Author: Emmanuel

5 March 2026Morocco have parted company with head coach Walid Regragui less than four months before the World Cup finals, where they will face Scotland in the group stage.The 50-year-old led the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals at the Qatar 2022 tournament – making history as the first African side to progress to the last four of the finals.Mohamed Ouahbi, 49, has stepped up from the under-23 side to be the new head coach in a move that mirrors Regragui taking charge in August 2022, just three months before that World Cup.A statement said: “This is not simply a change.…

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Getty ImagesDaniel AustinBBC Sport senior journalist5 March 2026The prospect of one of the Premier League’s six wealthiest clubs being relegated to the Championship should be essentially impossible, given the immense resouces they have at their disposal.But with nine games left to play Tottenham Hotspur are just a point above 18th-placed West Ham, and in the kind of wretched run of form that makes it difficult to see where enough points are going to come from.With Wolves and Burnley almost certainly set to occupy the bottom two places at the end of the season, and the likes of the Hammers, Nottingham…

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“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”Reportedly relayed to the Mail on Sunday while he was leader of the opposition in 1994, many will now wonder why Tony Blair did not rely on his own words when deciding whether to join the US in the invasion of Iraq nearly a decade later. The spectre of a second Gulf War hangs over all talk of UK foreign intervention, but it is felt most acutely on the Labour benches.When Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that he had given permission for US warplanes…

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Skip image galleryTelegraphExpressMailStar1 of 45 March 2026Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Elliot Anderson, several Premier League clubs are interested in Fulham’s Samuel Amissah, and Liverpool have identified Yan Diomande as a replacement for Mohamed Salah.Manchester City are close to completing a deal to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. (Teamtalk)Anderson favours a move to City over neighbours Manchester United, but Nottingham Forest value the 23-year-old at more than £70m. (Talksport)Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are set to battle to sign England Under-19 centre-back Samuel Amissah, 18, from Fulham. (Telegraph – subscription required)Liverpool want 19-year-old…

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