Simon Yates of Great Britain won his first Giro d’Italia title in Rome by crossing the finish line without incident.
The 32-year-old Bury-born rider, who was third in the day’s stage 20, took the leader’s pink jersey for the first time on Saturday’s stage 20 with a sublime attack on the final climb.
Following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Yates and his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mates enjoyed a processional ride around the Italian capital.
Isaac del Toro of Mexico defeated Yates by three minutes, 56 seconds, and Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, who is third, 47 seconds further back.
Del Toro, age 21, won the best young rider award, Mads Pedersen from Denmark won the mauve points classification jersey, and Lorenzo Fortunato from Italy won the blue mountains classification jersey.
Following his victory in the 2018 Vuelta a Espana, Yates won his second Grand Tour title.
After Chris Froome, who won seven Grand Tours, he is the second British men’s cyclist to do so.
After Froome (2018) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (2020), Yates is the third British rider to win the Giro.
His victory comes seven years after his dramatic demise in the 2018 Giro, when Froome took the lead with an astonishing long-range attack two days away from Rome.
Yates made a fourth consecutive Giro appearance but struggled to finish in third place in 2021, his best finish.
Yates has now won the Giro on his sixth attempt after taking a two-year break from the sport, where he placed fourth overall in the 2023 Tour de France.
He will support team-mate Jonas Vingegaard, who wants a third Tour title, on this year’s Tour.
Dawn French has lived in Cornwall for almost 20 years and has recently shared some lovely insights with her husband Mark Bignell about her coastal lifestyle.
Comedian Dawn French has made a stunning home for herself in Cornwall(Image: Joe Maher/Getty Images)
Dawn French, famed for her roles in The Vicar of Dibley and French and Saunders, has traded her coastal view for a quieter spot closer to the Devon-Cornwall border. Her decision came as the picturesque town of Fowey became “too cool and trendy” for her liking.
Having made Cornwall her home nearly 20 years ago, French has been delighting fans with glimpses into her life by the sea. She said goodbye to her 15-bedroom manor house with stunning estuary views in Fowey, after selling it for an impressive £6.6 million in 2021 – tripling her initial investment from 2006.
Born in Wales, Dawn left her substantial property in search of a more tranquil setting within the quieter parts of the Duchy. Dawn now enjoys the tranquillity of a secluded Cornish village with her husband Mark Bignell, savouring waterside views far from the crowds of tourists that descend on Fowey during peak season, reports Devon Live.
Dawn moved away from Fowey as it became too popular (Image: (Image: Getty))
Before splitting in 2010, Dawn and her then-husband Sir Lenny Henry moved into a Grade-II listed home in Fowey with their daughter Billie.
Dawn and her current husband, a therapist, tied the knot in their shared home in 2013. The much-loved comedian has since become a proponent of Cornwall’s breathtaking scenery and culinary scene, frequently praising the area’s “unpretentious” atmosphere and delicious food.
Dawn frequently uses her signature humor to make comments about her life in Cornwall. She shares photos of picturesque but less well-known locations like Par Beach, which is dog-friendly and both picturesque, making it the ideal place for walks with her beloved pet.
Edie’s Kitchen in Carlyon Bay, which is one of Dawn’s favorite dining destinations, is where she used to go for a meal.
She praised the restaurant’s “unpretentious, fresh, tasty good-looking grub,” calling it “the pinnacle of her dining experiences that year.”
National treasure Dawn popped in during the third series of her popular show Delicious in September 2018 to pique the interest of Edie’s Kitchen patrons.
Another treasure Dawn treasures dearly considers the Hidden Hut in Portscatho to be one of Cornwall’s hidden treasures. It hosted world leaders at the G7 Summit in 2021, received praise from famous people like Rick Stein and Alice Levine, and has received numerous accolades.
Dawn’s stunning photo of her beloved dog on a misty morning walk on Par Beach was shared back in 2017.
