Wolves: Wolves appointed Kenny Jackett as head coach yesterday after sacking manager Dean Saunders following the club’s relegation to League One. The 51-year-old former Welsh inter-national midfielder was most recently manager of Championship side Millwall, taking them to the FA Cup semi-finals last season in his 300th match in charge.

Brady: Robbie Brady is out of Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands. The Hull winger sat out training yesterday with groin trouble. Assistant manager Marco Tardelli confirmed Brady’s departure, which will mean he misses next Friday’s qualifier and the friendlies against Georgia and Spain either side of it.

Casillas: Jose Mourinho has traded his final blow in his battle with Iker Casillas, by excluding the Spain captain from tonight’s season-closer against Osasuna. Mourinho will leave Madrid after the game, bringing to an end a tumultuous three-year spell in charge. The Portuguese is respected for winning the title last season but has isolated sections of the supporters owing to his rift with one-club goalkeeper Casillas.

Tate: Swansea have granted long-serving defender Alan Tate a testimonial against his former club Manchester United. New Red Devils boss David Moyes is to send a Select XI to the Liberty Stadium on August 13 to mark the occasion.

Neymar: Neymar has signed an image rights partnership with the Doyen Group as he prepares to continue his career with Barcelona. Neymar, who is part of the Brazil squad to face England in a friendly tomorrow, has agreed to a deal between Doyen and his manage-ment company NR Sports until 2017.

French Cup final: Bordeaux vs Evian 3-2.