Manchester United have hired athletics guru Harry Marra as they seek to sharpen up the players’ fitness and sprinting ...

Scotland have plenty of depth at eight. Jack Dempsey, Josh Bayliss, Jack Mann, Matt Fagerson (when not playing six), Ben ...

SPEED is a crucial element in Gaelic football, and how you train for it in the off-season can make all the difference when ...

I got to try some Sprints, Agility and Explosive Speed Drills, which included fast feet Ladder footwork training and Track ...

Objectives Rugby Union has a relatively high risk of injury. Early evidence suggests a benefit of lowering tackle height to ...

Scrum-halves shouldn’t count sheep in their sleep – they should count the number of passes they’ve hopefully made in that ...

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Kyle Shanahan has cemented himself as one of the NFL's best coaches during his head-coaching career. While his 49ers are still chasing that elusive ...

Welcome to The Athletic's live experience covering head coaching news and rumors around the league. With the regular season now over, the 2025 hiring cycle begins in earnest. Be sure to refresh ...

The coaching carousel is spinning following one of the wildest college football seasons of the modern era. Does that mean a silly season is upon us as well? Perhaps not as much as recent years.

Will Connors’ work feeds back into coaching, with the aim of the tackle being perfected at a time when its future is under question It is arguably rugby ... body height, speed before the ...

At the moment, there are three head coaching jobs available from earlier in-season firings: the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears. Of course, more are expected to open up in the ...

This weekend’s break for professional rugby in Ireland is a new feature of the calendar. Given the cold snap, it has turned out to be a timely one too. While our international players are given ...