In March, the former chair of funding agency UK Sport Dame Katherine Grainger told BBC Sport that it was “frustrating” that Britain was not staging more major events over the next decade, warning of “a big gap”. Her successor Nick Webborn said: “We welcome the government’s ongoing commitment to hosting the Tour de France, Tour...
Gyokeres’ former team-mates and coaches remember a young boy who cried when he lost. They talk about a “stubborn kid” who was “wild, really aggressive” and would occasionally come to blows with team-mates. “I remember the older players were sometimes telling him to calm down a little bit, because he was always going all-in,” Magni...
Mitchell had reunited with Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him at Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, but Eales will soon step down for health reasons. “I’d like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year,” Mitchell said. “I’m leaving at a time that is right for me and the club,...
Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto is leaving the club, BBC Sport understands. The well-respected executive has decided to exit the Emirates Stadium ahead of the summer window. Ayto worked under former sporting director Edu and was promoted into the position of interim sporting director after Edu left in November. But Ayto will leave the...
The club’s Academy of Light has had some notable graduates down the years, including former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and current England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. This year, Rigg, still not 18 until next month, was named best young player in the Championship along with team-mate Jobe Bellingham, still only 19. The younger brother of England...
Ben Curran is set to play for Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday, while his brothers Tom and Sam have represented England. How much do you know about siblings in international cricket through the years? See how you get on with our quiz. Have fun! England v Zimbabwe starts at 11:00 BST on Thursday, 22...
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...
The Lisbon derby is one of the fiercest in Europe and before the game fans of the away team will march the couple of miles through the city to the opposition ground. It is a rivalry that dates back more than a century, with the sides who would become officially known as Sporting Clube de...
Rangers are close to appointing Everton’s director of football Kevin Thelwell as their new sporting director. The 51-year-old Englishman has already confirmed he is leaving the Premier League side this summer. And after Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart announced a root and branch review of all club operations earlier this season, Thelwell has been identified...
Kevin Thelwell, who has worked with Everton, Wolves and New York Red Bulls, is in line for a key role at Rangers (Mail), external. The appointment of a new sporting director at Rangers is close. (Record), external St Mirren vice-chairman Jim Gillespie has turned down offers from England since also rejecting the chance to become...
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days. Read full article at source...
Salah’s decision to move his Liverpool career towards the decade mark is a sign of continuing hunger for the game’s biggest prizes, as well as an act of faith in the management of Slot to help him achieve his goals. Liverpool’s supporters will be overjoyed at agreement being reached, having made their feelings clear when...
Despite leaving his role at Tottenham, Paratici has continued to have a presence at the Premier League club. He is a consultant for the club and has been a regular at Tottenham’s home games, while recent reports have stated the north London club were looking to rehire him. However, Paratici – if talks with the...
“He’s quite unique compared to other sporting directors,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Sport. “He had no playing career, started in banking, and only got into football later, first at Carpenedolo, an amateur club, then at Parma and Genoa, where he built key connections with Peter Kenyon and Jorge Mendes. “Under his watch,...
Ken Banks and Ben Philip BBC Scotland Reporting fromGrantown-on-Spey USGA Museum Bobby Cruickshank became a sporting star in America When Scotsman Bobby Cruickshank was taken prisoner during World War One, he could little have imagined he would later find enduring fame in America as a golfing legend. Born in Grantown-on-Spey in 1894, he escaped the...