Tour de France: Froome retains lead; Thomas suffers freak crash

Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain, wearing the race leader's yellow jersey, speeds along the Manse pass during the 16th stage of the Tour de France. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Chris......

Tour de France: Froome strikes back with a bang on Mont Ventoux

Chris Froome moved closer to a maiden Tour de France title with an awe-inspiring victory on top of the intimidating Mont Ventoux, pulling away from his rivals in brutal fashion seven kilometres......

NZ's world champ joins the list of CWG pull outs

Former world champion road cyclist Greg Henderson on Friday became the first selected New Zealand athlete to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games, saying there are "too many risks" in going to......

More athletes pull out of Commonwealth Games

There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with four leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching dengue fever and the......