Esteban Chaves wins second stage to take overall lead in Vuelta a España

Orica GreenEDGE's Esteban Chaves is the new race leader after winning stage two of the Vuelta a Espana. Team Giant-Alpecin's Tom Dumoulin finished second, and Ireland's Nicolas Roche, of Team Sky, came third. Fellow Team Sky rider and 2015 Tour de France winner Chris Froome finished seventh, 30 seconds behind Colombian Chaves' time of three hours, 57 minutes and 25 seconds, and losing four seconds to sixth-placed Nairo Quintana in the process.

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Usain Bolt plays down athletics 'saviour tag' as he insists: I run for myself and country

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Mo Farah brings back the Mobot with scorching 10,000m victory at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing

Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson first and second after day one of heptathlon at IAAF World Championships

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Ghirmay Ghebreslassie becomes youngest man to win World Championships marathon as Kenyans struggle with heat in Beijing

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Great Britain seal Olympic showjumping qualification at European Championships 

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