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Legendary former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been named Sydney Thunder men’s head coach in Australia’s Big Bash, his first role in an overseas T20 league.Flintoff, 48, has been England Lions’ full-time coach since 2024 and will leave their tour of South Africa early to take up the role with Thunder.The Big Bash schedule is yet to be announced but England Lions are due to be in South Africa until a four-day match starting on 18 December.He will travel with the blessing of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), who see it as an opportunity for Flintoff to develop…
One of the many reasons why Isak pushed so hard to leave Newcastle was because he was hellbent on winning the biggest prizes in the game.Isak looked well placed to quickly realise that ambition with Liverpool, the then Premier League champions.Liverpool had been widely considered to be favourites for another title after landing Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and others in a bumper summer transfer window.However, Arne Slot’s sacking at the end of the 2025-26 campaign spoke volumes about what proved to be Liverpool’s underwhelming trophy defence.Liverpool may have “won” the transfer window, as many in…
Now he is the FA Cup final matchwinner for Manchester City and the great hope for Ghana to emulate their quarter-final finish in 2010, an instantly recognisable figure.”Back then of course he was just a lad that’s turned up on loan from Bristol City and who’d been playing non-league not too long before,” says Wales midfielder Josh Sheehan, a Rodney Parade team-mate when Semenyo joined in 2018. “You don’t tend to judge too much, you just think you’ll see what he’s like in training, and wonder if an 18-year-old is going to get a bit bullied in League Two.”But, to…
There will be live commentary on every World Cup game (except for the clashing final group games, when one of the two matches being played simultaneously will be broadcast live in full, with updates from the other) on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.And there will be podcasts galore.The BBC will have a Football Daily podcast every day of the World Cup, released at 06:00 BST, while from then until 09:00, Rick Edwards will be live in Los Angeles for 5 Live Breakfast.There will be two episodes of The Wayne Rooney Show every week – and a 606 every…
Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps has agreed personal terms to join London City Lionesses this summer.It is understood the Women’s Super League club also have a verbal agreement in place to sign Spain defender Mapi Leon, who left Barcelona last month after nine years there.Both players are expected to sign contracts this month, according to sources, as London City Lionesses set about demonstrating their summer ambition in the WSL transfer window.Earps’ expected return to England would be a high-profile move, having earned numerous individual accolades during a successful international career.The 33-year-old is set to join from Paris St-Germain at the…
Wales international Hannah Cain is leaving Leicester City following the club’s relegation from the Women’s Super League (WSL).The 27-year-old forward is one of three players, external who will leave the Midlands club when their contracts expire at the end of the month, but Leicester have confirmed Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark will remain with the Foxes for 2026-27.Cain joined Leicester from Everton in 2020 and helped the club gain promotion to the WSL in her first season. “After six unforgettable years, I feel that now is the right time for me to say goodbye, ” Cain said on social media.”This club…
The League Arbitration Panel was damning about Southampton’s conduct not only through the spying, but also because the club initially provided misleading information.On 8 May, the club admitted that a member of staff was in Middlesbrough, but they claimed it was “a very junior member of the analysis department” and he “was not instructed by any members of senior club staff”.Southampton added that “no footage was captured, transmitted, shared or analysed” and that “senior executives and first team manager have not endorsed this”.This proved to be untrue when the English Football League requested all relevant emails, messages and telephone calls…
Contrary to spurious online rumours, Jodar is not named in homage to Nadal.He shares the name with the 22-time major winner through family tradition, with his father and grandfather also called Rafael.But there does seem to be a sense of nominative determination for the youngest Jodar, who – like every aspiring Spanish player – idolises Nadal.Jodar’s path was carved at his local club in the upmarket Madrid suburb of Chamartin before he demonstrated his global potential by winning the 2024 US Open boys’ title.Days later, he was called up to be a hitting partner with the Spanish Davis Cup team…
Anthony Joshua says he is standing strong “as a soldier” for the parents of two close friends killed in a car crash as the British heavyweight prepares for his return to boxing.The two-time world champion was a passenger in the car when Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died in Nigeria in December.In his first fight since the accident, in which Joshua sustained minor injuries, he will face the relatively unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July.”You never overcome it but you gain perspective in life,” Joshua, 36, told the 5 Live Boxing podcast.”Life is humbling at times.…
Xander Zayas speaks ahead of his huge showdown with Jaron “Boots” Ennis at Barclays Center 🔥 The unified champion talks legacy, why he fears no fighter, becoming Fighter of the Year, and why he believes he has the tools to beat Boots. ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:22 — Zayas explains why he’s never afraid to call out top fighters 1:30 — “I’m getting stronger, sharper, smarter” 2:17 — “I feel like nobody can beat me” 2:54 — Biggest improvement in his game revealed 3:53 — What makes Boots Ennis dangerous 4:24 — Zayas reacts to headlining massive Barclays event 4:52 — “Just…