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Death announced by wife, ESPN’s Hannah Storm Hicks had a 35-year career in broadcasting Sportscaster Dan Hicks, who was the voice of golf, Olympic swimming and Notre Dame football during a 35-year career at NBC Sports, has died, his family and NBC announced Thursday. He was 64. Hicks died late Wednesday in Connecticut. He died of an acute illness, according to his wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah St…

Kane gets England men’s record cap against Croatia Striker starts Nations League game on record 91 goals Harry Kane has broken the England men’s appearance record after being selected to start the Nations League match against Croatia at Wembley. The striker drew level with Peter Shilton last month and has gone clear with 126 caps. Kane, who made his debut in March 2015, took his international goa…

A losing run, set-piece struggles and a call for help led Steve Parish to cut ties with the manager after five months The moment that summed up Crystal Palace’s season under Pierre Sage came five minutes before half-time at Selhurst Park on Sunday. After Palace had gone close to taking the lead on numerous occasions against Liverpool, the Frenchman must have feared the worst when Alexis Mac Allis…

The Warriors superstar’s forceful defense of his wife over an on-screen kiss has exposed the ugly double standards and fragile masculinity of sports’ manosphere If Steph Curry is leading with his full government name, know that he means business. In a 90-second video released on Wednesday , from the Instagram account of “Wardell Curry”, he put the internet trolls who have been attacking his wife …

F1 driver urges Israel to let aid into Gaza Trip involved tour of facilities with aid workers Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that Israel must allow aid ⁠trucks into Gaza, a day after he visited the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. Hamilton, a seven-time ⁠world champion, arrived ⁠in ​El Arish on Tuesday, where he was briefed on how aid is prepared and coordinated before it ⁠is …

Tottenham full-back will make 102nd appearance on Friday ‘It’s another reason to honour one of the greatest players’ Andy Robertson insists his matching of Kenny Dalglish’s Scotland cap record by no means brings reputational parity. Four decades after Dalglish, widely regarded as the country’s finest player, ended his international run at 102 games Robertson will hit the same figure with the visi…

Injury crisis makes the job harder for Fabien Galthié whose side have beaten South Africa once in their last 10 meetings The final of this inaugural Nations Championship is two weeks away, but regardless of who makes it through to the last match at Twickenham there’s an irresistible sense that the two best teams from either side of the competition will go head-to-head at the Stade de France this …

Russians ‘have no business’ in country, says minister Skating and cross-country skiing first to be affected Finland says it will restrict entry to the country for Russian athletes because of the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting a number of winter sports. The move follows a backlash in Finland to Russia being reinstated for the ice hockey world championships. “As long as Russia’s war of aggre…

Manager has been hurt by experiences at elite clubs but several players at Old Trafford could fit his playing style Welcome, Mauricio, to the meat grinder. Or rather, welcome back. We’ve been expecting you. There is nothing surprising in the news Manchester United may be on the verge of appointing Mauricio Pochettino. United are always on the verge of appointing Pochettino. This is a club that ha…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Tuesday 22 April 2014: “Manchester United has announced that David Moyes has left the club. The club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role.” Oh no! Where will the USA! USA! USA! ever be able to find a manager who could lead us to the dizzying heights of yet another humiliating de…

⚽️ WCL updates from 5.45pm GMT kick-off ⚽️ Live scoreboard | And email Simon Team news is in, and the lineups are as follows: Barcelona Women: Coll, Camara, Paredes, Van Asten, Brugts, Serrajordi, Guijarro, Schertenleib, Hansen, Pajor, Pina. Subs: Font, McCamey, Torrejon, Bonmati, Julia, Fernandez, Torres, Dominguez, Jimenez. Arsenal Women: Misa, Fox, Williamson, Catley, Hinds, Stanway, Little, B…

Michael Carrick’s replacement must find solutions on the pitch and pressure the hierarchy to accept a share of blame One of the final images of Michael Carrick’s time in charge will be of him standing in the rain on the Old Trafford touchline watching his side succumb to Bournemouth , while his sullen captain sat unused on the bench. Bruno Fernandes was dropped after calling out his head coach’s …

Danny Baker pays tribute to the ‘funniest man I knew’ Kelly was former editor of the NME and Q magazines The journalist and broadcaster Danny Kelly, who helped define coverage of music and football in the UK for a generation, has died at the age of 69. Kelly edited the NME and Q magazine, and launched the Football 365 website before going on to be a presenter and pundit on the BBC and TalkSport. …

Claire Emslie and Emma Kelly are among those taking advantage of new research and guidelines for pregnant players Claire Emslie wasn’t expecting to be able to run at 81% of her max speed at 32 weeks pregnant. Emslie, a Scotland international who also plays as a forward for Angel City FC , documented her journey through pregnancy and football training on social media and is part of a growing numbe…

England go into Friday’s final against France hopeful of retaining their title – and inspiring more to take up their fast-growing, compelling sport Sport in Britain is so often judged on various key metrics. Attendances, TV viewing figures, revenue and, arguably the most important one of all, trophies. On Friday morning, a group of men will represent England in a World Cup final, hoping to retain…