Simon Yates stands to win the Giro d’Italia after putting to bed his personal demons on the Colle delle Finestre with a stunning solo attack that put him in pink after the penultimate stage.

The rally came four days before the Balkan country is expected to receive the green light from Brussels to enter the eurozone.

A body has been found in the search for a girl missing in the River Thames, police said. A body was recovered from the river near Gravesend with the assistance of the RNLI at around 11.40am on ...

Ten Bob Tony survived a stewards’ inquiry and denied the veteran Kinross to win the Betfred John of Gaunt Stakes at Haydock on a bumper afternoon for red-hot trainer Ed Walker. A winner first time out ...

There was a buzz in the air in Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped after a lorry overturned. The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the ...

Oscar Piastri delivered a hammer blow to Lando Norris’s bid to win back-to-back races by seeing off his title rival to take a commanding pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

The British number one out-thought and outmuscled his 18-year-old opponent, thudding 32 winners in a commanding 6-2 6-4 6-2 victory.

A WINCHESTER man has been arrested on suspicion of crashing a car while drink driving. Police responded to a crash in Andover Road, Winchester, at 3.34am on Saturday, May 31. Witness appeal issued as ...

Scenic again showed her liking for the Knavesmire with a game triumph in the William Hill Bronte Cup Fillies’ Stakes at York. The Ed Walker-trained five-year-old won the Listed Galtres Stakes at the ...