Deutrom added that Ireland being awarded Test status is “the most significant achievement I’ll look back on with pride”. He added: “While the absolute highlights of the role are too numerous to mention, the most powerful memories I’ll take with me are of our Irish cricket family – the good people, the kind people, the...
There will no longer be a directly-elected mayor for the Devon city, the government has confirmed. Read full article at source...
US captain Keegan Bradley says he will have a “hard look” at whether he should play in September’s Ryder Cup after his dramatic one-shot victory in the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Bradley, 39, birdied the last hole of his final round in Connecticut to deny England’s Tommy Fleetwood his first PGA Tour title. Victory moved...
The role at Argyle is 35-year-old Cleverley’s second as a head coach, having been in charge at Watford last season. Cleverley says that experience at the Hornets – who have had 10 permanent managers since sacking Nigel Pearson in 2020 – will stand him in good stead for his future career in management. “It’s obviously...
Eleanor Doyle & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Louis Browne Stormzy says his first acting role was a challenge he was honoured to be part of Stormzy says playing a rapper in his first lead role made it hard to separate himself for the part. Big Mike stars as Tenzman in Big Man – the first...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Danny Kasirye Alexander will lead the cast of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End later this year Singer and actor Olly Alexander has said he has “come into a different space in my life”, as he announced a new West End stage role after recently parting...
Tom Felton is to reprise his role as the villainous Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter stage show on Broadway. It marks the first time that a star of the Harry Potter movies has joined the spin-off stage production, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The hit play – which serves as an epilogue to...
That meant a third straight season without a trophy for Ajax, who have won the Dutch title a record 36 times. “John is a good coach with enormous drive,” said their technical director Alex Kroes. “He is ambitious and has further developed himself over the past few years in the Premier League and Champions League....
Becoming a footballer – and certainly a goalkeeper – was not always the plan for the player who hails from Wrexham and is known around the Wales camp as simply Saf. After a very early dabble with street dancing or any other sport on offer in the local village, Middleton-Patel was eventually “thrown” into football....
Exeter’s former England forward Poppy Leitch is retiring from playing to take up a coaching role. The 27-year-old is to become the club’s first women’s Under-23s coach and will oversee young players coming into the club. Leitch became the first woman to play 100 times for Chiefs, who set up their women’s side in 2020....
Walder has also spent time as Bristol’s backs and skills coach and joins Exeter as the club comes to the end of their worst season in the top flight. They have won just four Premiership games all season and are guaranteed to finish second from bottom. Walder will be part of the Exeter coaching team...
A 17-year wait is finally over for Danny Welbeck. For the first time in his career, the 34-year-old striker hit double figures for Premier League goals in a single season with his penalty in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Wolves. Shining for Brighton in the twilight of his career, Welbeck’s latest contribution helped ensure the Seagulls...
One of the most keenly discussed positional dilemmas before the announcement was fly-half, with Scotland 10 Finn Russell and England duo Fin Smith and Marcus Smith eventually being picked ahead of Ireland’s first-choice stand-off Sam Prendergast, England veteran George Ford and Racing 92’s three-time tourist Owen Farrell. Head coach Andy Farrell said Marcus Smith’s ability...
“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...
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post with the Trump adminstration, according to media reports. Waltz, who was the president’s principal adviser on national security issues, has had a difficult tenure amid accusations that senior officials used insecure methods of communication to conduct government business. Last month, he took responsibility for a...