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British Cycling blocks transgender riders from competing in female category

New guidelines on the participation of transgender and non-binary athletes have been released by the national governing body after a nine month review process

Cycling Weekly

British Cycling’s new transgender policy to have ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories

Male-born riders will be prevented from racing in female events.

The Independent UK

Rugby league urgently needs not just a World Cup host but a long-term plan

France pulling out of hosting the 2025 tournament has thrown international rugby league into a depressingly familiar chaos

The Guardian - UK

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‘Never say never’ - Dame Laura Kenny details 2024 Paris Olympics pursuit while supporting heroic cycling fundraiser

Britain's most successful Olympic women's cyclist candidly spoke to the Manchester Evening News about a tough period in her life and a hopeful future, from suffering a tragic miscarriage to being pregnant with her second child ahead of Paris 2024.

Manchester Evening News

British Cycling appoints former Rugby League World Cup head Jon Dutton as new CEO

Dutton will replace acting CEO Danielle Every, who replaced former head Brian Facer in October

Cycling Weekly

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup ‘shows where the international game is going’

Qualification for the next edition has already started.

The Independent UK

Australia wary of 'dangerous' Samoa in Rugby League World Cup final

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Australia coach Mal Meninga has vowed that his Kangaroos side, bidding for a third consecutive title, will not take surprise finalists Samoa lightly when the two teams meet at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Rugby League World Cup on course to break attendance record, say organisers

Rugby League World Cup organisers remain confident this year’s event will be the best-attended in history, before defending the pricing strategy that has come under scrutiny during the opening week of the competition

The Guardian - UK

Bumper crowds watch hosts and defending champions get off to a flyer

The Rugby League World Cup got off to a flying start last weekend.

Wales Online

Newcastle left richer as St James' Park issues can't spoil an impactful Rugby World Cup weekend

“We knew it was a risk, but Newcastle delivered,” was the message from the World Cup’s CEO Jon Dutton as delirious fans poured back into the Newcastle streets after the first game of the tournament

Chronicle Live

Rugby League World Cup organisers promise lasting legacy for Newcastle as locals praised

The tournament got underway at St James' Park with England beating Samoa, but it was the impact around the city which has delighted organisers

Chronicle Live

Men’s Rugby League World Cup: group-by-group preview

From the serial champions Australia to debutant minnows Jamaica, which nations can go all the way in England?

The Guardian - UK

Ralph Rimmer to stand down as RFL chief executive at end of the year

Ralph Rimmer has announced his departure as CEO of the RFL and said: ‘I’m very aware you should never outstay your welcome’

The Guardian - UK

Leeds on course to set women's rugby crowd record in Rugby League World Cup

Get your tickets now for a record-breaking day at Headingley!

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Wales Online

Sport Secretary Nadine Dorries stuns rugby league event by confusing it with rugby union

Nadine Dorries has now been invited to sample the 13-man code

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries to get a lesson in rugby league after code clanger

The Culture Secretary stunned a rugby league audience in St Helens by mentioning her favourite rugby union moment.

The National (Scotland)

World Cup boss vexed by lack of progress in securing overseas television deal

AUSTRALIAN clubs are fully behind the 2021 World Cup, according to its organisers, although chief executive Jon Dutton admits he is frustrated by…

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