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...
‘I can’t leave like a coward’: Romania’s Mircea Lucescu on illness and his World Cup dream at 80
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...
James Garner pleased with defining year at Everton after receiving first England call-up
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...
Ipswich fans criticise club for ‘shameful and embarrassing’ Nigel Farage visit
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...
Difficult end will soon be forgotten as Salah takes his seat among Liverpool legends
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...
Women’s Super League to get new trophy in time for 2026-27 expansion to 14 teams
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...
Bompastor calls for more ‘respect’ as Russo puts Arsenal in control of WCL tie
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...
‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp
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...
Teenage boxer Isis Sio out of coma after being knocked out in fourth professional fight
19-year-old taken to hospital after loss in California Knockout happened just 78 seconds into fight The promoter and family of junior flyweight boxer Isis Sio say she is awake and breathing on her own after initially being placed in a medically induced coma following a knockout loss last weekend. Sio...
English clubs’ plea for bigger Champions League squads rejected after Spanish backlash
Premier League clubs wanted 28-man squad Atlético Madrid among clubs with reservations Uefa has rejected requests from English clubs to increase the size of Champions League squads to 28 next season after a backlash led by their counterparts in Spain. Larger squad sizes was one of the matters discussed at...