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Felix Jones has quit as England’s defence coach in their biggest backroom blow England will miss his World-Cup winning experience and blitz system plansHis exit comes after Aled Walters and Tom Tombleston also left Steve Borthwick By Alex Bywater Published: 14:00 EDT, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 15:33 EDT, 24 August 2024 Steve Borthwick’s bid for long-term success with England has been hit once again after key assistant Felix Jones resigned from his role as defence coach.Jones follows strength and conditioning supremo Aled Walters – who has joined Ireland – and fitness guru Tom Tombleson in quitting their RFU roles.At a time…

By Dan Morley Japanese boxing has long produced legendary fighters. Dating back to the ‘60s, an era in which Japan’s ferocious Fighting Harada cemented himself as the country’s greatest pugilist—compiling multiple division titles and scoring simultaneous victories over a man deemed by some as the 1960s fighter of the decade, Eder Jofre.  Whilst Harada, a human embodiment of a wrecking ball, impressively cemented his everlasting legacy by beating Brazil’s best-ever fighter -being the only man in Jofre’s 80+ fight career to do so- his longstanding achievements may soon be surpassed.  Japanese boxing is currently at the peak of its power,…

Aug 25, 2024, 10:31 PM ETRose Zhang, Megan Khang, Andrea Lee and Lauren Coughlin are among the players joining world No. 1 Nelly Korda on the U.S. Solheim Cup team this year.The team’s nine automatic qualifiers were solidified Sunday following the AIG Women’s Open. That leaves three captain’s picks for Stacy Lewis to name Tuesday.”I’m just excited to have the team finalized,” Lewis said in a news release. “Much of this crew is repeating from 2023, so a lot of them have experience. We had five that were qualified coming into the week, and I’m happy to have Megan and…

The Charlotte Hornets hired Ryan Lambert as their new Director of Amateur Scouting, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Lambert was previously a scout with the Thunder.

UFC newcomer Wang Cong will get her first bonus after all. After impressing on Road to UFC, Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) debuted at UFC on ESPN 62 in the first fight of the night against Victoria Leonardo. The women’s flyweight bout didn’t last long. China’s Cong crushed Leonardo (9-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) with a devastating punch, ending the fight with a walkoff knockout in 62 seconds. Not only did Cong impress with her skills in the cage, but she also stood out on the mic, stating she had no business being the first fight of the night but instead…

2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES Swimmers from the Australian Paralympic team spoke to the media from their training camp in Chartres, France ahead of heading to Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games, which start on August 28th. Australia has a team of 30 swimmers set to compete at the Paralympics. Almost a third of the team is making their Paralympic debut at these Games, including Lewis Bishop, Chloe Osborn, and Holly Warn, who all spoke in their interviews about what making their first Paralympic team and receiving their golden caps means to them. They, along with swimmers Timothy Hodge, Lucky Patterson, Ahmed Kelly, Poppy Wilson, …

Image 1 of 4Lauren Stephens reacts to winning Gravel Worlds a second year in a row(Image credit: Gravel Worlds)Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) rides solo to 2024 Gravel Worlds victory(Image credit: Gravel Worlds)Simen Nordahl Svendsen stands at the finish line in Lincoln, Nebraska as men’s winner of Gravel Worlds 2024(Image credit: Gravel Worlds)Simen Nordahl Svendsen (PAS Racing) gets a celebration shower for men’s win at 2024 Gravel Worlds(Image credit: Gravel Worlds)Simen Nordahl Svendsen (PAS Racing) won the pro men’s division while Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) defended the women’s title at Garmin Gravel Worlds presented by Lauf.Svendsen, a two-time winner of The…

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New Aston Villa signing Samuel Iling-Junior is reportedly set to depart the Premier League club immediately and join Serie A side Bologna.After an incredible campaign last season which saw them qualify for the Champions League for the first time since the 1980’s, Aston Villa must now brace themselves to cope with the congested fixture list that accompanies top-level European football.Unai Emery made some efforts in the summer transfer window to bring in players to help bolster his squad with the likes of Andre Onana joining from Everton.But the Spanish manager also lost arguably his best player in Douglas Luiz who…

Nucifora will be a key player in appointing his own successor when the time comes.He is known for his capacity to “get stuff done”, although he would use another word in place of stuff. He compromises on nothing. When he first took over in Dublin he said it was a matter of “looking at what’s under the bonnet.” He fought many battles, some with the provinces as he engineered the movement of players around the country, while serving as the final decision-maker on signings from overseas. Nothing substantial happened without Nucifora’s approval.He is focused, driven, confrontational. He is in charge…