The man widely expected to be the next Chelsea head coach once opined on a wide variety of topics in his Guardian column Coaching may be Liam Rosenior’s forte but, during his days as a Brighton defender, the man widely expected to be Chelsea’s new manager was also a pretty...
Raiders fire Pete Carroll after one season; Tom Brady to advise on new hire
Las Vegas went 3-14 in Carroll’s first year as head coach Team dropped 10 straight, securing No 1 draft pick The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Carroll expressed high...
From academy to Champions League: next manager’s Manchester United in-tray
Club must learn to play without fear and harness their young players, particularly Kobbie Mainoo, and regain a seat at Europe’s top table Whatever the protestations from Manchester United about the relationship between Ruben Amorim and the higher-ups not collapsing like a house of cards, clearly something was not right....
Difficult questions loom for Manchester United higher-ups after Amorim’s axing | Jamie Jackson
Fallout from a dour and unsuccessful reign will hit well-paid executives who backed the outgoing head coach Ruben Amorim’s tenure as Manchester United head coach began its final unravelling via four words uttered in Friday’s media conference to preview the weekend trip to Leeds. “You are very smart,” was Amorim’s...
Celtic’s Nancy catastrophe is another indicator of a club embroiled in turmoil | Ewan Murray
Even the return of Martin O’Neill is unlikely to placate supporters frustrated by poor performances, a lack of investment, and chaos in the boardroom Any club confirming the end of an error after eight games owes an apology to their supporters. In Celtic’s case, even the admission of an all-time...
Raducanu fails to last distance as Britain suffer bitter United Cup loss to Greece
British player ‘proud I put myself out there’ after injuries Billy Harris also loses to Tsitsipas in decisive tie Great Britain fell to a bitter 2-1 loss in their decisive United Cup tie against Greece in the round-robin group stage as Emma Raducanu fought hard to overcome her injury-ravaged preparation...
Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust
Fifth Ashes Test; day three: England 384. Australia 518-7 Host captain on 129 not out following Head’s 163 from 166 They do these things well here in Australia. They honoured the victims and first responders of the Bondi atrocity fittingly on the first day of this fifth Test, and on...
‘The Glastonbury of sport’: Luke Littler effect takes darts to new heights
A peak audience of 2.5m watched the world championship final on Sky as Luke Litter defended his title If further proof was needed about the burgeoning popularity of Luke Littler and darts, it came with early viewing figures from Barb that showed the 18-year-old’s second world title victory on Saturday...
Igor Thiago hat-trick punishes sorry Everton as Brentford overtake them in table
Igor Thiago finds himself in “pretty esteemed company” according to Brentford’s head coach, Keith Andrews, after the striker dismantled Everton with a cool and clinical hat-trick. The same will be true of Brentford themselves should this emphatic victory herald the end of their troubled away form. Only Erling Haaland, Kylian...
Anthony Joshua issues first public update after fatal car crash in Nigeria
Boxer posts photo with his mother and three women Two of Joshua’s team members died in the accident Anthony Joshua has issued his first public update after the car crash in Nigeria that injured him and killed two of his close friends and team members. Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele,...