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Girmay dedicates Tour stage win to Africa as Carapaz takes lead

Eritrean Biniam Girmay dedicated his stage three win at the Tour de France on Monday to "the continent of Africa" as Richard Carapaz took the overall race lead in Turin. The 24-year-old Girmay described himself as the "first Black African to win at the Tour", and dedicated the win to the whole continent. Carapaz became the first Ecuadorian to wear the leader's yellow jersey, taking it from […]

2 July, 2024

Sport

Slovenia’s historic Euro 2024 run bittersweet for coach Kek

Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek hopes his side's run to the last 16 at Euro 2024 will be the launching pad for future success after a heart-breaking exit on penalties to Portugal. Kek was shown a red card in extra-time after Portugal were awarded a spot-kick that Jan Oblak saved from Cristiano Ronaldo. But it was Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa who proved to be the hero in the shoot-out […]

2 July, 2024

Sport

Martinez hails Ronaldo after Portugal shootout win over Slovenia

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez praised Cristiano Ronaldo after a roller-coaster night against Slovenia in which the captain missed a penalty in extra time and then scored in a 3-0 shootout win to help take them into the quarterfinals at Euro 2024. Ronaldo was left in tears after his extra-time spot kick miss left the score at 0-0 but redeemed himself by scoring with the first kick of the […]

2 July, 2024

Sport

European sprint champion Asher-Smith ‘so happy’ as she bids for Olympic gold

European 100 metres champion Dina Asher-Smith believes she is well-placed to "create history" as she bids to become the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint gold medal at the upcoming Paris Games. Asher-Smith showed her class with victory in the 200m at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester on Sunday. The 28-year-old sealed her place in the British team for Paris by winning in […]

1 July, 2024

Business / Economics

Air France says Olympic Games has cut summer traffic to Paris

Air France-KLM warned Monday that the Olympic Games would lead to a drop in revenues of up to 180 million euros ($193 million), due to a decline in travel to Paris over the summer. Some 15 million visitors are predicted to attend the Games, including two million from abroad, according to the Centre for Law and Economy of Sport (CDES), which has been monitoring the Paris […]

1 July, 2024

Sport

Pogacar claims Tour lead while Vingegaard shows great form

Tadej Pogacar claimed the Tour de France overall lead with a late attack in Sunday's second stage, though the Slovenian may have been surprised by how easily defending champion Jonas Vingegaard followed him despite his recent lack of racing. While the 2020 and 2021 Tour winner's lightning attack on the ascent of San Luca left fellow favourites Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel seemingly glued to the road, Vingegaard […]

1 July, 2024

Sport

Russell wins Austrian Grand Prix, Verstappen fifth

George Russell claimed a dramatic victory for Mercedes on Sunday after a sensational late collision between series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull and his nearest rival Lando Norris of McLaren in the closing laps of an action-packed Austrian Grand Prix. It was the British driver's second career victory, endorsing the improved form of the Mercedes team in recent races, as he made the most of Verstappen’s impulsive and […]

1 July, 2024

Sport

England avoid shock at Euro 2024 as Spain ease into quarterfinals

England escaped an embarrassing exit from Euro 2024 on Sunday as they came from behind to beat Slovakia in extra time and reach the quarterfinals, while Spain defeated surprise package Georgia 4-1 to set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal showdown with hosts Germany. A Jude Bellingham overhead kick deep in injury time and a Harry Kane strike early in extra time allowed England to beat Slovakia 2-1 in their last-16 […]

1 July, 2024

Sport

France makes multibillion-euro gamble on Olympic gold

France is facing a bill of almost nine billion euros for hosting the Paris Olympics but top officials say the financial fallout could be more "psychological" than economic. Ahead of the July 26 opening of the Games, ministers and financial observers are juggling the figures to estimate the costs and benefits of the sporting spectacle. So far, French authorities are predicting a cost of nearly nine billion euros […]

28 June, 2024