99 m. ago 'Malignant' football coach convicted of nearly 60 child sex offences

"On the outside William Woods looked to be a respectable member of the community; a coach of the local youth football team"

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19 h. ago New Celtic signing backs himself to rise to challenge in bid to become Scotland 'mainstay'

Goalkeeper admits he faces ‘difficult’ task for game-time

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23 h. ago The 7 primary Aberdeen tasks facing Jimmy Thelin as transfers, Europe and coaching team come into sharp focus

The Dons head into the new season on the back of Scottish Cup success and guaranteeing a guaranteed Euro league phase adventure

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24 h. ago Rangers 'ready' transfer offer for coveted Celtic target as two European heavyweights duke it out for Hamza Igamane

Russell Martin is set to ramp up recruitment and a familiar Premiership face is said to be on his hitlist

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26 h. ago The Breakdown | Next Gen Wallabies sense Farrell’s Lions are there for the taking

Australia coach Joe Schmidt has lifted team from lowest ebb and made a country feel it can win againAustralian rugby liked what it saw – and didn’t see – last week, as the British & Irish Lions got their 2025 tour off to a losing start against Argentina. Sure, it was the opening game of a 10-match odyssey and Andy Farrell’s men were lacking cohesion after only two weeks in camp. But for a young Wallabies side rising fast under their head coach, Joe Schmidt, it put blood in the water and proved the tourists are very beatable.Schmidt’s 6-7 record in his first season in charge of the Wallabies might not cost Lions fans much sleep but Farrell, his former second‑in‑command at Ireland, will sniff the seeds of ambush. In their last start in November, the Wallabies led Ireland 13-5 only to lose 22-19. Schmidt won’t let that happen again. The 2025 Wallabies these Lions face are light years from the lambs Eddie Jones led to slaughter at the 2023 World Cup in France. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Enzo Maresca has midfield puzzle to solve while Chelsea sweat it out in US

Manager has to use Caicedo, Fernández and Lavia wisely with Club World Cup useful exercise for next seasonEnzo Maresca sometimes gives the impression he would love nothing more than to name an entire team of midfielders. A conundrum facing Chelsea’s head coach, though, is that he will struggle to find space in his starting XI for everyone next season.Chelsea are not short of options in the middle. They have the £100m buys, Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo, and the elegant, deep-lying Roméo Lavia. Yet starting them all in a midfield three is not easy if Cole Palmer plays as a No 10. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Alcaraz vs Lehecka start time and how to watch Queen's Club final today

Czech world No30 faces daunting task against five-time Grand Slam winner after toppling Jack Draper

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4 d. ago Manchester United move for £42.8m Europa League winner amid Andre Onana transfer call

The latest Manchester Untied transfer news and rumours as Ruben Amorim continues his Old Trafford summer rebuild

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4 d. ago Swansea City's powerful pull, the European factor and Luka Modric's role in it all

Swansea has become a significantly more appealing destination for players in recent weeks

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4 d. ago Shaun Edwards' true feelings on Andy Farrell as he ordered boss to make decision

Edwards and Lions head coach Farrell were team-mates in their playing days before becoming two of the best rugby union coaches in the world

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6 d. ago Rangers and Aberdeen tests ones to relish for new Motherwell boss as he looks forward to facing old pals

Jens Berthel Askou will be reunited with Jimmy Thelin and Russell Martin the Premiership this season

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6 d. ago Thomas Frank makes Spurs style promise amid message to Daniel Levy

Tottenham Hotspur's new head coach Thomas Frank is promising a team that will take risks in words that echo the sentiments shared by his predecessor Ange Postecoglou

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7 d. ago Hibs to face Midtjylland in Europa League qualifying as David Gray handed massive task

The Edinburgh side face a tough road to reach the league phase

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8 d. ago The trial that has gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father Gjert. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The trial that gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father, Gjert. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as rugby league star joins Wales coaching team and powerhouse tipped for breakthrough

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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9 d. ago Premier League transfer window OPEN again as Club World Cup hiatus explained

Premier League clubs have already spent big on some new signings, and now we can anticipate more significant deals across Europe and beyond with the summer transfer window open

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9 d. ago Former Rangers star appointed new head coach of Italian national team

47 y/o ‘symbol of Italian football’ handed top job

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9 d. ago ‘A symbol of Italian football’: Azzurri appoint Gennaro Gattuso as head coach

Former midfielder replaces Luciano Spalletti‘The blue jersey is like a second skin for him,’ says FIGCThe former Milan and Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Italy’s national-team coach, the Italian football federation (FIGC) confirmed on Sunday.Gattuso replaces Luciano Spalletti, who was sacked last week as a result of a 3-0 defeat by Norway in a World Cup qualifier. Gattuso will be formally introduced as head coach on Thursday at Rome’s Parco dei Principi hotel. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales coaches deploy brutal tactic again and Lions star pulled from team

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

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