Sunday 5th July, 2009
Cavendish ices Tour de France stage victory; Cancellara leads
USA TodayBrignoles, France Britain's Mark Cavendish won Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France under a searing sun, as Lance Armstrong finished safely in the trailing pack behind a sprint.
Sub hears signal from Yemenia black boxes
Associated PressA submarine scouring the Indian Ocean on Sunday heard the signal beacons of the two black boxes from a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed off the Comoros Islands, the French aviation...
Second stage of Tour de France gets underway
France News.NetThe second stage of the 2009 Tour de France got underway Sunday in the principality of Monaco, with Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara wearing the leader's yellow jersey and race favourite Alberto Contador in second place.
Kaymer wins French Open after playoff with Westwood
ReutersGerman Martin Kaymer won the French Open on Sunday after defeating former European number one Lee Westwood of Britain in a sudden-death playoff.
Jacko's 'happy family' pics with Debbie Rowe may swing custody battle
France News.NetLondon, : The astonishing new pictures showing Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe affectionately hugging and cuddling their two kids Prince and baby Paris can dramatically turn around the custody battle.
Anglo-French summit on immigration
AnanovaPlans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration will be discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. The UK hopes the meeting...
Kaymer prevails in Paris play-off
RTEGerman Martin Kaymer won the French Open Alstom at Le Golf National and again left England's Lee Westwood waiting for his first win since The pair were in a play-off after finishing...
McGeechan signs off in style
Planet RugbyLions legend Ian McGeechan is confident he has established a coaching legacy that will carry the famous touring side into a successful future. After signing off the South Africa series with...
Mark Cavendish wins second stage of Tour de France
Times OnlineCancellara's team were helping set an easy pace at the front of the bunch, but from around the halfway mark the frontrunners were condemned to being caught after the Colombia team took over the...
US Eagles pip Canada
Planet RugbyThe US Eagles celebrated Independence Day with a hard-fought 12-6 victory over Canada in Saturday's Rugby World Cup qualifying tie at the Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The...
Cavendish wins second stage of Tour de France - Summary
Earth TimesBrignoles - Mark Cavendish of Britain easily won the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, bursting out of the pack to win a sprint to the finish at Brignoles. The 24-year-old Team Columbia...
Cavendish wins second stage of Tour de France
Earth TimesMonaco - Mark Cavendish of Britain won the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, bursting out of the pack to win a sprint to the finish at Brignoles. The 24-year-old Team Columbia rider...
Victoria's Hesjedal off to good start
Times ColonistChurning past the Prince's Palace and famous casino of Monaco yesterday, Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria placed a respectable 44th among the 180 cyclists who began the first leg of the 2009 Tour de...
Tour de France Stages-Winners
New Jersey OnlineStage, Montpellier_Montpellier, team time trial, 39 km (24.2) Stage, Le Cap d'Agde_Perpignan, plain, 196.5 km (122.0) Stage, Gerona, Spain_Barcelona...
Shaw hit with two-week suspension
Planet RugbyBritish & Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw has received a two-week ban after being cited for dangerous play during yesterday's third Test victory over South Africa in Johannesburg. The England and...
Vickery on having the last word
Planet RugbyPhil Vickery has hailed the "unbelievable experience" of a Lions tour - and warned off those critics who question the viability of rugby's greatest institution. Vickery, who will be 37 when the...
Lions doctor shocked by injury toll
Planet RugbyBritish & Irish Lions doctor James Robson believes the shape of rugby players will have to start changing after the most physical Test series he has ever experienced. Robson has been the Lions...
IRB to probe Bok protest
Planet RugbyThe International Rugby Board is investigating South Africa's protest against the suspension of Bakkies Botha during Saturday's third Test against the British & Irish Lions. The Springboks...
Armstrong Back Among Tour De France Cyclists
NPR2009 · The Tour de France began Saturday with the first of its 21 stages. And for the first time in four years, Lance Armstrong was among the participants. Guy Raz talks with Joe...
Tour De France Takes Off
NPR2009 · The Tour de France starts today in Monaco, and despite all the turmoil and troubles of recent times, this year's Tour is forecast to be one of the most exciting ever. The...
Leo Burnett Beirut wins inaugural award at Cannes Lions Advertising Festival
AME InfoThe winning campaign was for the the Hariri Foundation who wanted to address the imbalance of gender roles in Lebanese society through their 'Women Empowerment Program'. The agency chose to tackle...
Egypt's Orascom drops case against France Telecom
New Jersey OnlineEgypt's Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. said Sunday it was dropping its case against France Telecom over ownership stakes in Mobinil, the country's largest mobile phone service...
Marseille mourns Louis-Dreyfus' passing
UEFASupporters of Olympique de Marseille are in mourning following the news that their majority shareholder, Robert Louis-Dreyfus (63), had passed away in Zurich on Saturday 4 July following a long...
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