Deion Sanders brought back the glitter – and the wins – to a downtrodden program in just two seasons. For that, the Colorado Buffaloes rewarded the charismatic coach with a contract extension through the 2029 season, making him the highest-paid football coach in the Big 12 Conference and among the most lucratively paid across the … Read more
The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, their winningest coach, on Friday with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the postseason. Still sitting at No 5 in the Western Conference standings, the Grizzlies decided to dump Jenkins anyway without immediately announcing an interim coach. Jenkins led the Grizzlies … Read more
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Peter Lever, who has died aged 84, was a fast-medium bowler for Lancashire for 17 years and for England in 17 Test matches. In many ways he was the epitome of the staunch English professional cricketer, dedicated, modest and devoted to the game he loved. And yet throughout his career he experienced moments way beyond … Read more
It takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a mist of generically noodling electronic music, the kind of music that comes filled with a comforting sense of death, hold music from the executive euthanasia clinic. Finally the voice emerges, whispering through your headphones in that familiar rich, reverent Euro-tone, like … Read more
The former Brazil international Dani Alves has had his conviction for rape overturned on appeal. In February 2024, a court sentenced Alves to a minimum sentence of four years and six months for the rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. As he had already spent more than a year … Read more
Doug Laughton, who has died aged 80, was a member of the last Great Britain team to defeat Australia in a three-match Rugby League Ashes series in 1970. As a player he was also a two-time Challenge Cup winner. However, he is possibly better known for his post-playing coaching career and his astute eye for … Read more
In the early hours of Friday morning, after nearly two weeks spent slaying giants, Alexandra Eala slumped in her chair inside the vast Hard Rock Stadium, her unforgettable run in Miami finally at an end. Before she could even begin to reflect on her mixed emotions of pride and disappointment, however, she was hit by … Read more
Marco Silva had his work cut out for him at the start of the season. The Fulham manager could only watch on as João Palhinha, Tosin Adarabioyo and Willian left the club in the summer. Silva is no stranger to losing key players, having previously had to cope with the exits of Fábio Carvalho and … Read more
Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, made a cameo appearance via video in Monday’s third episode of BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, setting a challenge to memorise a position from a “special” World Blitz game. Viewer numbers, supplied by Broadcast, again dropped, but more slowly, from 890,000 in the first episode to 710,000 last … Read more