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The Tour de France ends in Nice this Sunday – the first time the race will finish outside Paris since it started in 1903, and the first time since 1989 that the winner’s yellow jersey will be decided by a final-day time trial. The Tour’s arrival in Nice also coincides …

American rapper, Missy Elliott has revealed she postponed going on tour in the past because she wanted to stay home with her elderly dog.     The rapper, 53, who will embark on her first tour in five years – Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour (with Ciara and …

The sun is bouncing off whitewashed houses in the bohemian Tunis seaside suburb of La Marsa. It’s Friday lunchtime and I am waiting for Malek Labidi at a smart cafe called Boulevard des Capucines. The rush is building, everyone scurrying around clutching paper-wrapped sandwiches packed full of meat, eggs and …

Aussie Cameron Davis has won his second PGA Tour event with a one-shot victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, pocketing a cool $2.5 million. Davis shot a final round 2-under to be clubhouse leader, and then was forced to watch on as those behind him faded. Akshay Bhatia …

People who appeared to be climate protesters caused a bizarre end to the PGA Tour‘s Travelers Championship on Monday morning. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler eventually beat young gun Tom Kim on a playoff hole, but only after their original showdown on the 18th was interrupted by a number of protesters …

There’s an original Picasso tile – of an abstract face with a yellow nose – roughly cemented into the wall above the Aga in the kitchen of Farleys House in East Sussex. “Patsy [the housekeeper] used to scrub it with Vim,” says Jenny, my guide. “Lee and Roland believed art …

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Indigenous investors that the National Assembly will make laws to encourage investment and protect local industries.   Akpabio gave the assurance after leading the leadership of the Senate on a guided facility tour of  the World largest single-train refinery, Dangote Petroleum …

It’s a boiling summer’s day in Prague and I’m staring into the austere face of Franz Kafka. Not the real Kafka, of course – he died exactly a century ago, which is why I’m here – but a cast-iron plaque on the wall of his birthplace. The house, a replica …

Singer Madonna has been sued by a male fan who claimed he was blindsided by all the sex acts carried out during her “Celebration” tour.    Justen Lipeles in his class action lawsuit, alleged he and others did not get what they bargained for. He said she should have given …

Nicki Minaj has given more details about her arrest in an airport in Amsterdam.   The rapper was about to fly out to Manchester,  England,  where she is billed to perform, when she was detained by Amsterdam police officers.   Pre-rolled marijuana was found amongst her luggage and Nicki’s security …