A country road in the north of the Isle of Man has closed for telecom upgrades. The Ballaugh Loop Road near Ballaugh Church will remain shut until 18:00 GMT on Wednesday for the cabling work.

The Milwaukee BMW rider led throughout the postponed three-lap race but Hickman had closed the deficit to half-a-second at Ballaugh Bridge on the final lap. Todd, though, extended his lead to 1.1s ...