Under McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, England have delivered often thrilling cricket and secured landmark series wins away in Pakistan and New Zealand. However, they failed to regain the Ashes in 2023, having gone 2-0 behind against Australia before surging back to draw the series, while they were also heavily beaten in India and lost...
McInnes had been in charge at Kilmarnock since 2022 and last season guided the Ayrshire side into Europe by finishing fourth. His managerial career began when he took St Johnstone into the top flight in 2009 and, after a brief stint at Bristol City, he had eight years in Aberdeen, with whom he never finished...
More than a few times during the season, Maynard lamented that his side did not get the results that performances warranted. No game left the former telecommunications engineer more exasperated than their 1-0 play-off first-leg defeat by AFC Wimbledon. Conor Grant had a late goalbound effort cleared by Josh Neufville, having been repeatedly denied by...
Long-serving Exeter Chiefs coach Ali Hepher has left the Premiership club by mutual consent. The 50-year-old had been suspended from his role as backs and attack coach last month in the wake of Exeter’s club-record 79-17 loss at Gloucester. The former Northampton fly-half had been part of Exeter’s coaching set-up since 2009 when he joined...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is expected to lead the team into next season even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. The club hierarchy, led by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, plan to reserve judgement on the 45-year-old Italian until the summer of 2026. That is despite ongoing uncertainty over...
As well as a new backs coach, Exeter are also expected to appoint a new forwards specialist following Hunter’s departure. The quartet of Baxter, Hunter, Hepher and Pellow has been at the helm for all of Exeter’s achievements – including six consecutive Premiership finals, of which they won two, and a victory in the 2020...
Pezzolano’s 15-year playing career as an attacking midfielder took him across Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and China. He began his managerial career in his home country with Montevideo City Torque where he won the Segunda Division title in 2017. In Brazil, he won promotion to Serie A with Cruzeiro before achieving the same feat in Spain,...
Mike Hesson has been appointed Pakistan’s white-ball head coach. Hesson, who coached his home country New Zealand for six years, replaces interim coach Aaqib Javed. His appointment follows a turbulent period where ex-South Africa batter Gary Kirsten stood down from the role after just six months and former Australia bowler Jason Gillespie stood in temporarily....
Rangers have not as yet established a leading candidate to be their new manager, amid reports Davide Ancelotti is set to be offered the position. Spanish newspaper Marca say the 35-year-old Real Madrid assistant, who is the son of outgoing Bernabeu head coach Carlo Ancelotti, has been identified by 49ers Enterprises, who are in talks...
A statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Ancelotti was a “legend of the game” and acknowledged the significance of a foreign coach taking charge of the team. “This landmark moment sees the coming together of two icons — the only five-time Fifa World Cup champions, and a coach with an unmatched record across...
South Africa have named Shukri Conrad as their head coach in limited-overs cricket, expanding his role as lead of the Test side. Conrad had led the national team in red-ball cricket since 2023, leading them to their upcoming World Test Championship final against Australia. He will now take charge of the Proteas in one-day internationals...
Andreatta is under no illusion her remit is to get Scotland back to the top table of international football. She helped her native Australia to a fourth-place finish at their home World Cup in 2023 and fourth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “It’s a multiple range of factors that leads to high performance at the...
Watford have sacked head coach Tom Cleverley after the team failed the reach the Championship play-offs. The Hornets finished 14th in the table after taking only one point from their last five games – a 1-1 season-ending draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Former Manchester United, Everton and Watford midfielder Cleverley was appointed as interim boss in...
“When I got the opportunity, I grabbed it with both hands. There’s been bumps – that’s just part of management, but it’s not scared me one single bit. “The quicker we sort what’s going on in terms of next season, the better, because the season’s just round the corner. “There is a lot of work...
On Thursday, Muslic, who agreed a three-and-a-half year deal when he joined the club, said he wanted “answers” over the futures of a number of key players. He also called for clarity over who Argyle’s new technical director will be as well as appointments to the recruitment department. “I’m empty – we are relegated for...