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Borussia stop the rot Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided an eighth straight defeat in all competitions last time out, which would have been a new negative club record .  Instead, they won 3-0 away to FC Schalke 04.  The win followed a run of 9 games without victory (their last win was 2-1 in Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal on 3rd February ), including 7 Bundesliga matches (their last Bundesliga victory was 4-2 against Borussia Dortmund on 22nd January ). Lots of points and goals – Freiburg have good history SC Freiburg rounded things off before the international break with a 2-0 win against FC Augsburg , meaning they have 37 points on the board after 26 Bundesliga games .  This is exactly as many as they had at this stage last season - they have never had more at this point in a season under Christian Streich .  Including goal difference (39-39 – 39 goals at this stage is Freiburg’s best tally for 26 years ), they are doing marginally better than they were at this poi...

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-2021/preview/#disqus_thread Back in spring and plenty at stake to drive aggressive tactics to try beat the trio of favourites at Ronde van Vlaanderen By Daniel Benson   cyclingnews.com - April 1st, 2021 After a pulsating Milan-San Remo and a series of highly entertaining other Classics, the second Monument of the 2021 season comes into view this weekend with the Tour of Flanders expected to once again be one of the most exhilarating races in the men’s WorldTour calendar.  Unlike last year, when the Coronavirus pandemic drastically altered the race calendar and lead to the Classics being shepherded towards the Autumn months, the Tour of Flanders finds itself in its familiar April and Easter slot, and with a round of major Classics contenders vying for victory. Last fall Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) claimed a dramatic sprint win over Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and the pair return once more as firm favourites alongs...