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Sir Chris Hoy’s wife diagnosed with incurable MS as Olympic hero reveals ‘terminal’ cancer
SIR Chris Hoy revealed his wife has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as the Scots Olympic legend announced his cancer is terminal.
Just weeks before the Scots cyclist was told he had up to four years left to live, Hoy’s wife Sarra, 44, was diagnosed with incurable MS.
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Faced with the shock news, the couple admitted they have not yet told their two children, aged seven and 10, about Sarra’s diagnosis.
Sir Chris told The Sunday Times: “I never want to lie to them. But there are certain things you don’t need to tell them straight away.”
However, the young kids have been made aware of the full extent of their father’s illness.
Sir Chris revealed he tells them “Daddy will get more treatment and we will deal with it as it comes.”
For Sarra’s treatment, Hoy also told of how the couple were given a choice between a lower-risk but less effective treatment and a riskier but more effective option.
They opted for the low-risk course of action.
MS is a degenerative and incurable disease.
It can affect the brain or spinal cord and impair vision and movement.
The cycling legend explained that on a bad day, his wife can struggle to complete simple everyday tasks like fitting a key in the door.
But he says she “loves running” and gym classes and stays positive by refusing to pay heed to her condition.
Hoy added: “She says all the time, ‘How lucky are we? We both have incurable illnesses for which there is some treatment. Not every disease has that. It could be a lot worse.’ ”
This news comes as the Scots cycling hero revealed his cancer is terminal.
The six-time Olympic champion, 48, announced back in February that he was battling the disease.
But Sir Chris knew back then that his cancer was terminal.
A tumour was found in his shoulder last year and a scan later found the primary cancer in his prostate.
Now, the prostate cancer has metastasised to his bones.
Looking back on Sir Chris Hoy’s career
- Track Cycling Dominance: Sir Chris Hoy is one of Britain’s most successful track cyclists, known for his exceptional prowess in sprint events.
- Olympic Gold Medals: Hoy has won a total of six Olympic gold medals, making him the most successful British Olympian in terms of golds.
- First Olympic Success: He won his first Olympic gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
- Triple Gold in Beijing: At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Hoy made history by winning three gold medals in the team sprint, individual sprint, and keirin events.
- London 2012 Triumph: Hoy added two more gold medals to his tally at the 2012 London Olympics in the team sprint and keirin, bringing his total Olympic golds to six.
- World Championships: Hoy has also been a dominant force at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, securing 11 world titles over his career.
- Keirin Specialisation: Hoy is particularly renowned for his skill in the keirin, a track cycling event originating from Japan.
- Retirement: Hoy announced his retirement from competitive cycling in April 2013, ending a glittering career that spanned over a decade.
- Knighthood: In recognition of his services to cycling, Hoy was knighted in 2009, becoming Sir Chris Hoy.
- Post-Retirement Ventures: After retiring, Hoy has been involved in various ventures, including motorsport, media work, and promoting cycling and healthy living.
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Arteta slams Arsenal defeat as ‘accident waiting to happen’ and Rice rages at ‘naivety and silly mistakes’
DECLAN RICE slammed his Arsenal team-mates for “naive” and “silly” errors – after a THIRD red-card nightmare of the Prem season.
Gunners defender William Saliba’s controversial 30th-minute sending-off left boss Mikel Arteta admitting his side’s ill-discipline was “an accident waiting to happen”.
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Arsenal never recovered from Saliba’s dismissal – after a VAR intervention – for fouling Evanilson as the Bournemouth star appeared to be through on goal.
Arteta’s side have only dropped points this season in games when they have gone down to ten men.
And Rice raged: “We’ve kicked ourselves in the foot three times in eight games and we got away with it at home to Brighton and away at Manchester City.
“I am proud of the players for fighting but the naivety, we need to stop making mistakes as you want 11 players for 90 minutes.
“We can’t make silly mistakes. You need all your best players on the pitch at all times. The belief is so high and we will stick together.
“This is football — whatever happens, the most important thing is you stick together.”
