Chris Froome will contest the USA Pro Challenge

The Tour de France champion, Chris Froome, will return to action in the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado on 19 August.

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Berthold Beitz was honoured for saving hundreds of Jews in occupied Poland during the Second World War

Berthold Beitz: Industrialist who saved hundreds of Jews from the Nazis

Berthold Beitz, who died on 30 July at the age of 99, was honoured for saving hundreds of Jews in Poland during the Second World War and became one of post-war West Germany's leading industrialists.

Neymar makes his debut against Lechia Gdansk

Barcelona's newest signing Neymar makes his debut for the Catalan club, but was it a winning one?

Neymar will expect to win a number of trophies during his career with Barcelona, but how did they fare against Polish side Lechia Gdansk

Bradley Wiggins had to pull out of the Giro d’Italia

Bradley Wiggins hopes to ride out of the shadows in Tour of Poland

British rider gets back on his bike today looking for success to shore up his position with Team Sky

Andre Villas-Boas

Barcelona set to appoint Tito Vilanova's replacement next week with Andre Villas-Boas the current favourite

Tottenham boss refused to comment on the matter suggesting 'it's not the moment to speak about any speculation'

Christian Eriksen

Transfer talk: Liverpool target Christian Eriksen told he can leave Ajax for Premier League

Coach Frank de Boer admits he will not stand in the way of Eriksen if he wants a move to England

Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses MPs on June 10th, 2013

There have been protests in both Turkey and Egypt in recent months, but the similarities end there

Instead of recognising Turkey’s European credentials, the United States continues to see Turkey as a possible ‘Islamic democracy’ and example to the Middle East

Chris Froome pictures on stage 11 of the Tour
Count Arthur Strong: Perhaps just suffered a severe case of first-night nerves

TV review: Count Arthur Strong is too much of a radio institution to be condemned to the TV rubbish heap, surely?

Good radio comedy could not have sounded less funny on television, nor canned laughter more ironic. Something was surely lost in translation in the BBC's transposition of the Sony Radio Academy-award-winning show Count Arthur Strong into prime-time TV.

A photo of the late Pope John Paul II hanging from a stage set up near St Peter's Square in Rome

Pope John Paul II to become saint in fastest canonisation in modern times

Pope Francis confirms his predecessor's 'second miracle' - marking fastest progression to sainthood in modern times

Jerzy Janowicz celebrates his quarter-final victory

Wimbledon 2013: Kyle Edmund warns Andy Murray he faces a battle to beat Jerzy Janowicz

The British youngster played Murray's semi-final opponent in the first round

Wimbledon 2013: Sabine Lisicki battles through to first grand slam final with victory over Agnieszka Radwanska

The German will take on Marion Bartoli for the title

Dreamliner's bumpy flight continues as LOT cancels flight

The first European carrier to operate Boeing's £150 million flagship Dreamliner jet continues with the news that the 787 has faced technical glitches this week.

Boxing: Another medal for Olympic champion Nicola Adams

Olympic champion Nicola Adams is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the EU Championships in Hungary after she followed up her comeback win over Italy's Terry Gordini on Monday with a one-sided defeat of Abbygail Deekman, who retired on her stool.

Agnieszka Radwanska: would be the first Pole to win a Grand Slam

Wimbledon2013: It’s the ladies semi-final countdown

Struggling to know who to cheer on now most of the top seeds have fallen? Pick your winner with our girls guide

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Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
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10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end