Day: March 25, 2026

Arizona State’s head coach has turned around a losing program. Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not based on her leadership skills Sign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletter In March 2025, the Arizona State women’s basketball team were looking for a coach...

The former England captain and head coach argues that elite stars need a proper training block to peak at 2027 World Cup – but warns even best-laid plans get ripped up England’s legendary World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson says the current management should consider resting key players this summer to...

American No 4 seed beats Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in quarter-final Gauff next faces 13th seed Karolína Muchová for a place in final Coco Gauff may be struggling with an unfamiliar arm injury, indifferent form and the pressure of attempting to transform her serve with the entire tennis world...

Reform leader’s posts on social media spark criticism ‘It’s a slap in the face to supporters and players’ Ipswich Town has insisted it remains an “inclusive and diverse” organisation after Nigel Farage turned a tour of Portman Road into a political campaign event. During a visit to the ground on...

Midfielder could make debut against Uruguay or Japan Garner: ‘I knew I had to show everybody what I’m about’ James Garner always planned this to be a defining year in his career and is reaping the rewards after receiving a first England call-up, the Everton midfielder has said. The 25-year-old...

Head coach has been preparing for playoff against Turkey in hospital and sees job as ‘duty to Romanian football’ Mircea Lucescu is fighting for one last World Cup while at the same time battling his own body. He has lived through thousands of games as a player and manager but...

Sonia Bompastor, the Chelsea head coach, said the women’s game needs to be shown “more respect” after the decision to rule out Veerle Buurman’s goal in the first half of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final was not overturned by the video assistant referee. Buurman leapt and nodded...

Current trophy is embossed with old WSL logo WSL2 trophy also set for a complete redesign The Women’s Super League trophy will be redesigned for the 2026-27 season when the league expands to 14 teams. It is understood that the WSL and WSL2 trophies are set for a complete overhaul...

Forward has struggled for form and focus this season but Galatasaray display was reminder of his brilliance It was perhaps as well that Mohamed Salah’s last game before the announcement of his departure from Liverpool was the home game against Galatasaray. After all the frustrations and disappointments of this season, all...

Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern player It’s a sunny spring afternoon, a new season looms, and just a short stroll down the road from Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club, Ian Bell is in his...