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Chris Jericho explains why he delivered a short promo in his AEW return. After nearly a year away from AEW television, Chris Jericho returned to Dynamite with a simply four-word statement for fans: “Winnipeg… AEW…I’m home.” During an interview with Close Up with Renee Paquette, Jericho revealed that his brevity was intentional in order to build further intrigue around his reappearance. “It was something that I had learned in in WWE where sometimes you don’t have to say a lot. And that’s why my promo was like two words,” Jericho said. “It’s a Pat Patterson thing. Why throw everything out…

England’s players will not have enough time to adapt to the challenges of playing at high altitude before they take on Mexico in their World Cup last-16 game, says head coach Thomas Tuchel.Harry Kane’s double against DR Congo booked England’s trip to Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium – which is around 7,200ft above sea level – on Monday, 6 July at 01:00 BST, in a match you can follow live across BBC TV, radio and online.At that altitude, the Earth’s barometric pressure is lower, making the air thinner and meaning less oxygen is taken into the bloodstream with each breath, which…

Four women in the post-1968 Open era have won singles titles on the slow red clay of Roland Garros and ­Wimbledon’s lightning-fast grass before their 20th birthdays. As Mirra Andreeva, the 19-year-old winner of last month’s French Open, walked on to Centre Court here on Wednesday to face Barbora Krejcikova – already a winner of both European grand slams – she had fair hopes of joining Maureen Connolly, Evonne Goolagong, Chris Evert and Steffi Graf on that list.Andreeva left with those hopes extinguished after a hard-fought three-set success for Krejcikova – the 2024 champion here – 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, but…

A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday.A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital’s health authority said on Wednesday.City authorities later reported that a 30-year-old man also died in an epileptic crisis.More than one million people took to the streets, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument in downtown, to mark the country’s first World Cup knockout win since 1986, the city government said.City Mayor Clara Brugada expressed her “most…

Etsuo Hara/Getty Images It’s safe to say that the relationship between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling star Yota Tsuji has been a tad frosty, with the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion’s lack of participation at Forbidden Door, and even calling for other New Japan stars to boycott the event. But after AEW owner Tony Khan responded to Tsuji’s comments with positive words about him at the post-Forbidden Door media scrum, a potential thaw may be forming. In an interview with Tokyo Spots, as transcribed by Fightful, Tsuji was asked about…

“Pssst!” The security staff at Wimbledon don’t do a lot of talking. The job of guarding Centre Court seems to be only a little less serious than standing sentry on Whitehall. But this guard, standing to attention outside the media centre in his blue peaked cap and freshly pressed jacket, has something to say to his colleague three feet away. “Pssst!” he whispers from out the side of his mouth. “Rashford’s starting.” His colleague shifted his eyes right while keeping his head straight ahead. “Rashford? Not Gordon?”Wimbledon is about the one corner of England that isn’t showing the game. You’re…

Nick Kyrgios swore at an umpire and said he did not care if he was fined as his return to Wimbledon ended in defeat in the men’s doubles.The Australian was contesting his first match at the All England Club since losing the 2022 final against Novak Djokovic, having been plagued by injury in recent years.The 31-year-old, who has a current world ranking of 899, was not offered a wildcard for the singles competition.Partnering Alexander Bublik in the doubles, the pair lost 6-3 6-4 to sixth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.The incident occurred after Kyrgios had his serve broken early…

Secret doggy paddling poolAryna Sabalenka has urged Wimbledon to reverse its policy that bans players from bringing their dogs into the grounds, but there is no suggestion that the All England Club doesn’t love our canine friends. In fact, it even has a secret doggy paddling pool – and doggy toilet area – behind Henman Hill. Mostly the pool is used by security dogs, but anyone with a guide dog is free to use it, and Wimbledon expects it to be popular with temperatures due to rise to 31C next week.As for Sabalenka, she has promised that her dogs will…

Mick Foley is officially done with his WWE Legends merchandising deal, but he isn’t leaving by throwing a chair through the door. He actually had a thank-you message for WWE, even while making it clear his next chapter is going to run through AEW. Foley took to Instagram and said his long merchandising relationship with WWE had come to an end as his legends deal had finally expired, bringing an end to a 30-year relationship. “A MESSAGE FOR WWE – as of this day, I am no longer under a Legends merchandising contract, and have a message for @wwe at…

Further talks then took place before a deal was struck shortly before 17:00 BST, with players seen leaving a meeting at the Vale Resort headquarters just outside Cardiff.”Media access was postponed today due to ongoing negotiations between WRU representatives and the Welsh Rugby Players Association around employment terms for the new Nations Championship competition,” read a joint statement between the WRU and WRPA.”These negotiations have now been concluded to the satisfaction of all parties. “Training preparations for the upcoming match against Fiji at the Cardiff City Stadium have not been affected. Everyone involved is looking forward to a positive result…