Ancelotti's son Davide appointed Lille manager on two-year deal
June 1 : Lille have appointed Davide Ancelotti as coach on a two-year deal, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.
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Netherlands aim for World Cup glory despite lack of star power
June 1 : The Netherlands consider themselves World Cup contenders but head for the 2026 finals with a squad that contains few of the outstanding individual stars and little of the overall quality that has marked their previous appearances at the tournament.
Vallejo fined $65,000 for sexist remark about French Open umpire
PARIS, June 1 : Paraguayan player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $65,000 after he suggested women lacked the courage to umpire rowdy crowds following his defeat by a French teenager, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday.
Paraguay bank on Alfaro's psychology-driven approach at World Cup
ASUNCION, June 1 : Gustavo Alfaro is being hailed in Paraguay as the key figure behind the rapid turnaround of a team who had struggled in South American qualifying and are now World Cup-bound, with many crediting a strategy rooted in psychology.
Haiti end 52-year World Cup wait and aim to lift nation in turmoil
LOS ANGELES, June 1 : Haiti return to the World Cup after a 52-year absence, having played all their qualifiers at neutral grounds due to gang violence at home and facing long odds in a group featuring five-times champions Brazil, Morocco and Scotland.
Ochoa remains Mexico's talisman as coach Aguirre balances generations
MEXICO CITY, June 1 : Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has spent two decades turning World Cups into personal theatre but the veteran has now become something more complicated - not just a member of the squad but a symbol of a team caught between nostalgia and renewal.
French Open fines Paraguay's Vallejo $76K for sexist ump remark - ESPN
PARIS — Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined half his French Open prize money after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, the tournament director announced on Monday.
McLaren join Ferrari as only F1 teams to make 1,000 GP starts
LONDON, June 1 : Bruce McLaren, in a 1964 eulogy for late friend and fellow driver Timmy Mayer, said "life is measured in achievement, not in years alone" and more than 60 years later his team are still living by the maxim.