Cycling Australia’snew high-performance director Simon Jones has pledged to put riders first rather than obsess about medals as he sets about taking the country to the very top of the sport. The Briton, a veteran of British Cycling and Team Sky — both highly successful but recently controversial — said a “compassionate” approach was ultimately … Read more
Britain will try to move on from damaging allegations of sexism and bullying as they challenge with a new-look squad at this week’s Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong. The Brits’ rise to cycling prominence has become mired in controversy over the past year since axed rider Jess Varnish lashed out at the team’s … Read more
Fires are raging across parts of the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais, three days into a French operation to demolish it. It was unclear who set the dozens of fires overnight and in the morning. The clearance began on Monday and about 4,000 migrants – out of some 7,000 – have been taken from the … Read more
More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais. The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions. Migrants queued peacefully to be processed, and the first of some 60 coaches that will carry them to refugee centres across France, have now … Read more