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Bradford Bulls have reappointed former head coach Brian Noble before the 2025 Championship season. The 63-year-old returns to the club for a second time having overseen a stunning level of success in his first spell between 2001 and 2006. Noble, who replaces Eamon O’Carroll and had previously returned to the Bulls as a consultant in 2023, led the club to …

Gary Kirsten has resigned as Pakistan’s limited-overs coach after six months in the role and Test coach Jason Gillespie will be in charge for the white-ball tour of Australia which starts next week. The former South Africa batter was appointed on a two-year contract in April at the same time as Gillespie took over the Test side. Kirsten is reported …

Wales captain Elliott Kear, Ant Walker, Ashton Robinson and Connor Davies also went over in a dominant first-half display. Moxon saw Mike Butt and Huw Worthington go over as the rout continued. Serbia battled to the end, but were thwarted in attempts to get on the scoreboard and saw Joe Coope-Franklin cross with the game’s final play for a debut …

Former Norway boss Per-Mathias Hogmo has been identified by Heart of Midlothian as the preferred candidate to be their new head coach. The 64-year-old Norwegian, who led Rosenborg and Sweden’s Hacken to league titles, is out of work after leaving J-League club Uruwa Red Diamonds in August. Hogmo is not in Scotland but could arrive over the weekend if a …

French coach, Hervé Renard, has revealed why he rejected an offer to become the head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Renard, who has enjoyed stints at Ivory Coast and Zambia, disclosed that he was approached by the Nigeria Football Federation after the exit of Finidi George in May.   According to Renard, the NFF’s offer was the most lucrative he …

Aliou Cisse has stepped down from his position as Senegal’s head coach after nine and a half years in charge of the Teranga Lions.   Cisse, 48, led Senegal to their first continental title, winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and even though his previous contract ended in August, he remained in charge for Senegal’s two 2025 Afcon qualifiers …

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has opened up on his future after the club’s 3-0 defeat by Tottenham. Ten Hag and United have failed to win three of their first six Premier League games. They also  failed to beat FC Twente in their opening Europa League match. Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Tottenham increased the speculation surrounding his job, with reports claiming the Dutchman has just two games …

The details of Cheika’s issues with the match doctor and the circumstances around the incident are not known with the full judgement yet to be released by the RFU. “The panel found that Michael Cheika disrespected the Independent match day doctor in challenging the decision he had made that a player was subject to an IPR (Immediate Permanent Removal),” said …

Finidi George has explained why he did not succeed as head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Finidi was handed the Eagles job on a permanent basis, after being appointed as interim coach, but left his role after just two competitive games. The Eagles could only manage a 1-1 draw in Uyo in his first official game against South Africa in the …