The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before the opening ceremony
Facing the climbing prowess of Chris Froome's Team Sky, Greg Van Avermaet had expected to lose his lead of the Tour de France on the race's first day in the mountains.
Julian Alaphilippe claimed the first mountain leg of this year's Tour de France on Tuesday, while Greg Van Avermaet kept the overall lead for a seventh consecutive day
Richie Porte said before the Tour de France that his hopes of dethroning Chris Froome rested on not having any more bad luck, such as the fall that knocked him out of last year's race
After a bumpy ride on the cobblestones to Roubaix, settle your stomach down with some moules-frites (mussels and fries), beer and a cheese dedicated to the "pave." That's French for cobbles.
Dylan Groenewegen won a second consecutive stage at the Tour de France when he sprinted to the finish on Saturday, and Greg Van Avermaet kept the overall lead for a fifth consecutive day
TASTE OF THE TOUR: On Stage 8 the Tour de France sweeps its way toward the northern tip of the country and stops in Amiens which is the birthplace of French president Emmanuel Macron
