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Gary Wilson Appointed as Ireland Men’s Head Coach

Gary Wilson Appointed as Ireland Men’s Head Coach

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The former captain, Gary Wilson, has been appointed as the Ireland head coach, becoming the first Irish-born coach to take charge of the national side in over three decades. He will be taking over after Heinrich Malan decided to step down from the role with immediate effect. He stepped down just a day after Ireland pulled out a famous 2-0 win against India, saying that the side needs to make a smooth transition ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. The 40-year-old Gary Wilson has represented the side 292 times in his 15-year international career in 2020 and succeeded Heinrich Malan in the head coach role. He will be the first Irish coach to guide the senior men’s team since John Wills in the early 1990s. He moved into coaching shortly after his retirement, initially leading the domestic side North West Warriors before joining the senior national setup as an assistant coach under Malan in 2022. Gary Wilson (image: X) “Representing Ireland as a player is something I will always be hugely proud of, but …

High Performance Director Gary Hall

High Performance Director Gary Hall

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Bellary: Before the hustle bustle of morning training sessions and long after the dining hall empties out, one thing glows brighter than anything else at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) campus here – a giant countdown clock signalling towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. A brain child of Gary Hall, the High Performance Director at the institute, the clock is a constant reminder that every minute counts and that the race towards Los Angeles 2028 has already begun. “You’ve got to remind everybody every day that complacency is a killer of elite sport. You can’t let a day miss. Those days matter, those minutes matter,” Hall said. “In any elite high-performance business, you have to take that seriously. We now have great coaching, science and medicine, planning, analysis and performance departments. I don’t believe you can compete in Olympic sport anymore without that,” he added. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, India finished 71st with six medals (one silver, five bronze). It was 23 spots below their 48th finish at the delayed Tokyo Olympics three …

Gary Kirsten says he was not shocked to hear Pakistan cricketers were fined for under-performance at T20 World Cup | Cricket News

Gary Kirsten says he was not shocked to hear Pakistan cricketers were fined for under-performance at T20 World Cup | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 21, 2026 11:44 PM IST After he took over the Sri Lankan cricket team, Gary Kirsten has opened up about his short stint at the helm of Pakistan cricket team. He pointed out that there was a lot of “interference” in his five-months-long role with the Pakistan Cricket Board, although he did not reveal by whom. He also said that reports that Pakistan cricketers were fined by the PCB for their failure to make it to the semis of the T20 World Cup was not surprising. “I’m not particularly shocked (by reports of Pakistan players being fined). For me, it’s just sad. I mean, those players are giving their all and I’ve got to know them well. You know, all of them. So I’ve got an emotional attachment to a lot of those guys. I saw them in Colombo and it was great connecting with them again. And they’re good guys. They want to do well for their country. So it’s never nice when you see that,” Kirsten said in an interview …

‘You could literally pick three teams’: Gary Kirsten amazed by India’s depth after T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News

‘You could literally pick three teams’: Gary Kirsten amazed by India’s depth after T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 11, 2026 01:49 PM IST When Gary Kirsten looks at Indian cricket today, he notices not just the quality of the players but also the remarkable depth available to the team. Recently, Kirsten spoke about the growth of Indian cricket and mentioned that the system is now so strong that the country could “literally pick three teams” that could compete at the highest level. For decades, Indian cricket centred around a few iconic names. Their performances often determined the team’s success. The expectation was that a small group of star players would lead the side through critical moments. However, the former South African opener believed the landscape has changed dramatically. “There are just so many good Indian players around now. I mean, you could literally pick three teams,” he told Wisden. He felt this depth has lessened the reliance on a few individuals and created a stronger system where competition for spots is intense. “There’s just so much depth in the system in India now,” Kirsten added. Kirsten, who coached India from …

Gary Kirsten Appointed as Sri Lanka Head Coach

Gary Kirsten Appointed as Sri Lanka Head Coach

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Former South Africa opener Gary Kirsten has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Men’s team, effective from April 15. His appointment comes after SLC named Jamie Siddons as the head coach of the National Women’s Team. Kirsten has a brilliant record in international career representing South Africa, has also served as a head coach of India’s men’s cricket team from 2008 to 2011 and the head coach of South Africa national team from 2011 to 2013. “The appointment of the new head coach is part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts to revamp the structure of the National High Performance Centre,” said SLC in a statement. During his tenure with the respective teams, he guided both teams to new heights in international cricket, where India won the title in the 2011 ODI World Cup, while South Africa became the number 1-ranked team in all formats by 2013. Gary Kirsten has been involved with Namibia Cricket as a consultant during the recently concluded Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. During his playing career, Gary …

