Geraint Thomas' Tour de France victory is a triumph of talent and perseverance over adversity and sheer bad luck, writes Tom Fordyce.

German rider Pascal Ackermann overpowers Italy's Elia Viviani in a sprint finish to win the RideLondon-Surrey Classic.

England beat Ireland 1-0 to seal a place in the crossover phase of the Women's World Cup in London.

Henri Le Masne, who disappeared in a storm while skiing in Italy, is identified with Facebook help.

Watch Jamie Overton's brilliant catch on the boundary to remove Paul Stirling in Somerset's T20 Blast victory over Middlesex.

He wants positive coverage for himself and critical coverage of his foes, writes Anthony Zurcher.

There will be three all Premiership ties in the second round of the Scottish League Cup, with the Old Firm both facing away ties.

The Shasta County blaze, one of eight big fires in the state, has killed six people since Thursday.

Dance is a form of protest in a country where tensions between liberal youths and far-right groups run deep.

Rochelle Ihm disappeared in 1986 and hasn't been seen since. Her sister refuses to give up hope.

Max Mara is the quintessentially Italian fashion brand, but it's run by a former punk from Derbyshire.

Nepali women will be able to join the British Army in 2020 - here are two who dream of being soldiers.

For more than 100 days Nicaragua has been gripped by a political crisis that has left more than 350 dead.

Patients are found to be routinely abused at a "healing" centre in a Somali area of Kenya’s capital.

Indian typist Chandrakant Bhide found a way to keep his dream of being an artist alive.

How a shipping container full of French armchairs paved the way for online furniture store Swoon.

Zachary Stockill couldn't stop thinking about his partner's sexual past. His obsession killed the relationship - then he learned it could be cured.

For many women, pregnancy is a magical time. But what happens when it isn't what you expected?

A leaked video showed Russian prison guards viciously beating an inmate in handcuffs.

Foreign observers regard the election as a chance for Zimbabwe to break with its repressive past.

A family locked the distressed animal in a bathroom after it broke a window and "ran amok".