Toronto is set to become the latest city to have a club in English domestic rugby league, with former Great Britain coach Brian Noble taking charge of the Canadian team. The plans, which have been two years in the making, will be unveiled in Toronto and linked by video to the Centre for Canadian Studies at the University of Leeds on Wednesday. The proposals would see a Toronto-based side enter Kingstone Press League One, the third-tier of the professional game, in 2017.Noble, one of the most successful coaches in Super League following his stint at Bradford from 2000-06, will be confirmed as the new clubs director of rugby, with ex-Leigh boss Paul Rowley becoming the first head coach. Jenna Brooks rounds up all the latest news from Super League The project, which is the brainchild of Canadian entrepreneur Eric Perez, has the official backing of the Rugby Football League and received overwhelming support from the clubs.The first Canadian trans-Atlantic pro sports team is expected to play home games at Lamport Stadium in blocks of three or four and go on the road for a similar length of time in the UK.It is thought the team will initially be based in England and draw on players currently in the Championship and League One but the long-term aim will be to use players from the Canadian domestic competition and it could even become a stepping stone for a team in the United States to follow suit.Both Canada and the US have international teams and the latter have qualified for the 2017 World Cup under Leeds coach Brian McDermott. The Canadians say they regularly attract crowds of 7,000 for international matches at the Lamport Stadium. Also See: Rugby League on Sky Fixtures and results Follow @SkySportsRL Pundits DeMarcus Cousins Jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Jacob Evans Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.cheapwarriorsjerseysstore.com/ . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. Cheap Warriors Jerseys . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Cheap Swingman Warriors Jerseys . LUCIE, Fla. DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have hired Lloyd McClendon as hitting coach and Leon Durham as assistant hitting coach.The moves were announced Friday.McClendon is returning for his second stint with the Tigers after serving as bullpen coach in 2006 and hitting coach in 2007-13 before managing the Seattle Mariners for two seasons. He managed the Tigers Triple-A affiliate in Toledo this season, guiding the team to a 68-76 record. He alsso managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2001-05.ddddddddddddDurham has been a minor league coach for the Tigers for 16 years.McClendon, a Gary, Indiana, native, played 16 seasons with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Pirates.Durham played 10 seasons with St. Louis, the Cubs and the Reds. ' ' '