Andy Dalrymple

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Sir Mark Cavendish completes a lap of honour at the NSC in August 2024 (Dave Kneale )The newly-renamed Sir Mark Cavendish raceway at the National Sports Centre will be officially opened on Friday by the man himself. It was confirmed earlier this year that the perimeter road at the Douglas facility would be renamed after the Tour de France’s most prolific stage winner.

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Mathew and Sam Rennie (-)Manx boxers Mathew and Sam Rennie have spoken of their hope of bringing a professional bill to the island in the future. Talking about the chances of a professional show in Douglas, Mathew said: ‘It’s obvious we’d love to fight there. I think it would be massive for the Isle of Man. In addition to us there’s a couple more pros in the island [Jamie Devine and Jade Burden], plus there’s two amateur gyms too, so it’s definitely doable.

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Jenny Tinmouth at John O'Groats (Jenny Tinmouth Racing)The TT’s fastest ever female competitor undertook a gruelling challenge in memory of one of her former sponsors at the weekend. Jenny Tinmouth, who lapped at 119.945mph in the 2010 event, has raised more than £5,000 for Cancer Research UK by tackling her ‘Longest Day Challenge’ which saw her ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. It took the Radio TT commentator nearly 26 hours to complete the 980 miles on a £600 Honda.

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The Isle of Man badminton squad for this summer's Island Games (-)The Isle of Man badminton team will be cycling the equivalent of the distance from here to Orkney at the weekend. The squad are undertaking the 350-mile static-bike cycle to help raise funds to support their journey to the 2025 Island Games, which are taking place next month in the Scottish archipelago. They'll be taking on the challenge in the Roundhouse’s café area this Sunday, June 29 from 9am to 6pm.

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The Isle of Man side that took on Trearddur Bay FC on Saturday (Photo: Isle of Man FA) (Isle of Man FA)The Isle of Man’s men’s national side continued their preparations for next month’s Island Games in Orkney in North Wales on Saturday. Also in the newsChris Bass Jr’s Manx side were meant to be taking on fellow island nation Ynys Mon, but ended up facing Welsh third-tier side Trearddur Bay FC at Airbus UK Broughton’s ground in Flintshire.