MADRID (AP) Tour de France champion Tadej Pogaar is returning to the Spanish Vuelta after a seven-year absence to pursue a Grand Tours hat trick of titles.The Slovenian riders UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogaar will take part after claiming a record-equaling fifth Tour de France crown last month.It was my first ever Grand Tour back in 2019 and an amazing experience, Pogaar said. Spain is a country I love to visit and race in and I think the time is right to go back.Exclusive clubsPogaar joined Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders with five Tour de France titles to their names. Unlike male riders including Hinault, Anquetil, Merckx and Jonas Vingegaard, however, Pogacar has not won the Spanish Vuelta for a hat trick of Grand Tours wins.Pogaar, who won the Giro dItalia in 2024 by a big margin, is also bidding to become just the fourth male rider to win the Vuelta and Tour de France in the same year after Anquetil, Hinault and Chris Froome.Spanish VueltaThe 81st Vuelta starts on Aug. 22 with an individual time trial in Monaco where Pogaar lives before making its way through France and Andorra to Spain. It concludes in Granada on Sept. 13 after nearly 3,300 kilometers of racing.The 27-year-old Pogaar won three stages when he finished third on his last and only appearance so far at the Vuelta.Joining Pogaar are Joo Almeida, Jay Vine, Pavel Sivakov, Pablo Torres, Kevin Vermaerke, Domen Novak and Ivo Oliveira, UAE Team Emirates-XRG said.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports

Kelsey Mitchell passes Diana Taurasi with historic scoring streak for Fever originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Kelsey Mitchell could not quite carry the Indiana Fever to a road win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, but she still walked away with another place in WNBA history.Mitchell erupted for 37 points in Indianas 108-100 loss at Minnesota, extending her streak of consecutive 20-point performances to 14 games. That moved the Fever guard past WNBA legend Diana Taurasi for sole possession of second place on the leagues all-time list.Taurasi scored at least 20 points in 13 consecutive games across the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Mitchell tied that mark with 26 points against the Portland Fire before breaking it with her highest-scoring performance of the season against Minnesota.The WNBAs official game recap noted that Mitchell recorded her fifth 30-point game of the season while pushing her historic streak to 14 games. WNBA.comMitchell shines against WNBAs top teamMitchell needed a special performance to keep Indiana within striking distance of the league-leading Lynx. She made 15 of her 25 attempts from the field, knocked down three 3-pointers and converted all four of her free throws. Mitchell also added four assists and two rebounds while committing just one turnover in nearly 35 minutes.View this post on InstagramA post shared by WNBA (@wnba)Minnesota ultimately closed the game by scoring eight of the final 10 points, but the Fever continued to lean on Mitchell whenever they needed an answer.Her scoring run has now lasted for more than a month. Mitchell has reached 20 points in every appearance since June 27, establishing herself as one of the WNBAs most consistent offensive threats during that stretch.The eight-year veteran has also scored at least 30 points five times this season, including three times during her current streak.MORE:Sophie Cunningham rally sparks tense scenes outside Fever-Lynx gameAja Wilsons record is now within reachMitchell still has work to do before taking over the top spot. Las Vegas Aces star Aja Wilson owns the WNBA record with 20 consecutive games of at least 20 points. That run stretched across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.Wilson also opened the 2024 campaign with 15 straight 20-point games, the longest such streak within a single season. Mitchell can match that mark in Indianas next game and break it if she reaches 20 points in each of her next two appearances. Passing Taurasi is already a significant achievement. The former Phoenix Mercury star retired as the WNBAs all-time leading scorer with 10,646 points after averaging 18.8 points across 20 seasons.Mitchell is building her own scoring legacy in Indiana. She entered the league as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft and has spent her entire career with the Fever.Now only Wilson remains ahead of her on one of the leagues most impressive scoring lists.More WNBA news:Cheryl Reeve reveals details of pregame conversation with Sophie CunninghamSophie Cunninghams touching gesture brings young Fever fan to tears after winReplay shows Caitlin Clarks Fever teammates may have saved her from automatic WNBA suspensionAliyah Boston faces WNBA fine after heated exchange with Serah WilliamsKelsey Mitchell makes double WNBA history in Fevers win over Fire

LEXINGTON The stage is set for the finals of the marquee event in the 93rd News Journal Tennis Tournament.Now its just a matter of waiting. And it should be worth the wait.Former Lexington High School teammates and current Ohio Athletic Conference college rivals Ethan Remy and Jake Chilcote emerged from Sundays marathon slate of action to reach the finals of mens singles.Originally set for Monday night at the high school courts, the title match has been postponed until Saturday, August 22, time TBA. Chilcote is having his wisdom teeth pulled Monday and Remy is flying back to New York, where he has been working this summer at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.Both of them played four matches, singles and doubles, on Sunday, so squeezing in the championship bout that night was not a realistic option.So we get them at their rested and refreshed best in about three weeks.Remy, the 2024 champ, reached the finals for the fourth straight year by beating 2023 champ Justin Csepe 6-3, 6-4 in the semis. Chilcote, a first-time finalist, went the distance to oust Remys younger brother, Cooper, a 2024 finalist, 7-5, 4-6, 10-4 (tiebreaker) in the other semi.Earlier on Sunday, the two Remys won mens doubles by beating Csepe and TJ Michalski 6-2, 6-1.Ethan Remy, going for his second mens singles title, will be a junior this fall at Ohio Northern, where his teammates will include his brother Cooper, a freshman, and another former Lex teammate, Dylan Catanese, a sophomore. Catanese and Ethan Remy won an OHSAA state doubles title in 2024.Catanese won the NJ mixed doubles title Friday night with partner Hayliegh Tucker. But the 2025 mens singles and mens doubles champ (with Ethan Remy) sat out the rest of the tournament after dislocating the pinkie finger on his right hand playing backyard football on the Fourth of July.Chilcote will be a senior at Otterbein University. He is a two-time All-OAC second team selection and, like Ethan Remy, is a former News Journal Player of the Year.On Saturday, Lex grad Jade Adkins defeated girls 18-and-under champ Hannah Remy 9-7 for the womens singles title. Five women competed in a round robin format with the top two advancing to the finals. All matches were a single pro set, first to win eight games by two.Adkins now plays for the College of Wooster.This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Remy, Chilcote reach finals in NJ tennis tourney, reset for Aug. 22

