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Oct 16, 2026 - Sports

Former employee alleges bullying swept under carpetBritish Cycling defends handling of complaintsBritish Cycling is facing further questions after a former employee accused it of having a “toxic culture” days after Matt Richardson was sent home from the World Track Championships in Shanghai.Jack Lindsay, who worked as a commercial manager at British Cycling from 2024 to 2025, criticised the way he claimed it responded to his formal workplace bullying complaint spanning dozens of incidents. And he also questioned what he branded a lack of oversight from UK Sport, which has given the organisation £30m to prepare for the LA Olympics. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - Sports

Who really suffers in the Manchester City controversy? And what's going at Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester United?

Oct 16, 2026 - Sports

Two of our writers pick over the German’s contribution to Liverpool and what the £116m forward could yet produceSome criticism has been OTT and a fee rising to £116m heightens demands but, yes, compared with his performances in Germany and for Germany Wirtz has underwhelmed at Liverpool. The past week has encapsulated his Liverpool career so far. In the Champions League rout of Lask he was everywhere, exploiting gaps between and behind the Austrian club’s defence and knitting together a dominant display against limited opposition. In the previous game against Manchester City, however, when Andoni Iraola needed big players to step up in the absence of Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai, Wirtz was ineffective, wasteful and withdrawn when his team were chasing the game at 0-1. It also did not help his cause that Rayan Cherki, a cheaper alternative whom Liverpool considered and passed on, completed City’s victory with a sublime goal. AH Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - Sports

Here's how much it would cost for Ohio State to buyout head coach Ryan Day's contract.

Oct 16, 2026 - Sports

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will be removed from the NFL's Commissioner Exempt list on Monday, and is expected to be eligible to play in Week 7.