JAMES NALTON celebrates Ruben Blades’s song Patria – played before Panama’s game against Ghana — a song inspiring hope instead of hate
BRITISH CYCLING announced today it is aiming to publish a new version of its transgender and non-binary participation policy by spring next year.
The previous policy was suspended pending review in April — only a few months after it was introduced in January — after world governing body the UCI stepped in to prevent Emily Bridges from competing at the British National Omnium Championships.
In an update issued today, British Cycling put a timetable on delivering a new policy for the first time, saying the ongoing consultation process will conclude in the new year before a revised policy is drafted and begins the formal approval process.
The Khelif gender row shows no sign of being resolved to the satisfaction of anyone involved anytime soon, says boxing writer JOHN WIGHT


