10 h. ago Lions stat is credit to Franco Smith as key Glasgow Warriors players return

Coach backs Jones and Tuipulotu for Test team

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18 h. ago Swansea City plotting raid on Celtic as Alan Sheehan eyes highly

The Swans boss is set to refresh his coaching team ahead of next season

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22 h. ago Jamie Roberts: My message to overlooked Wales stars and the 'Test animal' who could still play a part

Wales legend Jamie Roberts was speaking following the British Lions squad announcement

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22 h. ago Gregg Popovich: the NBA truth teller who held Trump, and the US, to account

The coach is stepping away from a role in which he won five championships with the Spurs. He will be hard to replace, on and off the courtRaise a glass to Gregg Popovich, the gruff teddy bear who lifted the San Antonio Spurs into the NBA’s elite. After three decades on the Spurs’ sideline, he is stepping back from coaching to become the team’s president of basketball operations. It’s a back-to-the-future move for the 76-year-old: he was the Spurs’ general manager for eight years before he became the team’s coach. (“I’m no longer the coach, I’m El Jefe,” Popovich jokingly declared this week before unveiling a T-shirt with that Spanish title.) Altogether, Pop won five NBA championships from 1999 through 2014, a run that puts him among the greatest coaches in league history. But when it came to being the NBA’s unflinching statesman, he was in a league all by himself.Popovich wasn’t just the NBA’s backbone. He was, perhaps, the most fearless truth teller in all of sport. Certainly no on...

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35 h. ago Trump is pushing ‘good friends’ Rubio and Vance as possible successors – can they take the mantle in 2028?

Rubio is well-positioned to run in 2028, but his strongest competition is already in the White House

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39 h. ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as legend issues Vincent Tan demand and star makes 'frustrated' admission

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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41 h. ago Fighting the fear: Jack Draper aiming to let doubt drive his determination

The world No 5 has established himself at the top and, with Andy Murray’s strength coach now part of his team, has sights set on more success in RomeAcross Jack Draper’s monumental run in Madrid, as he demolished everything in his path to reach his first clay-court final at one of the biggest tournaments in the world, it was particularly striking to hear his beaten foes reflect on the qualities that make him so strong. Although every opponent departed the court overwhelmed by the 23-year-old, they all seemed to struggle with different aspects of his game.Midway through their second round match, Tallon Griekspoor could be heard ranting about how little time he had on the ball due to Draper’s relentless aggression. Lorenzo Musetti, who has rivalled Draper since their childhood days on the junior circuit, said he was desperately trying to keep the ball from his rival’s wicked topspin forehand. Others highlighted Draper’s destructive first serve, his excellent defence or his ability to ...

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60 h. ago Lawsuit accuses former Los Angeles Lakers star Byron Scott of sexually assaulting teen girl in 1987

A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at a high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15

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4 d. ago Popovich hands over Spurs coaching reins after nearly 30 years: ‘I’m El Jefe now’

NBA’s all-time wins leader suffered stroke in November76-year-old will move into role as team presidentGregg Popovich spoke publicly Monday for the first time since suffering a stroke six months ago, saying that the time was right to step down from his role as San Antonio Spurs head coach.“Things are getting better by the day, but it’s not good enough for what we plan ahead,” Popovich said. “So, it’s time to make this change.” Flanked by Spurs greats Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, the 76-year-old Popovich – speaking far more softly than he has in the past – said his health is improving and that he fully believes in Mitch Johnson, who will replace him as the team’s coach. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Natalie Nakase is 1st Asian American WNBA head coach and unfazed by being the face of the Valkyries

Natalie Nakase is the coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first WNBA team and she has learned to block out those who underestimated her

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6 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Welsh coach set to take French club job and famous Welsh team concede 100

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond.

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7 d. ago Championship relegation lurking for Stoke, Derby, Preston, Luton or Hull

Five teams fight to avoid joining Cardiff and Plymouth in dropping to League One on the season’s final dayIt is high season for engravers, a fertile few weeks for after-dinner speakers to make hay at elaborate end-of-season dos, but not every Championship team has something worth celebrating. Last Saturday, three hours after Cardiff’s players sank to the turf when the final whistle confirmed their relegation to the third tier, a division the club has not played in for 22 years, the squad slipped into suits for their annual black-tie awards night in a suite overlooking the same surface.At some point, Rubén Sellés, the Hull head coach, seemingly got wind of the jarring circumstances and cancelled his team’s bash, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, to prevent a similarly tone-deaf evening. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Welsh legend laid to rest and exile's summer Wales squad return under threat

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond.

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8 d. ago Today's rugby news as Welsh team appoint New Zealander coach and Dallaglio warns of Wales 'resentment'

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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8 d. ago David Beckham at 50: his gorgeous, outrageous life in 50 pictures

One of the most photographed men in the world, he has gone from captain of the England football team to elder statesman. We look back at the red cards, redemption, scandals, fashion and family lifeIt’s swings and roundabouts being a titchy kid in football. David Beckham first played for Chingford-based youth team the Ridgeway Rovers, where he was coached by his dad, Ted. Back then, he didn’t make the England schoolboys squad because he wasn’t burly enough – his father subsequently employing the somewhat nauseating tactic of feeding his son Guinness with raw eggs to gain weight. On the other hand, it did mean he could be a match mascot at Manchester United, his dad’s passion, at the age of 11, because he was still so cute and shrimpy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lions legend picks surprise Welshman in his squad after Gatland singled him out

Andy Farrell picks his Lions squad next week, with one coaching legend having offered up his own selection

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1 week ago Cardiff City legend backs Aaron Ramsey for job and names two candidates for director of football

The midfielder has been put in interim charge - but his future beyond the current season remains uncertain

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1 week ago Wales rugby legend considering major career switch into politics

The Wales icon is reportedly considering standing in the 2026 Senedd election

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1 week ago Ken Owens considers running for Senedd election in major career change

The Wales icon is reportedly considering standing in the 2026 Senedd election

Politics

1 week ago Incredible scenes at Anfield as Liverpool team arrive through wall of red smoke

Liverpool fans lined the streets outside Anfield as they welcomed the team bus to the stadium ahead of their potential Premier League title winning clash against Tottenham

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