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New chief executive of UK Athletics on brink of being suspended from roles over safeguarding scandal Commonwealth Games Federation has asked Birmingham 2022 to cut ties with Zara Hyde Peters until her future is resolved   24 NOVEMBER 2019 • 10:30PM Follow T he new chief executive of UK Athletics is on the brink of being suspended from her roles with the upcoming Commonwealth Games over a safeguarding scandal. In a move that will pile pressure on UKA to delay Zara Hyde Peters’s start date there, the  Daily Telegraph  has learnt that the Commonwealth Games Federation has asked Birmingham 2022 to cut ties with her until her future is resolved. Hyde Peters is fighting to hold on to her job even before it begins  amid claims her husband was wrongly allowed to continue coaching and managing at a club where she was vice-chair  after he was banned from teaching over an “inappropriate relationship” with a 15-year-...

Arsenal players lose faith in Unai Emery over stuttering bid to qualify for Champions League Alexandre Lacazette is among several Arsenal players who may leave if the club cannot secure Champions League football   CREDIT:  GETTY   Matt Law ,  football news correspondent 24 NOVEMBER 2019 • 10:00PM A rsenal players have lost faith in head coach Unai Emery and do not believe he is the man to salvage their season. Emery is under increasing pressure following  another poor performance  and result against relegation-threatened Southampton, and there is a growing feeling among the squad that he should be replaced. Arsenal players are confused by Emery’s selections, tactics and instructions, and believe the team has no identity under the Spaniard. In the boardroom, chairman Chips Keswick reportedly considered submitting his resignation after the 2-2 draw on Saturday, such was his frustration with the club’s pligh...