4 h. ago Cycling team Israel Premier Tech rebrands and drops national identity

Cycling team Israel Premier Tech has announced it is changing its name and moving away from its national identity

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3 d. ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Victoria Pendleton's devastating family tragedy, secret health battle and finding love on TV show

Team GB hero Victoria Pendleton enjoyed a sensational cycling career, but her time in the British squad was not all plain sailing - and her life off the track has been even more challenging

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1 week ago Victoria Pendleton’s TV show romance, family tragedy and secret health battle after bitter exit

The former Team GB cyclist has faced a series of personal challenges in recent years, from being 'bullied' out of her team to splitting from her husband

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1 week ago As enrollment falls, districts mull which schools to close. The decisions have big impacts for kids

Districts nationwide are weighing how many public schools they can keep open as enrollment drops due to shrinking budgets, the falling national birthrate and a growing school choice movement

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2 w. ago Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew

Once teams promote a country, are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a playground for powerHigh fives all round at Hamas high command. The triumphant clink of Gaza Cola tins pings across the bunker. It’s been a tough week for the lads, what with five of their members being killed in the Doha airstrike, but you’ve got to celebrate the little victories, yeah? And as they use what remains of their fragile satellite internet connection to refresh the Cyclingnews live blog for the final time, the Hamas Grand Tour Disruption Division (Vuelta Branch) can toast an operation executed to perfection: the successful mobilisation of more than 100,000 members of the Madrid battalion to force the curtailment of stage 21 of the Tour of Spain.“They asked us to quit the Vuelta, but we did not surrender to the terrorists,” said Sylvan Adams, co‑owner of the Israel-Premier Tech team targeted by mass protests that disrupted several stages. O...

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2 w. ago Irish deputy premier backs mooted Eurovision boycott over Israel participation

Ireland is among countries which have said they will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel participates.

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2 w. ago Tom Pidcock, Oscar Onley, and Cat Ferguson lead GB medal charge at cycling World Championships

Third-place Vuelta finisher Tom Pidcock heads to Rwanda in fine form while double junior world champion Cat Ferguson will look to upgrade in the under-23 category

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2 w. ago Wage growth falls to lowest since 2022 as jobs market continues to falter

The Office for National Statistics said regular wage growth, excluding bonuses, dropped to 4.8% in the three months to July.

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3 w. ago Spain’s PM calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after Gaza protests force end to Vuelta race

Speaking after Gaza protesters forced early end to cycle race, Pedro Sánchez says Israel should not be allowed to use sports to ‘whitewash’ its ‘barbarism’Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for Israel to be barred from international sports competitions for as long as its “barbarism” in Gaza continues, saying the country should not be allowed to use high-profile events to “whitewash” its offensive.Speaking a day after pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced a premature end to the Vuelta a España cycle race amid chaotic scenes and clashes with police, Sánchez said he had “a deep admiration” for all those who had protested peacefully against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests

PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandonedThe premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event.The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Team USA issues blunt response to transgender cyclist's celebrations over Charlie Kirk assassination

Despite widespread condemnation, Chelsea Wolfe, who featured as an alternate on the USA's women's BMX team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, openly welcomed the assassination.

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3 w. ago Transgender Team USA cyclist celebrates Charlie Kirk's murder in disgusting posts

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at the age of 31, while hosting a Q&A event where he debated the issue of transgender individuals with students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Helen Flanagan drops wedding bombshell as she teases big love life update

EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street legend Helen Flanagan has given a big relationship update as she drops her marriage plans on the red carpet at the National Television Awards

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3 w. ago UK rental listings fall at fastest rate since Covid lockdown, survey shows

Rics members attribute sharp drop to worries over tenants’ rights, inheritance tax and national insurance

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4 w. ago Vuelta a España: Pederson sprints to stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains lead

Belgian wins in photo finish to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Belgian cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo finish at Monforte de Lemos. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pederson sprints to Vuelta stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains overall lead

Belgian wins in photo finish to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Belgian cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo-finish at Monforte de Lemos. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pedersen sprints to Vuelta stage 15 victory as Vingegaard retains overall lead

Lidl-Trek rider wins to keep sprint leader’s jerseyVingegaard retains 48-second lead over AlmeidaThe Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday as his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the points classification leader, attacked in the last two kilometres, beating Orluis Aular (Movistar) and Marco Frigo (Israel Premier Tech) in a photo-finish at Monforte de Lemos.This article was amended on 7 September 2025. An earlier version described Mads Pedersen as Belgian; he is Danish. A misspelling of his surname in the headline was also corrected. Continue reading...

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last month Israel Premier Tech removes team name from uniforms at Spanish Vuelta after protests

Israel Premier Tech has given its cyclists at the Spanish Vuelta new uniforms without the team name after they have been repeatedly targeted by pro-Palestinian protests during the race

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