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Tue, 05 May 2026 06:11:08 GMTFrench prodigy Paul Seixas to compete in Tour de France for first time
Paul Seixas has announced that he will be competing in the 2026 Tour de France. At 19, he will be the youngest rider to start the Tour since 1937.
Tue, 05 May 2026 05:43:12 GMTChina hails 'our era' as Wu Yize's world snooker triumph goes viral
Wu beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a nail-biting final at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Monday to become the second Chinese player in two years to win snooker's premier event.
It was more evidence of China's rise in the sport, following on from Zhao X...
Tue, 05 May 2026 04:37:11 GMTTaiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the world'
Taiwan said China applied "intense pressure" to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai's original trip to Eswatini -- Taipei's only ally in Africa -- which had been scheduled for April 22-26.
China claims Taiwan i...
Tue, 05 May 2026 04:05:20 GMTYoko says oh no to 'John Lemon' beer
Aurelien Picard, owner of the Brasserie de l'Imprimerie brewery in the Brittany region, says he received notice in late March from lawyers for Ono to halt the use of the brand name or pay royalties for referencing her late husband, Beatles legend Jo...
Tue, 05 May 2026 03:21:16 GMTBayern's Kompany promises repeat fireworks in PSG Champions League semi
PSG hold a one-goal advantage from last week's incredible 5-4 first leg in Paris, where some of the game's leading attackers were given free rein to go for the jugular.
Despite the match in the French capital being lauded as one of the best games o...
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Tue, 05 May 2026 08:20:19 GMTChina fireworks factory explosion kills 26, injures 61
The explosion occurred at around 4:43 pm on Monday at the Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Following the blast, all fireworks makers in Hunan's provincial capi...
Tue, 05 May 2026 05:44:11 GMTChina hails 'our era' as Wu Yize's world snooker triumph goes viral
Wu beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a nail-biting final at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Monday to become the second Chinese player in two years to win snooker's premier event.
It was more evidence of China's rise in the sport, following on from Zhao X...
Tue, 05 May 2026 04:38:16 GMTTaiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the world'
Taiwan said China applied "intense pressure" to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai's original trip to Eswatini -- Taipei's only ally in Africa -- which had been scheduled for April 22-26.
China claims Taiwan i...
Tue, 05 May 2026 03:22:21 GMTA coaching great? Luis Enrique has PSG on brink of another Champions League final
PSG head to Munich for the second leg of their semi-final against Bayern on Wednesday defending a 5-4 lead from an incredible first meeting which was one of the greatest matches in the competition's history.
"It was the best game I have been fortun...
Tue, 05 May 2026 03:22:20 GMTBayern's Kompany promises repeat fireworks in PSG Champions League semi
PSG hold a one-goal advantage from last week's incredible 5-4 first leg in Paris, where some of the game's leading attackers were given free rein to go for the jugular.
Despite the match in the French capital being lauded as one of the best games o...
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