68 m. ago Ruben Amorim discovers two reasons Bruno Fernandes could quit Man Utd for Real Madrid

Bruno Fernandes has been linked with a summer move to Real Madrid, with former Manchester United first-team coach Renee Muelentseen claiming the player's desire to win and ability to replace Luka Modric could be key

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9 h. ago New England coach Charlotte Edwards promises to hold players accountable for fitness

The new England coach intends to take a firm line after the team criticised for their fitness levels during the 16-0 Ashes whitewash

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35 h. ago Captaincy and player fitness key issues for new England coach Charlotte Edwards

Former England captain Edwards has replaced Jon Lewis in charge of the national team.

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56 h. ago Mass brawl between Timberwolves and Pistons sees seven players and coaches ejected

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out during the second quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves' victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

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64 h. ago Five players and two coaches ejected after heated brawl during NBA clash

Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff admitted ‘things went too far’

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6 d. ago Richard Wigglesworth: ‘I’ll be honest and think of nothing but the Lions’

Newly selected British & Irish Lions assistant on his journey as a coach, picking Steve Borthwick’s brain and Andy Farrell breaking the newsRichard Wigglesworth was in the garden with his five-year-old daughter, two days after England’s thumping win over Wales, when the phone rang. It was Andy Farrell and as much as Margot was not happy that her father was on the phone, it was a call he had to take. England’s storming finish to the Six Nations may not be the only reason Wigglesworth has been seconded to the British & Irish Lions but it can only have helped, and so the 41-year-old completes Farrell’s lineup, the first England coach to do so since Steve Borthwick in 2017.It is easy to forget that more than two years ago, Wigglesworth was still playing for Leicester Tigers. He was a player-coach when Borthwick got the call from England in December 2022 and as a result, Wigglesworth immediately hung up his boots and took interim charge at Welford Road. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Ellie Kildunne to win 50th England cap in Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales

Mitchell makes 13 changes to starting XV from Italy winCardiff match to break Welsh women’s attendance recordEllie Kildunne will win her 50th cap for England when she starts against Wales at the Principality Stadium in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday as one of 13 changes to the starting XV. Kildunne, who made her England debut in 2017 and has scored 36 tries for her country, will start at full-back after making an appearance off the bench on the wing in England’s 38-5 win over Italy last Sunday.“She is outstanding, she is the girl that everyone is looking up to at the moment,” said England’s forwards coach, Louis Deacon. “She is such an exciting player. To achieve 50 games for the Red Roses is an outstanding achievement but she has got so many more games to come down the line as well.” The wings Abby Dow and Jess Breach will round off the back three either side of Kildunne while Megan Jones and Tatyana Heard feature for the first time this tournament in the centre partnership wi...

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7 d. ago Lions hold first selection meeting as 75 players named by coaches ahead of final trials

The Lions coaches have already spoken about the playing squad, with a small number of Welsh players hoping to make it

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7 d. ago Willie Kirk struggling for ‘second chance’ in women’s football after relationship with player: ‘Feels like a jail term’

The former Leicester City Women boss was dismissed last year after breaking code of conduct rules

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8 d. ago Harry Maguire’s England absence due to form rather than injury, admits Tuchel

Guéhi and Konsa are ‘in a better rhythm’, claims coachManchester United playing a back three also a factorHarry Maguire was omitted from the England squad primarily on the grounds of form, Thomas Tuchel has said. It had been assumed the Manchester United defender was not involved for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia because of injury.Maguire has not played since 2 March because of a calf problem and Tuchel said the fitness of the player had been a factor. But the head coach made plain that he considered Maguire to be behind Ezri Konsa and Marc Guéhi in the pecking order for right-footed centre-halves. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tim Henman: ‘I told Andy Murray to take his time the next week he was coaching Djokovic’

New Laver Cup Team Europe vice-captain won’t be moving into coaching even if he does like the look of Jack DraperTim Henman says he has no intention of following Andy Murray’s lead into full-time coaching despite being appointed the new vice-captain of Team Europe at the Laver Cup. From this year, Henman will act as a mentor to some of the best players in the world alongside the team captain, Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion.“I think coaching is a far bigger commitment in terms of time, in terms of travel, and I’ve had those offers, but it just doesn’t appeal to me,” said Henman. “And that may change. I would never shut the door on coaching an individual player. I was involved in the ATP Cup, but that was a very specific event. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lip reader reveals what high school basketball coach said after pulling young female player's hair

Expert Nicola Hickling, who is the founder of LipReader, has now revealed to DailyMail.com what Jim Zullo said to his players during his rant after reviewing the footage.

