The 16-year-old driver comes from a motorsports family, but her famous dad didn’t think she was intense enough to be competitive on the track. Laid-back Hailie is proving him wrong.

In his first major interview since leaving Arsenal the manager discusses his future, not being consulted over his successor and whether Mikel Arteta has the qualities for the job

Arsène Wenger is finishing his breakfast in the Paris hotel where he has been coming for years and where the staff would not dream of addressing him in any other way than Monsieur Wenger, pronounced in hushed tones that convey the respect in which this grand man of world football is held in his native land.

Dressed in slacks and an open-neck dark blue shirt, the man we must now refer to as the former Arsenal manager has treated himself to a mini pain aux raisins and, having finished his tea (no milk, no sugar), moved on to an espresso. In a sign that he is, perhaps, starting to let himself go just a tiny little bit, he continues spreading raspberry jam on a slice of bread (no butter) as we prepare to look back over his 22 years running one of the world’s top clubs.

• Farrell can be like Australia’s George Gregan, says Jones
• Coach not sure if Dylan Hartley will return as captain

Eddie Jones expects Owen Farrell to rule through fear as captain in South Africa next month but believes the playmaker cannot repair the north-south divide within the England squad alone.

Farrell takes over from the absent Dylan Hartley for the three-Test tour against the Springboks and Jones has already expressed concerns of a lack of unity with the England squad. Of the captains he has worked with, Jones believes Farrell is most like George Gregan, the former Australia scrum-half who led the Wallabies to the 2003 World Cup final.

Nicklas Backstrom’s status for Thursday’s Game 4 looms large in an Eastern Conference finals so far dictated by its star power. Sporting News has live updates.

Los Guerreros are looking for another home victory to earn an early advantage in the Liga MX final against the Red Devils

Luka Doncic created a stir when he told reporters that he was not sure he would be playing his final games for Real Madrid. His agent, Bill Duffy, addressed those comments with SN’s Sean Deveney.

Just because a bunch of accomplished coaches suggest changing things doesn’t mean they should be seriously considered.

If the first half is any indication of how big of a year boxing will have, then the sport will continue its rebirth.

KATHMANDU: National cricket team skipper Paras Khadka and Shova Gauchan of Badminton won Player of the Year honours of the Pulsar Sports Award 2075 hosted by Nepal Sports Journalists Forum at Army Officers Club, Kathmandu, on Thursday.

Skipper Khadka won the men’s category title leaving behind his teammate Sandeep Lamichhane, badminton player Dipesh Dhami, judoka Indra Bahadur Shrestha and golfer Tanka Bahadur Karki.

Likewise, shuttler Gauchan lifted female’s category title ahead of footballer Sabitra Bhandari, boxer Bimala Shrestha, archer Gyanu Awale and table tennis player Nabita Shrestha.

Similarly, Jagat Tamata was named the best coach of the year while Syantu Shrestha of table tennis has won the People’s Choice Award. Cricket’s Binod Das, Chhiring Lopsang Gurung of football, Prakash Thapa Magar from boxing and Jayant Kumar Shrestha of badminton were other nominees for the coach of the Year category.

People’s choice winner Shrestha left behind Man Bahadur Shrestha of volleyball, crickter Lamichhane, football’s Kiran Kumar Limbu and golfer Pratima Sherpa. The winners of the Male, Female, Coach and Peoples’ Choice were given a trophy and Pulsar NS motorbike each.

Meanwhile, cricketer Lamichhane was declared best youth player of the year. Lamichhane’s U-19 team captain Dipendra Singh Airi, footballer Dinesh Henjan, Manita Shrestha and Punam Rawal were other nominees in the category.

Ashok KC was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Nepal’s football sector and Himal Lamsal of Nepal Army was honoured with para athlete award for his contribution to wheelchair basketball and in cricket among the differently-abled athletes. Karan KC of National Cricket Team was awarded with a special award.

Those winning the title of the best youth player, lifetime achievement, para athlete and special award walked home with a trophy and Rs 50,000 each. Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma and other guests distributed the awards.

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Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension at Manchester City, taking him to the end of the 2020-21 season.

If Guardiola sees out the contract he will have spent five years at City, longer than his spells as manager of Barcelona or Bayern Munich.