Sport in brief: September 12, 2024
Paraguay's players celebrate their win over Brazil at the end of the World Cup 2026 qualifying match at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium, in Asuncion, Paraguay, September 10, 2024
CYCLING: Current road race world champion Lotte Kopecky stormed to the European Time Trial gold medal after winning Wednesday’s race on her home Belgian roads by 44 seconds from four-time champion Ellen van Dijk.
Christina Schweinberger was a further 19 seconds behind in third.
Italy’s Edoardo Affini won the men’s event by 10 seconds from pre-race favourite Stefan Kung with Affini’s compatriot Mattia Cattaneo in third.
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