5 d. ago France drop Renard, Le Sommer and Dali in shock cull before Women’s Euros

Laurent Bonadei drops trio from Nations League squadIt is not a spur of the moment decision, says France coachFrance have dropped their captain Wendie Renard, their vice-captain Eugénie Le Sommer and the experienced midfielder Kenza Dali for their upcoming Nations League games with little prospect of either making a return for this summer’s Euros.Laurent Bonadei’s side face Switzerland and Iceland in the international window. There had been reports of the trio being left out but the announcement still came as a shock. France are one of the favourites for the European Championship in Switzerland but have been drawn in a tough group with England, the Netherlands and Wales. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ange Postecoglou reveals speech that inspired Tottenham to Europa League triumph

Spurs head coach played a video to the players before win in Bilbao

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8 d. ago Tottenham star says Ruben Amorim is driving force behind his career

Pedro Porro spent three years being coached by Ruben Amorim at Sporting Lisbon with Manchester United head coach once describing relationship with Spurs defender as "more than a professional one"

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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Legendary Gregg Popovich steps down as San Antonio Spurs head coach after 29 years

Popovich led San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships during his near-three-decade spell

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