German Touring Car Championship (DTM) team Mercedes HWA "has parted ways" with its Technical Dir and CEO GERHARD UNGAR following the team's "disappointing start" (SID, 5/8). ... Spanish football coach ALBERT ROCA has been named the head coach of El Salvador's national football team (MARCA, 5/8). ... The Rugby Football League named BLAKE SOLLY GM of elite competition of Super League. Solly will step down as RFL director of standards (RFL). ... BBC North's PAUL TYRRELL will advise Scottish League 1 Rangers "on its corporate communications." His interim role "will be to work with the club during a potentially very difficult few months." Before setting up his own consultancy, Tyrrell "led communications" for Liverpool, Everton and Man City (PROLIFIC NORTH, 5/8). ... Former Cricket New South Wales CEO DAVID GILBERT "is poised to return to sports administration as president of the Western Suburbs cricket club," the home of Test skipper MICHAEL CLARKE and fast bowler MITCHELL STARC. Gilbert, who represented Australia in nine Tests, "ended his 11-year reign as the head of CNSW in 2013 when he resigned after BRETT LEE publicly blamed him for the state's demise from its position as the powerhouse of domestic cricket" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 5/8). ... Australian Football League Brisbane Lions CEO MALCOLM HOLMES "has resigned" amid reports the club "is plummeting deeper into debt." Holmes "resigned following a meeting" on Thursday morning, "ending his four-year stint at the Lions" (AAP, 5/8).
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