Late goals by Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert via a penalty – after David Raya fouled Evanilson – gave the Cherries a stunning win and KO’d Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season.
Arteta was forced to drag an angry Kai Havertz away from the officials at full-time, but the Arsenal boss insisted the blame lay at their own door.
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Ref Robert Jones initially gave Saliba a yellow for dragging down Evanilson just inside his own half but Stockley Park urged a review to suggest a red.
Arteta, whose side are third and one point behind leaders Liverpool, said: “It was an impossible task. An accident waiting to happen not getting the points.
“I can’t fault the team. It was a decision made on the pitch.
“That decision was changed — and it won’t change twice.
“We need to play 11 with 11. We got away with it twice, but we have to accept it, move on.”
Arsenal played with ten against Brighton and Manchester City – drawing 1-1 and 2-2 respectively having taken the lead after Rice and Leandro Trossard were red-carded.
Saliba misses Sunday’s clash with Liverpool after a career-first dismissal.
Arsenal player ratings vs Bournemouth
By Alex Crook
TEN-MAN Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season as brilliant Bournemouth dealt them a South Coast setback.
The Gunners travelled to face Andoni Iraola’s men having won five and drawn three of their opening eight matches this term.
But their task was made a tricky one when William Saliba was shown a red card on the half-hour.
Ryan Christie brilliantly fired the hosts into a deserved lead following a well-worked set piece routine 20 minutes from time.
Justin Kluivert then sealed his side’s incredible 2-0 victory from the penalty spot on 79 minutes.
Here’s how SunSport rated each Gunners performer on the day.
DAVID RAYA – 5
Was lucky to get away with one poor pass out from the back early on. Made amends for another error by saving smartly with the legs to deny Marcus Tavernier after initially spilling a Semenyo cross-cum-shot before clumsily conceding the penalty.
BEN WHITE – 4
England outcast was back in the team after four games out, but did not look 100 per cent fit and found it tough going containing the lively Antoine Semenyo down the Bournemouth left in the first half and Dango Ouattara in the second.
WILLIAM SALIBA – 3
Usually calm and collected under pressure but paid the price for a rare moment of panic when he hauled down Bournemouth striker Evanilson to get himself sent off and will miss next weekend’s crunch clash at home to title rivals Liverpool as a result.
GABRIEL – 5
Given the captain’s armband in the absence of the stricken Bukayo Saka, but not at his commanding best, especially after losing centre-back partner Saliba. Did not really step up to the leadership plate.
RICCARDO CALAFIORI – 6
Did a better job containing Semenyo when Bournemouth’s dangerman switched wings at half-time than White did in the first half, but unable to have his usual influence going forward.
THOMAS PARTEY – 5
Back in his traditional central midfield berth after being used as an emergency right back in the 3-1 win over Southampton. Was second best up against Bournemouth’s impressive Lewis Cook.
DECLAN RICE – 5
Another of Arsenal’s international contingent who looked sluggish after the break from domestic duty. Struggled to impose himself on the game in midfield and unable to get forward as much as he usually does. Did his bit dropping into the back-line after Saliba’s dismissal.
RAHEEM STERLING – 4
Former England man was deployed on the right wing in place of the injured Bukayo Saka and gave the ball away a few times when in promising positions before being sacrificed after the Saliba red card.
MIKEL MERINO – 5
Finally able to make his full Premier League debut after an injury-affected start to his Arsenal career and showed some nice touches. Also fired into the side-netting with the visitors’ best first half opening.
LEANDRO TROSSARD – 4
Started the game well but sold Saliba short with a poor back pass that led to the red card and disappeared from the action after that before being subbed shortly after the half-hour mark.
KAI HAVERTZ – 5
The German cut an isolated figure up front, especially after Arsenal were reduced to ten men, but worked tirelessly for the team without ever looking like adding to his run of scoring in the previous four games in all competitions.
