Author: Sports News UK
Teddy Long believes wrestling has plenty of talent in 2026, but he still thinks WWE needs Vince McMahon back in the picture. While speaking to Inside The Ring, Long said today’s wrestlers are heavily affected by creative direction. He argued that one bad segment can damage someone’s career, especially when the wrong people are in charge. “Got a lot of talent out there now, you know, and some guys are doing great and some guys are not. And it’s based on the creative people, the people that are in charge of what you do out on that TV. That’s how…
England’s players have organised a team-bonding dinner in Miami after Thomas Tuchel gave them time off from their gruelling Florida pre-World Cup training camp.Having arrived at their base in West Palm Beach on 1 June, the players have completed a number of intense training sessions in the searing heat as they look to prepare themselves for the hot and humid conditions they are likely to face during the tournament held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.And the trip to Miami will provide a final opportunity for them to unwind before flying on Saturday to Kansas City, where they will…
It is a dilemma plenty of people in the UK will be wrestling with over the next few weeks – stay up for the match, or catch up the morning after.But how do you find out what’s happened overnight at the World Cup without any spoilers?Well, we are giving you the chance to do that via bbc.co.uk/nospoilers.This page will take you direct to a World Cup highlights page on BBC iPlayer, which will have highlights for every match without telling you who has won.It might give you a hint as to what’s happened – if there has been a seven-goal…
Aalyah Mysterio is training. According to Rey Mysterio, Aalyah is currently training full time in the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Aalyah has also trained with Natalya and Tyson Kidd at their dungeon. Aalyah is the Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and sister of former two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio. Speaking on the Six Feet Under podcast, Rey stated the following: “Just recent news we’ve been going back-and-forth trying to see if Aalyah was motivated enough to go up to the PC and dedicate some time to training, like full-time. She tried it out one time…
This already feels like a very different summer for Newcastle.Whereas the Alexander Isak saga dragged on until Newcastle buckled and sold the Swede to Liverpool for £125m on deadline day, this time around, the club agreed to let Gordon go to Barcelona before the window even officially opened.Similarly, whereas Newcastle spent £55m to make Anthony Elanga their first signing of last summer, this time around, the club have pivoted away from the Premier League proven market with their opening moves of the window.Newcastle have always targeted players from the continent, as well as those with top-flight experience, but Jaouen’s arrival…
Serena Williams’s first tournament since coming out of retirement has ended prematurely after her partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw from the Queen’s Club tournament after injuring her knee when slipping on the grass in her singles match on Wednesday.Williams made a sensational return to competition at 44 after a four-year absence on Tuesday alongside Mboko as the pair defeated the third seeds Nicole Melichar Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2. The pair were scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund on Thursday afternoon.Mboko, the third seed at Queen’s Club, played her opening singles match a day later…
In 2024, Evans sacrificed the 500 ranking points he had won at the Washington Open the previous year to partner fellow Briton Andy Murray for his final tournament at the Paris Olympics.The pair lost in the quarter-finals in what was the last match of Murray’s illustrious career.”Representing Great Britain in both Davis Cup and the Olympics remains the greatest honour of my career and something I will cherish for the rest of my life,” added Evans, who played 28 Davis Cup ties for Great Britain.Evans, who was suspended for a year after testing positive for cocaine in 2017, thanked his…
Wimbledon has announced the biggest prize money increase in the history of the Championships, but the rise may not appease the top tennis players in dispute with the grand slam tournaments.The All England Club revealed a prize money purse of £64.2m, a 20% increase from last year and a £10.7m rise. The increase represents, according to the players, roughly 15% of the revenue generated by the Championships.This figure is unlikely to appease the player group, which had pushed for a 16% revenue share in meetings with the All England Club during the French Open, which would have translated to slightly…
Shaun Edwards’ departure from France’s national team is being negotiated, with the fabled defence coach set to be without a role a year out from the Rugby World Cup.The 59-year-old’s exit is complicated by the 18 months remaining on his contract and France’s desire to protect confidentiality around tactics.France have won the Six Nations three times during Edwards’ stint, but they conceded more tries than any other team apart from bottom side Wales en route to the 2026 title.Edwards has been absent from France’s training camps since the tournament, while relations between the Wigan and Great Britain rugby league legend…
Outside of his playing days in football, former NFL player Lyle Alzado once starred in a sitcom about a teacher who moonlights as a masked pro wrestler. Alzado, who had a highly successful 18-year career in the NFL, turned to the world of acting following his playing days. In 1988, the former pro starred in a sitcom titled Learning the Ropes. In it, he played a high school teacher who moonlighted as a masked professional wrestler, and had to keep his identity secret. The show featured various NWA stars at the time as guest stars, and ran for one season,…