the derby winner and favourite auguste rodin was last. the world triathlon series is in sunderland for the first time and there was a terrific finish to the men s super sprint. with just a few metres to go, the french duo of pierre lacore and leyo bergere were neck and neck. it was lacorre who dug deep to pip his countryman at the line. hayden wild s third place was enough to see the new zealander become the new overall leader in the series, with one event remaining. and there was also a french one two in the women s race. cassandre beaugrand, who won in hamburg earlier this month, came home first. emma lombardi was second, followed by annika kock of germany. let s have a look at other sports stories taking headlines today. local favourite leads after the third round of the evie and championship in france. she is 11
to the men s super sprint. with just a few metres to go, the french duo of pierre lacore and leyo bergere were neck and neck. it was lacorre who dug deep to pip his countryman at the line. hayden wild s third place was enough to see the new zealander become the new overall leader in the series, with one event remaining. and there was also a french one two in the women s race. cassandre beaugrand, who won in hamburg earlier this month, came home first. emma lombardi was second, followed by annika kock of germany. it s just forty one days until the rugby union world cup gets underway in france. both scotland and italy have been drawn in tough groups and will have their work cut out if they re to reach the quarterfinals. they began their preparations in edinburgh today as dan 0gunshakin reports. the road to france and the rugby world cup again at ronnie field