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How cycling's dark history continues to haunt the Tour de France

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imageYellow-jersey Chris Froome and his fellow cyclists lining up at Stage 4 of the tour on July 7EPA

Is this the age of clean cycling? New testing methods, better attitudes among professional teams and a proactive stance from governing bodies all seem to suggest that the sport has cleaned up its act. Everyone who loves the sport will hope that this is...

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Is Serena Williams the greatest female tennis player of all time?

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imageNumber one?Suzanne Plunkett

Not many people would bet against Serena Williams adding to her grand slam singles tally at Wimbledon on Saturday. Claiming the Venus Rosewater Dish for the sixth time on the famous centre court would be her 21st major singles title and arguably make her the greatest female player of all time.

Comparing great champions...

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Exploring how black and white artists depict race

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imageWhite painter William Gilbert Gaul's To the End (1907-1909) uses the loyal slave trope. Wikimedia Commons

In 2013, when Graham C Boettcher, chief curator at the Birmingham Museum of Art, first conceptualized a small exhibit examining the visual representation of race in American art, he couldn’t have anticipated the present political moment.

Fr...

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