Gary Kirsten appointed as Sri Lanka men’s team head coach | Cricket News

Gary Kirsten appointed as Sri Lanka men’s team head coach | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 9, 2026 07:43 PM IST Sri Lanka on Monday appointed South Africa’s Gary Kirsten as the new head coach for their men’s team, replacing Sanath Jayasuriya. the board announced. “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men’s team, effective from 15 April,2026,” the Sri Lanka Cricket Board posted on Instagram. His appointment with Sri Lanka Cricket will be for a two-year term ending on 14 April 2028,” the release added. Among Kirsten’s primary responsibilities will be guiding the Sri Lanka National Men’s Team in its preparation and campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be held in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. The appointment of the new head coach is part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts to revamp the structure of the National High Performance Center. Kirsten coached India from 2008 to 2011, guiding them to the ODI World Cup in the last year of his tenure. He also managed South …

Gary Neville backs Arsenal for Premier League title

Gary Neville backs Arsenal for Premier League title

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3 min readMar 2, 2026 09:47 PM IST A day after Manchester City swept past Leeds United 1-0, Arsenal kept the race for the Premier League lead exciting by brushing aside Chelsea 2-1 in the North vs West London derby to restore a five-point lead at the top of the standings. William Saliba scored the opening goal for the Gunners before an own goal by Piero Hincapié resulted in a 1-1 equaliser in the first half. It was Jurrien Timber’s 66th-minute goal that decided the fate of the game as Mikel Arteta took all three points from the game at home. Former England footballer Gary Neville praised Arsenal’s response to that last-minute heartbreak at Molineux Stadium, where the Gunners had to share the spoils with last-placed, struggling Wolves. Neville said Arteta’s side’s resilience would get them over the line in a close title race against Man City in the final nine games of the season. “They have quality, physical strength and experience of the last three years of losing it,” he was quoted as saying …

Gary Neville blasts Ruben Amorim over Manchester United’s ‘appalling’ back-three reversion in Wolves draw

Gary Neville blasts Ruben Amorim over Manchester United’s ‘appalling’ back-three reversion in Wolves draw

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Former English footballer Gary Neville blasted Manchester United and coach Ruben Amorim after the side played out a 1-1 draw against a struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League match on Tuesday. Neville was particularly disappointed with Amorim’s decision to play back three against Wolves, which cost them two crucial points, and the English football pundit said, United went backwards because Amorim decided to revert to a back three. “That was the baddest of the bad that. They weren’t just booed off at full-time. The fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them,” he said on the Gary Neville podcast. The Reds missed out on the chance to go fourth on the leaderboards and became the first side to drop points to Wolves since October after a run of 12 consecutive defeats as Amorim’s side were booed off by their own fans at Old Trafford. Neville was surprised Amorim had not gone with the back four that earned Man United a 1-0 win over Newcastle at home on Boxing Day, given his only …

There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special

There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special

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There’s a Gary Cole for everyone. There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special Whether you know him from “The West Wing” or “Veep,” “The Good Wife” or “Office Space,” “Dodgeball” or “Midnight Caller,” you most likely know his face. For a while he was the “hero of the schoolyard” with his daughter’s classmates for appearing in “Cadet Kelly” alongside Hilary Duff. These days, though, it’s his role as Alden Parker on the long-running CBS crime procedural “NCIS” that has him stopped in the street. Centered on the U.S. Navy’s investigative unit in Washington, D.C., the show is currently airing Season 23. “It’s pretty powerful, that impact,” says Cole of the program’s devoted broadcast audience. “So a lot of people have followed the show and they have followed it, some of them, forever,” he adds. Cole’s character was brought in during Season 19 to run the team after Leroy Jethro Gibbs left. In a Veterans Day special, a first for the franchise, “NCIS” and “NCIS: Origins” will …

‘I am not a fan of One Day cricket or 20-20’: Former Manchester United player Gary Neville explains why he prefers Test cricket | Cricket News

‘I am not a fan of One Day cricket or 20-20’: Former Manchester United player Gary Neville explains why he prefers Test cricket | Cricket News

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Former Manchester United player Gary Neville recently opened up about watching cricket with the England player admitting that he had never been to an ODI match but had gone to watch a number of Test matches. According to Neville, he found modern cricket pretty confusing with all its formats, saying that he preferred Test matches. “I don’t watch as much as I used to. Growing up, I think of the school holidays and I think of it being on and I think of lying there on the settee at my nan’s, watching cricket all day. Test cricket, all day. And now, I am a little bit confused by it. By everything. Like the different formats. I am not a fan of One Day cricket or 20-20 and all that stuff. I am just not a fan of it. I am sure there’s a place for it, people love it, they fill the crowds, brings more money which is great and television are paying more for it. “I get that but I just think, I don’t …