Video: Tour De France: Guide To Stage One
EnlargeSaturday 5 July 2014
FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX times.
04 - 06 Jul 2014
2014 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Vettel tops rain-hit final practice
Vettel tops rain-hit final practice as Rosberg, Hamilton and Alonso sit it out.
SILVERSTONE, England – Defending four-time champion Sebastian Vettel topped the times ahead of Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in a rain-hit third and final free practice session Saturday ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix. It was the German's first top spot in any session this year.
Championship leader Nico Rosberg and his nearest rival and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, along with Ferrari's two-time champion Fernando Alonso, did not clock a serious lap time for the session as steady rain fell.
original post found her
Tour De France
Tour De France
Gets Under Way In Yorkshire
The world's top cyclists make their way from Leeds to Harrogate as the county hosts the opening stages of the famous bike race.
Thousands of cycling fans are expected to flock to Yorkshire to watch the opening stage of the Tour de France.
Video: Tour De France Fever Takes Hold In Yorkshire
Enlarge
Large crowds have been cheering on the world's top cyclists as the 101st Tour de France began in Yorkshire.
Two million people are expected to line the roads this weekend as the county hosts the first two stages of the prestigious bike race.
Some 198 riders in 22 teams were in the middle of Leeds for the start - but the teams did not compete for the first eight miles.
The race proper began near the grounds of Harewood House where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry sent the riders on their way.
Kate cut the ribbon and the world-famous Red Arrows RAF aerobatic team flew over to celebrate the UK's involvement in the race.
Scores of towns and villages along the 190km opening stage were packed as the peloton was to travel through the Yorkshire Dales to the finish in Harrogate.
Organisers hope the Duchess will present the coveted yellow jersey to the stage winner this afternoon, with British sprinter Mark Cavendish tipped as the possible recipient in his mother's home town.
On Sunday, the riders arrive in York for a 201km stage taking in some of the most challenging climbs in Britain, ending in Sheffield.
And on Monday, the Tour moves south to Cambridge and a 155km stage ending on The Mall, in central London.
There has been some rain in Yorkshire today but the forecast is for fair weather later.
Fears that the narrow roads and stone walls in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be too dangerous for the world's fastest cyclists have been dismissed by five-times Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault.
He told Sky News the challenges that Yorkshire poses are just part of the race.
"It's for the riders to adapt to the route, not for the route to adapt to the riders," he said.
Local businesses have been warned to expect up to 700 cars per hour trying to get into what are usually relatively isolated villages, with road closures for the race causing added problems.
Tens of thousands of tents and caravans will be squeezed into fields where sheep and cattle usually graze after officials relaxed the area's strict planning regulations for the weekend.
Swaledale farmer Mike Barker has created a car park for 5,000 cars, but thinks he's more likely to get a few hundred at £10 each.
He's already spent £500 on toilet hire and extra insurance but said he is confident he'll get his money back.
The Welcome to Yorkshire tourism agency predicts the event, which is watched by billions of TV viewers around the world, will bring £100m into Yorkshire's economy.
The race ends in Paris on July 27.
All eyes will be on Britain's Chris Froome to see if he can take the title for Team Sky for the second successive year.
It would mark a third straight British win, after Bradley Wiggins rode to victory in 2012.
original post found her
Amir Khan Arrested;;.BOXER
Boxer Amir Khan Arrested Over Assaults
The former world champion is arrested after two teenagers are assaulted in Bolton - but he claims "nobody got beat up".
Boxer Amir Khan was arrested in Bolton and released on bail
Former boxing world champion Amir Khan has been arrested on suspicion of two assaults in Bolton.
Khan, 27, was held after two teenagers were attacked in the early hours of Friday.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Just before 1.30am on Friday, police were called following reports of an assault in Bolton.
"Officers attended Russell Street and discovered two 19-year-old men had been assaulted. Their injuries are not serious.
"A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of two section 47 assaults."
The former WBA and IBF light welterweight champion has been released on bail until mid July.
An ambulance spokesman said paramedics attended the scene but those at the scene refused treatment.
A spokesman for the light welterweight fighter confirmed he had been questioned by police but was expecting the case to be dropped.
He added that some reports in the media had seen the allegations "blown out of all proportion".
"It was a minor incident and we're expecting the case to be dropped against Amir," the spokesman said.
"We're expecting to formally hear that from police on Monday morning."
Khan later tweeted about the arrest, writing: "All nonsense please don't believe what you read. I'm home with my family and nobody got beat up."
original post found her http://news.sky.com/story/1295346/boxer-amir-khan-arrested-over-assaults
Monk Wins On Lottery
Record Amount On Lottery
Roy Cockrum said that discovering his $259m win "literally knocked me to my knees. My prayer was simple - 'Lord have Mercy!'"
Mr Cockrum has opted to take $115m in cash
A 58-year-old man has won the biggest-ever lottery prize awarded in the US state of Tennessee.
Roy Cockrum, from the town of Knoxville, collected his prize of $259m (£151m) from the Powerball's head office in Nashville, saying he was going to pocket a lump-sum payment of $115m (£67m) straight away.
The 58-year-old, who was involved with a religious order called The Society of Saint John the Evangelist before he returned home to look after his parents, bought his ticket at a local shop on June 11.
"It's going to be my job to work very hard to make sure that every single penny of this prize is a blessing to whoever it touches," he was quoted as saying by CBS News during a news conference.
He later issued a press release to describe his feelings.
"It's a hard thing to process; your brain doesn't want to believe it," he said.
"I was in a rush to take Mom to a medical appointment when I first checked the ticket.
"I saw the Powerball match and three winning numbers and thought, 'Wow! $500! You never win that much on Powerball.' I felt really lucky.
"But then - wait a minute, wait a minute - there's another number, and finally I realised I hit the jackpot.
"It literally knocked me to my knees. My prayer was simple - 'Lord have Mercy!' But life goes on, so I picked myself up, put the winning ticket in my wallet and went to pick up my mother. I walked around University of Tennessee Medical Center all that morning with a $259.8 million winner in my pocket."
Mr Cockrun worked as an actor and stage manager for 20 years.
He says he wants to use most of his prize money to set up a charity to support performing arts groups around the country.
original post found her
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)