Huge new sport festival set to take over town this summer
A huge new sports festival will take over Stockport’s St Peter’s Square this June.
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Geraint Thomas wants to 'prove people wrong' ahead of Ineos Grenadiers season debut at Volta ao Algarve
Geraint Thomas says he is determined to “prove people wrong” as he prepares to make his season debut for Ineos Grenadiers. The 2018 Tour de France champion starts his 16th professional season at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal this week. Ad/> The 35-year-old signed a two-year deal with Ineos in December and still believes he can be “competitive” in the big races.
IOC in no rush to seal new US broadcast deal for Games after 2032
BEIJING : The International Olympic Committee is in no hurry to sell the Olympics broadcast rights for the United States and will wait for the best market conditions, irrespective of a potential bid by Salt Lake City for the 2034 Olympics, it said on Wednesday.
Opinion: Can South African rugby combat player drain, or is it a losing battle?
At one time or another, often like clockwork every year, an age-old debate central to South African rugby kicks off. Invariably, the topic revolves around the litany of overseas-based players and whether anything can be done to stem the tide of departures from South African shores.
FIFPro survey shows 75 per cent of male footballers want World Cup to stay every four years
As the debate over a biennial World Cup rages on between FIFA, its confederations, clubs, politicians, and fan groups, the players themselves have finally had their say.
Players advocate for WC every four years
Up to 75 per cent of men's professional footballers opt for maintaining the current World Cup cycle and want it to be played every four years, global players' union FIFPRO says.
Dame Sarah Storey had no intention of quitting after the ‘lockdown Games’
When Dame Sarah Storey made history with a 17th gold medal last summer it could have been the perfect moment to ride off into the sunset, but Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian had already decided what she called the “lockdown Games” were no way to sign off.
Players advocate for World Cup every four years, says FIFPRO
As much as 75per cent of men's professional footballers opt for maintaining the current World Cup cycle and want it to be played every four years, global players' union FIFPRO said in a statement on Tuesday.