Dan Martin put in an excellent performance on stage three of the Tour de France yesterday, giving the clearest indication yet that he’s ready to contend for stage honours and contest the General Classification in the race.

I HEAR the people of Antwerp are seeking to have the name of their town changed to Anvers so that the people who have been looking for this city from French-speaking areas of their country for generations will be able to find it.

JUST 10 months ago, Sinead Mangan spent her days locked in a psychiatric ward, where she spent most of the time sleeping.