nc Hilarious moment two bewildered men wander into Boston Mayor's coronavirus press conference By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:28:07 GMT Social media users loved the moment two Boston men unashamedly walked into the background of a press conference with Mayor Marty Walsh about the coronavirus. Full Article
nc Dow has best day since 1933 as Congress nears deal on aid By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:57:30 GMT The Dow soared more than 2,000 points on Tuesday in its strongest one-day performance since 1933 as US lawmakers neared a $2 trillion coronavirus aid deal. Full Article
nc Man walks dog on lead from his CAR as he takes social distancing to the extreme in Blackpool By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:41:57 GMT The motorist was seen holding his dog on a lead out of the window whilst driving the open-top convertible around residential roads in Blackpool, Lancashire yesterday. Full Article
nc White House REFUSES to open up Obamacare exchanges for emergency sign-up By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:38:12 GMT The White House is not extending open enrollment under Obamacare, despite President Trump saying it was an option amid the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
nc The Open is cancelled for the first time since World War II amid coronavirus outbreak By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:43:15 GMT The Open has joined the list of major sporting events that have been called off following the coronavirus outbreak. The event was set to begin on July 16 at Royal St George's in Kent. Full Article
nc Coronavirus: Tommy Fleetwood backs decision to cancel The Open By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:01:11 GMT Tommy Fleetwood has backed the R&A's decision to cancel The Open and is already looking forward to the Royal St George's showpiece next year. Full Article
nc The Open is off for first time since 1945... and other majors put back amid coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:00:13 GMT DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The Open will not be staged this year for the first time since 1945, after the R&A took the momentous decision to cancel the championship set for July. Full Article
nc Black bears have QUADRUPLED at Yosemite since the coronavirus shutdown, allowing them to roam freely By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:46:29 GMT Black bears, coyotes and bobcats that usually sit in the 'corridors' of Yosemite National Park are roaming out in the open after the park was shutdown last month due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
nc Lithuania's capital is turned into vast open air café to enable social distancing in restaurants By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:22:21 GMT Lithuania's capital city Vilnius is turning into a massive outdoor cafe. The city has offered 18 locations where cafes and restaurants can lay extra tables in a bid to keep the businesses alive. Full Article
nc ANDREW PIERCE: Corbyn must hand over the reins at PMQs as performances go from bad to worse By Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:05:12 +0000 ANDREW PIERCE: As he plods painfully through his six questions, there is an embarrassed silence on the Labour benches. Some Labour MPs say there is a way out. Full Article
nc ANDREW PIERCE: I know from experience how hard it is to come out, and I salute Phillip Schofield By Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:29:26 +0000 ANDREW PIERCE: Tears pouring down my cheeks, I posted the letter to Mum and Dad. I had finally owned up to myself that I was gay. My parents were staunch, working-class Catholics. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas remains confident he'll be able to defend Tour de France title By Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:01:15 +0100 The Welshman came off his bike around 30 kilometres from the end of stage four and received medical attention at the side of the road. He provided a positive update on Wednesday morning. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas named joint team leader for Team INEOS for Tour de France By Published On :: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:55:15 +0100 Geraint Thomas has been named joint team leader by INEOS for the Tour de France alongside Colombian Egan Bernal. That is despite his superior Grand Tour experience over his team-mate.. Full Article
nc Mark Cavendish left out of Dimension Data team for Tour de France By Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:06:09 +0100 Mark Cavendish has been left out of the Dimension Data team that will compete in this year's Tour de France. It is the first time in 13 years that the British rider will not compete in France. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas hints he did not know he would be joint leader at Tour de France By Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 22:30:26 +0100 Some 24 hours before Team INEOS announced that Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal would start the Tour de France as joint leaders, the cycling team offered their defending champion to the media. Full Article
nc Who is Michael Woods? Canadian cyclist making Tour de France debut revealed By Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:41:11 +0100 In the same month that Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Aliassime aim to elevate Canadian tennis to new heights, Michael Woods will ride across France in the hope of making history of his own Full Article
