing second behind Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay (4:11.88). Meanwhile, Rose Davies set a new Australian record of 14:31.45 in the women’s 5000m, finishing third and shattering her previous national record by nearly nine seconds.

“I just couldn't do it.”
Australian boxer Tim Tszyu after losing to American Sebastian Fundora by technical knockout on Sunday. After sitting in his corner at the end of the seventh round, Tszyu did not return to the centre of the ring. The victory sees Fundora retain the WBC Super Welterweight Title. Tszyu was taken to the hospital by an ambulance after the fight.

Czech-American former tennis star Martina Navratilova holds the record for the oldest ever player to win a Grand Slam title. She was aged 49 years and 326 days when she secured the last of her 59 Grand Slam titles (for both singles and doubles), teaming up with Bob Bryan to win the US Open mixed doubles on 9 September 2006.

🏉 The Lions beat the Wallabies 27-19 in the first Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The opening half saw a back-and-forth battle with the Lions outscoring the Wallabies two tries to one and holding a 17-5 lead at half-time. Another try after the break extended the Lions lead, and in a case of too little too late, the Wallabies scored the final two tries of the match. This week, the Lions will play a combined First Nations Pasifika side on Tuesday, before they prepare for the second Test at the MCG on Saturday.

🏏 Australia defeated the West Indies by three wickets in the first of five T20 internationals between the two countries. Australia bowled first and limited the West Indies to 189 runs. Australia lost its first four wickets quickly, but a partnership from Cameron Green (51 runs) and Mitch Owen (50 runs) played a crucial role in helping the visitors reach the target set by the West Indies with seven balls remaining. The next match of the series is on Wednesday (AEST). 

🏉 Collingwood’s lead at the top of the AFL ladder has been narrowed down to just two points after they lost 79-78 to the Fremantle Dockers on Sunday. The Dockers came back from 22 points behind in the final quarter to hand Collingwood their second consecutive defeat. Patrick Voss booted six goals for the Dockers, who are now seventh on the ladder. The Adelaide Crows (3rd) also showed their pedigree as finals contenders, thumping the Gold Coast Suns (8th) 107-46 in the final match of the round. 

⛵ Australia’s SailGP crew, The Flying Roos, missed out on the final of the British Grand Prix following a controversial penalty. The Aussies were penalised for not giving Canada enough room in a four-boat incident. Australian skipper Tom Slingsby said: “I am still baffled by the decision. That cost us the final.” The Flying Roos ultimately finished in fourth place, while New Zealand won the event in Portsmouth, defeating Great Britain on its home waters in the final. With five events remaining, New Zealand leads the overall standings on 54 points with Australia close behind on 52 points.

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The finals of Super Netball began on Sunday, with one team securing a spot in the Grand Final in two weeks and another team heading home. Here’s what you might have missed. 

The Minor Semi-Final between the Adelaide Thunderbirds (3rd) and Melbourne Vixens (4th) was an elimination final between the third and fourth-ranked teams after the regular season. The Vixens won the match 58-56, holding off the league’s two-time defending champions and ending their season in the process.

Vixens coach Simone McKinnis said: "We attacked the game, the players were fearless and they took it on. They backed themselves and there was just a calmness and a freedom about what they were doing.”

The Major Semi-Final between the West Coast Fever (1st) and the NSW Swifts (2nd) saw the Fever dominate the Swifts 77-45. The victory extended their record winning streak to 13 matches and reinforces the minor premiers tag as the competition favourites. As per usual, Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard was instrumental to the Fever’s attack. During the game, she reached the milestone of 9,500 national netball league career goals. 

Since this was the Major Semi-Final, the Swifts are rewarded for finishing the regular season in the top two and get a second chance. They will have to quickly regroup before facing the Vixens in the Preliminary Final next week. The Swifts will be boosted by the return of captain Paige Hadley, who has missed the last two games with a foot injury. Meanwhile, the Fever were rewarded with a place in the Grand Final at Rod Laver Arena on 2 August.

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Scottie Scheffler won The Open, the fourth and final men’s golf major of the year, by four shots. The American’s victory marks his fourth major title and second for the season. Here’s what you need to know.

Scheffler began the fourth and final round of The Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland with a four-shot lead over the field. While he did extend his lead to as much as seven shots during the round, he ultimately won by the same margin of four shots. He is the first player in over 100 years to have won each of their first four majors by at least three shots. His only falter was a double bogey (two shots over par) on the eighth hole. 

Fellow Americans Harris English and Chris Gotterup finished second and third, respectively. For English, it’s the second time he has finished runner-up to Scheffler at a major this year. Gotterup has had a fairytale two weeks, first winning the Scottish Open a week ago and then recording his best finish at a major by a long way. 

Scheffler’s triumph has earned him plenty of comparisons to Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors in his career, with the most recent (and likely last) at the 2019 Masters. 

Like Woods, Scheffler has demonstrated an incredible ability to successfully close out tournaments when he is leading after the third round. Scheffler has won 10 consecutive tournaments where he has held a solo lead through 54 holes (three rounds). Woods holds the record for converting outright leads into victories, having done it 37 times in a row from 1997 to 2009.

Scheffler has won at least one title at three of the four majors and is just missing a U.S. Open title to complete a career grand slam. Only six men’s players, including Woods and Rory McIlroy, have achieved this. 

Scheffler responded to the comparisons with Woods saying: "I still think they're a bit silly. I just got one-fourth of the way there. I think Tiger stands alone in the game of golf."

Of the nine Australians who started the tournament, only Marc Lieshman made the weekend cut (the field of players is reduced by half after two rounds). Lieshman ended up finishing tied for 52nd. 

The Women’s Open is set to begin on 31 July at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales. It is the fifth and final major on the women’s golf calendar. There will be high hopes for an outstanding Australian performance, given that Minjee Lee and Grace Kim won the two most recent major titles.