Former England batter Jonathan Trott will leave his job as head coach of Afghanistan after next year’s men’s T20 World Cup.
The 44-year-old has been in charge of Afghanistan since July 2022 and has overseen a successful period including guiding the team to the semi-finals of last year’s T20 World Cup.
An Afghanistan Cricket Board statement said the decision was part of their “long-term strategic planning” for the “next phase of the national team’s growth”.
Trott said it had been “privilege” to coach the side and to “witness their passion, resilience, and hunger to achieve greatness”.
“I am proud of what we have accomplished together, and I will always remain a supporter of Afghan cricket,” added Trott.
Trott has coached Afghanistan for over three years but has never visited the country and still lives in Birmingham.
He travels when the players meet for camps in the United Arab Emirates, which is home to their main training base and hosts many of their fixtures.
The majority of the players live in Afghanistan and play in the domestic cricket leagues.
Ex-Warwickshire player Trott played 52 Tests and 68 one-day internationals for England, scoring 6,654 runs across both formats.
Former England batter Jonathan Trott will leave his job as head coach of Afghanistan after next year’s men’s T20 World Cup.
The 44-year-old has been in charge of Afghanistan since July 2022 and has overseen a successful period including guiding the team to the semi-finals of last year’s T20 World Cup.
An Afghanistan Cricket Board statement said the decision was part of their “long-term strategic planning” for the “next phase of the national team’s growth”.
Trott said it had been “privilege” to coach the side and to “witness their passion, resilience, and hunger to achieve greatness”.
“I am proud of what we have accomplished together, and I will always remain a supporter of Afghan cricket,” added Trott.
Trott has coached Afghanistan for over three years but has never visited the country and still lives in Birmingham.
He travels when the players meet for camps in the United Arab Emirates, which is home to their main training base and hosts many of their fixtures.
The majority of the players live in Afghanistan and play in the domestic cricket leagues.
Ex-Warwickshire player Trott played 52 Tests and 68 one-day internationals for England, scoring 6,654 runs across both formats.
Dianne Buswell’s family has been informed of the moment she broke the news of her pregnancy. The Strictly Come Dancing actress revealed in September that she and YouTuber Joe Sugg were expecting a boy.
In a video that shows the couple painting two stick people and a baby on a white canvas, the couple confirmed the gender of their unborn child. However, Dianne had to share the news with her loved ones via FaceTime because Dianne’s family lives in Australia.
However, the couple captured her family’s reaction in a sweet moment. However, it appeared that not everyone initially embraced them. Dianne’s father assumed the couple were making fun of the news instead.
Dianne revealed the moment her parents heard her.
The Strictly actress also shared a photo of her unborn son’s ultrasound scan.
Dianne and Joe are seen greeting various relatives who were thrilled to hear the good news throughout the adorable video. Dianne captioned her upload, saying, “It’s difficult to be away from my family especially at times like these, but the reactions I see are a vision I’ll cherish forever” Haha, his father initially assumed we were playing a joke on him.
Fans who struggled to contain their emotions flooded her upload, which has been liked by more than 11, 000 people. One person referred to “absolutely golden moments.” Stop this, I’ll cry, I warned the next time. “So special!! One person expressed a smile on everyone’s faces as a result. A fifth writer, “I’m crying once more, Di these are too cuteee,” said the fifth.
Dianne and Joe revealed in a statement last month that they were incredibly apprehensive about telling their relatives. Dianne responded to questions from YouTube users by responding to their queries. She remarked, “It was the most agitated I’ve ever been.” I was so nervous to tell people, I don’t know why. I almost put it off”.
Joe agreed that telling family was nerve-wracking. “I think it was because it was such a big life moment”, he said. Talking to the camera, he continued: “I was way more nervous to tell friends and family than I was to tell you lot”. Dianne added that her father thought they were joking and that Joe cried every time they told someone new.
