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Jonathan Rea of Northern Ireland received a double long-lap penalty for careless driving before placing 13th on Sunday in the championship’s fifth round of the championship.

With the appearance of the chequered flag, championship leader Nicolo Bulega won the championship while his closest title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu won it.

The Turkish sprinter Razgatlioglu, who had already won the Race One and the Superpole sprint race ahead of the Italian Bulega at the Most circuit, held the lead until the 14th lap, but was beaten by 0.027 seconds.

Danilo Petrucci, who finished third in the round, came in more than 16 seconds ahead of the lead pair.

Sam Lowes, a British national, finished fourth and is still in sixth place in the standings.

Rea was involved in a situation at the corner that resulted in a yellow flag.

The six-time champion, who recovered from an injury from the Italian round two weeks ago, was ultimately fined for the collision that prevented Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge from winning.

Rea improved his weekend and season total to nine after finishing 10th in the round’s previous two races with three points.

With Razgatlioglu 31 behind, Bulega holds the lead in the standings with 252 points.

Men’s and women’s 10 km races at the Great Manchester Run, respectively, were won by Ethiopians Selemon Barega and Medina Eisa.

In Tokyo 2020, Barega won in 27 minutes, 49 seconds, which was her Olympic record.

Santiago Catrofe, the Uruguayan who won last year’s title with 27: 58, finished three seconds behind.

Alfie Manthorpe ranked fifth, and Welshman Dewi Griffiths ranked eighth, with two British finishers in the top 10.

The men’s 10k and half marathons were started by Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson MBE and Dame Kelly Holmes.

Eisa, 20, won the women’s 10 km race in 30:42.

Emily Sisson of America came in second place in 31:11, followed by Gotytom Gebreslase, a fellow Ethiopian.

Local athlete Josh Birmingham comfortably won the half marathon in one hour, six minutes, and 25 seconds, with Welshman Josh Griffiths in second and Simon Crawford in third.

Melissa Duncan, an Australian, took the women’s race in 1:16:27, with Brits Eden O’Dea and Bethan Lowe completing the podium.

Six-time Paralympic gold medalist David Weir won the men’s category in the elite wheelchair races, which are 10 km long, while Jade Hall, a female champion, won the women’s.

October and November are the dates for England’s two-test wheelchair rugby league Ashes series in Australia.

On October 30 and November 2, the World Champions will square off against the Wheelaroos, who are fourth in the global rankings.

They’ll play two matches against state rivals, Queensland on the Sunshine Coast on October 24 and New South Wales on October 24 in Sydney.

England now has a confirmed schedule for a four-game tour that was first announced without dates in December.

The England wheelchair team’s first trip to Australia since 2019 saw them triumph 84-28 in Sydney and 58-20 in Wollongong to win a two-Test series.

In their opening World Cup game, England went on to triumph over Australia in November 2022, winning 38-8 at the venue in London’s Copper Box.

The Ashes Tour will be confirmed at the end of the year, according to Martin Coyd, general manager of England’s wheelchair rugby league.

Our England players will enjoy playing Australia on their own territory, which is always a significant challenge, making it a significant event in its own right.

After his side’s Scottish Premiership defeat at Dundee United on Saturday, Aberdeen’s Jack MacKenzie was slammed by one of his own fans, Police Scotland are now looking into the incident.

While United supporters were cheering their side’s victory over Aberdeen in fourth place, the piece of plastic was hurled onto the pitch from the upper deck of the Fair Play Stand, where unused substitute MacKenzie was standing.

Jimmy Thelin, manager, and Aberdeen confirmed that the 24-year-old had “a serious facial injury” and is “ok.”

Police Scotland said no arrests had been made or suspects had been identified in the wake of the incident and that anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage should get in touch with them. However, on Sunday, Police Scotland confirmed that no arrests had been made or suspects had been identified.

Superintendent Ray Birnie, the match’s commander, described the incident as “a mindless act” in a statement on Saturday.

Aberdeen released a statement in which they described themselves as “dismayed and outraged” after Thelin called the fan’s actions as “unacceptable.”

The club claimed to be aware that the fan housing area where the seat was thrown “for sure” was.

In addition, they pleaded with any fans with information to get in touch with the club and pledged to take “the strongest possible action” if a culprit is found guilty.

After objects were directed at United manager Jim Goodwin, who was previously in charge of Pittodrie, at the previous meeting at Tannadice, the number of Aberdeen supporters at the meeting was already limited.

Although United have yet to comment on the incident, Goodwin, who was also targeted in a game last season, referred to the scene as “a disgrace.”

Because we’ve previously had previous encounters with Aberdeen supporters, he said, “I deliberately took myself off the pitch as quickly as I could.”

“I’m very disappointed to learn that Jack’s supporters have thrown an object at him.” It’s a total disgrace that he is currently receiving stitches inside.

The SPFL criticized the “moronic behavior” and warned that “footballing sanctions” and “police action” are likely to follow.

One of the most exciting games of the season has been ruined by such foolish behavior, according to a league statement. “It’s incredibly disappointing and frustrating.”