La Liga side Valencia President LAYHOON CHAN resigned from her position with the club, effective July 1. Valencia announced the news in a statement. Current CEO ANIL MURTHY will take over as president. Layhoon became Valencia's president on Dec. 2, 2014, after Owner PETER LIM's takeover (EL CONFIDENCIAL, 4/10). ... Chinese Table Tennis Association Chair CAI ZHENHUA was "unanimously re-elected" president of the Asian Table Tennis Union. The 55-year-old was first elected to the post in '09 (XINHUA, 4/10). ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced RICHARD HUTTON, son of former England captain LEN HUTTON, as its new president. The 74-year-old, who played in five Tests for England, succeeds JOHN HAMPSHIRE, who died last month, aged 76 (SKY SPORTS, 4/10). ... Starwood Hotels & Resorts VP/Global Partnerships DANA ROSENBERG "will leave" in June. Rosenberg was a '16 SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40" honoree (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 4/10 issue). ... Canadian Football League team Edmonton Eskimos fired VP/Football Operations & GM ED HERVEY. He was in the "final year of his deal," but the team decided to "terminate Hervey after the two sides had reached an impasse in contract negotiations" (CP, 4/7).
MANAGERS/COACHES: Serie A side Genoa sacked Manager ANDREA MANDORLINI and "replaced him" with former coach IVAN JURIC. Juric made a "reasonable start to life at the club" following his appointment last June, but "a run of seven defeats from nine" left Genoa in 16th place when the 41-year-old left (PA, 4/10). ... Super Rugby side St. Helens parted company with head coach KEIRON CUNNINGHAM. He spent 24 years at the club "as a player and on the coaching staff," and has a statue outside the home ground. Cunningham, 40, played 496 times for the club during his career and "had been in charge for more than two years" (BBC, 4/10). ... Former England and Arsenal captain TONY ADAMS was appointed head coach of La Liga side Granada until the end of the season. Adams replaced LUCAS ALCARAZ, who was sacked on Monday after a 3-1 home defeat by Valencia (BBC, 4/10).
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