caleb ewan won stage 11 of cycling's giro d'italia. the italian valerio conti, riding for uae emirates, kept the overall leader's pink jersey before the race heads for the first day in the alps on thursday. former england captain andrew strauss says england have the best chance to win the world cup this summer. strauss stepped away from his role as director of cricket at the ecb when his wife ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ruth passed away in december last year and strauss has set up a foundation in her name. the first aim of the foundation is to fund research into these rare forms of lung cancer, to understand why people get them, to hopefully find a way of it being diagnosed earlier, because too often, it is diagnosed at stage when it is too late, and to find new treatment options. —— at a stage format. the second element is providing support for people as they go through that journey, emotional well—being, psychological support for both the patients and families, including bereavement. unfortunately, so often w

caleb ewan won stage eight of cycling's giro d'italia. the australian sprinter followed pascal ackermann into the final corner before launching his sprint around 100 metres from the line. it is ewan's first stage win this year. italu's valerio conti remains in the lead overall. triathlon now and alistair brownlee and sophie coldwell won their respective races at the world cup in italy. and at the world triathlon series in yokohama, britain's alex yee finished fifth in the men's race. it was 21—year—old yee's first standard—distance race on the world series circuit and a medal would have sealed the first step towards olympic qualification for next year's tokyo games. georgia taylor—brown also finished fifth in the women's race. athletes often talk about their journey to get to the olympics and it's usually a tale of great sacrifice and dedication but weightlifter cyrille tchatchet the second has a story that stands out from the rest. just a few years ago, cyrille was living on the streets of brighton and was suffering from depressi