Local St Austell residents quickly recognized the location when Dawn shared the image, creating a flurry of excitement in the Friends of Par Beach Facebook group.
In a playful jab, Dawn, who is renowned for her irresistible charm and sharp humor, took to Twitter in 2019 to express her love for Cornwall. She quipped, “Cornwall,” in addition to a photo of her pet against the picturesque coastal scenery. Ghastly”.
According to data from the Office for National Statistics, property prices in Cornwall have increased by 20% since 2024, with the average home now costing £299,000.
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Before President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, a former presidential adviser, Reno Omokri, claimed that Nigeria was subsidizing the naira with staggering $1.5 billion annually, which he claimed was borrowed and “wastefully spent.”
Omokri explained that the funds used to artificially prop up the naira weren’t used to invest in important sectors like healthcare, education, or infrastructure when he spoke on Channels Television’s current affairs program Inside Sources, which aired on Sunday.
The naira was being subordinated by the Federal Government of Nigeria, which spent $1.5 billion each month. Please accept the fact that I’m lying and go back and verify that I receive $1.5 billion each month in funding the naira. And we didn’t have any money for it. We were taking out this sum of money.
We didn’t spend $1. 5 billion each month on roads, education, and healthcare. He claimed that we were using it to pay for the naira.
He claimed that the subsidies were causing unsustainable consumption patterns, including those involving imported luxury goods.
We were importing human hair for our women, and we were spending $200 million annually. According to Omokri, we were spending $ 75 million on French champagne and $ 25 million on Scotch whisky.
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Omokri defended President Tinubu’s decision to float the naira, saying that the current exchange rate, which trades at over $1,500 per dollar, accurately represents its true value without interference from the government.
The naira is now 1 1 560 to the dollar, not because Bola Tinubu was a bad president, the statement goes. No. He claimed that because he stopped subsidizing it and started floating the naira.
The naira was not properly valued under previous administrations, including that of former president Muhammadu Buhari and when he served under former president Goodluck Jonathan, he continued.
When the naira was between $1 and $1, I served as the president’s spokesman. The naira was then being supported. What you were seeing as a Nigerian wasn’t the real value, Omokri claimed.
Omokri praised Tinubu’s fiscal and trade reforms, noting that they have had the same impact as a trade surplus and a reduction in the national debt.
The debt profile for President Tinubu was $ 108 billion. Our current debt is $94 billion. It has decreased by $14 billion. Therefore, it is impossible to describe someone like that as a debtor. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, he stated, has far outperformed the expectations of most honest Nigerians.
He has increased our trade surplus, he claims. Prior to this, we didn’t even have a trade surplus. Nigeria was the top importer of gasoline in Africa when this man arrived. We are not at this time. We are now largely overtaken by South Africa. He claimed that we are now West Africa’s top exporter of gasoline.
Hardship still exists in the land, but Nigeria is not wealthy.
Omokri acknowledged the suffering but insisted that it was a necessary sacrifice for long-term stability when asked whether the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms had increased the hardship faced by regular Nigerians.
There is still a lot of suffering in the land, the author writes. Nigeria is not wealthy. Therefore, you can’t complain and say, “Well, I’m suffering,” if your father is not wealthy and you are. No. Your father is not wealthy. He claimed that Nigeria is a resource-poor nation.
He added that the president’s decision to float the naira has begun to benefit the local economy’s structurally.
President Bola Tinubu did what was successful in Vietnam, which is the reason why we now have a trade surplus. He has inflated the price of imports, leaving Nigerians with no choice but to purchase products made there.
Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa, the famous Big Brother stars, shared a very cozy photo from their bedroom before taking it out. Their fans are captivated by their blossoming romance.
On her trip to the UK, Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa have been getting very close.
Chris Hughes posted and swiftly deleted a steamy bedroom snap with JoJo Siwa as fans are convinced it is proof of their romance. The Love Island star, 32, has been getting cosy with JoJo, 22, as she spends time in the UK for her tour.
