West Brom are close to appointing Tottenham coach Ryan Mason as their new manager. BBC Sport reported last week the 33-year-old was in talks with the Baggies over taking his first managerial role and an agreement has now been reached with the former England midfielder. Mason had been in talks over a three-year contract and...
Wilson, who was then at Liverpool, became Wales’ youngest ever male international when he was handed his chance in a 1-1 draw in Belgium in 2013. Twelve years on, Wilson is a senior figure for Wales and one of their most influential players, but still holds the record as his nation’s youngest senior international. “At...
Oldham owner Frank Rothwell speaks of the pride he feels in his side sealing promotion to League Two with their play-off final win win over Southend. Read full article at source...
In April, Nandy said the 68-year-old sports media rights executive was the “outstanding candidate” to fill the position, despite not being on the original three-person shortlist. She has now removed herself from the final decision, delegating responsibility to the Sports Minister. Last month, Kogan told MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) during...
Bashir signed a two-year deal with Somerset in 2023, and was then picked for England’s tour of India the following year after playing only six first-class matches. Despite a modest domestic record – Bashir’s average in the County Championship is 84 – he has thrived for his country under Stokes’ leadership. He was man of...
Asked if she might be tempted to go with youth in Tilburg, Andreatta replied: “I think what they showed was a real maturity and able to manage the moment and they thrived. “We could see an improvement in the second half and I think just that belief that they can play and choose moments to...
Maurizio Sarri has rejoined Lazio as head coach – 15 months after leaving the role. The 66-year-old replaces Marco Baroni, who led the Serie A side to a seventh-placed finish last season to miss out on European qualification. Sarri resigned in March 2024 following a fifth defeat in six games and was also heavily critical...
Bengaluru will stage the opening match, involving India, and the final if Pakistan are not involved. The full list of fixtures for the eight-team tournament is still to be announced. Australia are the defending World Cup champions, having beaten England in the final of the previous tournament in New Zealand, delayed until 2022 because of...
Leicestershire’s first defeat of the season will not trigger panic, says Foxes all-rounder Logan van Beek. Sunday’s five-wicket T20 Blast loss to Northants Steelbacks came two days after the County Championship Division Two leaders opened their white-ball campaign with victory against East Midlands rivals Derbyshire. Two wickets lost in the first over and an early...
Spain beat England 1-0 in the 2023 World Cup final, but England reversed that scoreline to win the last match between the sides, at Wembley in February. And they go into Tuesday’s game with good momentum after an impressive display in their 6-0 win over Portugal on Friday. Aggie Beever-Jones caught the eye with her...
York City co-owner Julie-Anne Uggla has written an open letter to the EFL and National League about the “glaring imbalance” of the promotion system. In February the 72 clubs in the National League, including those in the North and South divisions, started the 3UP campaign that called for three teams to go up from the...
New sporting director Kevin Thelwell says Rangers’ manager search is “progressing well” and should be complete in “the coming days”. A consortium of investors led by Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises established majority ownership at Ibrox last week and the club are seeking a replacement for Philippe Clement, who was sacked in February. Barry Ferguson...
BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Women’s Super League, English Football League and National League. Read full article at source...
Dundee have appointed former Falkirk and Coventry City manager Steven Pressley as the Scottish Premiership club’s new head coach. The 51-year-old former Scotland centre-half last week left Brentford, where he had spent four years as the Premier League club’s head of individual player development, saying it was time for a “new challenge”. Dundee say Pressley...
South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from the international game. The 33-year-old is one of the world’s most destructive middle-order batters and will continue to play franchise cricket around the world. He last played for South Africa in their defeat against New Zealand in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy in March. The wicketkeeper-batter...