Dan Sheehan has challenged his British and Irish Lions team-mates to match the passion of the Western Force underdogs in Saturday’s tour opener in Australia. Sheehan will captain a Lions team with only two starters – Sione Tuipulotu and Tadhg Beirne – who were in the XV for the defeat by Argentina on Friday. “I’m...
Torquay United midfielder Dan Hayfield has signed a new two-year contract. The 28-year-old moved to Plainmoor last summer after leaving Bath City and still had a year to run on his current deal. He has become a first choice for the Gulls, making 49 appearances and scoring four goals. “It’s good news and good business...
Earlier at Eastbourne, highly rated Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca claimed his first ATP Tour win on grass by beating Zizou Bergs of Belgium in three sets. Fonseca, 18, recovered from a bruising tie-break defeat in the opening set to claim nine consecutive games on his way to beating Bergs 6-7 6-0 6-3 in two hours...
A stalwart of the British game, Evans said last year he did not want to be “coming back to ask” for a Wimbledon wildcard. But the world number 199 has been rewarded by the All England Club after continuing to persevere on the lower-tier ATP Challenger Tour. Evans has insisted he believes he still has...
Evans dropped more than 110 ranking spots last year when he opted to focus on partnering Andy Murray in the doubles at the Paris Olympics, so it was apt that this impressive display came at the arena named after the Scot. The pair reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, with the match the last of...
Norwich City have signed goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw from Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old made 21 Championship appearances for the Devon side last season after joining from Blackpool in August. Grimshaw, who has signed a three-year deal, becomes new Norwich boss Liam Manning’s first signing and has played under him previously during a...
Rangers’ new American owners are continuing their restructuring of the club by appointing Everton’s former head of recruitment Dan Purdy as technical director to replace Nils Koppen. Last week, a US-based consortium, including the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, completed a multi-million pound takeover of Rangers. New sporting director Kevin Thelwell officially begins...
England and Leicester Tigers prop Dan Cole will retire at the end of season. The 38-year-old is the second most capped men’s player in England history, having made 118 appearances for his country. Cole, who also twice toured with the British and Irish Lions, came through Leicester’s academy and has played 340 senior games and...
Newcastle United and England defender Dan Burn has signed a contract extension and will remain at St James’ Park until summer 2027. The 33-year-old, who joined from Brighton in January 2022 and was going into the final year of his deal, has enjoyed a superb season with the Magpies. He scored the opening goal and...
Sarah Rainsford, Paul Kirby & Olimpia Zagnat In Bucharest and London Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Nicusor Dan had to wait until late into the night before he could be certain of victory The liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after...
Former Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth is returning to the Football Association as their first chief football officer. The news he was re-joining the FA was revealed by BBC sports editor Dan Roan on Tuesday, and it has now been confirmed he will fill the newly created chief football officer role. The 54-year-old will...
As first reported by the Telegraph, John McDermott, the FA’s men’s technical director, is to remain in his position. The FA has declined to comment. In February, it was established through United’s accounts that hiring and firing Ashworth cost £4.1m, but the club have not said if there would be any reduction in that figure...
Newcastle defender Dan Burn has opened up about his mental health, saying it is “not a weakness but a sign of strength” to ask for help if you are struggling. Burn, 33, made his Premier League debut with Fulham in 2014 and went through what he described as “a bad patch”., external Speaking to former...
Dan Burn, defender and ambassador for the Newcatle United Foundation, discusses mental health with Magpies legend Alan Shearer – from the challenges they have faced during their careers, to the little things everyone can do to improve mental wellbeing. WATCH: Ramsdale checks out Saints wellbeing project Read full article at source...
Dan Lawrence and Ollie Pope both made attacking hundreds before bad light halted Surrey’s rapid progress on day three against Sussex at Hove. When the players came off ten minutes after tea Surrey were 390-3, only 45 runs behind with Lawrence unbeaten on 117 after Pope had made his first Championship century for two years....