Colombian climb specialist Miguel Angel Lopez won the one-day Mont Ventoux Challenge on Tuesday, a 153km run to the top of the mountain known as “the Giant of Provence”. The race features two ascents to the barren, lunar landscapes of the upper reaches of Ventoux, in a dress rehearsal for stage 11 of this year’s Tour […]
Sports and Athletics
British athletics great Roger Bannister dies aged 88
LONDON: Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday. “Sir Roger Bannister, died peacefully in Oxford on 3rd March 2018, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were as loved by him, as he was loved by them,” […]
Pakistan, China sign executive programme of cultural agreement
BEIJING: Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Chinese Minister of Culture Luo Shugang signed Executive Programme of Cultural Agreement on behalf of the two countries on Tuesday. According to the agreement, Pakistan and China would mutually cooperate to develop and promote Film and Broadcasting, Arts and Culture, Information and Investigation, Press and Publications and […]