SUBSTITUTES
Jakub Kiwior (for Sterling, 37) – 4
Gabriel Martinelli (for Trossard, 64) – 5
Gabriel Jesus (for Kiwior, 81) – N/A
Ethan Nwaneri (for Merino, 81) – N/A
PGMOL chief Howard Webb was seen in the stands with an earpiece in and using his phone.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher tweeted: “Was Webb involved in the decision-making of the red card for Saliba??” before quickly deleting the post.
It is understood Webb was listening to communications from the officials and VAR team, which is standard procedure, and had no input.
Cherries boss Andoni Iraola said: “It was quite a mature win because it is tricky playing against ten.
“We had to control the game, attack, but don’t lose our minds as they can be a threat still.”
It was an action-packed day at the United States Grand Prix, featuring both the Sprint race and qualifying. Max Verstappen delivered a dominant performance to win the Sprint, while the intense midfield battle heated up as teams fought for crucial points in the Constructors’ Championship. Lando Norris secured a sensational pole position, outpacing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Ferrari showing strong form ahead of Sunday’s race. Mark Mann-Bryans and Jon Noble dive into all these key moments and more.
0:00 Lando Norris’ pole lap
1:11 Mercedes qualifying woes
3:50 Alonso vs Lawson
5:55 Sprint race recap – Can Ferrari win?
6:54 Final verdict on the bib debacle
8:29 Midfield battles
Edinburgh: Wes Goosen; Darcy Graham, Matt Currie, Mosese Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Ross Thompson, Ali Price; Boan Venter, Paddy Harrison, D’arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Grant Gilchrist (capt), Luke Crosbie, Ben Muncaster, Magnus Bradbury
Replacements: Ewan Ashman, Pierre Schoeman, Paul Hill, Jamie Hodgson, Hamish Watson, Ben Vellacott, Cammy Scott, Matt Scott
Sin bin: Gilchrist (31)
Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Mason Grady, Rory Jennings, Iwan Stephens; Callum Sheedy (capt), Aled Davies; Ed Byrne, Dafydd Hughes, Rhys Litterick, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, James Botham, Thomas Young, Alun Lawrence.
Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Danny Southworth, Keiron Assiratti, Rory Thornton, Alex Mann, Mackenzie Martin, Johan Mulder, Ben Thomas.
Sin bin: Young (39), McNally (73)
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU)
Assistant referees: Fin Brown & Michael Todd (SRU)
TMO: Griffin Colby (SARU).
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes the comeback victory against Brentford is proof of the “togetherness” in his squad.
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‘I have MAJOR doubts over Arsenal star William Saliba’s red card for four key reasons’, says ex-Premier League referee
I HAD major doubts over William Saliba’s red card and would have stayed with referee Rob Jones’ on-field decision of a caution.
The Arsenal defender fouled Bournemouth striker Evanilson but was it a clear and obvious error for VAR to intervene?
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It’s a subjective decision, so I didn’t think VAR Jarred Gillett needed to get involved. For the denial of a goalscoring opportunity, we look at four key criteria.
And I had doubts over three of those.
The distance between the offence and the goal was lengthy, the general direction of play saw the ball coming across Evanilson and not in front of him and also the location and number of defenders was questionable.
The likelihood of him keeping or gaining control of the ball would have probably been in the favour of the Cherries forward because David Raya was back-pedalling towards his own goal.
PGMOL chiefs Howard Webb was spotted on TV listening into the VAR comms and that is normal for him to have access — just like the media broadcasters.
There is no way he would have had any input or communication into the Saliba red card.
The Frenchman’s dismissal means he is now set to miss a crucial match in the title race for the Gunners.
Saliba will serve a one -match ban in the Premier League, ruling him out of next Sunday’s clash with Liverpool.
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He will then be free to return to league action away to Newcastle on November 2.
Fortunately for Mikel Arteta, he remains available for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The 23-year-old is also free to face Preston in the Carabao Cup later this month ahead of the trip to St. James’ Park.
Saliba’s red card against Bournemouth is only the second of his career and his first for almost four years.
He was previously dismissed whilst playing for Arsenal’s under-21s in the EFL Trophy back in 2020.
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