The final stage of the 2024 Tour will be broadcast around the world as he speeds along the corniche from Monaco to Riviera town Nice. "I can ride home from there and sleep," Pogacar said earlier in the Tour. Having won five stages, Pogacar enjoys a healthy five-minute 14-second lead over Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the past two editions. Barring a major incident it will be his third Tour win, completing a Tour-Giro d'Italia double not achieved since 1998. It will also provide him the platform... Читать дальше...
The presence of the mini-man mountain has thrown in a delicious curveball to a tournament Dupont likened to sport's Holy Grail. Dupont has established himself as one of the best players rugby union has ever seen and his presence at a home Olympics is a massive coup not just for the national team, but also the organisers. His gamble of missing the Six Nations helped France to two wins on the World Rugby Sevens Series, including victory in the Madrid finals -- a first in 19 years. In between, he... Читать дальше...
Peaty stepped away from the pool last year as he battled depression, alcoholism and burnout. But the 29-year-old has finally turned the corner in his mental health fight and believes he is ready to make waves in the French capital. Peaty has three Olympic gold medals, with two in the 100m breaststroke and the 4x100m mixed medley at the 2021 Tokyo Games and the other in the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Games. The eight-time world champion will arrive in Paris on the brink of equalling American... Читать дальше...
Whitlock, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, arrives in the French capital on an emotional last tour of Olympic duty following his decision to retire after the Olympics. The 31-year-old won two gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and successfully defended the pommel horse title in Tokyo three years ago. Having started his Olympic journey with two bronze medals at the London Games in 2012, Whitlock is relishing the chance to bow out in style. "I can't wait. My fourth Olympic Games feels surreal. Читать дальше...
Paris's road to the 2024 Olympics has been anything but plain sailing. From political bickering, to last minute sponsors and nail-biting suspense over the cleanliness of the Seine river, the Games – held exactly 100 years since Paris last hosted the event – “must be a success”, an Olympic source confided.
The risk to the towns of Labrador City and Wabush is now "very low," Premier Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador province told reporters. "We're breathing another sigh of relief here," he said. "As a result, we're in the good position today to be able to partially lift the evacuation order" for what he called the "largest evacuation in provincial history." For now, only workers deemed essential -- hospital employees, supermarket workers and government staff -- will be allowed back as they... Читать дальше...
In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. Further undermining public health, videos -- some garnering millions of views -- share "homemade" recipes that use ingredients such as beef tallow, avocado butter and beeswax for what is claimed to provide effective skin protection. In one viral TikTok video, "transformation... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump's former White House physician said that the bullet wound sustained by the Republican presidential candidate in an assassination attempt was beginning to heal, adding that the bullet had likely come less than a quarter of an inch from entering the former president's head.
