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Team Sky has reiterated its “100% commitment” to clean competition as UK Anti-Doping investigators met British Cycling at the home of the national governing body – which it shares with Sky – following allegations of wrongdoing in the sport. Two Ukad officials on Friday travelled to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, known as the ‘medal factory’ and the place where the successes of the last three Olympic Games were…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

Vinnie Jones was warned to watch his language on Soccer AM after swearing twice during a live broadcast on Saturday morning. The former Wimbledon midfielder was a guest on the Sky Sports show and within 10 minutes of appearing had already used expletives twice. “It’s so hard to talk and not swear isn’t it?” Jones said after being told to refrain. @jackpatto11 jack crouchy and soccer am booom pic.twitter.com/N6LlJGzWUC —…

Seven weeks after British Cycling was being celebrated for its phenomenal success at the Olympics, the sport was in crisis on Friday. Its headquarters at the Manchester velodrome, the dream factory once described as ‘the beating heart of Britain’s ascension to the top of world cycling’, was targeted by investigators from UK Anti-Doping. Rio had gone a long way to healing the scars of what had already been a difficult…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

For some time now, live sports have been the one remaining lifeboat in an angry sea of television disruption. But there are increasing signs that the boat is leaking, and that could mean a number of major media players are going to have to start bailing or find a deserted island, especially ESPN. One of the most recent holes in the sports-is-invincible theory came with the news that the National…

One in four IOC members are women, but only three are on the 14-member IOC executive board. Two out of 211 soccer federation presidents are female, and women are allotted only six quota seats on the 37-member FIFA council. A mere one of 17 are on UEFA’s executive committee. When female sports pioneer Val Ackerman looks at the numbers of women in leadership roles in world sports…

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Throughout his storied career, Vitor Belfort has racked up a number of memorable highlights but as he prepares for the co-main event at UFC 204 on Saturday night, he can’t help but think about one in particular. The middleweight championship will be decided in the main event as Michael Bisping defends his title for the first time against old rival Dan Henderson. The fight with Henderson came together largely because…

This article first appeared on QuietRev.com The world’s biggest stage—the Olympic Games. To medal, especially gold, is to put yourself in the biggest spotlight imaginable. Not everyone loves this. Take, for example, Christoph Harting of Germany, the 2016 men’s Olympic gold medalist in the discus. While discus is certainly not the center stage sport—gymnastics, swimming, and the running events of track and field take those honors—it is one of the…

The effects of Hurricane Matthew reached far into North Carolina on Friday as rain from the storm forced the cancellation of on-track activity at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the postponement of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, which is the final race in the XFINITY Series Chase’s Round of 12, has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. ET…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment UK Anti-Doping has said it is examining an “allegation of wrongdoing within cycling”. The announcement came as the Daily Mail reported UKAD is investigating Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins over the contents of a medical package. The newspaper alleges a package was delivered to Team Sky in France on June 12, 2011, and it reports that UKAD is looking at what that contained….

American photo agency Getty Images and Women’s Sport Trust, a leading women’s sports charity, have launched a project to increase the visibility of female athletes. Focused on showing a realistic representation of sportswomen, the partnership is releasing a “Best of Women’s Sports” editorial curation that is designed to be aspirational. The companies say a host of images will be made available free of charge to schools, universities and not-for profit…

The Chinese company that bought French soccer club Sochaux-Montbeliard never looked like a great fit when carmaker Peugeot SA sold out in 2015 after 87 years of ownership. The buyer is a maker of LED lighting and managed a property for the People’s Liberation Army in Shanghai — not obvious qualifications for reviving a team trying to haul itself back into the top French league after being relegated two years…

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American photo agency Getty Images and Women’s Sport Trust, a leading women’s sports charity, have launched a project to increase the visibility of female athletes. Focused on showing a realistic representation of sportswomen, the partnership is releasing a “Best of Women’s Sports” editorial curation that is designed to be aspirational. The companies say a host of images will be made available free of charge to schools, universities and not-for profit…

John Stevenson, analyst at Peel Hunt, said that it was “entirely self-inflicted” and that no other retailer would be face losses on trading overnight as other companies were hedged well into next year. Sports Direct is still without a permanent chief financial officer, almost three years after Bob Mellors quit the business on the grounds of ill health. Matt Pearson has been “acting” chief financial officer since June last year, but…

It has made me passionate about dispelling the idea you cannot be a successful sportsperson if you are not a certain size. But every sport is different, with any and many body types. For swimming, my body was my tool and I tried different things to make it work for me, but when I did weights, I got muscly, so that did not work for me in water. The biggest…