Pivotal summer for Canada's women's basketball team set for tipoff in Victoria
It's a rare home game for Canada's senior women's national basketball team.
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DR Congo’s Chancel Mbemba wins FRANCE 24-RFI award for best African player in Ligue 1
The 28-year-old Mbemba has become a crucial defensive linchpin at Marseille after spells at Anderlecht, Newcastle and Porto – even scoring seven goals in 43 appearances after coming into his own at the southern French club.
Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run continues with 4th 2nd-place finish at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run at the Giro d'Italia continued Friday with his fourth second-place finish of the race, runner-up to Colombian Santiago Buitrago in a gruelling Stage 19 in Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy.
Thomas stays in charge of Giro after brutal Queen stage
:Britain's Geraint Thomas took a big step towards winning his first Giro d'Italia as he avoided any significant time losses to Maglia Rosa rival Primoz Roglic in a brutal Queen Stage high in the Dolomites on Friday.
Geraint Thomas leaks three seconds to Primoz Roglic on Stage 19, Santiago Buitrago wins at Tre Cime di Lavaredo
On a day Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) won the queen stage in the Dolomites and the superb Derek Gee (Israel-PremierTech) finished second for the fourth time in this Giro, Primoz Roglic’s last-ditch attack on the iconic climb of Tre Cima di Lavaredo saw him claw back three seconds on race leader Geraint Thomas to set up a thrilling showdown on Saturday. Welsh veteran Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) will enter the decisive 18.6km uphill time trial on the fearsome Monte Lussari with an advantage of 26 seconds on Slovenia’s Roglic (Jumbo Visma) in a winner-takes-all scenario for the climax of the 106th edition of the Giro.
Dunbar stays inside top five after brutally tough stage
Eddie Dunbar remains inside the top five overall at the Giro d'Italia after a brutally tough Queen Stage in the Dolomites on Friday.
D-Day on horizon for Vera Pauw's World Cup hopefuls
Vera Pauw will name her 23-player Republic of Ireland World Cup squad on 29 June, with the race to make the plane to Australia entering a nervy climax.
Colombia friendly added to Ireland pre-World Cup diary
Republic of Ireland will take on Colombia in a behind-closed-doors game as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Vera Pauw was keen to add one final game, against a top level opponent, to the schedule before they take on Australia in their World Cup opener on 20 July. . Since qualifying for the World Cup last October, Ireland have already played against Morocco, Germany, China PR and United States with games still to come against Zambia (22 June) and France (6 July) in Tallaght Stadium.