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9 d. ago With a charged win over US, Canada proved they’re a complete squad

Despite losing their best player to injury and their head coach to a red card, Canada hardly lost a step as they beat their northern neighbors on their own turfAmerican positives from a particularly sobering Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium were in desperately short supply. To be fair, Americans in general had been in short supply there last week, with the abject turnout for both of the host nation’s two games.One bright spot for the Americans, however, was that Jesse Marsch had been silenced. A second-half red card meant the Canada coach was barred from talking post-match. The dismissal came after an almighty touchline meltdown that spilled on to the playing area as he roared at referee Katia Itzel García after back-to-back penalty appeals. Cameras trailed him through stadium gangways and tunnels as he raged on. ‘Marsch madness’ headlines were a layup. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Be ruthless with each other’: Tuchel’s method to get best out of England

Tactics-obsessed head coach wants his players to feel free to criticise anyone not doing their job properlyThomas Tuchel loves to talk tactics with an obsessive attention to detail, taking in the tiny tweaks, the dizzying range of possibilities. The England head coach started with a 4-2-3-1 system in his first game against Albania on Friday, playing Curtis Jones alongside Declan Rice in midfield, partly because he was conscious of the threat of the opposing No 8s. He did not want Rice to be outnumbered against the ball.Tuchel, who is looking ahead to the meeting with Latvia on Monday night, thinks it would be possible for his England to play a 4-1-4-1 with “five very offensive players and more or less Dec as a holding midfielder”, although he wonders whether this would provide enough control in midfield. Would it be too open? He mentioned using a “3-2, with three No 10s and two No 6s” – in other words, a different version of 4‑2‑3‑1, allowing him t...

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1 week ago Stephen Hendry opens up on retirement regret as he reveals what 'didn't help' in career

Hendry is one of snooker's greatest ever players, but now Stephen Hendry has revealed that coaching changes increased issues with a the condition that ended his career

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2 w. ago Steve Borthwick backs Maro Itoje for British & Irish Lions captaincy after Six Nations step up

England coach hopes a number of his players are included on Australia tour after Wales rout finishes impressive campaign

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2 w. ago Wales coach learnt player had been arrested on live Six Nations broadcast

'I picked up my phone and I had 45 missed calls. I thought: 'We're in trouble now!' '

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel names England squad as Man United's Marcus Rashford recalled but Man City winger left out

Thomas Tuchel has announced his first squad as head coach of the England national team and players from Manchester United and Manchester City are included.

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3 w. ago Jack Wilshere: ‘Arteta was the one. I’d never seen someone coach that way’

Budding coach talks role models, marathon running and the excellence of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-SkellyIf there are nerves when Jack Wilshere walks into the room and sits behind the table emblazoned with the England logo, they are not evident.The 33-year-old has been in press conference rooms many times as a player, but as a head coach it is an alien proposition. He is at St George’s Park and is part of a cohort of 25 on the Uefa Pro Licence course who are briefed on a fictional scenario they might face as a head coach before they take a seat in front of a small group of journalists to be brutally grilled on it. The process is a little extreme and not entirely true to life, but it is designed to put them under pressure and test the media skills they have learned that day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ruben Amorim’s honesty is glorious but he must solve United’s first

The head coach does not want his players to be so passive yet there were glimmers against Arsenal of how this team can playSomething extraordinary happened at Old Trafford on Sunday, almost without precedent during Ruben Amorim’s four months as the Manchester United manager. His team enjoyed a half-time lead. The only time they had done so previously was in his third game in early December at home against Everton. Back then, they went in 2-0 up en route to a 4-0 win. Now, in match No 26, they were 1-0 ahead against Arsenal.Drill a little deeper and there is more remarkable detail. United have scored before the interval in only seven of Amorim’s games – a total of 10 goals. They have held the lead on five occasions in first halves, squandering three of them. Continue reading...

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