Mark Cavendish will return to the Tour de France for the first time in THREE YEARS this summer for Deceuninck-QuickStep as his resurgence continues Mark Cavendish will return to the Tour de France for the first time since 2018 The 36-year-old named in Deceuninck-QuickStep’s eight-man squad for race Injury ruled out Sam Bennett, leaving him … Read more
PARALYMPIC SWIMMER OLLIE HYND: We must create chances for you to discover your passion… there are a lot of people who come to their sport late Team GB swimmer Ollie Hynd was a Paralympic gold medallist at London 2012 Now he is trying to inspire a new generation of Olympic and Paralympic stars Hynd is … Read more
The clunks and whirring drills of construction have become a familiar soundtrack to Stratford’s recent past. Here, the shrines within London’s Olympic Park are now surrounded by high-rise pop-ups and a revolving cast of cranes. Today, the first building blocks of another ambitious project are being laid. Beneath the Orbit — where punters queue to … Read more
It was the day she pitched up as a young teacher at Whalley Range Comprehensive in inner-city Manchester, intent on running netball sessions, which has always stuck in Baroness Sue Campbell’s mind. She’d been captain of the England Under 21 team, had won the British Universities’ Pentathlon Championship and was convinced, ‘standing there, in my … Read more
Dina Asher-Smith takes aim at UK Athletics in series of stinging posts over how the sport is run… with world champion insisting ‘so much needs to change with track and field’ and calling for more support for coaches British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has slammed UK Athletics in a number of posts World champion Asher-Smith’s criticisms … Read more
Mark Cavendish rolls back the years to record a stunning sprint victory in the Baloise Belgium Tour… before playing down talk of a shock recall to the Tour de France at the age of 36 – just months after hinting at RETIREMENT Cycling legend Mark Cavendish hinted at retirement at the back end of 2020 … Read more
HOT OR NOT: It shouldn’t work but Micah Richards and Roy Keane are the odd couple who are comedy gold…. while Roger Federer has no excuse for saving a little energy for Wimbledon How it works is anyone’s guess but the Richards-Keane series is brilliant Rob McCracken is so much more than just Anthony Joshua’s … Read more
London Marathon agrees ‘landmark’ six-year sponsorship deal with Tata Consultancy Services after 11-year partnership with Virgin comes to an end following this year’s race Tata Consultancy Services will become the London Marathon’s new title partner The IT company has signed a six-year deal and will take over from Virgin Money It brings to an end … Read more
Australian cyclist Richie Porte seals Criterium du Dauphine title on Sunday… as Britain’s Geraint Thomas also lays down a Tour de France marker Richie Porte of Team Ineos won the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday Team-mate and Britain’s Geraint Thomas came third after a dramatic final day Bahrain Victorious’ Mark Padun claimed a second stage … Read more