Newcastle's Woltemade scores his first Germany goal

Raducanu made encouraging progress last year, climbing back into the world’s top 30 and playing more matches than in any previous season of her career. However, the off-season technical work she planned to put in with coach Francisco Roig – who helped Rafael Nadal win 16 of his 22 major titles – was compromised by…

Northern Ireland have appointed Kris Lindsay as interim manager for their first pair of 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March. Tanya Oxtoby left the post to manage Newcastle United in November after two years in charge and, with no permanent replacement appointed, Lindsay will take charge of games away to Switzerland on 3 March…

The 55-year-old first joined the Scottish Premiership club in 2013 as part of Derek McInnes’ management team and went on to spend eight years at Pittodrie. He was also McInnes’ number two with Kilmarnock before spells as manager with Dundee and Ross County but was sacked by the latter in December with his side bottom…

Bellingham, 22, became the youngest England player to reach 50 caps in Boston but was unable to help the Three Lions build on their opening 4-2 win over Croatia. Ghana spent large periods sitting in a defensive shape and ultimately managed to keep Tuchel’s side at bay. Bellingham, who was sent off for using foul…

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…

Munster would be nervously looking over their shoulder if they lose in Galway, with a final fixture against Lions. Nonetheless, Gavin Coombes remains confident in the bid to repeat their 2023 title triumph. “We’re so tight and connected as a group that belief inside this building is huge,” said the back-row forward. Cardiff aim to…