Dianne’s father thought the couple were joking about the news
The couple announced their news in September (Instagram/ @diannebuswell)
The couple also shared in the video that they’ve already picked out a name for the baby boy, with Joe saying: “The name that we’ve come up with, we’re not going to share it. We can’t really give any clues to it other than I don’t really see this name really anywhere.
” I know some people who have it as their surname but it’s also the sort of name that can be shortened. I’d say it’s quite a unique name but it’s not unique as in-, “he said, with Dianne adding:” Apple or pear. It’s kind of like Joe, isn’t it? Cute when you’re little, you can call yourself Joseph when you’re older. “
Joe continued:” Or it could be a good sportsman’s name. I’ve purposefully not said it out loud at all, whereas Dianne keeps calling him by that name. I do feel like between now and our due date, which is another thing I don’t think we’re going to share, I worry that we might end up revealing it by accident. From now on, he’s called Derek. “
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Elena Rybakina stunned Iga Swiatek to confirm her place in the knockout stages of the WTA Finals while Amanda Anisimova produced a comeback victory to stay in contention in Riyadh.
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina was outplayed in the opening set against world number two Swiatek but completely dominated thereafter.
Sixth seed Rybakina won 12 of the final 13 games to storm to a 3-6 6-1 6-0 win and snap a four-match losing streak against Swiatek.
“Mentally, I am happy that I stayed focused. I got some confidence in the second set and everything was going my way,” Rybakina said.
“Hopefully I will play like that through the whole tournament.”
Anisimova battled back from a set and a break down to beat compatriot Keys 4-6 6-3 6-2 and set up a winner-takes-all final group match against Poland’s Swiatek on Wednesday.
Wimbledon and US Open runner-up Anisimova, appearing at her first Finals, let out a roar of frustration after going 2-0 down in the second set but recovered superbly to win 12 of the next 15 games.
Keys did not shake hands with Anisimova at the end of the match, explaining to her opponent that she was ill.
Rybakina ends wait for Swiatek win
Rybakina was backed to challenge Aryna Sabalenka and Swiatek for the sport’s top prizes after her Wimbledon triumph in 2022.
But, while the world’s current top two have won eight of the 13 slams since then, the 26-year-old Kazakh has been unable to build on that breakout success.
Swiatek had won all four of her previous meetings with Rybakina in 2025, losing only one set in the process, and leads the WTA Tour for match wins this year (62).
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Rybakina, who only secured her spot at the year-end championships two weeks ago, responded emphatically after Swiatek edged the opening set with an early break of serve.
The tour leader for total aces in 2025 (480), the big-hitting Rybakina found rhythm on serve and forced Swiatek to play deep behind the baseline, while Swiatek’s own first serve points won fell from 90% in the first set to 53% in the second.
A double break of serve ensured Rybakina swiftly restored parity – and the outcome never appeared in doubt after she rallied from 40-15 down to break Swiatek at the start of the final set.
A fading Swiatek was powerless to halt her opponent’s progress as she amassed 42 unforced errors – 36 of which came in sets two and three – compared to just 12 winners.
Rybakina completed a statement first win over Swiatek for 19 months with a second serve ace to extend her winning run to eight matches.
Elena Rybakina stunned Iga Swiatek to confirm her place in the knockout stages of the WTA Finals while Amanda Anisimova produced a comeback victory to stay in contention in Riyadh.
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina was outplayed in the opening set against world number two Swiatek but completely dominated thereafter.
Sixth seed Rybakina won 12 of the final 13 games to storm to a 3-6 6-1 6-0 win and snap a four-match losing streak against Swiatek.
“Mentally, I am happy that I stayed focused. I got some confidence in the second set and everything was going my way,” Rybakina said.
“Hopefully I will play like that through the whole tournament.”
Anisimova battled back from a set and a break down to beat compatriot Keys 4-6 6-3 6-2 and set up a winner-takes-all final group match against Poland’s Swiatek on Wednesday.
