Check out the second stage of the Giro d'Italia

British rider sprints clear to win the first stage in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius

Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has won all four of the World Championship finals he has contested, sped through to a fifth as he brushed aside the challenge of Judd Trump.

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Cavendish pleased to win 'difficult, difficult stage'

Check out the first stage of the Giro d'Italia

Brit 'despises' the Giro as it's so crazy – and that's why he wants to win it so badly

Floyd Mayweather has been a professional boxer since 1996 but is not expected to finally walk away from the sport until 2016, when his latest contract expires.

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn is cracking down on toilet breaks to avoid gamesmanship, having grown tired of the top stars wandering off mid-frame to spend a penny.

Jason Collins became the most eminent figure to come out of the mainstream American locker room and admit he is gay

There is confusion over who will lead Team Sky's charge during the Tour de France, with both riders staking a claim

The pair play this evening at the Crucible

Giro d’Italia? What’s that? I hear you say. Well, for anyone who has thumbed past page one in the cycling-for-dummies handbook (no, that does not exist) it is the second most famous race in the world, only beaten by a certain Tour de France.

The Tour de France winner has placed his focus on this race which begins in Naples tomorrow

British sprinter targets first pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia after agenda set by Wiggins and Froome