Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on Israel to be banned from international sport following disruption to the Vuelta a Espana.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on Israel to be banned from international sport following disruption to the Vuelta a Espana.

It comes after pro-Palestine protestors caused the cycling race to be concluded prematurely at the weekend over anger surrounding the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team, which is privately rather than state-owned.

The final stage of the grand tour was abandoned on Sunday after the finishing area was disrupted by protestors in Madrid. It meant eventual tour winner Jonas Vingegaard and a number of others were forced to turn around on the roads and head out of the Spanish capital, over 50km from the fi

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