Shaun Edwards joins England Women coaching team under John Mitchell on short-term deal until end of WXV Global Series

Shaun Edwards has joined the England Women coaching team as a consultant until the end of the WXV Global Series, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Edwards was sacked as France's defence coach earlier this year and has now linked up with the Red Roses until their final match of the current campaign, against the USA in New Jersey on October 30.

Paul Merson: No way Man City win Premier League after chaos-filled win over Sunderland

Paul Merson believes Premier League leaders Manchester City have "no way" of winning the title if they keep playing as they are.

City continued their excellent start to the season under Enzo Maresca as a 5-3 win over Sunderland made it five wins out of five.

County Championship permutations: Warwickshire attempt to seal Division One title with Somerset and Nottinghamshire still in contention

The final round of fixtures in the County Championship begins on Thursday with three teams still in contention for the title, while who will be relegated from and promoted to Division One is also still to be decided.

Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery

The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.

The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a KKK hood – and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a lynching victim.

Steam Frame's odd charging behaviour gets patched: cuts recharge times in half in some instances

Jacob Ridley, Managing Editor for Hardware at PC Gamer, wearing the Steam Frame on his head.
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A new version of SteamOS for Steam Frame has just landed. The company has fixed a few issues with the VR headset following its launch last week, which I'll get to in a bit, but one change stood out to me in the patch notes: Valve has added "substantially faster charging while unit is off / sleeping."

Russell Domingo: Relegated Hampshire need 'reset' after relegation

Hampshire's bowling options were depleted for various reasons over the summer, with injuries to pace bowlers Brad Wheal and John Turner, who was forced to retire this summer aged just 25.

Trump denies ‘assault’ on free press as three outlets plan to sue over White House ban – live

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue over White House ban

MS NOW, CNN and Politico said they were suing the Trump administration ⁠to protect their First Amendment ​rights after ‌president Donald Trump’s ‌announcement that he would ban ‌them from the White House’s building grounds.

AzerTelecom and DE-CIX to Launch AZE-IX Internet Exchange, Strengthening Azerbaijan's Role as a Regional Digital Connectivity Gateway

Baku, Azerbaijan--(Newsfile Corp. - September 21, 2026) - AzerTelecom, the international backbone operator within Azerconnect Group, part of NEQSOL Holding, and DE-CIX, the world's leading Internet Exchange operator, have entered into a strategic partnership to launch AZE-IX, a new Internet Exchange in Azerbaijan.

Council Post: Three Questions To Ask Before Starting A Digital Transformation Project

Michael Tyrimos is the Founder/CEO of Capacitor Partners, an operations and technology consultancy that transforms large-scale enterprises.

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​A director walks into a meeting three months into a transformation program and says, “I didn’t know we were doing this.” The consultant presenting the slides goes into a deep state of confusion. The program had already been marked green. What changed?

Syntec Optics (NASDAQ: OPTX) Secures Landmark Order for U.S. Space Force and Reconnaissance

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTX), a leading provider of deep tech for the defense, space, and AI data centers, today announced the most critical order in its 25-year history: a monumental order to enable vital U.S. Space Force infrastructure and advanced reconnaissance operations.