Schmidt takes NZ role as Foster backed by Kiwi board
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has been given the full backing of his bosses to continue in his job, with former Ireland boss Joe Schmidt taking up a full-time assistant role.
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BMW Championship 2022: Tee times, prize money, TV coverage as Rory McIlroy heads field in Wilmington
From 125 to 70, things are getting serious as the players enter the second of the three FedEx Cup play-offs at the BMW Championship. Rory McIlroy will be eager to find some form after missing the cut in the opening event at TPC Southwind last week. Ad The same comment applies to Scottie Scheffler who began the play-offs in No.
Swansea City transfer news Live: Updates as transfer talks held today as Swans forced into market
Swansea City players and fans alike will wake up this morning wondering how they did not win against Millwall on Tuesday night.
Why Cole Stockton missed Morecambe's loss to Bolton Wanderers as Derek Adams makes result claim
Cole Stockton missed Morecambe's loss to Bolton Wanderers owing to an illness which kept him out of the weekend draw to Fleetwood Town as Derek Adams felt his side could have had one or maybe even three points against the Whites.
1st ODI: All eyes on skipper KL Rahul as India target series sweep in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe in a three-match series, starting Thursday, in 50-overs format, which is fast losing popularity and struggling to retain its identity. Supposed to be one of the most vital cogs in India's T20 World Cup top-order, Rahul would like to make full use of the game time he gets as an opener during the three games against Regis Chakabva's side. Rahul's immediate task at hand after a two-month lay-off, during which he underwent a sports hernia surgery, is to keep his opening slot in T20 cricket and adapt to the team's philosophy of going hell for leather from ball one. It won't just be about runs that skipper Rohit Sharma or coach Rahul Dravid would be looking at when they monitor Rahul's performance in Zimbabwe. Rather they would like to check out his approach and the manner in which he is scoring runs, something he would need to tweak before that first Asia Cup game against Pakistan on August 28.
New Zealand Rugby stick with Ian Foster as All Blacks coach
Ian Foster will coach the All Blacks through to next year's World Cup, New Zealand Rugby said on Wednesday, giving him a vote of confidence despite recent poor performances.
"Not Right": Ex-India Batter On KL Rahul Replacing Shikhar Dhawan As Captain For Zimbabwe Series
Originally, it was Shikhar Dhawan who was chosen to lead Team India for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18 in Harare and KL Rahul was not named in the squad. However, upon recovering from COVID-19, and then being deemed fit, Rahul was included in the squad and he was also named as captain with Dhawan acting as his deputy. Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has now given his take on the entire episode, saying the situation could have been avoided.
Oleksandr Usyk thinking of home as he prepares to face Anthony Joshua in Jeddah
As Oleksandr Usyk stood up from the table after a series of interviews in Jeddah this week, he made sure to shake the hand of every journalist present. After one exchange he gave a huge grin before revealing in his hand the wristband that had previously been fixed around the reporter’s arm.