PA Media and Reuters

• Danish rider denies Corbin Strong in Vlorë sprint
• Race now returns to Italy after three stages in Albania

Mads Pedersen reclaimed the leader’s pink jersey with victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia as the race bade farewell to Albania.

The Danish rider repeated his first-stage success by holding off Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) in a sprint finish in Vlorë. Pedersen’s Lidl-Trek team controlled the peloton, reeling in an early breakaway that included Britain’s stage two winner, Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers).

• Fans gathered at training complex after defeat to Celta
• Club condemn ‘aggression and vandalism’ in statement

Sevilla players were forced to sleep at the club’s training ground following “extreme violence” from supporters after their 3-2 defeat by Celta Vigo.

A club statement released on Sunday strongly condemned “organised vandalism” at the José Ramón Cisneros Palacios training complex. Footage on social media appeared to show fans with pyrotechnics gathering outside the training ground on Saturday, with an access gate being damaged.