England coach Kevin Sinfield is set to leave Steve Borthwick’s set-up this year Sinfield originally joined as a defence coach but is now acting as a skills guruDespite his legendary status in rugby league, Sinfield is likely to remain in union By Chris Foy For Mailonline Published: 03:57 EST, 31 January 2024 | Updated: 03:57 EST, 31 January 2024 Kevin Sinfield has spoken for the first time about his impending departure from the England set-up at the end of this season, with the cross-code icon more likely to take another job in union rather than return to league. In the aftermath of the…
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New South Wales 252 and 40 for 3 trail Victoria 454 for 6 dec (Pucovski 131, Handscomb 114, Maddinson 108, Lyon 5-153) by 162 runsWill Pucovski’s sent a timely reminder with a drought-breaking century in his Sheffield Shield return as Victoria climbed all over NSW before rain intervened at the SCG.Back in the fray after an 11th concussion in a 2nd XI game last month, Pucovski showed patience and poise on Sunday on his way to his first Shield century in more than three years.He ground out 131 off 302 balls, going from 58 to triple figures without a boundary…
Roberto De Zerbi has admitted he is happy at Brighton & Hove Albion but is open to working for ‘a big, big team’ in the future amid links to Barcelona or Liverpool.Barca are on the hunt for a replacement to head coach Xavi and De Zerbi has been linked with a move to Catalonia by the Catalan press, while 90min reported earlier this week the Italian is a serious contender to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.In an interview with Sky Sports, De Zerbi revealed his focus is on improving Brighton, but he is determined to compete for titles in his…
French centre-back Axel Disasi delivered a defensive masterclass for Chelsea during their 1-1 Premier League draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. The London giants went into the game as underdogs with Pep Guardiola’s side fancied to secure a comfortable victory. However, they turned up with a splendid first-half display with Raheem Sterling opening the scoring. They could have quite easily been 2 goals ahead, had Nicolas Jackson converted his clear-cut scoring chance. In the second half, the Blues were more defensive-minded in order to preserve their lead. Rodri eventually equalised for the hosts after a huge deflection…
Ilia Topuria talked a big game heading into his UFC 298 main event fight against Alexander Volkanovski, and he sure backed it up with a sensational knockout to become the brand new UFC featherweight champion. What is the ceiling on the 27-year-old featherweight title holder? Following Saturday’s pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Jed Meshew, and José Youngs react to Topuria’s crowning moment, discuss where he goes from here, and what comes next for Volkanovski after his second straight knockout loss. Additionally, they’ll discuss Robert Whittaker’s hard fought victory over Paulo Costa in the co-main event, takeaways from…
It’s never too early to start thinking about the 2024 college football season, even when predicting what the first 12-team College Football Playoff field will look like — and how it will play out. Let’s give it a go. 1 of 23 No. 12 Tulane (American Athletic Conference champion/Group of Five) Matthew Hinton/USA TODAY Sports Tulane won 23 games over the last two seasons, but coach Willie Fritz is now at Houston. In comes former Green Waves assistant Jon Sumrall, who earned this gig after achieving Group of Five success at Troy. Now, Liberty could also slide into the…
Nets Daily: Heard a fun fact this week from a league source. The Milwaukee Bucks owe a combined $30 million to Mike Budenholzer, Adrian Griffin and Doc Rivers, their two former head coaches and current head coach.Source: Twitter @NetsDaily What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ben Golliver @BenGolliver Story: Has the NBA’s scoring boom gotten out of hand? From All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, Adam Silver, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Doc Rivers ponder whether defense is dead and if rule changes are needed @washingtonpost @PostSports washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02… – 7:26 PM Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi Doc Rivers was a part of arguably the greatest NBA…
Keiron Assiratti has started three internationals and made one replacement appearance for WalesVenue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 24 February Kick-off: 14:15 GMTCoverage: Watch live on S4C; listen on BBC Radio Wales & Radio Cymru; text commentary and match report on BBC Sport website and appJust 12 months ago Cardiff prop Keiron Assiratti was wondering whether he had any future in rugby.Now the Wales tight-head finds himself an important player in Warren Gatland’s set-up going into the Six Nations trip to Ireland next Saturday.”It’s a big change,” said Assiratti.”This time 12 months ago, I didn’t know what I was doing…
Aaron Hardie has missed out on an opportunity to press his T20 World Cup case after being withdrawn from the New Zealand series with a minor calf issue as Australia’s revolving door of white-ball selections continues with Spencer Johnson called in at short notice.Hardie was not originally selected for the three-match series starting in Wellington on Wednesday but was called into the squad on Friday when Marcus Stoinis was ruled out with a back injury. He was playing in Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield game against Tasmania in Hobart and did not travel with the squad on Saturday.He was due to…
Who would’ve thought Chelsea could play such a big role in this season’s Premier League title race?The Blues have been well off the pace all season but continued their emerging form with a disciplined, passionate performance which led them to a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, who find themselves third in the standings behind Arsenal and leaders Liverpool.It could have been so different for City if the ever-reliable Erling Haaland buried an early header, but the Norway international somehow sent his effort well wide.Haaland fell off— 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘦™ (@TrademarkMase) February 17, 2024Colwill looked horrible, but it was against Haaland. So, you…