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Bristol City chief executive Tom Rawcliffe is leaving the club after less than a year in the role.

Rawcliffe only took on the role last summer but is moving back to Nottingham as his wife is expecting their first child.

Chairman Jon Lansdown said: "Following the closure of the January transfer window, Tom openly communicated his desire to head back to the East Midlands at the end of the season.

"Whilst this was disappointing, we fully understand his reasons.

"Given the fast-paced nature of the football industry, we have agreed that it is best for both him and the club to depart now, and he goes with our best wishes."

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After earning its highest quality win of the season over Iowa on Feb. 11, Maryland men’s basketball has entered a two-game skid. In its last contest against Northwestern, Andre Mills shined tremendously with 39 points, but his counterparts added on just 35 more in the defeat.

With five games remaining in the season, the Terps are still aiming to salvage some last-minute victories. Washington presents an opportunity for that.

The Huskies have a better record than both of the programs Maryland recently lost to, but they’re still just .500 on the year. In their last match, they picked up a home victory over Minnesota, but they lost by three to Penn State in the previous game.

Saturday’s game will begin at 3 p.m. and stream on Peacock.

Washington Huskies (13-13, 5-10 Big Ten)

Head coach Danny Sprinkle is in his second year at the helm of the Huskies. His first year was underwhelming, as the team finished 13-18. Most of Sprinkle’s commendable work as a head coach came during his time with Utah State — he led the Aggies to a Mountain West regular-season title and NCAA Tournament appearance. All-Big Ten honorable mention forward Great Osobor made the move to Seattle alongside Sprinkle, but the senior ran out of eligibility.

Before his time with the Aggies, Sprinkle spent four years as head coach of Montana State, where he guided the program to two NCAA Tournament berths. 

Players to watch

Hannes Steinbach, freshman forward, 6-foot-11, No. 6 — The loss of Osobor hurts a little bit less for Sprinkle and company, and it’s all because of the Germany native that has burst onto the scene. In what has been one of the best freshman classes nationally in recent years, Steinbach is undoubtedly near the top. He’s averaging an 18-point, 11.3-rebound double double — those 18 points per game lead the team.

Steinbach leads the Power Five with 16 double doubles and is fourth in the country in rebounds per game.

Zoom Diallo, sophomore guard, 6-foot-4, No. 5 — As a guard, Diallo sits 12th in the conference with a 48.8 field goal percentage. He’s second on the team in points per game (14.7). Despite what his name might indicate, Diallo’s strengths are his size and physicality, and he’s able to exploit vulnerable matchups consistently and get to the free throw line. 

Franck Kepnang, graduate student center, 6-foot-11, No. 11 — Though Kepnang averages just 6.1 points per game, his impact comes on the defensive end. He’s totaled 55 blocks this season — 30 more than the team’s next closest player — and is a dependable asset, starting 24 of 26 games. 

Strength

Rebouding. The Huskies pull down an average of 12 offensive rebounds per game, good for fourth-best in the conference and just behind Maryland. But they’re also equally as adept on the defensive glass, ranking fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game (37.3).

Weakness

Three-point shooting. This was supposed to be Northwestern’s weakness heading into Wednesday’s game, but they hit 12 treys on over 50% shooting. Washington currently has the fourth-lowest 3-point percentage in the conference (32.1), but the Terps can’t defend the arc complacently. 

Three things to watch

1. Andre Mills’ development. Over the past eight games, Mills has posted scoring totals of 16, 18, 24 and 39. His ascension as a player has been an extremely welcome sight for Terps fans in a down year. It will be worth watching whether the freshman guard can build off his supernova performance Wednesday.

2. Collin Metcalf minutes. The senior transfer from Northeastern has seen a serious uptick in playing time recently, starting and playing at least 15 minutes in each of the team’s last six games. His paint presence and rebounding chops will be vital in combating a staunch offensive rebounding team in the Huskies. 

3. Diggy Coit bounce-back? In Maryland’s two consecutive losses, Coit posted scoring totals of just 12 and 7, respectively. Coit’s high-scoring displays typically bode well for the Terps — his last three games with more than 15 points all resulted in wins. It will be interesting to see if the guard can get off to a hot start Saturday.

Anthony Joshua is working towards a return to boxing after a challenging end to 2025, marked by both controversy and personal tragedy.

In December of that year, he faced Jake Paul in a bout that drew widespread attention.

The fight ended with Joshua breaking Paul’s jaw and delivering a knockout, which had been expected to boost his standing heading into the new year.

However, Joshua was later involved in a car accident that resulted in the deaths of two teammates and deeply affected him.

Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua is eyeing a July return to boxing

After the incident, it was unclear if the 36-year-old would return to boxing or step away from the sport for good.

At first, a family member said ‘AJ’ had told his relatives he would not fight again, but since then, he appears to have reconsidered.

There has been talk of a Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight for years now. After Joshua’s win over Paul, there was hope it could finally happen in early 2026.

However, Fury lined up a different opponent for his next bout – Arslanbek Makhmudov – set for April 11th.

In light of that development, Eddie Hearn recently told Boxing Scene that Joshua is now working towards a summer return.

The boxing promoter stated: “Originally the plan with AJ was for him to fight in March and then fight Tyson Fury in August.

“That’s not happening. He’s not fighting Tyson Fury next. He’s going to come back, I believe, in late summer, but physically he’s not yet in a position to return to camp.

“So, I’m planning, but he’s resting and preparing. So for me, I’m looking at options to get him back in the ring in July time, but we’ll only know if that’s a real possibility when he returns to camp, which will hopefully be in the next couple of weeks or a month.”

Eddie Hearn leaves door open for Joshua vs Fury later in 2026 or 2027

Even though the Fury fight is not next on the cards for Joshua, Hearn has made it clear that they have not closed the door on it entirely.

“I think we’re open to the Tyson Fury fight, but probably that’s more likely end of the year – maybe early 2027,” he said.

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