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Rescheduled Tour de France hoping to make nation smile again

PARIS — With the Tour de France pushed back to a late August start, race director Christian Prudhomme is hoping cycling’s showcase event can help bring back a sense of normality to a nation ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France postponed by coronavirus

PARIS – After weeks of holding out hope that the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events po...

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

After judo gold, Jackie Groenen now wants World Cup glory

Groenen has scored six goals for Oranje during World Cup

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Women’s World Cup: Argentina stuns Japan in goalless draw

Argentina’s point could prove priceless

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Goal-fest possible in France-Belgium World Cup semifinal

Potent attacks meet with spot in World Cup final at stake

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Iran fans unfurl banner at World Cup in support of women

In home country, women barred from games

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

No. 2 Alexander Zverev for third consecutive comeback win at French Open

PARIS – Sloane Stephens, the 10th-seeded American, reached the last eight on Sunday in Paris at the French Open for the first time, beating No. 25 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-2, 6-0. ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Formula One racing to end long-standing practice of using ‘grid girls’

PARIS – There will be no more “grid girls” before Formula One races and no more “podium girls” celebrating with the drivers after them. F1 said Wednesday it will end the long-stan...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin shows multi-event dominance as Olympic near

22-year-old doesn’t see herself as just a slalom skier

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin beats Vlhova to win World Cup parallel slalom race

COURCHEVEL, France – Mikaela Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova of Slovakia in the final to win a World Cup parallel slalom race on Wednesday for the 35th win of her career. The defending...

DATE: Dec 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin captures third title of season with giant slalom win

U.S. star credits aggressive style for success

DATE: Dec 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Relief for Anna Veith as she returns to winning ways in super-G

First win since 2015 for Austrian

DATE: Dec 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports