Proposed F1 Grand Prix in Rwanda labelled "morally indefensible" by DR Congo foreign minister. Follows allegations of sportswashing with Rwanda told to withdraw from DRC by United Nations, and sanctioned by United States. With @lukesmithf1.bsky.social:

The panel’s judgement makes it clear. Breaching financial regulations supercharged Manchester City’s charge to Europe’s elite. As they meet PSG this evening, who twice breached UEFA FFP limits and fought off a third, does the same go for their opponents?

Filippo Ganna tears up his Netcompany-INEOS contract to join Lidl-Trek. Bombshell transfer — with questions for both teams. Analysis:

Manchester City's win over Liverpool was strange and surreal; a queasy exercise in double-speak and uncertainty. Two realities remain constant: City are a sublime team, but they are also scarcely believable for good reason. Column:

Two further incidents involving dangerous vehicles within a week. It has been just six weeks since Fin Tarling died. Enough is enough. The UCI needs to introduce quicker, transparent sanctions on unsafe races. Column:

Cheers Katie!

Brandon McNulty: world champion.

Brandon McNulty is world champion: the first American man in 33 years to wear the rainbow jersey. A gritty and opportunistic solo; a win for a rider who has devoted their career to others. “I’ve dreamt but I’ve never really believed. It’s special.”

“We can come up with 27 different scenarios. It might be that none of them are going to play out.” For the World Championships, I went behind the scenes with USA Cycling’s women’s squad - and their lucky hair clips.

It came down the final five pedal strokes. Demi Vollering is the world champion for the first time in her career. The rainbow jersey completes the finest season in women's cycling history — with the race animated by perhaps its most enduring rivalry:

Plus, an in-depth interview with Team USA leader Kate Courtney. Excited to see how she goes in the biggest day of her road racing career so far:

The women's world championship road race is underway. Think it should be a thriller — this race has proven near impossible to control in recent years. Can Vollering top off her amazing season in rainbow?

It is one of cycling’s great mysteries. Fifty-two years ago, when the World Championships last visited Montreal, did Eddy Merckx’s soigneur poison his biggest rival?

On his 19th birthday, as one of the youngest riders in the field, Ashlin Barry announces himself as a future star. The American is the Under-23 road race World Champion. Victory came via the longest winning solo in race history. An exceptional ride.

Exclusive: Two days before World Championship, favourite Remco Evenepoel in excellent form on: 🌈 Project Canada 🇧🇪 How he's motivated by the Belgian media 🚲 Why he 'has to do' Milan-Sanremo imminently 🩷 Being ready to go 'all-in' on the Giro d'Italia

Already US champion, and racing for FDJ-Suez, spoke to Kate about: 🚲 The terror of the bunch 🧠 A journey towards unconscious competence 🟡 Becoming teammates with Demi Vollering 🌈 Her preparation for Saturday's World Championship

In her final months in mountain-biking, former world champion Kate Courtney would obsess over numbers and strategy — and lost confidence in her own abilities. Now, she taken the biggest leap of her career — and refound her heart in road racing.

Dispatch from the World Championships, as stars of tomorrow race in junior category. Poland and Spain unearth future champions, another Belgian star transitions to cycling from elite football, and veteran Italians overjoyed in senior mixed relay: