Council leader accuses Conservative activists of 'disgraceful' slurs which left colleagues in tears
The leader of Bury Council has accused some Conservatives opponents of ‘outrageous and disgraceful’ slurs about some of his colleagues .
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Cross-country skiing-Russia's pro-invasion Vyalbe voted off FIS Council
Elena Vyalbe, the head of the Russian cross-country skiing federation who has voiced support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, has been ousted from the International Skiing Federation (FIS) Council following a vote in Milan.
Wimbledon could have ranking points decision REVERSED as ATP council member speaks out
A member of the ATP Player Council has confirmed that the tour's decision to remove ranking points from Wimbledon could be reversed following the backlash. Three-time Grand Slam champion Bruno Soares admitted the decision "could change" following talks with officials from the All England Club.
Neutral umpires to be re-introduced soon, says International Cricket Council official
International Cricket Council (ICC) will soon re-introduce neutral umpires despite the Covid-19 pandemic providing an opportunity to give home umpires more exposure, chairman Greg Barclay said on Monday. "There were some benefits (of Covid) for cricket," Barclay told reporters in Dhaka. "One of them was the chance to use umpires at home.
Stockport council has a new leader - as Lib Dems take reins following crunch town hall vote
Stockport council has a new leader - and a new administration - after Liberal Democrat leader councillor Mark Hunter emerged victorious from a crunch town hall vote. Coun Hunter defeated Labour’s Coun Elise Wilson by 31 votes to 25 to put his group back at the helm for the first time since 2016.
LIVE: Labour and Lib Dems in showdown vote for control of Stockport council
Stockport council will hold a crunch meeting tonight to decide who will run the town hall for the next year. Two weeks after the local elections again left the authority under ‘no overall control’, it comes down to whether Labour’s Coun Elise Wilson or Lib Dem Coun Mark Hunter will emerge victorious from the showdown vote.
Pac-12 scraps divisions after NCAA Division I Council votes to eliminate requirements for FBS conference title games
The NCAA Division I Council announced Wednesday that it will relax restrictions on college football's conference championship games, allowing conferences to determine the teams that would participate in their respective title game. The decision paves the way for conferences to avoid having title game matchups determined by division winners as well as possibly eliminating divisions altogether.
Division I Council waives initial counter scholarship limits in DI football for two years
The Division I Council announced on Wednesday it's waiving the initial counter scholarship limits for two years within Division I football.