NFLPA elects Lloyd Howell as new executive director - ESPN
The NFL Players Association's board of player representatives has elected Lloyd Howell as the NFLPA's new executive director.
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Graeme Souness to swim Channel for charity’s appeal on rare skin disorder
Graeme Souness, the former Liverpool and Rangers midfielder, has announced plans to swim the Channel to raise money for Debra, a charity which supports people with EB (epidermolysis bullosa). Otherwise known as “butterfly skin”, the rare and extremely painful genetic condition causes the skin to become fragile and tear or blister.
Barring job action, Canada's women's soccer team to play April friendly in France
Barring job action, the Canadian women will face France in Le Mans during the April FIFA international window, Canada Soccer announced Tuesday.
Calais migrants: A never-ending crisis?
In Calais, we follow the French police patrolling the skies above the coastline. They are finding it increasingly hard to clamp down on migrant crossings. Brexit and the British government's determination to "take back control" of its borders has only made the issue more tense and complex.
‘Cricket is everything’: Adnan Miakhel’s England dreams alive as asylum granted
On the dusty backstreets of Afghanistan, Adnan Miakhel played cricket with whatever he could find. He bowled for hours with a tennis ball and fashioned a bat out of a tree branch. His obsession with the sport grew and grew.
Sean Murray brings up century as Ireland beat Austria
Ireland made it three wins in succession at the Sport Ireland Campus as second-quarter goals from John McKee and Jeremy Duncan saw off world number 19 side Austria 2-0.
Jonas Vingegaard sure of Tour de France success despite time-trial scare
Jonas Vingegaard sealed his first Tour de France victory in the final time trial of the 2022 race, from Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour, although not without a heart-in-mouth moment on a final descent when he almost crashed on a curving bend.
‘Enough to make a grown man cry’ – Robbie McEwen reflects on Jasper Philipsen's emotional stage 15 victory
Robbie McEwen said Jasper Philipsen's Stage 15 victory at the Tour de France was «enough to make a grown man cry», as the Belgian triumphed at the end of a dramatic final breakaway. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider overtook Benjamin Thomas in the final 500 metres in a pulsating finish on the road to Carcassone. Ad/> “It's enough to make a grown man cry,” McEwen told Eurosport.