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Wane presided over autumn Ashes whitewash Successor likely to be part-time appointment Shaun Wane has left his position as England’s head coach with immediate effect, the Guardian can reveal, leaving the national team on the hunt for a replacement for the Rugby League World Cup later this year. Wane oversaw England’s 3-0 Ashes defeat against Australia last autumn but insisted in the aftermath of …

TikTokification of the sport brings in crowds with Tennis Australia as big a winner as new millionaire A 29-year-old tennis coach from Sydney won the inaugural One Point Slam at the Australian Open and its A$1m prize on Wednesday, after upstaging a field which included Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff. It is Tennis Australia, however, which won the jackpot, after the new …

USA mainstay in move from Portland Thorns ‘I couldn’t be more ready and happy about everything’ Manchester City have signed the USA midfielder Sam Coffey on a three-and-a-half year deal. The 27-year-old won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics and has accrued 42 caps and scored five goals for the USA, becoming a key part of Emma Hayes’ national team. After graduating she joined Portland Thorns and lif…

Co-sporting director to go after January transfer window Italian returned full-time to Spurs in mid-October Fabio Paratici will leave his post as Tottenham’s joint sporting director after the closure of the January transfer window to take up a similar recruitment job at Fiorentina. The Italian came back to Spurs on a full-time basis in mid-October to work alongside Johan Lange, who was promoted f…

In a weekend where most favourites triumphed, Paris FC beating the holders was a welcome win for the underdogs By Get French Football News This year’s Coupe de France was in need of a spark and Paris FC were on hand to provide it. Their league match against Paris Saint-Germain last weekend – the first derby between the clubs in 43 years – was somewhat anticlimactic. The rivalry between is tepid, …

The world No 7 on his teenage trip to west Africa, his fundraising efforts and finding his form ahead of the Australian Open “Well, imagine you’re 13,” Félix Auger-Aliassime says, smiling. “I had been to Europe. I had been to America. I live in Canada. And then you go to Togo; it’s a little different, you know?” Auger-Aliassime, the seventh best tennis player in the world, was describing the home…

The series challenges the hyper-masculine culture that often dominates men’s sport – and proves the power and potential of LGBTQI+ stories Heated Rivalry, the viral queer ice hockey romcom that hit our screens in November, might be doing more than just capturing hearts and winning over hockey fans. With increased attendance at NHL games in North America and interest in the sport in Australia spik…

Milwaukee fans show displeasure with team’s form ‘When I get booed, I boo back,’ says two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t remember hearing boos from his home crowd during his brilliant 13-year career in Milwaukee. But it happened on Tuesday midway through the Bucks’ 139-106 loss to a Minnesota Timberwolves team playing without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert. “I’ve never been a part of so…

Stats tell us batters have less reason to be anxious in the 90s than common lore suggests, though the pain and fear of falling short is all too real If you’ve ever been lucky enough to score a century you’ll know how seismic a moment it is when you finally get over the line. Some play the game for a lifetime and never make one, the three-figured kingdom for ever out of reach, a promised land they…

The ESPN broadcaster’s comments about the ICE shooting in Minnesota moves him closer to the stance of another media figure he has long attacked This past weekend there were hundreds of demonstrations across the United States after Renee Good , an American citizen and mother of three, was shot dead by Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, in Minnesota. The anger has …

A January camp for domestic players allows Jesse Marsch to boost a development system that will outlast his tenure Men have stood broken on her piers. It can be a desolate place, too, especially in winter, which is of course when the lobster boats do the bulk of their fishing. But the weather had improved by the time Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch ferried his squad from arou…

For Mehdi Taremi and others playing abroad, showing solidarity with their home nation can mean threats and possible detention Mehdi Taremi did what he does best. On Saturday, the Iranian striker turned inside the area and scored for Olympiakos, a well-taken eighth goal of the season for the 33-year-old that clinched a 2-0 win at Atromitos and a place at the top of the Greek Super League. Usually,…

Uefa’s limitations have set hurdles for women keen to take the next step in coaching despite the increasing demand Mariana Cabral has a coaching CV to be proud of. Born on the small Azores island of São Miguel, she has been in charge of the women’s teams at clubs including Benfica and Sporting, but the 38-year-old is frustrated. “We want more women coaches,” she says. “Who won the Euros? Who won …

In terms of cold, hard silverware, domestic cups might be as good as it gets after Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg loss There is nothing quite like the first time. Or the first time in living memory, at least. Of all the strides taken by Newcastle since the Saudi takeover in 2021, the Carabao Cup will always be the stop on the road sprinkled with the most magic. Champions League football is more…

Their history was in danger of being lost but a new book and project has put together an archive documenting such vibrant contributions to the game In the early 1980s there were scores of “Caribbean” cricket clubs playing across England, many of them bearing evocative names such as New Calypsonians, Island Taverners, Paragon, Starlight and Carib United. Mostly these clubs operated under the radar…