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Jones’ father Ivor and uncle Bryn both played for Wales, with his uncle’s transfer from Wolves to Arsenal for £14,500 in 1938 a world record at the time.Jones played 580 club games in an 18-year career between 1952 and 1970.After starting with his home club Swansea, where he scored 54 goals in 193 appearances in all competitions, Jones transferred to Tottenham for £35,000 in 1958.Jones scored 159 goals in 378 games in all competitions for Spurs and is considered one of their greatest players.He left White Hart Lane for Fulham in 1968.Jones was inducted into the National Football Hall of…
Russell, 68 points behind Antonelli in the championship, did not do any media interviews on Friday – only one driver from each team was required to do so. He ended up 0.274secs ahead of Antonelli, who did not take part in the first session as reserve driver Frederik Vesti was driving in one of the mandated junior driver days.Antonelli, who had traffic on his fastest lap, said: “The tyres are overheating quite a lot. Just trying to find the best balance. With only one lap, it is always difficult, but overall there is still quite a bit of work to…
Silverstone will host a round of the World Endurance Championship next year.The six-hour race becomes the ninth event on the 2027 WEC calendar released on Friday,, external which also includes the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. The series has rediscovered its popularity since the introduction of new ‘hypercar’ rules for the top class of cars in 2021 – with manufacturers including Ferrari, Peugeot, Alpine, BMW, Toyota, Genesis, Cadillac and Aston Martin.Silverstone’s 5.891km track is loved by drivers and fans for its fast, sweeping corners and will be a test for cars in the WEC, which also includes showroom-style LMGT3 cars.…
Shotzi wants to prove she can represent a major pro wrestling company as the face of the promotion. Shotzi Blackheart recently spoke with WrestleZone’s Ella Jay about joining the MLW roster. The Ballsy Badass was asked whether she has noticed any differences between WWE’s way of filming TV and how MLW handles tapings. Instead, Shotzi said the experiences are fairly similar, highlighting how both shows really understood the direction she wanted to take her character. “I’ll be honest with you, doing MLW tapings is very similar to going to TV for WWE. Obviously, MLW is not live, but we do…
Weir joined from Manchester City in 2022 but was sidelined for a year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee while playing for Scotland against Belgium in September 2023.”With your support and that of my team-mates, managers, staff, friends and family, I overcame my knee injury, the biggest setback in my career,” she said on Instagram.”You also gave me the freedom to become the player and person I am today. For that, I will always be grateful.”The news of her departure comes two days after she captained Scotland to top spot in their World Cup qualifying group,…
Two of WWE’s top stars, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton, could be nearing a return as the promotion gears up towards SummerSlam. McIntyre and Orton have been away from WWE television since losing to Jacob Fatu and Cody Rhodes, respectively, at WrestleMania 42 in April. But, it seems that the duo may be coming back to WWE soon, as per “WrestleVotes on Fightful Select.” The outlet has claimed that a WWE document has indicated that the two former world champions are part of WWE’s plans for SummerSlam, which will be held on August 1…
Foketi, 31, was born in New Zealand before his family moved to Australia.He played for Australia Under-20s and made his Super Rugby debut for Melbourne Rebels in 2014 before leaving to play for French side Bayonne later that year.Foketi returned to New Zealand where he played a couple of seasons for Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup competition before linking up with the NSW Waratahs from 2018 until 2025.Foketi was given his first Australia cap as a replacement in the 29-28 defeat against Wales in Cardiff in November 2021, before appearing three times in the 2023 World Cup…
Wimbledon will avoid the threat of player protests at this year’s tournament after representatives of the world’s leading tennis stars revealed they recognise the significant prize money increase offered by the All England Club.“Leading players from the ATP and WTA Tours welcome Wimbledon’s 2026 prize money announcement as a genuine and significant step forward – the 20% increase is the largest single-year uplift in the tournament’s history and a meaningful signal of intent,” the player group said in a statement.“Players want to see Wimbledon continue to thrive and support the investment the tournament makes in the game. The question has…
Gasly committed two ‘offences’. The other drivers in addition to Russell were McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Gasly’s team-mate Franco Colapinto.Hamilton’s penalty did not affect his second place as Ferrari managed to serve it in a way that did not penalise him in terms of track position during a safety-car period.Piastri, who has been dropped to fifth by Gasly’s reinstatement, lost three places in serving his penalty.The verdict published by the stewards into the right of review hearing said that they had questioned the number of penalties for speeding when the third one occurred.The statement said: “Race control…
RVD doesn’t see Matt Riddle as a ripoff of him whatsoever, but the Whole F’n Show definitely sees the influence. During his 1 of a Kind podcast, RVD responded to a fan who asked if Riddle was a good “RVD ripoff.” The WWE Hall of Famer pushed back on that label and made it clear he sees Riddle more as someone influenced by him, not someone trying to be him. “A good RVD ripoff? Yeah, I I would consider him a good inspiration from RVD, you know, a lot of similarities, but definitely a lot of differences as well. So…