Author: Sports News UK
Primoz Roglic moved into second in the general classification and closed the gap on leader Enric Mas by over 30 seconds as he finished fourth in the time trial on stage 18 at the Vuelta a Espana.The four-time Vuelta winner finished in a time of 35 minutes and 41 seconds to reduce the lead of Spaniard Mas, who came 12th, to one minute 37 seconds in the general classification. Slovenian Roglic, who rides for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, overtook Felix Gall in the standings after the Austrian came home in 25th position, 1:36 slower than his podium rival.Time trial specialist Stefan Kung…
Teo Davidov always has the upper hands. An amiable junior prodigy from Denver, the 16-year-old was the oddest sight at this year’s US Open, the only player in the tournament – man, woman or junior – who hits only forehands. To be clear: it’s not that he doesn’t have a backhand or can’t hit a backhand. He’s ambidextrous and so he doesn’t bother with them.It’s nothing personal. “To be honest, I like the traditional backhand-forehand,” he says. “I like the classiness of it. I like hitting backhands myself just to play around, just for fun.” He hits those from both…
The All Blacks have been at the forefront of rugby’s attempts to make an imprint in a notoriously tough sports market.Ireland memorably beat the All Blacks for the first time when the teams met in front of a capacity 60,000-strong crowd at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2016, with a 2025 rematch proving a similar commercial success.New Zealand have also staged matches against the United States – a 104-14 victory in front of about 40,000 fans in Washington, external – and Fiji – a 47-5 win before 33,217 in San Diego – in the country over the past decadeHowever Gilpin believes…
Nikki Storm has herself a match for the MLP Women’s Canadian Championship on Oct. 3. But who will she be facing? Storm won a four-way Winner’s Choice match two weeks ago and has decided to use that for a title opportunity. She will be getting that match against the current and inaugural champion Gisele Shaw at Northern Rising on Oct. 3. However, during the Winner’s Choice match, Storm distracted the referee when Kelly was getting a three count pin on the reigning champion. This match also included Dani Luna. In a recent backstage segment, Kelly was being interviewed about the…
France’s football leaders have proposed to seek ways to transform how Fifa is run after its national association became the latest to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino’s presidency.On Thursday, the French Football Federation (FFF) followed England, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Scotland in withdrawing support for Infantino over his aborted plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions – including the World Cup – to private investors.The FFF had pledged its support for Infantino in June before his investment proposal came to light.Infantino’s plan sparked a global outcry, with European football’s governing body Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions.Uefa, the…
A non-league club have condemned a person who has been approaching players to make transfer and wage offers while falsely claiming to be their manager.Gainsborough Trinity, who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division – in the seventh tier of English football, say the individual has contacted “a number of players” across different levels of the non-league pyramid.CEO Matt Boles said he wanted to make it “categorically clear” communication over potential deals had not been from manager Russ Wilcox or on behalf of the club.”We strongly condemn the actions of the individual responsible,” he said on the Gainsborough club…
They are competing on a testing course at Bernardus Golf near Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, which hosted the Dutch Open on the DP World Tour from 2021-23. It has a Surrey heathland feel, that can play like a seaside links in certain areas.But that fast running aspect has been compromised by the storms that lashed the layout on Wednesday. “I think it’s a great course for matchplay,” said Stark.”There are a lot of bunkers that you don’t really want to be in. You can have a lot of really long irons into par-four holes as well.”The par threes are also…
AEW remembered Andy “The Butcher” Williams with an emotional tribute during the opening moments of the September 9 episode of AEW Dynamite. The special Rebel Heart benefit show began with the live crowd and commentary team honoring the beloved wrestler and musician, who passed away on September 5 at the age of 48. The former AEW star collapsed during a match at an independent wrestling event in Millvale, Pennsylvania, and was later pronounced dead. AEW pays tribute to Andy ‘The Butcher’ Williams on Dynamite AEW commentary team remembered Andy Williams. Tony Schiavone spoke about the creative work and his personality…
Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.For the first time in 10 years the season began with a rematch of the Super Bowl, in which the Patriots were dominated by a Seahawks defence known as ‘the Dark Side’.Again they stepped up after Seattle lost quarterback Sam Darnold to a hip injury in the game’s opening drive, claiming three interceptions in the final quarter at Lumen Field.The Patriots went into a 10-0 lead, with rookie tight end Eli Raridon scoring the first touchdown of the…
AEW/Ryan Loco AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo promised to focus on his championship by defending it every week, despite holding a contract for an AEW World Championship shot he won in the Casino Gauntlet match at AEW All In London. He did just that on Wednesday’s edition of “AEW Dynamite,” where he defeated Beast Mortos. Mortos tried to get the jump on the champion to start off the match, but he couldn’t catch Andrade off guard. The men traded shoulder tackles until Andrade knocked his challenger out of the…