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Rangers’ hunt for a new head coach looks to have lost another contender, while Aberdeen’s Jimmy Thelin is linked with the Sweden international vacancy. Source link

Chelsea’s dominant victory over Paris FC was lit up by the newest member of their attack, Alyssa Thompson, who traversed the Stamford Bridge pitch with agile runs and eventually got the rewards her efforts deserved. Thompson may be just 20 years old, but her arrival at Chelsea was accompanied by lofty expectations arising from the…

Moses Itauma’s promoter Frank Warren says his heavyweight is happy to fight Kubrat Pulev next after the match-up was ordered by the WBA. Pulev, the WBA’s ‘Regular’ champion, was ordered to defend his belt against the 20-year-old rising star. Team Itauma has been considering a fight for the Englishman in December, with Derek Chisora suggesting…

F1 is heading into its biggest ever regulation change next season, with new rules for both chassis and engine, and it is unknown which team will be in best shape. Russell, who has won two races in 2025 and is fourth in the drivers’ championship with six races remaining, said: “I am really proud to…

Australian rugby league’s governing body says players who join the “counterfeit” breakaway R360 league will be banned for 10 years. R360, which plans to launch in October 2026, is aiming to attract rugby union and rugby league players with hefty contracts and a slimmed-down playing schedule. Leading National Rugby League (NRL) players have reportedly been…

The nervy win in Dublin moves the Republic of Ireland up to third in Group F, a point behind Hungary, who boosted their chances of securing a play-off place with a dramatic late draw against Portugal. The group is delicately poised with two games remaining. If Hungary beat Armenia in their next game, the Republic…

Jordan Pickford – Pulled off a couple of good saves in the second half to maintain his impressive clean sheet record. That’s nine in a row now. 6.5 Djed Spence – Has taken to international football like a duck to water. Sterner tests lie ahead, of course, but a good start to his England career….

Sri Lanka and New Zealand were forced to settle for a point each after their Women’s World Cup match in Colombo was abandoned because of rain. Co-hosts Sri Lanka had racked up 258-6 after opting to bat first, thanks to the fastest fifty of the tournament so far, coming up off 26 balls, from Nilakshi…

Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old appeared at Nottingham Crown Court over an allegation relating to a category A video, the most serious kind, recovered by police in February. Coote, from Woodhill Road, Collingham, Nottinghamshire, was granted conditional bail ahead of an…

English managers have a history of taking on jobs in places you might not expect them to. Ex-Yeovil and Bristol City manager Gary Johnson spent two years in charge of Latvia, who England play on Tuesday in their World Cup qualifying match. That got us thinking about other English managers that have taken charge of…