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 Mike Brown, the head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Nigeria’s D’Tigers, has been named NBA Coach of the Year. Brown led the Kings to a successful season, ending the team’s 15-year playoff drought and guiding them to their first playoff appearance since 2006. The Kings finished the regular season …

The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the football federations from the two countries said on Wednesday. US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced their plans one month before a May 19 deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host nations to formally …

Brighton celebrate their win Chelsea lost 1-2 to visiting Brighton on Saturday at the Stamford Bridge Stadium to compound their misery and that of Coach Frank Lampard. Lampard is yet to win a match since returning to Chelsea. He has lost all three matches, including a Champions League match away …

Juventus took a small step towards the last four of the Europa League as Federico Gatti’s second-half goal secured the hosts a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their quarter-final on Thursday. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri changed the formation that lost 2-1 to Lazio in Serie …

  Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag was left ruing injury problems as Manchester United suffered late heartbreak against Sevilla in the Europa League, while Marcel Sabitzer slammed “two stupid goals” to concede. Sabitzer’s first-half double seemingly had United in complete control of Thursday’s quarter-final first leg, with Ten Hag’s …

Frank Lampard Chelsea FC have appointed Frank Lampard, former midfielder and coach, as their caretaker manager until the end of the season. Owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said on Thursday that they were “delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge”, days after the sacking of Graham Potter. Details …

Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford has denied “nonsense” claims he is holding out for a huge £500,000-a-week deal to stay at Manchester United. The England international, who has scored a career-best 27 goals in 44 games this campaign, is due to be out of contract at Old Trafford at the end …

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League with numerous alleged breaches of financial rules from the 2009-10 to the 2017-18 campaign. A statement issued by the Premier League on Monday said the club have breached league rules requiring provision “in utmost good faith” …

Marcus Rashford scored one and created another as Manchester United overcame illness issues to beat Nottingham Forest and move to within a point of the top four. Rashford converted a superb opener after 19 minutes when he was picked out by Christian Eriksen in a pre-planned corner routine, allowing the …

The 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar surpassed expectations in all ramifications, from the superb organization of the tournament by the host country to the thrill and surprises of the matches, this year’s edition of the World Cup will surely remain memorable for football lovers around the …