Jon Lewis is not the first England coach or captain to fall victim to the ruthless scrutiny that follows a heavy Ashes defeat, and he certainly will not be the last. The series, which ended in February with a 16-0 thrashing, saw England’s women placed under a microscope of pressure, criticism and attention like never...
Each year hundreds of EFL academy scholars are released, but some are finding their feet on the other side of the Atlantic. Read article in full at source...
Wales have named former Gloucester, Harlequins and London Irish prop Dan Murphy as defence coach for the 2025 Women’s Six Nations. Murphy arrives from his role as Gloucester-Hartpury scrum coach, having previously worked with Wales women’s under-20s side. He helped new Wales coach Sean Lynn’s stint as Gloucester-Hartpury boss end with a successful defence of...
Salford rarely looked threatened during Thursday’s victory, which came off the back of beating Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup at the weekend. Those two wins came with the Red Devils losing significant squad members as talismanic half-back Marc Sneyd joined Warrington and prop Brad Singleton moved to Castleford as the effects of the sustainability...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
When direct promotion was first offered 39 years ago only the champions went up with a second promotion place via play-offs added for the 2002-03 season. The National League is now pushing for a third spot, launching its campaign last month. “There is a blockage in the jump between the National League and EFL. Two-up,...
I don’t know if it’s harder to win a quadruple now. There were different challenges then that there are now. Ultimately, it should be hard. There were games in our season when we came off thinking ‘wow’ and also games that were tight, marginally won or we could easily have lost because the other team...
On the plus side, Lintott’s enforced time off the field at Edgbaston has also helped him branch out into a temporary return to coaching. He has been working with fellow left-arm ‘wristie’ Millie Taylor, who will be part of new women’s first-team coach Alistair Maiden’s newly-created Warwickshire side, ahead of their debut season in the...
Skivington said the squad “definitely” think they can get better this season and said they worked on other areas of their game during the eight-week league break. “We’re aware of our strengths and our weaknesses,” he said. “We’ve got to make sure that we keep the balance of the game but keep pushing on.” Skivington...
Hassan Nawaz blazed Pakistan’s fastest T20 century as his side raced to a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in Auckland. Chasing a challenging 205, the opener smashed an unbeaten 105 from 45 deliveries to take his side to victory in the third T20 and keep the five-match series alive. The 22-year-old, who was playing in...
Watch highlights as Jayden Nikorima scores twice in Salford’s 23-10 Super League win over Huddersfield Giants. Source link...
Leeds Rhinos winger Ryan Hall has said he is “not bothered” about the achievement of reaching 500 career appearances in Saturday’s home game against Wigan. The 37-year-old, who made his debut for the Rhinos in May 2007, is the record try-scorer in Super League with 256. He won six Grand Finals, one World Club Challenge...
Assistant Louis Storey, who had been made interim head coach in the hours following Elliott’s departure, and fellow coaches Anthony Sweeney and Steve Hafner have all left the club. Lindsey has appointed Neil Smith, who leaves his role in charge of Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers, as his assistant manager, with his first game back...
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of England for the first time in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania – and there’s every chance the German will dish out some Three Lions debuts. But can you remember which manager gave other players their debuts? Take our quiz to find out. Source link...
It’s the question everyone is asking. Who will start for England against Albania on Friday in Thomas Tuchel’s first game as Three Lions boss. We asked BBC Sport readers who they would select when the squad was announced on Thursday and the results are below. Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer did make the initial line-up but...
