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Why Stockport’s Dave Challinor stands out as the master of a promotion push
Manager has finished in a playoff spot or higher every year bar one in his 16 seasons with four clubs and is preparing for Stevenage test“I’ve been through absolutely everything,” says Dave Challinor. “I’ve won and lost eliminators, won and lost semi-finals and finals, won and lost on penalties. I’ve even had goalkeepers score against me.”When it comes to the playoffs and promotion, few can match Challinor in terms of experience. For 15 of his 16 seasons as a manager his teams – Colwyn Bay, Fyld...
For Cavaliers to make this a series, Donovan Mitchell will have to lead them — again
DETROIT — These are the moments they pictured. That’s what they told us. When the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired James Harden at the trade deadline, it was for nights like this.“I’m really excited about when it gets to a chaotic time in the playoffs, and we’re on the road, and it’s a fever pitch, being able to throw the ball to him and calm this thing down,” Cavs president Koby Altman said after acquiring Harden. “Let’s get a good possession. Let’s get a good possession when it gets really, r...
A better whistle won't solve the Lakers' real problems against the Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — As the Los Angeles Lakers publicly and privately vented their anger with officials Thursday night after losing Game 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-107, the cases they made were compelling.Video did seem to show Jaxson Hayes had his shorts pulled down as he went for a rebound (a play that would end up being a double foul). Video did seem to show one official turning and yelling into Austin Reaves’ face as the Lakers and Thunder danced around the center circle looking for the b...
Hearts have league in sight - what next in title race?
Hearts have league in sight - what next in title race?Image source, SNSImage caption, Hearts have a three-point lead over Celtic with three games leftByThomas DuncanBBC Sport ScotlandPublished1 minute agoHearts fans are getting their holiday requests in and scrambling for tickets before Wednesday's game against Falkirk, which they hope will be the mother of all Tynecastle parties.There is still a whole weekend of action to be played though before the surprise Scottish Premiership leaders ar...
Chelsea star told to leave immediately over Champions League failure 'amid Barcelona interest'
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Arsenal handed new Premier League title advantage as Man City dealt double fixture blow
Arsenal are favourites for the Premier League title and their chances of triumphing may have increased with Manchester City dealt a nightmare fixture scenario
England’s men to host more five-Test series but play some one-off games overseas
Longer UK series planned for South Africa and PakistanSingle Sri Lanka and Bangladesh games OK for ICC’s WTCEngland’s men will face a lopsided Test schedule in the next future tours programme (FTP), with a move to stage more five-match series at home to be offset by an increase in one-off Tests overseas.The England and Wales Cricket Board is abandoning the principle of aiming for reciprocal home and away series in the next World Test Championship (WTC), which will begin with the home Ashes serie...
The most important season in WNBA history, plus the NCAA tourney expansion
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! Last call for Pulse questions before we get some answers later this month. Thank you to everyone who’s submitted questions already. Coming up today: 👋 The WNBA’s big moment ↔️ More NCAA tourney teams 🌀 Canes cruise, again Arrivals: The new W is finally hereMillions of words and minutes have already been spent discussing this WNBA season, which i...
Real Madrid's Valverde knocked out in Tchouameni fight. Plus: Is this Spygate: Part II?
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! Law and order has given up the ghost at Real Madrid. They’re a club in crisis.Coming up: Bernabeu meltdown Spygate part deux Trump questions WC prices Buendia’s magic footwork Fight club: Valverde taken to hospital after latest row with Tchouameni Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde in happier times (Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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Inside Real Madrid's dramatic descent into violence and chaos before El Clasico
Even for a club as familiar with high drama as Real Madrid, this has been an explosive past few days. A window has been blown open on just how dysfunctional and toxic the atmosphere has become.This week, we learned Antonio Rudiger was involved in an altercation with fellow defender Alvaro Carreras at Madrid’s training ground — and that later in April Kylian Mbappe insulted a coaching staff member during a practice game.Advertisement
Kostas Tsimikas wants a role at Liverpool next season. Should he get one?
Kostas Tsimikas is targeting pre-season as the period to force his way back into the Liverpool first-team squad.The left-back returns to Merseyside when his loan at AS Roma expires at the end of the campaign and will be considered as part of next season’s plans following the exit of Andy Robertson.Advertisement
After a year away from ‘The Trop,’ the Rays are finding there's no place like home
The Tampa Bay Rays last season won 77 games, their fewest since 2016. Now that they’re up to their old tricks, sitting on the second-best record in the American League, only a half-game behind the New York Yankees, the truth can be told.Playing the 2025 season at George M. Steinbrenner Field was difficult and dispiriting. For all its faults – and at least until new ownership completes its mission to open a new ballpark in Tampa by March 2029 – Tropicana Field is where the Rays belong.Advertiseme...
Jadon Sancho snaps back at Man Utd fans after Aston Villa reach Europa League final
Jadon Sancho made a cameo appearance during Aston Villa's 4-1 win against Nottingham Forest on Thursday which sent Unai Emery's side through to the Europa League final
Lydiate to leave Dragons for full-time Wales role
Lydiate to leave Dragons for full-time Wales roleImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Dan Lydiate made his Wales debut in 2009ByChris KirwanBBC Sport WalesPublished1 minute agoCommentsDan Lydiate will leave Dragons to become a permanent member of Steve Tandy's Wales coaching team this summer.The former flanker was been involved in the national set-up in the autumn and SIx Nations and will now take up a full-time role.Lydiate will be responsible for contact skills and work al...
Oneil Cruz hit a home run off the top of the foul pole: 'Moon landing is probably easier'
Which is harder — landing a human on the moon or hitting a home run that dents the top of a foul pole in a major-league game?You may find that question amusing. Little do you know that is a question I asked an actual physicist this week.Yes, that’s how we roll here at the Weird and Wild column’s spacious corporate offices (which may or may not really exist). We ask the questions you need asked. We examine the pressing baseball issues you need examined. And the fact that you don’t know you need t...
Flyers' pathetic power play, miserable again in Game 3, finally catches up with them
PHILADELPHIA — It took until Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Philadelphia Flyers’ power play to do what it was threatening to do from October through April: end their season.OK, it’s not over yet. The Flyers have a chance to stay alive Saturday when they again host the Carolina Hurricanes, now up 3-0 in the series thanks to a 4-1 win Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Jamie Drysdale accurately pointed out that the Flyers were just in a similar situation, up 3-...
Women speak out as US legal threat issued to UK sports bodies over trans inclusion
Thousands of parkrunners are calling on Labour to intervene after the ADF, a US-based group behind overturning Roe v Wade, issued legal threats against Parkrun and other UK sports over trans inclusion.
Phillies' Andrew Painter searching for fastball command as he works through growing pains
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Painter’s 32nd pitch Thursday evening was a sinker down and in to Jacob Wilson. He mercifully hit it straight to Edmundo Sosa, who threw it to Bryson Stott, who sent it to Bryce Harper. It took nearly three dozen pitches and a 5-4-3 double play, but Painter did it: Outs were on the scoreboard, which read Athletics 4, Phillies 0 in the first inning.Advertisement
Four batters hitting the ball hard without good results, and what Pull Air has to do with it
For the first week data is collected, bat speed tells you more about what to expect for a batter’s rest-of-season power than any other metric. A few weeks into the season, Barrel rate tells you a little bit more. But now we’re more than a month into the season and there are players with good bat speed and good Barrel rates, and no power to show for it. What do we make of those players?Advertisement