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Former Manchester United assistant coach leads Iran to qualify for World Cup

Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz is heading to Brazil.

Devil’s advocate: If Andre Villas-Boas left Tottenham Hotspur, who would replace him?

Tottenham Hotspur will be doing everything they can to keep the Portuguese manager this summer, but if PSG were able to prise him away, who would they bring in to replace him?

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Paris St-Germain turn to Capello after failing to secure Villas-Boas

Paris Saint-Germain have turned to Fabio Capello to be their manager next season, after André Villas-Boas resisted their overtures to remain loyal to Tottenham Hotspur.

Andy Carroll seals his £15m move to West Ham after completing medical

Andy Carroll has become West Ham United's record signing at £15m after he completed his medical examination at the east London club on Tuesday. West Ham's co-owner, David Gold, revealed in a tweet that the England striker had "passed with flying colours".

Gareth Southgate in frame after Stuart Pearce sacked as Under-21 coach

Gareth Southgate and Michael Appleton are leading contenders to succeed Stuart Pearce as manager of the England Under-21s after the Football Association confirmed it will not be renewing his contract, which expires at the end of the month.

John McEnroe makes a case for Andy Murray to show more positive emotion

We remember John McEnroe for a lot of things – the hair sticking out of those headbands, the impossibly tight shorts of his day, the way he crisscrossed the Wimbledon grass every summer, volleying at unreachable angles, annoying Jimmy Connors, stretching Bjorn Borg. But the sharpest memories of Mac are the rants, the rasping New York symphony of anger that unsettled the tennis establishment and pushed TV ratings through the roof.

Lions defeat a wake-up call for Gatland and massive lift for Australia

The British & Irish Lions have been warned that their midweek defeat by the ACT Brumbies will galvanise Australia for the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday. The former World Cup-winning coach Jake White, now in charge of the Brumbies, believes the Lions' 14-12 midweek loss on Tuesday will make the Wallabies far more optimistic about winning the three-Test series.