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Lionel Messi says “the pain is immense” and that it “will take time to heal” after Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain in the World Cup final.Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike saw Spain crowned world champions for a second time, ending Argentina’s defence of the title they won in 2022.Messi has now lost two World Cup finals after Argentina were defeated 1-0 by Germany in 2014.At 39 years old, Messi is unlikely to feature at the 2030 tournament, though he is yet to clarify his international future.”The pain is immense, and this wound will take time to heal. But I also hold…
Dalton Smith will defend his WBC light-welterweight belt for the first time on 24 October when he takes on mandatory challenger Alberto Puello.The 29-year-old British fighter will be roared on by the crowd in his home city of Sheffield for his 20th professional bout as he aims to extend his undefeated record.Smith became world champion for the first time in January thanks to a stunning stoppage of Subriel Matias in New York.His bout with Dominican former champion Puello was originally scheduled for June but had to be postponed when Smith suffered an injury in training.”I’m delighted the fight is finally…
Former England bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt has been appointed as assistant coach of Trent Rockets Women for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.Sciver-Brunt is England Women’s second-highest wicket-taker across all formats, claiming 335 scalps in 267 appearances, and played for Trent Rockets in the first three editions of The Hundred, making 19 appearances.The 41-year-old retired in 2023 and transitioned into working as a co-commentator and analyst, with this her first coaching role in her post-playing career.”The time has come for me to step back into a role within cricket. I’ve had a wild three years since retiring, trying to figure out…
WWE‘s Paige opens up about her time in All Elite Wrestling. Paige recently sat down for a chat with the Bella Twins on the Nikki and Brie Show at Fatatics Fest alongside AJ Lee. During the conversation, she opened up about her time in AEW between 2022 and 2025. She noted that while she enjoyed her time with the promotion, her heart wasn’t in it, and that she was always a WWE girl. “Well, I did go to AEW and you guys, I did have a great time there, but my heart wasn’t in it. I feel like you could…
Ever ambitious and eager to test new horizons, Keegan announced midway through the 1976-77 season that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the campaign.It brought some criticism from supporters, but was another example of deception never being part of Keegan’s character, allowing Liverpool time to line up Kenny Dalglish as his replacement.He went out on the highest high in his final game, running the great German defender Berti Vogts ragged as Liverpool won the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.Keegan left having scored 100 goals in 323 appearances.There was talk of a…
Former AEW star Ethan Page first arrived in WWE NXT at the end of May 2024. Over the next two years, he captured both the WWE NXT and North American Championships, and along the way, he was able to debut a custom version of the NA title based on his Canadian heritage. Speaking on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” Page shared his thoughts on that accolade. “[The idea] had nothing to do with me. It was presented to me,” Page said. “It was a fantastic idea, and there was a legitimate reveal to me, before…
Views varied among players as to whether he had breached Rule 8.1 by being heavy-footed around the area of his ball in the long grass to the right of the fifth hole during Friday’s second round.Several American golfers stood up for the LIV player, prime among them Scheffler, who insisted that DeChambeau is “not a cheater”.But this was not an issue over whether he deliberately cheated. The issue was whether he had broken a rule and officials deemed that it was a “clear-cut” breach.DeChambeau’s angry reaction, delaying signing his card and therefore denying the rest of the field knowledge of…
iPhone App Android App Send News Tip Leave Comment FollowUs To Stay Connected With Our Updates WWE Raw is set to return with a loaded episode on July 20, and Adam Pearce has revealed what fans can expect when the show heads to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. In a video posted to Instagram, the Raw General Manager confirmed that Seth Rollins will kick off the show, marking his first appearance since Saturday Night’s Main Event, where his attempt to take out Roman Reigns didn’t exactly go according to plan. Pearce also announced that Chad Gable will appear after…
Three days on from winning the T20 Blast title with The Blaze, Grace Ballinger, now of the Manchester Super Giants, takes a closer look at The Hundred which starts on Tuesday.New team names, new kits, new owners – the 2026 edition of The Hundred is here!Slightly earlier than last year, this edition of The Hundred kicks off in London on Tuesday, where two of the teams bought by IPL franchises, MI London and Sunrisers Leeds, will face each other at The Oval. The Hundred looks different to how it has for the past few years, and nobody, players included, really…
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli returned to winning ways at the Belgian Grand Prix with victory from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps. The Mercedes driver is now 45 points clear of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton at the top of the standings after team-mate George Russell was involved in a collision with Hamilton, who finished fourth, on the opening lap. Russell falls to third in the championship, 50 points adrift of Antonelli. Here are my ratings for how the drivers performed across the whole weekend in Belgium.Kimi Antonelli – 9.5/10A near-perfect weekend from Mercedes’ championship leader. Topped two out of the three practice sessions…