• Associated Press

    USA Badminton leader's 5-year ban upheld for interfering in reporting of sex-abuse case

    An arbitrator upheld the five-year suspension of USA Badminton's CEO for interfering in the reporting of misconduct in a long-running case about a coach accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly a decade before the episode was reported. The Associated Press obtained a letter sent by the U.S. Center for SafeSport last week notifying the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Badminton of the decision regarding Linda French. “Using one’s position to discourage reporting, or to retaliate against an individual for reporting, as have been found here, shakes the foundation of the Code,” the decision read.

  • USA TODAY Sports

    Sphere in Las Vegas will host 2024 NHL draft, to be first televised event at venue

    The 2024 NHL draft will be held in Las Vegas at Sphere in what will be the first televised event from the futuristic venue, the league announced.

  • The Guardian

    E-gates: evening of chaos at Heathrow and other UK airports

    Travellers at Edinburgh and Manchester among those facing long delays, while Heathrow expects normal operations to resume on Wednesday morning