Official|Borussia Dortmund complete 32m signing of Konstantinos KaretsasBorussia Dortmund have officially completed the signing of Greek international Konstantinos Karetsas from Belgian side KRC Genk. Karetsas gets set to begin the Bundesliga chapter of his career after signing a five-year contract with the Bundesliga runners-up through June 30, 2031. Kicker reports that Dortmund are paying a guaranteed transfer fee of 30m, with realistically attainable bonuses capable of increasing the package to 32m.Genk have also reportedly secured a ten-percent share of any future transfer profit. Sport Bild places Karetsas base salary at approximately 3.5m per year, with further performance-related bonuses built into his contract. The agreement concludes a prolonged transfer saga. Dortmund initially increased their offer to more than 30m after Genk rejected an earlier proposal.The clubs subsequently failed to bridge the remaining financial gap, despite Karetsas having already agreed personal terms through 2031. Genk initially sought a guaranteed 35m and an overall package potentially reaching 40m.Sporting director Nils Ole Book publicly addressed Dortmunds unsuccessful initial pursuit of Karetsas before electing to skip the clubs tour of Japan to continue working on the clubs outstanding transfer business.Karetsas arrives as Julian Brandt successorKaretsas is expected to fill the creative vacancy created by Julian Brandts departure. Dortmund confirmed in March that Brandts expiring contract would not be extended, with the long-serving German international subsequently joining Ajax. BVB also required additional attacking assistance following Karim Adeyemis 22m move to Barcelona.Karetsas primarily operates as an attacking midfielder but is equally comfortable beginning on the right and moving into central areas. His close control, agility, vision, and ability to find quick solutions in congested spaces provide Dortmund with a profile previously lacking in the squad.The left-footer is expected to compete for one of the two attacking-midfield positions behind Serhou Guirassy. Maximilian Beier, Fbio Silva, Samuele Incio, and Justin Lerma represent his principal competition for playing time.Greek international excelled for GenkBorn and developed in Genk, Karetsas made his senior debut at the age of 16 and established himself as a regular starter during the following campaign.The teenager registered three goals and 18 assists in 49 competitive appearances last season. Only Michael Olise, Luis Daz, Bruno Fernandes, and fellow Greek international Christos Tzolis supplied more assists across Europes ten highest-ranked leagues.Karetsas also contributed two goals and five assists in 11 Europa League appearances. Get German Football News observed his quality directly during Genks round-of-16 tie against Freiburg.The Greek international helped create the decisive goal during Genks 1-0 first-leg victory and later struck the post before setting up Matte Smets during Freiburgs 5-1 second-leg win.His estimated market value rose from 20m to 35m during the season. Karetsas has also scored three goals in ten senior appearances for Greece since switching his international allegiance from Belgium.The 30m guaranteed fee per Transfermarkt makes him Genks record sale and potentially Dortmunds second-most-expensive signing should all bonuses be triggered.Statements on Konstantinos Karetsas signingWith Kos, were picking up a player who, at just 18 years of age, already possesses tremendous ability, managing director for sport Lars Ricken said. Despite all the quality he already brings to the table, we still see potential in him that we want to develop together.With his creativity and footballing intelligence, Kos will enrich our team, sporting director Nils-Ole Book added. He is technically very adept and has the ability to find quick solutions in tight spaces, particularly in the final third.Borussia Dortmund is a special club, and Im incredibly proud to now be able to wear the black-and-yellow jersey, Karetsas himself said. I want to do my part to ensure that were successful together.GGFN|Peter Weis

Borussia Dortmund have signed Greece midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas (R) from Genk (JOHN THYS)Borussia Dortmund on Monday announced the signing of teenage Greek forward Konstantinos Karetsas from Belgian side Genk on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of 30 million euros ($34 million) plus bonuses.The 18-year-old, who already has three goals in 10 appearances for Greece, laid on 11 assists in the Belgian top flight last season.Dortmund were looking for more creativity after the departure of the long-serving Julian Brandt, who left on a free transfer."Borussia Dortmund is a special club and I am incredibly proud to now be able to wear the black and yellow jersey," Karetsas said in a statement.Sporting director Ole Book said: "(Karetsas) will enrich our team with his creativity and intelligence. He is technically very skilled and possesses the ability to find quick solutions in tight spaces, especially in the final third."The former European champions have also been linked with Cologne's teenage Germany forward Said El Mala as they continue their summer business after finishing second behind champions Bayern Munich last season.dwi/jc

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