nc Dimension Data's head of performance was TWICE over-ruled in Tour de France selection process By Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:33:07 +0100 Earlier this week news broke that Dimension Data's team principal, Doug Ryder, ignored the recommendation by performance boss Rolf Aldag to include Cavendish in line-up. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas keen to avoid drama as he aims to retain his Tour de France crown By Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 16:36:03 +0100 Geraint Thomas joked he would be happy with an 'uneventful' Tour de France as long as a Team Ineos rider is stood on the top step in Paris at the end of the month. Full Article
nc The wide open Tour de France: Ineos have been hit by Chris Froome's absence By Published On :: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:53:37 +0100 The 2019 Tour de France will roll away from the Place Royale in Brussels with the fallout over Mark Cavendish's non-selection by his Dimension Data team continuing to make headlines. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal pick up time on rivals for Team Ineos after Tour de France time trial By Published On :: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:48:15 +0100 CHRIS MURPHY IN BRUSSELS: Geraint Thomas and his Ineos team-mates were beaten in a tense finish to Saturday's second stage of the Tour de France, a 27.6-kilometre time trial. Full Article
nc Julian Alaphilippe claims the yellow jersey after Tour de France stage three victory By Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:38:08 +0100 CHRIS MURPHY IN EPERNAY: Geraint Thomas slipped behind Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal in the Tour de France pecking order on stage three after losing five seconds in Epernay. Full Article
nc Elia Viviani sprints to victory on stage four of Tour de France as Alaphilippe retains yellow jersey By Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:07:31 +0100 CHRIS MURPHY IN NANCY: Elia Viviani won stage four of the Tour de France in a sprint finish in Nancy as Deceuninck-Quick Step team-mate Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow jersey. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas tips Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal for big summit test in the Tour de France By Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:48:37 +0100 Geraint Thomas survived the first day of racing through the climbs of the 2019 Tour de France but then suggested that team-mate Egan Bernal is favourite for the first summit finish on stage six. Full Article
nc Britain's Thomas surges clear of main rivals on brutal finish to stage six of the Tour de France By Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:32:32 +0100 Geraint Thomas took back control of the Tour de France on Thursday, with a surge of power taking him clear of his main rivals on the backbreaking finish to stage six in the Vosges mountains. Full Article
nc Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven of the Tour de France By Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:12:10 +0100 Dylan Groenewegen of Holland - who crashed on the opening day of this Tour de France - took the third stage win of this year's race for the Jumbo-Visma team on Friday. Full Article
nc Geraint Thomas loses time after crash as Julian Alaphilippe regains yellow jersey on Tour de France By Published On :: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:06:35 +0100 Geraint Thomas breathed a sigh of relief at the finish of stage eight of the Tour de France after he survived a team pile-up at the bottom of a fast downhill section on the approach to Saint-Etienne. Full Article
nc Impey wins stage nine of the Tour de France as South African beat Benoot in a two-man sprint By Published On :: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:21:01 +0100 South African Daryl Impey added an individual stage win to his Tour de France happy memories when he prevailed at the end of a long breakaway from St Etienne on Sunday. Full Article
nc Thomas moves up to second in Tour de France after rivals caught out by large split in the peloton By Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:57:38 +0100 Geraint Thomas and Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal profited hugely as French rival Thibaut Pinot was caught in a group who lost 100 seconds on the 217.5km stage from Saint-Flour to Albi. Full Article
nc Startling moment Tour de France rider spanks cheeky fan who pulls moonie at racers By Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:01:51 +0100 The startling scene was recorded by an onlooker during the ninth stage of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Brioude in central-eastern France. Full Article
nc Tour de France news: Geraint Thomas lauds 'great 10 days' for Team Ineos ahead of mountain stages By Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:06:01 +0100 Geraint Thomas and Team Ineos had every reason to be satisfied as they reached the first rest day of the Tour de France in an enviable position. He is in second place in the general classification. Full Article
nc Wheel high! Incredible video shows cyclist jumping OVER Tour de France riders By Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:19:46 +0100 Valentin Anouilh, 21, spent six months training for the stunt which saw him soar over the heads of the elite riders as they sprinted through a valley near Saint Flour, Auvergne. Full Article
nc Tour de France News: Rohan Dennis ABANDONS race with 80km left on Thursday By Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:31:30 +0100 The Australian rider pulled out of the race with about 80 kilometers left on Thursday before the two big climbs in Stage 12 following reports of clashes with team officials. Full Article
nc Tour de France: Simon Yates capitalises on breakaway as British rider takes Stage 12 By Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:17:37 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE: The race for the big prize might have failed to ignite here on the first day in the Pyrenees but there was no shortage of fireworks Full Article
