The Yellow Wall and the Strange Economics of Standing Room
Europe's largest terrace holds 25,000 people who pay less than anyone else in the stadium. The club says that is exactly the point.
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The Women's Tour de France Wants to Start Abroad. First It Needs More Days.
The race has grown from eight stages to nine. Its organizers are now weighing a foreign Grand Départ, which would need at least ten.
Kenyan Sets Course Record in Eindhoven as a Dutch Runner Books Her Place for Europe
Samuel Kiprotich Lagat won in 2:05:31 on a cold, still morning. Femke Roelofs, a 26-year-old from Utrecht, finished fourth in a personal best and secured a European Championships berth.
No Snow, No Problem? Slovenia’s Ski Jumpers Are Flying Off Plastic Deep Into Autumn
With the World Cup opener five weeks away and the hills still green, athletes at Planica are training on porcelain tracks and plastic mats while organizers stockpile artificial snow.
A Lone Attack on the Final Climb Wins Il Lombardia, the Race of the Falling Leaves
Iker Zubizarreta of Spain rode away on the Passo di Ganda with 32 kilometers to go and held off a chasing group of four to win the season’s last great one-day race.
