Geraint Thomas will wear the yellow jersey after winning stage 11 of the Tour de France in La Rosiere to take the overall lead.

An international summer of over 80 matches at each level tips off in earnest with perhaps the biggest of the challenge games, Olympic silver medalists Germany, coming to Pembroke tomorrow and Saturday.

A German federal court has overturned the acquittal of seven men who posed as a self-styled "Sharia police," ordering a retrial on charges that they violated rules on wearing uniforms.

British books and stationery retailer WH Smith has reported a 6.9% rise in annual pre-tax profits — to £140m (€157m) — with growth led by outlets at airports and other travel sites.

Tiny Magnetic Pets started out the wrong band in the wrong place.

Lufthansa has submitted a letter of interest in Air Berlin’s Austrian budget airline Niki and other parts of the insolvent carrier, according to sources.

Lufthansa has received more German government support in its bid to take over substantial assets of insolvent rival Air Berlin, with German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries saying she would welcome such a move.

Ryanair has lodged formal complaints with the European Commission and Germany’s competition authority over what it calls a brewing “conspiracy” surrounding the future ownership of broke carrier Air Berlin.

Dan Martin is closing in on Ireland’s best overall result at the Tour de France since his uncle Stephen Roche won the race 30 years ago — but he will not emulate him by claiming the yellow jersey.

Dan Martin narrowly missed out on victory in stage 3 of the Tour de France this afternoon.

Welshman Geraint Thomas wears the yellow jersey into stage three of the Tour de France today after a chaotic opening two stages over the weekend.

Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas were grateful to emerge with little more than bumps and bruises from a crash as Marcel Kittel won stage two of the Tour de France in Liege.

Ireland’s Dan Martin is one of just two Irish riders who will roll out of the German city of Dusseldorf this afternoon for the 104th edition of the Tour de France.

Chris Froome has reported an apparent hit-and-run incident to police after saying he was deliberately knocked off his bike while training in southern France yesterday.

Ten people indicted over a deadly crush at the Love Parade techno music festival in western Germany in 2010 must stand trial, a court has ruled.

Women’s hockey international: Germany 3 ( Keibel, Huse, Schroder) - Ireland 1 (Russell)

Emma Buckley looks set to continue a trend of young Ireland senior debutants as the Mount Mercy College student is poised to win her first cap next week.

Vienna is once again the premier destination to live for company employees assigned abroad, while Dublin beats London, Paris and Rome, according to the 2017 Mercer quality of living survey.

We could be thrust back into a situation where future growth is largely restricted to the east coast, writes Paul Colgan.

CANCER TRIALS: A life-extending combination of two drugs has been hailed a “monumental step forward” in the treatment of one of the most deadly cancers.

Organisers of the Tour de France will look to crack Team Sky’s stranglehold on the event with a challenging course that rewards aggressive riding, race director Christian Prudhomme declared yesterday.

Signs Of Blessing made all the running to win a dramatic renewal of the LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville yesterday.

Genk chairman Herbert Houben had a roundabout trip to Cork to make tonight’s match at Turner’s Cross after he turned up at the wrong airport.

More than £50 billion (€61.5bn) has been wiped off the value of the UK’s biggest companies after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport were up nearly 10% in May on the corresponding month last year, according to figures released by airport management.

With direct flights to Düsseldorf now available, Caroline Delaney popped over to sample life in this German riverside city.

Cork Airport and business leaders have expressed disappointment after CityJet blamed lack of demand for its decision to axe its Cork to London City Airport service from June 26 after just eight months.

With the cloud over the nation’s finances for most of the last decade finally blowing over, many people are taking to the blue skies to once again enjoy a sun holiday.

Passengers on a flight from Cuba to Germany made two unexpected stops yesterday including one in Ireland where they landed for a crew change.

Anthony Joshua has admitted to feeling intense pressure while preparing to challenge IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin in London tonight.

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport are already soaring ahead of the launch of a new summer route to Madrid.

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