Published 17 July 2026. The full text of the editorial standards document, formatted for printing.
Five rules the desk follows every day: single source on record, wire copy rewritten, stats are linked, predicted vs confirmed line-ups are clearly labelled, photographs are sourced.
Three principles: dated corrections always, material corrections are flagged, the corrections log is public.
One pick per sport, every day. Confidence ratings are honest. Past performance is public.
AI tools are used only for research, transcription and stat-checking. Every published article is written or edited by a named journalist. AI-generated imagery is labelled in alt text and caption.
Every editor and correspondent files an annual disclosure with the standards editor. A summary is published on the standards page.
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