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Several cyclists, including riders set to start the Giro d’Italia on Friday, fell ill after a Belgian one‑day race, with cow manure on the roads suspected as the cause. Three Lotto‑Intermarché riders suffered abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever and vomiting, and were briefly hospitalised, the team reported from

Emma Raducanu was among the first to pass through the imposing gates of the Foro Italico this year. She arrived in Rome ahead of schedule, keen to assess her fitness and readiness for elite competition during a series of practice sessions on the tournament’s heavy red‑clay courts. As

In Cortina d’Ampezzo, the thaw has arrived. Daytime temperatures are climbing into the double‑digit Celsius range, causing snow to melt from the slopes and the “torrenti” of runoff to begin flowing again. Usually a period when snowfall can be at its peak, the region has seen none since

England’s Six Nations showdown in Paris on Saturday might turn into a comedy of errors as France prepare to sport a commemorative pale‑blue jersey that could conflict with the white uniform worn by Steve Borthwick’s team. Fabian Galthié’s side has announced it will wear the anniversary

Neil Simpson and his guide Robert Poth captured silver on Tuesday at the Winter Paralympics, delivering Great Britain its inaugural medal of the competition. Yet watching visually‑impaired alpine skiers tear down the Dolomite slopes at speeds approaching 100 km/h serves as a stark reminder that every competitor deserves

Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 6‑2, 6‑4 to reach the Indian Wells quarter‑finals, and fourth seed Alexander Zverev progressed to the men’s last eight. Both Sabalenka and Osaka, four‑time Grand Slam champions, met for the first time since 2018, when the Japanese captured the US