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Ciolek sets sights on leader's jersey after win
CYCLING: Germanys Gerald Ciolek sprinted to his first stage win in a major tour in yesterday's second day of the Tour of Spain.
The 22-year-old Milram rider powered across the finish line in Emmen less than a wheel's width ahead of Italy's Fabio Sabatini and Britain's Roger Hammond.
"My form's been good since the Tour de France but a win has been missing so it's great it's finally arrived," Ciolek told reporters.
Ciolek, a former German national champion and under-23 world champion, said he would now raise his sights.
"Now I've got a stage, maybe I can go for the leader's jersey for a few days. Ill certainly give it 100 per cent." Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara kept the overall lead, eight seconds ahead of Ciolek and nine seconds up on Tom Boonen.
FIA launches investigation
MOTOR SPORT: Formula 1's governing body has launched an investigation into an unspecified previous race, reported to be last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
The FIA said only that it was investigating “alleged incidents at a previous F1 event”.
News agencies have claimed that the race is last year’s Singapore race won by Renault’s Fernando Alonso following a crash by his team-mate Nelson Piquet.
The incident triggered a safety car which put Alonso into the lead.
Piquet, who attributed the crash to a simple error, was sacked by Renault after the Hungarian Grand Prix last month.
If the FIA discovers evidence of foul play, it would probably call a hearing of its world motorsport council to investigate the matter.
Bray, van der Merwe hit centuries
CRICKET: Centuries from Jeremy Bray and Albert van der Merwe helped The Hills go back to the top of Section A on a topsy-turvy weekend of action in the Leinster Senior League, writes Emmet Riordan.
The Skerries side had lost top spot on Saturday when they were bowled out for 119 by great rivals North County, with Ireland international John Mooney claiming a hat-trick in his return of four wickets for 38.
Back on home turf again yesterday, The Hills made up for that abject batting performance by making 272 for one off the 42 overs they batted against Leinster, with van der Merwe finishing unbeaten on 123, while Bray made 102.
Set a revised target of 232 in 30 overs, Leinster gave it a right go on the ground they will play the Irish Senior Cup final on next Friday, with Craig Mallon finishing unbeaten on 85 as they came up short by just five runs.
Rain saves England at Old Trafford
CRICKET: Heavy rain forced the first of two Twenty20 internationals at Old Trafford between England and Australia to be abandoned yesterday.
Australia notched up 145 for four wickets from their 20 overs and had reduced the hosts to four for two before rain intervened.
The visitors found themselves 54 for three but Cameron White smashed 55 from 36 balls and added 78 for the fourth wicket with captain Michael Clarke who was 27 not out.
England lost openers Joe Denly for a golden duck after he top-edged a spitting Brett Lee bouncer to square leg and Ravi Bopara for one when the Englishman nudged Mitchell Johnson to slip.