Wimbledon and US Open runner-up Anisimova, appearing at her first Finals, let out a roar of frustration after going 2-0 down in the second set but recovered superbly to win 12 of the next 15 games.
Keys did not shake hands with Anisimova at the end of the match, explaining to her opponent that she was ill.
Rybakina ends wait for Swiatek win
Rybakina was backed to challenge Aryna Sabalenka and Swiatek for the sport’s top prizes after her Wimbledon triumph in 2022.
But, while the world’s current top two have won eight of the 13 slams since then, the 26-year-old Kazakh has been unable to build on that breakout success.
Swiatek had won all four of her previous meetings with Rybakina in 2025, losing only one set in the process, and leads the WTA Tour for match wins this year (62).
11 hours ago
1 day ago
1 day ago
Rybakina, who only secured her spot at the year-end championships two weeks ago, responded emphatically after Swiatek edged the opening set with an early break of serve.
The tour leader for total aces in 2025 (480), the big-hitting Rybakina found rhythm on serve and forced Swiatek to play deep behind the baseline, while Swiatek’s own first serve points won fell from 90% in the first set to 53% in the second.
A double break of serve ensured Rybakina swiftly restored parity – and the outcome never appeared in doubt after she rallied from 40-15 down to break Swiatek at the start of the final set.
A fading Swiatek was powerless to halt her opponent’s progress as she amassed 42 unforced errors – 36 of which came in sets two and three – compared to just 12 winners.
Rybakina completed a statement first win over Swiatek for 19 months with a second serve ace to extend her winning run to eight matches.
Fans of Loose Women were left outraged after noticing that Charlene White had not placed a poppy on her outfit despite her co-hosts honouring Remembrance Day
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Charlene White blasted by Loose Women viewers over not wearing a poppy ahead of Remembrance Day
Loose Women fans were left fuming after noticing that panellist Charlene White had not worn a poppy in order to honour Remembrance Day. While hosting the ITV daytime show, the ITV News presenter appeared not to wear the poppy on her outfit, which her co-hosts had done.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person raged: “Charlene shouldn’t be presenting as she doesn’t want to wear a poppy. No respect”. Another person said: “I do think it’s disrespectful for Charlene not to wear a poppy. I know it gets mentioned every year”.
Meanwhile, a third chimed in saying, “Charlene, why do you refuse to wear a Poppy? Every single person on the panel, in the audience, are wearing one, so why not you”?
Charlene was joined on the panel with Oti Mabuse, former popstar Kelle Bryan and comedian Judi Love. The trio were discussing Lily Allen’s split from Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
The main thing that appears to have enraged viewers is that Charlene’s co-hosts wore poppies, but she failed to do so. The poppy is worn as a sign of respect for those who lost their lives during the World Wars.
Another person penned: “Does Charlene not care that many men lost their lives fighting for our country? The disrespect of her not wearing a poppy is disgraceful”.
“Why isn’t Charlene White wearing a poppy?! Everyone else on Loose Women panel is. Disgraceful,’ while a sixth said: ‘Total disgrace to the memory of those who gave their lives for our future,” said another.
However, within the X thread, there were some who supported the TV personality. One person wrote: “In a democracy, you are supposed to be free to have your own views and opinions, not what the poppy police say you should do”.
A second person quipped: “Oops, the poppy police are out again. ‘ This is not the first time the TV presenter has not worn a poppy, and in a previous article, she explained why.
In an article for ITV written last year, she wrote that it was” never an easy decision due to the racist and sexist abuse “on the back of social media. But she acknowledged that her decision would undoubtedly create” a lot of anger. “At the time, she claimed that ITV rules meant that she was not allowed to visually support charities while” presenting ITV News programming. “
She went on to inform readers:” Please don’t think that I don’t understand the sacrifices made by servicemen and women 100 years ago. I do. It is always important to remember what my family, your family, and millions of people over many generations have fought for: the right to choose, and the right of freedom of speech and expression. “
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