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49ers owner Jed York suspended, fined $500K after prostitution sting arrest
Oct 2, 2026 - Sports
NFL announces violation of personal conduct policyYork pleaded no contest after arrest at Ohio trailer parkThe NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games Friday after his arrest earlier this year in a prostitution sting in Ohio.The league announced that York also was fined $500,000 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. York has not attended any games or league meetings so far this season and was credited with three games served. He is eligible to return on 20 October, following the team’s game the previous night against Washington. The NFL’s fall league meetings begin that day in New York. Continue reading...
Manchester City’s England players are worried about their futures, admits Tuchel
Oct 2, 2026 - Sports
‘It is of course a topic and we speak about it at dinner’Head coach has right-back dilemma for game in CroatiaThomas Tuchel has suggested Manchester City’s England contingent are worried about the club being found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules.Tuchel, who said he would be prepared to keep picking City players if they were relegated, revealed the case had been a major topic of conversation in the England camp before the Nations League game against Croatia. The head coach said there had been discussions during meals and delivered an honest response after being asked whether the situation had become a distraction. Continue reading...
Etihad’s statements on funding appear to contradict Manchester City’s defence
Oct 2, 2026 - Sports
Airline denied links to Abu Dhabi government in 2015FA confirms it has powers to take disciplinary actionManchester City’s defence in their appeal against the independent commission’s guilty verdict in more than 100 charges of financial rule breaches appears to be contradicted by previous statements made by their main sponsor, Etihad Airways, to the US government.A key element of City’s appeal, which was confirmed by the club on Friday, is understood to be based on their claim that commercial contracts, which the commission concluded were part-funded by their owner, were in fact paid for by the Abu Dhabi government. Continue reading...
Brydon Carse charged by Cricket Regulator over arrest on night out
Oct 2, 2026 - Sports
Police investigated allegations of assault in DerbyCarse faces disciplinary hearing in next few weeksBrydon Carse has been charged with improper conduct by the Cricket Regulator after his arrest on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly during a night out with his Durham teammates in Derby in August.The fast bowler was subsequently interviewed by Derbyshire police, which investigated allegations of assault before closing the case without pressing charges a fortnight ago, as revealed by the Guardian. Continue reading...
Manchester City lodge appeal as FA warns of major implications for integrity of game: football news – as it happened
Oct 2, 2026 - Sports
Updates on Manchester City, plus analysis and team news before a weekend of Nations League, WSL and EFL actionThat’s it from me for now. Luke McLaughlin is here to take over.Manchester City: Andy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the UK prime minister. Continue reading...
