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Last week's solution 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Nxh6+ Kf8 Kf5 Kg7 Re8 Kxh6 Re7 Kxh5 Rh7# ... Kh7 Kxf6 Kxh6 Rh8# A B C D E F G H TODAY TOMORROW 32/23 0 SUNNY UV: 11 33/22 0 PARTLY CLOUDY UV: 10 EMPIRE Pharmacy (Branch), 46, Triq Melita, Valletta THE Cross Pharmacy, 859, Triq il-Kbira San Ġuzepp, Ħamrun PINTO Pharmacy, 43, Triq San Bastjan, Qormi ĦERBA Pharmacy, 183, Triq il-Kbira, Birkirkara REGIONAL Pharmacy, Triq E.H. Furse, Msida SAN Giorgio Pharmacy, Triq Manwel Buhagiar, Pembroke RUDOLPH Pharmacy, 133, Triq Rodolfu, Sliema ST. Michael Pharmacy, Misraħ tat-Transfig- urazzjoni, Lija MEDICINE Chest Pharmacy, Triq Demitriju Farrugia, Għargħur ST. Paul's Bay Pharmacy, 504, Triq il-Kbira, San Pawl il-Baħar MADDALENA Pharmacy, Shop 2, Binja tal- Faqqani, Dawret it-Torri, Santa Luċija MILIA'S Pharmacy, 73, Triq il-Kottonera, Birgu ST. 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Friends (4) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A B C D E F G H Weather & Crosswords WEATHER: Mainly fi ne with increasing high clouds later on and with the possibility of local sea fog patches at fi rst VISIBILITY: Good ecxept in fog patches WIND: Northwest force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 at fi rst, becoming variable force 2 to 3 locally force 3 to 4 SEA: Slight SWELL: Negligible SEA TEMPERATURE: 24 °C TOUR DE FRANCE Rosberg claims pole for British GP, Vettel second Germany's Marcel Kittel wins first stage of Tour de France Germany's Marcel Kittel wins the first stage of the 101st Tour de France, beating the rest of the 198-man field in a mass sprint FORMER world champion Mark Cavendish crashed and injured his shoulder shortly before the end of the 190.5-kilometre stage from Leeds to Harrogate, in the north of England. Kittel will wear the yellow jersey as race leader when the Tour continues on Sunday with the second of three stages in Britain before the riders move on to France. Last year's Tour winner Chris Froome, 29 is favourite to win this year's race, but faces a tough challenge from other decorated rivals, including Spain's Alberto Contador, 31, a two- time winner who lost his 2010 title for a doping infringement. From France the race goes through Belgium, back to France and into Spain before ending after 3,664 kilo- metres with the traditional sprint down the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 27. Twenty-two teams are contesting the race, with Contador's Tinkoff- Saxo, US rider Andrew Talansky's Garmin-Sharp and the Astana crew of Vincenzo Nibali among the main rivals to Froome and his Team Sky. The riders will have to cross 25 mountain passes during the 21 stages, but there will be only one time trial, the penultimate stretch between Bergerac and Perigueux. This 54-kilometre leg could be important to Froome, a time-trial specialist who has shown good form except in last month's Criterium du Dauphine where he crashed and ended up a disappointing 12th behind Talansky. Bradley Wiggins, the first Briton ever to win the race, is not competing this year, after being shunted aside by Sky and refusing to accept the role as helper in the team built around his ri- val Froome. The popular 2012 winner opted in- stead to return to track cycling and compete with the English team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow four days before the Tour ends. The 2014 Tour also marks the first- ever appearance by a Chinese cyclist. Ji Cheng, 26, was one of nine riders named on June 25 for the Netherlands- based Giant-Shimano team. Ji did well on the first day of his task of helping the squad try to earn stage victories for John Degenkolb or his German compatriot Kittel, who also won the opening stage last year. "It's unbelievable. I'm at a loss for words. Victory and yellow jersey for the second time in succession is some- thing special," said Kittel. "The atmos- phere here in England with so many spectators is terrific." Doping issues continue to dog the tour. Contador's team dropped Czech rider Roman Kreuziger because of anomalies in his blood and Australian team Orica GreenEdge did not nomi- nate Daryl Impey because he tested positive for the banned substance probenecid. Tour organizers are introducing a women's stage at this year's event, with 20 teams of six women each lapping the Champs-Elysees before the men ride in at the end of their race. German rider Marcel Kittel celebrates winning the 1st stage. Photo by EPA/NICOLAS BOUVY