Lone foray cost Slock, says breakaway Tour de France partner
Liam Slock blew his chances of a Tour de France stage victory after 175km in a breakaway when he took off on his own, fellow escapee Thibault Guernalec said on Saturday.
Read moreFive-wicket Gaud stars before India run riot in women's Test at Lord's
Kranti Gaud took five wickets before Smriti Mandhana once more piled on the runs against England as India continued to dominate the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Saturday.
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Tour de France stage to be shortened amid heatwave as sprinter Merlier doubles up
Tour de France organisers for the first time in the race's history have decided to shorten a stage due to intense heat, as Belgian sprint king Tim Merlier doubled up in Saturday's flat eighth stage.
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France hosts S.Africa leader for talks, war remembrance
President Cyril Ramaphosa will take part in a commemoration on Sunday for South African soldiers killed in World War I, as part of a three-day visit to France.
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Typhoon makes landfall in China after forcing nearly two million to flee
Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday in eastern China, packing strong winds as it roared ashore after authorities evacuated nearly two million people, state media said.
Read moreMerlier doubles up in Tour de France sprint stages
Belgian Tim Merlier dominated a bunch sprint finish for the second day running to claim victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, as organisers announced a shortened stage the following day due to the "intense heatwave".
Read morePollock a hat-trick hero as England hammer Fiji to end losing streak
Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick of tries as England ended their five-match losing streak with a 73-8 Nations Championship rout of Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.
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Sunday's Tour de France ninth stage shortened due to 'intense heatwave'
Tour de France organisers announced on Saturday that the next day's ninth stage would be shortened by 30km due to the extreme weather conditions in the central Correze region.
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Ryu loses count as she blasts 60 for Evian lead
Ryu Hae-ran put herself in position to win a second women's major this season as she blazed a spectacular third-round 60 on Saturday for a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship.
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Pollock scores a hat-trick as England hammer Fiji to end losing streak
Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick of tries as England ended their five-match losing streak with a 73-8 Nations Championship rout of Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.
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