2 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 9 updates as sprinters return to ‘Cavendish City’

Tour returns to Chateauroux, renamed ‘Cavendish City’ in honour of Manx Missile’s trio of stage wins here

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4 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 9 route and updates as sprinters return to ‘Cavendish City’

Tour returns to Chateauroux, renamed ‘Cavendish City’ in honour of Manx Missile’s trio of stage wins here

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15 h. ago Tour de France Stage 9 preview: Route today as sprinters head for ‘Cavendish City’

The Tour heads to Chateauroux, scene of three Mark Cavendish victories, for another sprint finish

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22 h. ago Wimbledon 2025 women’s final live: Swiatek routs Anisimova 6

Iga Swiatek defeated her American opponent in less than an hour to claim her first Wimbledon title and become the first Polish singles champion at SW19

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23 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 8 result and reaction as Jonathan Milan takes maiden stage win

With Tadej Pogacar back in yellow, attention now turns to the fast men of the peloton

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28 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 8 route and updates with sprinters set to battle in Laval

With Tadej Pogacar back in yellow, attention now turns to the fast men of the peloton

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39 h. ago Tour de France stage eight preview: Route today with tricky uphill finish for sprinters to overcome

Fast men will target finish in Laval but could struggle on uphill drag to the line

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47 h. ago Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says

UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian FoundationMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 798 people have been killed while seeking food at distribution points operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and other humanitarian convoys since the end of May, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday.The GHF, proposed by Israel as an alternative to the UN aid system in Gaza, has been almost universally condemned by rights groups for its violation of principles of humanitarian impartiality and what they have said could be complicity in war crimes. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 7 result and reaction as Tadej Pogacar wins on Mur

Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

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48 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 7 result and reaction with Tadej Pogacar in pole position for win on Mur

Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

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50 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 7 route and updates with Geraint Thomas in breakaway on way to Mur

Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

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53 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 7 route and updates with blockbuster Mur

Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

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56 h. ago Tour de France stage seven route preview: Will Tadej Pogacar go for glory on the Mur de Bretagne?

Mathieu van der Poel took glory – and yellow – on a similar stage featuring the Mur de Bretagne in 2021

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57 h. ago Tour de France stage seven preview: Will Tadej Pogacar go for glory on the Mur de Bretagne?

Mathieu van der Poel took glory - and yellow - on a similar stage featuring the Mur de Bretagne in 2021

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2 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 6 result and reaction as Ben Healy seals sensational solo win

Hills back on the menu in tough day packed with 3,500m of elevation gain

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3 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 6 updates with Ben Healy riding clear of eight

Hills back on the menu in tough day packed with 3,500m of elevation gain

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3 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 6 updates with Mathieu van der Poel in breakaway on breathless, hilly day

Hills back on the menu in tough day packed with 3,500m of elevation gain

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3 d. ago Lauren James has ‘something special’ to inspire England – Lucy Bronze

The Chelsea forward scored two fine goals in the Euro 2025 rout of the Netherlands.

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3 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 6 route and updates with Pogacar and Van der Poel contenders on punchy day in Normandy

Hills back on the menu in tough day packed with 3,500m of elevation gain

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3 d. ago Light at the end of the tunnels: classic rail routes through the Alps reopen

After serious floods and landslides, some of the great trans-Alpine routes have reopened – with new services added – offering unforgettable train journeys from Austria to the AdriaticThe planning of main rail routes through the Alps was shaped by national ambition and rivalries. The opening of Austria’s Semmering railway in 1854, the Mont Cenis route (also known as Fréjus) between France and Italy in 1871 and Switzerland’s Gotthard tunnel in 1882 defined the broad contours of Alpine railway geography in the late 19th century. But Habsburg planners were keen to secure better links with Adriatic ports, so in 1901 they sketched out a bold plan for the Neue Alpenbahnen (new Alpine railways), of which Austria’s Tauern railway was the most important. It opened in 1909. When it closed for rebuilding in November 2024, it was a sharp reminder of how much passengers and freight rely on a handful of key Alpine rail routes. Lose one key Alpine link and the effects of that closure are felt acros...

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