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Team England's Matt Richardson was sensationally knocked out of contention while racing in Japan - ending his dream of competing for his country at this month's Commonwealth Games.

The cyclist had switched his nationality from Australian to English two years ago and hoped to compete in Glasgow at the ongoing games.

But Richardson received a brutal injury while taking part in the Keirin World Series, with footage emerging of the Kent-born rider being caught up in a collision with opponent Kento Suzuki.

Suzuki appeared to be speeding up heading towards the racing line, but a mistake saw him fall into Richardson to prematurely call time on both of their races.

Richardson later left the outdoor velodrome in an ambulance.

Suzuki was later disqualified from the event, and took to social media in the aftermath to public his sincere apologies.

Matt Richardson's hopes of competing at the Commonwealth Games were ended in Japan

'There's no excuses, it's simply down to my own lack of skill,' he wrote.

'From this point onwards, I've changed my mindset. If it doesn't work vertically, I'll try horizontally – I just couldn't help but move. I'm sorry.'

Richardson had been due to compete in the team sprint, keirin, and the sprint in Scotland.

The 27-year-old won two silver medals for Australia at the Paris Games in 2024, but controversially switched his allegiance to Team GB just days later.