Joe Schmidt finished his tenure with Australia after their 57-10 win over Italy this month [Getty Images]Former Ireland and Australia head coach Joe Schmidt will work with Ulster in a consultancy role focused on the province's coaching pathway.The position of coach development advisor is newly created for the Kiwi and does not involve working with the senior team. As Ulster statement said Schmidt "will support the ongoing development of coaches across the province, helping to strengthen a clear and connected coaching pathway" throughout the organisation.The 60-year-old finished with up with the Wallabies this month after a win over Italy in the Nations Championship ended a run of six straight defeats."Ulster has a proud rugby tradition and further developing the coaching pathway in the region is something that we believe can add value," said Schmidt.Schmidt is one of Ireland's most successful ever rugby coaches having led the national side between 2013 and 2019, winning back-to-back Six Nations titles in his first two campaigns before a Grand Slam in 2018.He was also at the helm for Ireland's first ever win over the All Blacks and maiden triumph over the Springboks on South African soil, both in 2016. Prior to that, Schmidt had worked as an assistant with Clermont and served as Leinster's head coach for three years, winning a pair of Heineken Cups with the latter.Schmidt has recently been linked with a return to the RDS with head coach Leo Cullen set to leave the side after more than a decade in charge at the end of the 2026-27 season. Lowe signs for Suntory Sungoliath after Leinster exitSchmidt to 'support coaches at every stage of their journey'Joe Schmidt appointed Rory Best Ireland captain in 2016 [Getty Images]Ulster Rugby's general manager Rory Best, who served as Ireland captain under Schmidt, believes the appointment can be a key part of a "long-term strategy" regarding coaching development. "Last season we introduced a dedicated focus on player development within our performance pathway. It is equally important that we prioritise the long-term development of our coaches," he said."Strengthening our coaching pathway is a key part of our long-term strategy. Joe's involvement will help us support coaches at every stage of their journey, from emerging coaches in schools and clubs through to those operating across our pathway programmes. "His experience will help create a more connected and consistent coaching environment across the province."

Last time I checked, veteran point guard Jrue Holiday is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, with a contract that runs through 2027-28 if he exercises a player option next year. But there's weirdly a lot of online chatter about the guard returning to where it all began for him: The Philadelphia 76ers, who drafted him out of UCLA back in 2009.What's the deal there? Is this really happening? Would it be cool to see Holiday join the LeBron/Embiid/Brown/Maxey/Edgecombe Sixers even though they probably don't need yet another ball-handler?The answer is: We haven't seen anything legitimate about this. I've seen a lot of social media posts, but nothing reported from true sources to say that there's a connection. So, we'll see if they do actually pop up at some point.This article originally appeared on For The Win: Is Jrue Holiday really coming to the 76ers?

Celtic captain Callum McGregor insists he sees his future at the club and wants to win the league "in a bit more style" this term.Under Martin O'Neill, Celtic chased down Hearts to win the Scottish Premiership on the final day last season before beating Dunfermline Athletic at Hampden to claim the Scottish Cup.In the aftermath of that success, McGregor - who has been linked with a reunion with former boss Brendan Rodgers in Saudi Arabia - said he wanted to end his career with Celtic provided the club "continue to push and want to be successful".Midfielder McGregor will lead Celtic out for their season opener against Dundee on Monday (19:30 BST) - his 13th professional season with the club - with O'Neill now in permanent charge."This is the football club that has been part of my whole life. It's where I want to be, it's where I want to play football," the 33-year-old told Sky Sports. "I want to keep driving everything I possibly can to make sure this club is successful. The day that you do leave it, you want to leave it in a really good place."Celtic 'a really good match' for record signing HoghMcGregor keen to end career at Celtic if club 'push on'Although there was success come May, Celtic endured problems on and off the field last season.O'Neill was brought out of retirement following the acrimonious departure of Rodgers and then was recalled for a second stint in interim charge after Wilfried Nancy's short-term spell as manager.The club's supporters protested at length over a perceived lack of spending and the failure to reach the Champions League after defeat to Kazakh side Kairat Almaty.That disgruntlement has carried over into this summer after chief executive Michael Nicholson said the transfer market was proving "difficult" because Celtic are competing with English Championship clubs for players and dealing with agents."There were obviously a few circumstances that made it more challenging than perhaps it has been in the past few seasons," McGregor said when asked about last season. "You have to make sure when you face those challenges, you can overcome them. The group of boys and the staff that pulled the team through a really difficult season - that's what you need to build. "Good characters, people that are willing to go to the death for each other. "This season hopefully we can do it in a bit more style, the way that we're used to. "Work's been going on through pre-season to make sure that happens."As McGregor hinted, it will be a new-look Celtic squad that takes to the field in the coming weeks and months. Influential Japan forward Daizen Maeda has left to join Premier League Ipswich Town, while striker Kelechi Iheanacho turned down a new contract at Celtic and instead signed with Turkish outfit Bursaspor. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has retired, while loanees Marcelo Saracchi, Julian Araujo, Tomas Cvancara and Benjamin Arthur have all returned to their parent clubs.However, Camilo Duran and club-record signing Kasper Hogh - both of whom have Champions League pedigree - have been brought in to bolster O'Neill's forward line.'Champions League where we want to be'As well as the league starting, Celtic play their Champions League play-off in August as they try to go one better than last season and reach the league phase. Their opponents for that two-legged tie will be confirmed when the draw takes place on Monday, but McGregor thinks Celtic are well placed to compete both domestically and in Europe."All the teams will strengthen over the summer, we're the same - a couple of good signings in the door, hopefully some more bodies in as well," McGregor said. "We've signed two strikers, two really good players. It's good signs, positive steps and that is to add to what is a really good group already. We have the makings of a really good team. "The standard for us is trying to get to Champions League football - that's where we want to be, it takes the club to a different level."Visit our Celtic page for all the latest news, analysis and fan viewsGet Celtic news notifications in the BBC Sport app

Welsh boxer Niamh Brookes has missed out on a medal after being defeated by Canada's Amber-Jane Wall in the women's 51kg quarter-final in Glasgow.Brookes, 24, forced two standing counts to dominate the opening round but then faded.Wall bounced back to force one count in the second and two in the third to claim victory.Brookes had received a bye in the draw through to the quarter-finals so was competing in her first bout in Glasgow.Connor Williams is in the semi-finals so one Welsh boxer is guaranteed at least two medals.Owain Harris-Allan, Rosie Eccles, Orlando Holley-Sotomi and Daniel Pitt are also in quarter-final bouts on Wednesday.

Indianapolis Colts' quarterback Daniel Jones will be a full-go for the team's first training camp practice on Wednesday.Throughout the offseason, this seemed to be the way that things were trending, as Jones has flown through the rehab process as he worked his way back from an Achilles injury. During OTAs, he took part in the individual portion of practices and then did 7-on-7s in minicamp.As Shane Steichen has said, Jones' availability on Day 1 of training camp is a credit to the work he's put in, and his teammates have taken notice as well.When working out with Jones a few weeks ago, Josh Downs said he forgot that Jones was injured. "He looked so good out there," Downs said, via Colts.com.Bernhard Raimann added that Jones was around the building all offseason "doing the dirty work" every morning. Tyler Warren noted that throughout the recovery process, Jones' attitude has remained the same. "He's always been a player with an edge and a competitive spirit."Jones and the Colts' offense will look to recreate and then sustain the level of play that they were able to show through the first half of last season. Through 10 games, the Colts were 8-2 with Jones being one of the most productive quarterbacks in football, while the offense was among the highest-scoring units.This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts' Josh Downs, Tyler Warren on Daniel Jones' return from injury

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