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The sprinters will get another shot at glory when the peloton reaches the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro

Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde, known as the "Lion Of Soweto", was not allowed to leave South Africa until the mid-1980s, when he was invited to perform at a pioneering festival of music in Angouleme, France, along with the three Mahotella Queens, the musical engine the Makgone Tsohle Band, and producer and…

'We know what the riders say around the table and on the bus and that's most important for us'

How can France pick up the pieces? From the anger over a police shooting and its attempted cover-up, to the riots and destruction that have left a local mayor's wife in hospital, has the violence now drowned out the legitimate outrage over what sparked it? There is no justification for…

The team from that heartbreaking night in Auckland have gone on to enjoy varied careers

Gautier was one of 177 green berets in the Kieffer unit which stormed the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944

Comes as political row erupts over fundraising for family of officer who killed 17-year-old Nahel – with donations topping €1 million. That is far more than a similar effort for the family of the victim

Riots, looting, and arrests grip the country as deep-rooted tensions and a bleak future fuel anger among the youth.

Benjamin Klene, 33, described the riots and police presence in the port city as ‘disturbing’ and ‘very tense’.

Philipsen was awarded victory on stage three only after race commissaires checked his clash with fellow Belgian Wout van Aert on the final bend

Bumps with Philipsen and spectator see Wout van Aert miss out in Tour de France sprint but leaves stage with smile