Cycling: German rider Jens Voigt has beaten the hour record at the velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland, covering a distance of 51.115 km in an hour, the UCI said. The Trek Factory Racing rider, 43, is now set to retire after beating the previous record of 49.700 km set by Czech rider Andrej Sosenka in 2005. Voigt joins a prestigious list of record holders for the event ranging from the first officially established in 1893 by Henri Desgrange to Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Francesco Moser. “I am extremely proud to be joining all the iconic riders that have beaten this record before me,” said Voigt.

Tennis: Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska saw her challenge at the Korea Open ended at the quarter-final stage by Varvara Lepchenko. The Polish world number five edged the opening set on a tie break but then lost her way, as Lepchenko hit back for a 6-7 (4/7) 6-2 6-2 victory in just over two hours. Fifth seed Lepchenko will now face American compatriot Christina McHale, who was leading Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 2-0 when the fourth-seeded Russian retired through injury. The other semi-final will pit Karolina Pliskova against Maria Kirilenko.

Davis Cup: This year’s Davis Cup final between France and Switzerland from November 21-23 will be played in Lille, the French tennis federation (FFT) said yesterday. The FFT said in a statement that the tie would be played at Ligue 1 club Lille’s Pierre Mauroy stadium. The stadium has a retractable roof, which will be closed during the duration of the tie, and has a capacity of 27,000 in tennis configuration. France have yet to choose the surface. France advanced into the final by beating holders Czech Republic while Roger Federer-led Switzerland qualified for only their second final after knocking out Italy.