Sir Bradley Wiggins believes Shane Sutton will be cleared of discrimination allegations and says his long-time mentor wants to return to British Cycling.Sutton stepped down as British Cycling technical director with 100 days to go to the Rio Olympics.The 59-year-old Australian had been suspended by British Cycling after it was claimed he made inappropriate comments about Paralympic cyclists, shortly after the independent review was announced into claims of sexism made by Jess Varnish. Sutton denies the claims.The independent review will conclude after the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games.Sutton has been ever-present in Wiggins career, including his five Olympic gold medals, the hour record and his 2012 Tour de France win.And Wiggins, who won a British record eighth Olympic medal in Rio, reckons Sutton could return.He wants to come back, the 36-year-old said. I spoke to him two weeks ago and he said his life is pretty empty without this. I think he has the right to. Why not?I know Shane better than anyone and I believe hell be cleared.Varnish was dropped from British Cyclings Olympic programme after the two-woman, two-lap team sprint squad failed to qualify for the Rio Games, with British Cycling citing performance grounds.She subsequently alleged Sutton told her to go and have a baby, before others, including Victoria Pendleton, spoke out in support of Varnish. Multiple Paralympic champion Darren Kenny also claimed Sutton made derogatory comments about para-cyclists.Wiggins added: I dont want to dismiss the claims that have been made by certain people. But I understand more than anyone that there are two sides to every story.I dont see what evidence they can have, other than someone coming in and saying he said this to me, he said that. And I think the tone of how some things are said can be skewed quite a bit as well.And there are two ways you can take [something] on board when someone says something. And how its written isnt necessarily how its said.Wiggins has two children, 11-year-old Ben and 10-year-old Bella. He says he and his wife Cath, a cyclist herself, have discussed whether they would wish their children to become involved in British Cycling.Wiggins added: If my daughter wanted to get into cycling, which she does -- she already races with my son -- would I be happy for her to go into British Cycling now? I 100 percent would be.This whole sexism thing, Id never, ever seen any sign of that, really.If Im completely honest I think theres a lot of bitter people that didnt make the grade, got the boot and they have now come out picking holes in things and this that and the other.I think for every one of those theres equally successful people -- the Laura Trotts of this world -- that have been successful, Becky James and that.The disruptive build-up does not appear to have hampered Britain too much, with four gold medals and two silvers from five events entered on the track so far. The womens team sprint is the one anomaly.Sutton deserves credit for the achievements of the riders, Wiggins says.All this stuff is a result of his work. He was in charge of it, Wiggins said. I came back to the track squad because he was in charge, he encouraged me to come back and I probably wouldnt have come back had it been somebody else in charge 18 months ago.Sutton has still been available to advise coaches and riders, including Wiggins, with whom he has been in regular contact by text message.Sutton sent Wiggins a message of inspiration the morning before Fridays team pursuit final, when Wiggins won his fifth gold and British record eighth medal in all.Its about going out and killing off your opposition now, Sutton told Wiggins. Youll become the greatest by the end of play because you are. The records come naturally if you dont chase them, just chase the opposition. Chad Sobotka Jersey .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Custom Braves Jersey China . 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Hernanes added to the lead with a left-footed attempt from inside the area in the 85th, and Paris Saint-Germains Lucas sealed the victory by converting a penalty kick in injury time. The result ended Brazils 21-year winless run against France, and gave the "Selecao" its first victory over a former World Cup champion in nearly four years. A two-time defending champion in the Confederations Cup, Brazil will play Japan in the tournaments opener next Saturday in the capital of Brasilia. Brazil hasnt won a significant title since the 2009 Confederations Cup. "Its good to finally beat a top team, but more importantly, its good to be playing well again," Oscar said. "Hopefully we will be able to get off to a great start at the Confederations Cup as well." The Brazilians hadnt beaten France since a 2-0 win in a 1992 friendly in Paris. In the six matches since, the teams drew twice and France won four times, including the final of the 1998 World Cup and in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup. Led by Karim Benzema but without many of its top players, France was coming off three losses in four matches this year: to Spain in World Cup qualifying, and to Germany and Uruguay in friendlies. Its only win was against Georgia. The French are second to Spain in its World Cup qualifying group. "We didnt have a lot of opportunities, but we had enough to get a better result," France coach Didier Deschamps said, through a translator. "Its the end of the season and that made things a bit more difficult for us. Facing Brazil here gave us a good chance to show our football." Sunndays result marked Brazils first win over a former World Cup champion since 2009.dddddddddddd The last victory came against England in a friendly in Doha. Brazil has since failed to beat teams such as Argentina, Portugal, England and the Netherlands. The Brazilians beat Argentina in 2011 and last year, but the teams were using players from local clubs. Brazil struggled during most of Sundays match in front of more than 50,000 at the Gremio Arena in the southern city of Porto Alegre, allowing France to create dangerous scoring opportunities from the beginning. The Confederations Cup hosts improved a bit in the second half and controlled possession after Oscar got them on the board. Oscars goal came after Fred gained possession near midfield and made a run through the left side before passing the ball to the Chelsea midfielder. Oscar easily found the net as the goalkeeper charged toward him. Hernanes came on as a substitute and scored the second goal after a breakaway. Neymar set him up with a one-touch pass inside the area, and the Lazio midfielder fired a left-footed shot that struck the post before going in. Substitute midfielder Lucas scored after Real Madrid left back Marcelo was fouled inside the area. "It was an important victory to give us more composure as we continue on our path to try to win the Confederations Cup," Hernanes said. Since Luiz Felipe Scolari returned to the national team in December, Brazil had previously won only won one of six matches, against Bolivia. The coach who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title couldnt manage more than draws against Italy, Russia and Chile. Brazil lost 2-1 to England in the coachs debut. But Brazil was coming off a 2-2 draw with England at the new Maracana a week ago. Scolari made only one change to the starting lineup since last Sunday, replacing left back Filipe Luis with Marcelo. ' ' '