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Northern Ireland Football League CEO Gerard Lawlor has said member clubs “cannot continue doing the same things” after falling to 51st in Uefa’s association coefficient rankings.Iberia 1999’s 1-1 draw at home to Mjallby in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday night moved Georgia’s domestic league up the standings, dropping Northern Ireland out of the crucial top 50. While NIFL have said that their “final position remains subject to UEFA’s rankings and access arrangements”, as it stands that would mean the Irish Premiership will have only three European spots in the 2028-29 season.Currently the Irish Premiership’s top two and Irish Cup…

Alice Crowley discusses being selected for the opportunity. Fightful’s Luis Pulido conducted an interview with Alice Crowley. They dove into her being added to the 2026 CMLL Women’s Grand Prix field. Crowley talked about Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling owner Scott D’Amore suggesting her for the opportunity. “I can’t even put into words, you know; it’s the same thing. I just, I can’t believe Scott picked me out of everyone else on the roster honestly, and it’s not because I think that I don’t work hard enough for it, but it’s just because our roster is made up of such talented…

Boulter struggled on serve in the opening two sets, winning just 60% points behind her first serve, hitting four double faults, and facing seven break points, but grew into the match, finding success when stepping inside the baseline to put pressure on the 23-year-old Croat.Broken in her opening service game, Boulter was gifted a route back into the first set at 4-2 when Ruzic double-faulted on break point. However, Ruzic immediately hit back, winning the next four games.Boulter wrested back control in an increasingly scrappy second set, saving two break points in the third game to avoid going a double-break…

Michael Carrick is never short of advice around how he should do his job as head coach of Manchester United.Few of his players divide opinion quite so much as skipper Bruno Fernandes.So, it stands to reason there are a variety of views around whether Fernandes should be dropped for Sunday’s vital Premier League game against Bournemouth at Old Trafford.Former Everton and Rangers striker Duncan Ferguson has no doubts.”It is a big problem for Michael,” he told The Overlap podcast. “Put people in the team you trust. Your captain has thrown you under the bus. If you don’t think he is…

Our TNA iMPACT results for tonight feature Avery Styles vs. Joe Alonzo, Jason Hotch vs. Mustafa Ali in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the TNA International Championship, Rich Swann vs. KC Navarro vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Fabian Aichner in a match to determine the number one contender for the TNA X-Division Championship, and more. TNA iMPACT Card We’ll hear from Allie & Kiera Hogan Avery Styles vs. Joe Alonzo Jason Hotch (c) vs. Mustafa Ali — TNA International Title 2-out-of-3 Falls Match Rich Swann vs. KC Navarro vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Fabian Aichner — TNA X-Division Title #1 Contender’s Match…

Newcastle paid Al-Ahli £9.5m in compensation, external to get Jaissle after he had led the Saudi club to consecutive Asian Champions League crowns.Expectations were high when the former Red Bull Salzburg boss arrived on Tyneside shortly before the start of the season with a strong record of success at his previous clubs in Saudi Arabia and Austria. Yet Jaissle, 38, is very much unproven in the Premier League.Seventy-nine days into his reign, it is fair to say the former Red Bull Salzburg boss is still trying to put his own stamp on the team after Howe’s long tenure.Jaissle has issues…

The wrestling fan who got cracked in the head by Tiger Jeet Singh’s saber apparently isn’t angry about it at all. In fact, the 38-year-old says getting attacked by the 82-year-old wrestling legend was basically a dream come true — and he’s actually disappointed the blade didn’t leave him with a scar. Speaking to Tokyo Sports after attending the October 21 Strong Style Pro Wrestling event at Korakuen Hall, the fan opened up about the bizarre incident for the first time. He revealed that when he saw Singh charging toward him at the October 17 show, his first reaction wasn’t…

Wales’ record-breaker Jess Fishlock has been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame as she prepares to bring the curtain down on her landmark career.Fishlock, 39, is set to retire from club football at the end of the season having already stepped away from the international game with more appearances and goals than any other Welsh player.She was hailed as the country’s “best ever footballer”, as she was honoured alongside Chris Coleman, the manager who oversaw Wales’ historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals.At a gala event in Cardiff, inductions also included former Swansea City forward Alan Curtis and…

And the DRC’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said in a statement last week that “giving (Rwanda President) Paul Kagame this platform would help polish the image of an authoritarian leader whose government has helped fuel a devastating war in our country”.She pointed out that the US had sanctioned the Rwandan army and four senior officers for their role in destabilising the region, conducting military operations inside the DRC and supporting, training and fighting alongside the M23 rebel group.She added that F1 “should require credible, independent guarantees that no money used to host the race comes from conflict-linked…

WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella is helping when it comes to social media. Per a report by WrestleVotes: Nikki Bella has been drawing praise within WWE as of late, with her social media numbers continuing to impress. Once noted that they wouldn’t be surprised to see the company put a bigger spotlight on Bella going forward. Nikki has a WWE Women’s Championship match booked for the Oct. 30 SmackDown against the current champion, Chelsea Green. Green does defend against Roxanne Perez first, this Friday. Nikki Bella has been drawing praise within WWE as of late, with her social media…