Author: Agence France-Presse - AFP

British cycling legend Mark Cavendish sealed a triumphant win on Sunday at the Tour de France Singapore Criterium, delivering a trademark sprint to the line in his final race. “I really wanted that so bad,” the 39-year-old cycling great from Britain said after the 166th victory of his glorious career. “I’m terribly emotional.” “I realized in the last five laps that this was the last 15 kilometers of my career and I felt that, but I was so much on the limit.” Coming out of the last bend, Cavendish, who holds the record for most stage wins on the Tour…

Swimmer Florent Manaudou is feeling glum, French deputies despair over a plummeting sports budget and the Eiffel Tower has lost its Olympic rings. Two months after the flame went out on the glittering Paris Olympics and Paralympics, the French capital is in the grip of a bout of post-Games blues. Swimming superstar Leon Marchand, a four-time gold medallist, continues to impress in pools across the globe, but for his teammate Manaudou, the return to everyday life has proved difficult. Manaudou, 33, was the first torchbearer on French soil when the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille in April and won two…