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Ukraine's Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at the wheel of a large armoured Humvee jeep.
Mud and glory at world mountain bike marathon
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» GLASGOW - Austria's Mona Mitterwallner and Brazil's Henrique Avancini won mud-splattered mountain bike cross-country marathon world titles in Scotland on Sunday.
'Euphoric' Vingegaard targets third Tour de France triumph
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» LE MARKSTEIN (FRANCE) - Jonas Vingegaard said he felt "euphoric" after surviving Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de France to virtually clinch his second successive title.
Bastille Day stage could spark fireworks in Tour de France duel
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» BELLEVILLE (FRANCE) - The ongoing duel between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two time winner Tadej Pogacar may ignite on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday's stage which falls on the French national holiday of July 14.
Tour de France sets off from Bilbao
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» BILBAO, Spain: The Tour de France started in Bilbao on Saturday, embarking on a 3,404km race to Paris with the first three of the 21 stages in the Spanish Basque Country.
Dune and dusted as Dakar Rally tests limits of endurance
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» SEA CAMP (SAUDI ARABIA) - When it comes to endurance races in motor sport, nothing can quite compete with the annual Dakar Rally which starts its 45th edition on the shores of the Red Sea on Saturday.
Russian tourists' luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» HELSINKI: Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian licence plates are filling up the parking garage at Helsinki's airport as Finland becomes an important transit country for Russian tourists flying to Europe.
Vingegaard heads for Paris and Tour de France crowning glory
AFP, Published on 24/07/2022
» PARIS - Jonas Vingegaard set off for Paris on Sunday to be officially crowned the 2022 Tour de France champion after three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle up peaks, over plains and through a crushing heatwave.
Brittany hill scrap opens 2021 Tour de France
AFP, Published on 26/06/2021
» BREST (FRANCE) - The Tour de France will explode into action as Stage 1 rolls out of the Atlantic port of Brest on Saturday with a dramatic day of action assured and defending champion Tadej Pogacar in the thick of it.
Dakar Rally set for second Saudi outing despite 'sportswashing' row
AFP, Published on 02/01/2021
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - The Dakar Rally kicks off on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the second time the world's most gruelling event in motorsport's calendar has been held in the kingdom amid continued accusations of "sportswashing".