CYCLING: Team Sky have signed Irish rider Philip Deignan for next season. Deignan is in his second campaign with United Healthcare, which has seen him win the Tour of the Gila, finish runner-up at the Tour de Beauce and claim top-ten finishes at the Tours of Utah and California and the USA Pro Challenge. The 29-year-old, from County Donegal, has also ridden for Radio Shack Leopard Trek and Cervelo Test Team. He sealed his first Grand Tour stage win at the 2009 Tour of Spain.
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