Lee Carsley looks set to take interim charge for England’s Nations League matches next month. The search for Gareth Southgate’s successor – for which Carsley is likely to be a contender as under-21s manager – is under way after the national team boss resigned two days after his side lost the final of Euro 2024 to Spain.
Read more
Kellie Harrington has joined the pantheon of Irish sporting greats. She retained her Olympic lightweight title, defeating her Chinese rival Wenlu Yang, before confirming her retirement from the sport. Already the first female athlete to win two Olympic medals at different games, she now joins Pat O’Callaghan, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as the only Irish athletes to retain an Olympic title.
Read more
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics tonight, beating his personal-best time by more than three seconds to outrace favourites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters. Hocker won the race in an Olympic record 3:27.65 pulling from fifth to first over the final 300 meters to take down the two runners whose rivalry dominated the buildup to the much-anticipated race.
Read more
Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics after failing to recover from an Achilles tendon injury. A statement by Team Ireland stated that Mageean had been dealing with a chronic Achilles issue in recent weeks and that “despite every effort made by Ciara and the Team Ireland medical team, the European champion will unfortunately be unable to toe the line tomorrow morning” in the women’s 1500m heats.
Read more
West Ham have signed Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund for £27m. The 31-year-old, who joined Dortmund from Werder Bremen last summer, scored 15 goals in 46 games in 2023-24 and finished as a Champions League runner-up. He also netted twice during hosts Germany’s run to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, despite not starting a match.
Read more