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After years of speculation, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he agreed to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013, before changing his mind and re-joining Chelsea instead.”When I left Real Madrid, I signed to go to Manchester United after Sir Alex,” the 63-year-old coach – now back at Real for a second spell – said in a new Netflix documentary series about his career.”He was offered the job, yes,” confirmed Ferguson, who won 13 Premier League titles over 26 years at Old Trafford before retiring in 2013.”I sat him down and explained the situation,” he added: “As far…

Derek McInnes vowed to turn things round but acknowledged the sense of frustration from the Rangers supporters after his winless with the club continued on Sunday.  McInnes watched on as his team were beaten 2-1 by Hibernian in their first Scottish Premiership match of the season at Ibrox Stadium.  Josh Campbell’s 12th-minute penalty had put Hibernian a goal up, with Rangers’ misery further compounded when Youssef Chermiti was stretched off with an injury.  However, the hosts thought they had salvaged a point in the 85th minute when Miguel Chaiwa turned Djeidi Gassama’s cross into his own net, only for Callum Wright to net a stoppage-time winner…

Keith Thurman isn’t sold on Conor Benn’s technical ability as the challenger prepares to face WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia on September 12 in Las Vegas. Thurman sees the obvious athletic qualities in Benn. What he questions is how much boxing skill sits underneath the power, relentless pace and conditioning. “Yeah, it’s interesting. I still don’t know what to think too much about Conor Benn. You know, he reminds me of like just those guys at the gym that are a little bit like bodybuilder boxers. You know, like they’re just shredded. They train hard, they got the physique, and…

Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have all qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco is also acting as a qualifying tournament for next summer’s tournament, with any country that makes the semi-finals earning their places at the World Cup.Algeria beat 10-player Ivory Coast 2-1, with goals from Ines Khiri and Amira Ould Braham – after N’Sira Oudraogo was sent off when the Ivorians were 1-0 ahead – to reach the Wafcon last four and qualify for a Women’s World Cup for the first time.Goals from Sakina Ouzraoui Diki and Hanane…

After their Europa League qualifying loss in Poland, McInnes called on his side to “be far more stingy with our work, defend the goal with our lives, don’t give our opponent opportunities” and criticised the squad for showing the same worrying characteristics that were the club’s ruin last season.His side showed little sign of turning this around in the short space of time since their European trip.Against Hibs on Sunday afternoon, his third different back four of the season struggled to hold their shape and summer signing Vanja Dragojevic soon grappled Josh Kerr to the ground for a penalty as…

The Hundred men’s competition, HeadingleySunrisers Leeds 201-4 (100 balls): Marsh 50 (34); Woakes 2-41Welsh Fire 130-6 (100 balls): Short 43 (29); Carse 3-24Sunrisers Leeds won by 71 runsScorecard. TableSunrisers Leeds moved closer to securing qualification for The Hundred’s knockout stages with a comprehensive 71-run win over Welsh Fire.Mitch Marsh, the tournament’s leading run-scorer, struck his fourth half-century of the season for second-placed Sunrisers as they made 201-4 at Headingley.The Australian opener hit a 34-ball 50 and added 89 for the first wicket with Ryan Rickelton.Chris Woakes, who took 2-41, claimed the breakthrough when he had Rickelton caught for 40, while…

“Until he admits that they f***** with my sh*t, or something there was going on, I’m never gonna fight him, I promise you,” Garcia told The Ring’s Mike Coppinger. “Unless he tells the truth, I won’t ever.” Ryan has provided no evidence that his samples were tampered with. His majority-decision win was changed to a no-contest, and the New York State Athletic Commission suspended him for one year after he tested positive for ostarine. None of that stops Garcia from treating the three knockdowns he scored against Haney as permanent ammunition. “It’s gonna eat you forever because that iconic picture…

Chepauk Super Gillies produced a clinical bowling effort before captain N. Jagadeesan’s unbeaten 90 (58b, 8×4, 5×6) powered it to a seven-wicket win over Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the NPR College Ground here on Sunday.After a rain-delayed start, Super Gillies opted to field and struck early, with seamer Abhishek Tanwar (two for 19) having Anuraag Rajesh Nair (0) and R.K. Jayant (11) caught at mid-on. A mix-up saw Karthik Saran (4) get run out at the non-striker’s end, leaving Dindigul at 37 for three in the PowerPlay.ALSO READ — VVS Laxman opens up on…

Keely Hodgkinson will seek to prove she is still number one after a “tricky” outdoor season when she comes up against world-class rivals in pursuit of a third consecutive European 800m title in Birmingham.Olympic champion Hodgkinson, 24, has had much to celebrate in 2026, including breaking the long-standing indoor 800m world record, winning her first world title and improving her British record outdoors.However, she was forced to settle for second behind Audrey Werro in achieving the latter at the Stockholm Diamond League, after the 22-year-old Swiss ran the fastest time since the outdoor world record was set 43 years ago.…

Sebastian “Logan” Hernandez Reyes made quick work of Jose “El Tigre” Lopez on Saturday night, stopping him in the second round at the Recinto Ferial in Metepec, Mexico. Hernandez Reyes (21-1, 19 KOs) was fighting for the first time since a questionable 12-round unanimous decision defeat against Junto Nakatani last December in Riyadh. Many fans felt Hernandez Reyes had done enough to win that night, despite all three judges awarding the decision to Nakatani. There was some rust early Saturday, but once the 25-year-old began letting his hands go, Lopez had no way to contain his pressure. Hernandez Reyes took…