nc Tour de France organisers planning to launch major women's race By Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:48:09 +0100 Tour de France organisers are looking to launch a women's equivalent of the most prestigious race in men's cycling, they said on Friday. Full Article
nc Tour de France News: Geraint Thomas loses ground to Julian Alaphilippe By Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:18:58 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN PAU: The sight of Julian Alaphilippe rising out of his saddle and powering up the steep ramp that came at the end of this individual time trial is sure to trouble Geraint Thomas . Full Article
nc Thibaut Pinot takes 14th stage of Tour de France By Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:28:35 +0100 Thibaut Pinot led a French one-two ahead of overall leader Julian Alaphilippe to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 117.5-km mountain trek from Tarbes on Saturday. Full Article
nc Cycling news: Was this the day British rule in Tour de France ended? By Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:32:31 +0100 MATT LAWTON ON THE COL DU TOURMALET: Owner of Ineos Jim Ratcliffe must have sat in the team car on Saturday afternoon and wondered if he had just bought a cycling team in decline. Full Article
nc Tour de France: Simon Yates wins 15th stage By Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:18:22 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN FOIX: There was a second stage win for Simon Yates, a first sign of human weakness from Julian Alaphilippe, not to mention further difficulties for Geraint Thomas on Sunday. Full Article
nc Tour de France: Geraint Thomas brushes off Tour de France blip By Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:24:45 +0100 Thomas has blamed a 'minor fuelling issue' on his seventh-placed finish during the Pyrenean stages over the weekend, which saw him twice left behind by his rivals. Full Article
nc Cycling news: Sir Dave Brailsford insists Team Ineos are ready to hit Tour de France heights By Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:31:42 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN NIMES: The tone was one of defiance; the message that Team Ineos are not dead yet. As Sir Dave Brailsford was quick to point out, they sit second and fifth. Full Article
nc Tour de France news: Geraint Thomas crashes during stage 16 in Nimes By Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:49:47 +0100 The defending champion came off on a right-hander with around 130km of the 177km stage, which started and finished in Nimes, remaining. He was though soon able to rejoin the race. Full Article
nc France shuts down a nuclear power station in case it overheats in record high temperatures By Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:07:33 +0100 Forecasters also predicted new temperatures highs in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where the mercury is set to reach 104F (40C) for the first time on Thursday. Full Article
nc Thibaut Pinot's team in barb at Ineos as they eye emotional home win at the Tour de France By Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:16:35 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN NIMES: There is a reluctance in France to imagine how the scenes on the Champs-Elysees might compare to the night of the 1998 World Cup final. Full Article
nc Matteo Trentin wins stage 17 of the Tour de France as Mitchelton-Scott claim fourth Tour victory By Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:21:50 +0100 Trentin won by 36 seconds, while there was no change at the top of the general classification, with Julian Alaphilippe still leading ajnd Geraint Thomas trailing by 95 seconds. Full Article
nc Tour de France: Team Ineos captain Luke Rowe KICKED OFF Tour after lashing out at rival By Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:00:39 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN GAP: Team Ineos go into three massive days in the Alps that will determine the outcome of the most mesmerising Tour de France in decades, without captain Luke Rowe. Full Article
nc Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal steals a march to pile pressure on team-mate Geraint Thomas By Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:30:46 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN VALLOIRE: To some extent it felt like normal service had been resumed here in the Alps, the sight of five Team Ineos riders leading the yellow jersey group up the final climb. Full Article
nc Thibaut Pinot's Tour de France dream dies as Frenchman retires through injury during Stage 19 By Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:58:10 +0100 Thibaut Pinot's dream of becoming the first French winner of the Tour de France for 34 years is over after the Groupama-FDJ rider was forced to abandon early on stage 19 to Tignes. Full Article
nc Tour de France 2019: Hail storm in Val d'Isere brings early end to stage 19 By Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:58:42 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN VALLOIRE: Thibaut Pinot abandoned the race in tears and Julian Alaphilippe lost the yellow jersey on the brutal ascent of the highest paved pass in Europe. Full Article
nc Tour de France news: Egan Bernal set to become youngest winner of Tour de France in post-war era By Published On :: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:44:39 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN VAL THORENS: The 22-year-old Colombian held on to the yellow jersey in stage 20, and is set to be crowned the youngest Tour winner in 110 years. Full Article
nc Tour de France: Egan Bernal is youngest winner since 1909 and Brailsford says he can now dominate By Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:35:51 +0100 MATT LAWTON IN PARIS: Brailsford believes Bernal is capable of maintaining the team's dominance of the Tour de France for years to come. At 22, he is the youngest man to win in Paris since 1909. Full Article