Cometh the hour, cometh Ian Bell.THE TIMESIan Bell has always been known as a batsman with a pure sense of timing, and yesterday he chose a prime moment to make his most significant Ashes contribution in a home Test match.Also: The call crackled through the team radio just as Mark Cavendish and his team swung out of NouanslesFontaines. It was the code word that had been clarified in the technical meeting on the team bus that morning.THE FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Bale could be caught in crossfire of Spanish football's civil war. Why would Januzaj choose England over Belgium.This was the first Mayo team to contest the R in more than a decade and they emerged with credit. Four of their five starters all from Castlebar Cycling Club completed the 1132kilometre race. Mayo were eighth of 16 counties in the team contest, and Coyle was the fifth category 2 rider overall..

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