They have enjoyed meals out, bowling, time with family and have made sure to get plenty of moments alone. Chris and JoJo’s bond has had fans hooked as they are yet to fully confirm the status of their relationship.
Since leaving Celebrity Big Brother, fans have looked for any clues they can to prove the pair are more than friends. It seems the duo are enjoying the attention around their relationship, as they have continued to post some very intimate photos from the bedroom.
Chris and JoJo were snuggled up together in bed when he took a selfie while kissing JoJo’s forehead. JoJo, the reality star, yelled, “Sleeping beauty,” while JoJo, the dance moms star, kept her eyes closed.
Chris shared a snap of JoJo cuddling him in bed(Image: instagram)
The photo was quickly deleted from Chris’ page, which meant it wasn’t updated for long. However, since many fans were able to take screenshots and share them with one another, it was too late to conceal any proof.
After previously claiming to be platonic soulmates, Chris and JoJo haven’t yet commented on reports that their relationship is deteriorating.
JoJo admits she has never felt so special and loved about the fact that fans have been dropping significant hints that they are an item.
Chris flew to Mexico to support the dancer at her show before JoJo left the UK. He even shared a kiss with JoJo while swimming with her mother and manager Jessalynn.
They have previously shared other snaps from the bedroom, as earlier in the week, Chris took to Snapchat to reveal that they were watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? together.
Chris had teased himself about cooking a meal for JoJo just before the post. Later, he shared a picture of a table with their meals, one with a lit candle next to their bowls and a vase of roses on the side.
This weekend, JoJo appeared on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch where she revealed how Chris has slotted right into her family. JoJo said: “She (Siwa’s mother) does love him. My parents think the absolute world of him and him and my dad are like best friends.
Chris actually explained to me that they had visited the spa together yesterday. They are essentially their closest friends. She adores him utterly, mama. I’ve never seen my mother be so happy when she watches us.
We feel like we’re a family, she continued. He seems to have been a part of my family for a long time. They all seem to get along just as well as I do, in my opinion.
JoJo explained how they intend to see each other despite their distance, saying that while we both have families, you know, on either end, there will definitely be much more time spent here and, as well, much more time spent there.
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Ousmane Dembele, a striker for Paris Saint-Germain, was named the champions league player of the year on Sunday when UEFA announced the names of seven of the competition’s top scorers.
PSG won the trophy for the first time on Saturday in Munich by defeating Inter Milan 5-0.
Dembele, who had eight goals in the competition, did not score in the final but added two assists, and the UEFA Technical Observer Group applauded his overall performance.
Dembele has “taken on the role of a leader in the Paris Saint-Germain team,” the committee explained. “We saw this in the final with how he worked so hard and was pressing from the front,” he added.
With his cunning movement, deep drop, and deep midfield drop, he “created doubts for his team’s success,” he said.
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In addition to Vitinha and teenage attacker Desire Doue, who scored twice and added another in Saturday’s rout, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, defenders Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, and Nuno Mendes were also in the XI.
Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder #24 Senny Mayulu (L) and Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder #14 Desire Doue (R) celebrate after scoring PSG’s fifth goal in the UEFA Champions League final football game between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan in Munich, southern Germany, on May 31, 2025. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP photo)
Alessandro Bastoni, the team’s defender from beaten finalists Inter, Declan Rice of Arsenal, Raphinha, the team’s top scorer, and Lamine Yamal of Barcelona, made up the quartet.
The UEFA report stated that “we’ve made this selection of players, especially in the attack, to reflect the exceptional mobility that was a key component of the victorious Paris Saint-Germain team’s approach.”
“A flexible team with attacking players who can switch positions is represented by the forward line selected,” says the director.
Due to PSG’s struggles in the group stage of the competition, Doue, who was not a regular starter, won the young player award for Yamal, age 17, in the championship.
