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AFPFormer All Blacks coach Foster makes Japan move
Former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will join Japan's Toyota Verblitz next season, the club said Tuesday, reuniting him with Steve Hansen.Toyota's director of rugby is former All Blacks head coach Hansen, whom Foster worked under as an assistant from 2011 to 2019.
PA Media: SportOn this day in 2016: Aston Villa relegated from Premier League
Villa finished bottom with only 17 points.
AFPSurfing icon Slater, 52, says 'this feels like the end'
Kelly Slater, widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, said Tuesday "this feels like the end" after being knocked out of a competition in Australia and losing his place on the world tour.Slater did not definitively say that he was retiring and has hinted several times before that his professional surfing career was over.
PA Media: SportMauricio Pochettino ‘so upset’ over Chelsea penalty bust-up despite huge win
The home side were four goals up in the second half when Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke caused the unsavoury scene.
AFPArsenal seek to silence doubters as Bayern Champions League test looms
Arsenal are preparing for a potentially season-defining Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday as familiar doubts simmer over whether they can handle the pressure after their damaging Premier League defeat by Aston Villa.Now Arsenal, who have never won the Champions League, travel to the home of Bayern with little time to lick their wounds, targeting their first semi-final in the competition since 2009.
AFPVersatile Rodrygo Madrid's low-key weapon at Man City
Real Madrid visit Manchester City on Wednesday bidding to reach the Champions League semi-finals and forward Rodrygo Goes may hold their key to success.In the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea last season Rodrygo hit another brace to secure Madrid a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
AFPMaxwell takes indefinite 'mental and physical break' from IPL
Australia's Glenn Maxwell will take an indefinite "mental and physical break" from the IPL after struggling for form with Royal Challengers Bengaluru."I think now is actually a good time for me to give myself a bit of a mental and physical break, get my body right," the 35-year-old Maxwell said after playing no part in his side's 25-run defeat.
AFPEven as Olympic costs climb, France says they are quite cheap
The final bill for the Paris Olympics is still unknown but, depending on the point of view, are likely to be expensive compared to original estimates or cheap, when set against other recent Games.Oudea-Castera also argued that compared to the other Summer Olympics this millennium, even a final total bill close to 10 billion euros would be cheap.
The GuardianNathan Murphy gives reminder that courage in AFL comes in many forms
The concussion-prone Collingwood defender accepted the medical advice to retire at 25 with grace and he emerges with great credit
AFPPride and hype as F1 roars back to China after Covid absence
Two years ago the Shanghai International Circuit hosted a Covid hospital, but this weekend it will stage Formula One once more as the sport returns to China for the first time since the pandemic.In 2022 the island province of Hainan poured five billion yuan ($691 million) into an electric vehicle racing circuit and Formula E is returning to China next month, with Shanghai hosting for the first time. tjx/reb/pst/dh
AFPBayern boss Tuchel hoping to echo Chelsea run before Arsenal clash
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will seek to echo the spirit of 2021's Champions League-winning run with Chelsea in Wednesday's home quarter-final second leg against Arsenal. In Europe, Tuchel took PSG to the Champions League final, where they lost 1-0 to Bayern.
AFPCollege basketball phenom Caitlin Clark selected first in WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark, who smashed records on and off the court in a dazzling US college career, was selected first in the WNBA draft on Monday amid expectations she will have a transformative effect on women's professional basketball.That made it the most watched women's basketball game in history and the most watched basketball game of any kind -- men's or women's, college or professional -- since 2019.
AFPParis 2024 Games flame to be lit in ancient Olympia
The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics is to be lit Tuesday in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, for an epic torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to the South Pacific.The torch harks back to the ancient Olympics when a sacred flame burned throughout the Games.
AFPHaaland out to hush critics as Man City aim to repeat Real Madrid heroics
Manchester City are closing in on a second consecutive treble, yet Erling Haaland is still facing criticism as Real Madrid visit the Etihad on Wednesday aiming to exact revenge for their Champions League exit last season.The 14-time European champions were humbled 4-0 on their visit to Manchester 11 months ago at the semi-final stage as City went on to win the Champions League for the first time, along with the Premier League and FA Cup.
AFPAll Black Jordie Barrett to join Leinster on short-term deal
All Blacks utility back Jordie Barrett will join Leinster in December on a six-month deal, New Zealand Rugby and the Irish province announced on Monday."Heading north to different conditions, different teams, different referees -- I think it will open my game up, make me see the game differently and I'll ultimately bring the best bits back to New Zealand rugby and into a Test jersey, ideally, at the end of it."
AFPEverton's appeal against Premier League points deduction to be fast-tracked
The Premier League said on Monday a speeded-up, "expedited" process will be put in place after Everton appealed against a two-point penalty imposed on the club for breaching financial regulations.The two-point punishment followed a previous six-point penalty imposed for the three-year period to 2021/22, reduced from 10 on appeal.
AFPSantos women's coach resigns amid harassment claims, protests
Kleiton Lima, a former coach of the Brazilian women's national football team, resigned Monday as manager of top-flight team Santos, the club said, after he faced player protests over accusations of harassment.During pre-match ceremonies over the weekend, footballers for several of Brazil's top women's teams put their hands over their mouths and ears to protest Santos's decision to re-hire Lima, who had stepped down last year after the club received 19 anonymous letters from players accusing him
The GuardianCollingwood’s Nathan Murphy forced to retire from AFL due to concussion
AFL player Nathan Murphy has been forced into early retirement on medical advice, after a string of concussions
The GuardianCaitlin Clark selected by Indiana Fever with first overall pick in WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark’s professional basketball career took flight on Monday when the Iowa star was selected by the Indiana Fever with the No 1 overall pick
Football LondonPochettino's unseen reaction after Chelsea penalty row between Palmer, Madueke and Jackson
Chelsea may have won 6-0 against Everton on Monday night but the aftermath was dominated by what happened in the second-half before the penalty to make it 5-0 to the Blues
The IndependentUnions to benefit from pathway funding ahead of first women’s British and Irish Lions tour
The British and Irish Lions will take on New Zealand in a three-test series in 2027
Football LondonMadueke, Fernandez, Sterling - Latest Chelsea injury news and return dates after Everton win
Latest Chelsea injury news with Mauricio Pochettino waiting on a number of key players for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City
The TelegraphAlejandro Garnacho likes posts accusing Erik ten Hag of ‘throwing him under the bus’
Erik ten Hag’s relationship with his Manchester United squad is back under the spotlight after Alejandro Garnacho liked two social media posts criticising his own manager.
The Guardian‘It’s a shame’: Pochettino angry with Jackson and Madueke over penalty spat
Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke attempted to wrest a spot kick off Cole Palmer at 4-0 up against Everton, with their manager warning them: ‘This is the last time I will accept this type of behaviour’
Evening StandardPremier League table 2023-24: Latest standings, fixtures and results
Liverpool and Arsenal both lose at home
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- On this day in 2016: Aston Villa relegated from Premier League
- Mauricio Pochettino ‘so upset’ over Chelsea penalty bust-up despite huge win
- Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack critical of distribution of ICC finances
- England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt named Wisden’s leading women’s cricketer in the world
- Superb Cole Palmer scores four as Chelsea hit Everton for six