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And now Rodgers inherits a Celtic side who, perhaps not relied on, but were certainly influenced by Postecoglou's knowledge and connections in the Japanese leagues. Rodgers takes on a Celtic side that was his, but won't feel like it at all. How quickly he moves the team on from Postecoglou's...

One thing that Postecoglou could not crack was making waves with Celtic in Europe - the near-perennial Scottish champions have too often exited Europe without making much of a splash in recent years. Rodgers' new dawn saw them finish bottom of their Champions League group in his first season, a...

Celtic played some impressive football under Rodgers but it could be argued that Postecoglou took those foundations to another level. Rodgers advocated attacking play but would often adopt a more patient, possession-based style as opponents set up simply to defend. After firing Celtic to 106...

In fact, Celtic's current position is somewhat like the one which saw Rodgers depart in February 2019. A popular treble winner in Ange Postecoglou has swapped Scottish supremacy and Champions League football for a Premier League club not even in Europe next season. Rodgers can point to the...

The Celtic fans were outraged - even though he had secured the "double treble" in his first two campaigns at Parkhead, after no such achievement in the 16 years before he joined. He even lifted the season's League Cup trophy before departing. However, the decision to walk away from "living the...

They say you should never go back to an ex – but Brendan Rodgers returns to Celtic with some points to prove. The first one is to the fans: and whether the Northern Irishman is indeed one of them. Three-and-a-half years have passed since Rodgers upped and left Celtic in the middle of the...

Maternity care for Black women needs to be radically improved so that other pregnant women do not end up dying like 2016 Olympic relay champion Tori Bowie, track and field's most decorated woman Allyson Felix said on Thursday. Former 100 metres world champion Bowie, who won gold in the 4x100...

Italian cycling federation president Cordiano Dagnoni said he was "disappointed" in the team's sporting directors after footage caught 31 riders in the Under-23 Giro d'Italia hanging onto team cars and motorbikes on the famous climb of the Stelvio Pass More than 30 riders were disqualified from...

"Despite the best efforts of the phenomenal staff at Chur hospital, Gino couldn't make it through this, his final and biggest challenge, and at 11:30am we said goodbye to one of the shining lights of our team," Bahrain Victorious said Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died after crashing during a...

Burrage is also enjoying the best week of her career having never previously made a WTA quarter-final, and she produced another hugely impressive performance to beat France's Alize Cornet 7-5 7-5. It was a topsy-turvy contest featuring 10 breaks of serve but Burrage made her extra power count...

This was the first all-British semi-final at tour level since Sue Barker and Virginia Wade used to meet regularly in the latter stages of tournaments in the 1970s. Grass suits Boulter's hard, flat hitting and she broke the Watson serve to lead 3-2 before a rain delay of an hour-and-a-half...

The 26-year-old, from nearby Leicestershire, went into the week ranked 126 but has guaranteed she will be back in the top 100 next week for the first time since 2019. Boulter said: "It means so much to me, especially here. It was a really tough match. I just tried to put my heart on the line...

Katie Boulter cemented her new British No 1 status by beating compatriot Heather Watson at the Nottingham Open on Saturday; Jodie Burrage defeats Alize Cornet to ensure the first all-British WTA final since 1977 Katie Boulter booked her place in her first WTA Tour final against Jodie Burrage...

Usman Khawaja scores first Ashes hundred in England; Stuart Broad dismisses David Warner for 15th time in Tests during electrifying twin strike at Edgbaston but also bowls Khawaja off no-ball - watch day three live on Sunday (10.15am on air, 11am first ball) Usman Khawaja scored his first Ashes...

Lance Stroll loses control at Turn 5 but pretty remarkably manages to get away with just a small brush against the barrier with his front wing. Meanwhile, Lando Norris is also on softs.

Nico Hulkenberg just completed his flying lap before the red flag was called and gets his Haas onto the front row! Fernando Alonso was about to beat Hulkenberg's time, but didn't get to the line before Q3 was stopped for Piastri's crash. Piastri crashes - red flag! Oscar Piastri is in the...

5 mins to go in Q3: It's already quite heavy, but Carlos Sainz is told even heavier rain is coming. Verstappen returns to the pit lane and expect other cars to follow suit. Surely no one will improve their lap times. Q3 resumes! The track is clear and green light on at the end of the pit lane...

Chequered flag: It's a fifth pole position in 2023 for Max Verstappen! Just like he did 12 months ago, it rains in Canada and Verstappen comes out on top in Qualifying. Haas will start on the front row for the first time ever thanks to Nico Hulkenberg's second place. Fernando Alonso will line...

Nico Hulkenberg speaking after taking second place in Qualifying: "It was a wild Qualy, crazy. Changing conditions are tricky, especially around here. "Wet, dry and back to wet, you have to readjust all the time. This was a bit unexpected but I'm very happy and proud. It was super smooth, so...

Max Verstappen reacts to taking pole position: "Yesterday maybe wasn’t fantastic, so we made a few changes to the car, of course today was completely wet, so it’s a little bit different but I do think the car improved in general to drive. "In the wet you just have to stay on top of the...