UEFA called Doue “a revelation this season” and praised him. He won Player of the Match on Saturday night, becoming the first teenager to score twice in a final, and achieved an incredible breakthrough in the knockout phase.
Dembele’s award may influence the results of the balloting for Ballon d’Or, the annual global player-of-the-year award, which will be presented on September 22.
After PSG won on Saturday, the Spanish coach of PSG declared, “I’d give Ousmane Dembele the Ballon d’Or simply for the way he defends.”
Other contenders for the award include Yamal, Raphinha, and Donnarumma.
Elena Rybakina defeated reigning men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz in a last-16 matchup against Ben Shelton on Sunday, keeping her bid for a fourth successive French Open title alive.
The four-time Roland Garros champion was in serious trouble when the second set ended 2-0 for her, who had been struggling for her best form and had not made it to the final since winning the title last year.
But the 24-year-old dug deep to clinch a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Swiatek wants to become the first woman to win four Roland Garros titles in a row since Suzanne Lenglen did it 102 years ago.
In the final eight on Tuesday, the Pole will face Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, who defeated 2024’s Jasmine Paolini.
Swiatek currently has a 25-match winning streak at the French Open and is credited with a remarkable 39-loss record.
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On day 8 of the French Open tennis competition, which takes place on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 1, 2025, Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates her victory over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. (Photo by AFP photographer JULIEN DE ROSA)
Swiatek and Rybakina had previously met in clay-based matches, and the Kazakh had won both of their opening sets, beating 12 of her confused opponent.
Swiatek remarked, “Well, it was tough, you know, first set I felt like I was playing against Jannik Sinner.”
“I had to do something to regain my composure, but with her playing that way, I didn’t feel like I had much hope.”
In the opening match of the second set, Rybakina threatened to run away with the match when she broke.
However, Swiatek made a remarkable turnaround by turning the tables five times in a row.
With a break to take the final set, the fifth seed appeared to have finally taken control, but it was back to the fifth seed.
Swiatek was one game away from losing when Rybakina had fought back, but she held her resolve to end the contest.
With a comeback of 4-6, 7-6 (8 / 6) and 6-1 victory over the runner-up from the previous year, Svitolina advanced to the quarter-finals, saving three match points in the dramatic opening encounter with Court Philippe Chatrier.
When she takes on Swiatek, the former world number three will compete to advance to her first Roland Garros semi-final.
Svitolina remarked, “I still can’t believe this match ended in my favor.”
“Jasmine was playing really well today, and it was a really challenging match.” I had a really difficult time, but I’m happy I was able to stay focused and fight until the very end.
For the second successive major tournament, fourth seed Paolini faced the same opponent as last month’s winner of the Italian Open.
Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic champion, defeated Russian Liudmila Samsonova, who was 19th-seeded, in a close three-set victory to earn a quarter-final spot.
On Court Suzanne Lenglen, the Chinese eighth seed defeated 7-6 (7 / 5), 1-6, 6-3 to extend her winning streak to 10 matches.
Zheng will face American 16th seed Amanda Anisimova or world number one Aryna Sabalenka in her first Grand Slam contest.
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Shelton faces Alcaraz in a live performance.
On day 8 of the French Open tennis competition at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 1, 2025, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after a point against US Ben Shelton. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF/AFP)
Alcaraz fights off on Court Philippe Chatrier in a title defense match later on Sunday against stooped American Ben Shelton.
Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam champion, fought through the third set only to be briefly scared by Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.
On day 8 of the French Open tennis competition at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 1, 2025, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after a point against US Ben Shelton. (Photo by AFP photographer JULIEN DE ROSA)
Shelton will be back in action after passing Matteo Gigante in the final 32 after being given a walkover in the second round.
Playing the defending champion, round of 16, on center court, Shelton said, “That’s a pretty cool opportunity, pretty cool experience, that not many people get or see in their lifetime.”
After defeating Australia’s Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, Tommy Paul will face the winner in the quarter-finals.
