Man City have double priority this week despite Barcelona positives
Just why were Manchester City in Barcelona playing a friendly when the season has already begun?
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Fred Wright must keep doing what he’s doing and the big win will come soon in La Vuelta
Watching a Fred Wright interview immediately after a race is a joy to behold. Few cycling fans will forget the 23-year-old Londoner’s emotional reaction to Matt Stephens’ kind words after Stage 19 of the Tour de France in July, when Wright came within striking distance of contesting for the win in Cahors after a spirited counter-attack inside the final hour of racing.
Soler's Spanish delight as Roglic relinquishes red jersey
Marc Soler ended Spain's two-year wait for a stage winner at a Grand Tour as a late solo attack earned him victory on stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.
Predicting NFL teams most likely to improve in 2022 - Numbers, history show Bills, Broncos, Jaguars, Lions, Ravens will win more games
This is one of my favorite weeks every year, as I'm starting my annual look into the NFL teams most likely to improve or decline during the upcoming season. It's time to take a closer look into what happened a year ago and use history to help project the most surprising teams in 2022.
Jumbo-Visma sheltering Jonas Vingegaard from 'pressure and demands' - but say he will race again in 2022
Jumbo-Visma sporting director Grischa Niermann says Jonas Vingegaard will race again in 2022 — but only after the Tour de France champion has had a sufficient «physical and mental break». Vingegaard stunned the cycling world with his defeat of two-time champ Tadej Pogacar at the Tour, securing his advantage with a series of remarkable performances on the mountain stages, most memorably on stage 11's climb up the Col Du Granon.
Mountain biker Rab Wardell dies days after title win at Scottish Championships
Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell has died just days after winning the Scottish MTB XC Championships.
ICC media rights: Audit firm PWC opts out of bid process; Cricket body says they were on board for 'due diligence'
PWC), advising the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the sale of media rights for the next cycle beginning with the India market, are learnt to have quit the process. While precise details of why PWC have decided to opt out are unclear, their exit comes on the heels of broadcasters constantly reminding the ICC that the process set in place for sale of rights is convoluted and lacks transparency. When asked for details, ICC told TOI: "PWC were contracted to support the ICC's media rights sales process in two phases. Firstly, providing background checks as part of the due diligence on all bids which is ongoing. The second element was to act as an independent third party to hold the financial bids securely between submission and opening. "Recent clarifications to bidders confirmed that bids can be submitted and opened simultaneously meaning PWC's services were no longer required to securely hold financial bids. PWC continue to support the process in other respects." The development takes place after a series of exchanges between the ICC and the broadcasters when the latter kept telling the governing body that the media rights tender was "confusing" and kept requesting for amendments. Here is a FAQ on the points that broadcasters had raised over the last one month.
Hiring minority coaches in NFL comes down to owners
No matter how much the NFL pushes teams to hire minority coaches, owners have the final say.