Author: Sports News UK
Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional footballer, scored his first goal in nearly four years at the age of 59 for Japanese third-tier side Fukushima United.Miura found the net in the 52nd minute to make it 5-0 to Fukushima in an eventual 7-0 win over Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on Saturday.It is his first competitive goal since netting for Suzuka PG, now Atletico Suzuka, against FC Osaka in November 2022.Dubbed ‘King Kazu’ in Japan, he is one of the country’s most loved sportsmen and was the face of the J League when it launched in 1993.He started his…
It looked like Mayo would be on the end of another defeat when David Clifford – widely considered one of the greatest players of his generation, perhaps even of all time – netted to put Kerry in control in the early stages.But Mayo dug deep and fought back, and trailed by a single point at half-time.Things changed four minutes after the restart when Darragh Beirne finished off a flowing move to put Mayo into a lead they would not relinquish. Kerry, as great champions do, never folded and there was a late scare as the pressure grew, but Mayo were…
Harry Milne, Jack Knight, Lewis Fraser and Bird had competed in the heats, with Richards, Jones and Melbourne-Smith coming into the final quartet.Fraser finished seventh in his 100m butterfly final, after earlier helping the relay squad.”When they asked me to step up for the team I didn’t even hesitate,” said Fraser.”I know that’s an individual event for me, but I always swim with the team on my back.”Theodora Taylor continued her impressive display in the pool by qualifying for the women’s 100m freestyle final.The 17-year-old, who won a relay bronze on Saturday, swam the fourth fastest time to make it…
Alexa Bliss is happy to see Charlotte Flair find success in WWE in ways other than championships this year. During her recent appearance on ESPN Vibe Check, host Samantha Rivera recalled Alexa Bliss appearing on the show last year with Charlotte Flair. Flair noted at the time that the highlight of her year was winning the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship with Bliss at SummerSlam 2025, and how the partnership helped her find herself again after her return. Since almost a year has passed since that moment, the host asked Alexa Bliss what the highlight of her WWE career has…
One of the most entertaining riders in the race was Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz of EF Education-Easypost. He toiled earlier in the race before coming into great form to claim the king of the mountains’ polka dot jersey. He won stage 18 and Saturday’s stage 20 after topping the race’s highest point first and after 5,450km of climbing.The green points jersey was awarded to Pedersen of Lidl-Trek, after tenacious riding on climbs he is not typically strong on to hoover up mid-stage points, alongside winning stage four.He beat a number of sprinters to the jersey, including Japser Philipsen of Alpecin-Premier Tech.…
Verstappen was unhappy with his car for much of the race, with regular complaints on team radio, but Red Bull pulled a masterstroke when they fitted soft tyres to his car at his second pit stop.The aim was to challenge Hamilton in the later laps after the seven-time champion made an early second stop with 40 laps still to go.It was heading towards a tense climax when Piastri’s retirement brought out the VSC.That prompted a late round of pit stops, Ferrari bringing in both their drivers and putting them behind Verstappen.Hamilton came out of the pits and passed Antonelli into…
For many fans, the most notable thing about former WWE star Gangrel’s career was his entrance, where he would emerge from the floor of the entrance ramp surrounded by fire. It was an entrance that, unfortunately, led to him getting burned for real. Appearing on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” Gangrel discussed the 2004 incident, which occurred while rehearsing his entrance for a match where he and Viscera would face The Undertaker. Gangrel revealed that the cause of it all was because WWE no longer used the lift they had for Gangrel’s original entrance, leading him to using the much…
Women’s Scottish Open final leaderboard-9 J Shin (Kor); -7 A Kim (Kor); -5 P Anannarukarn (Tha); -4 E Henseleit (Ger); -3 L Coughlin (US), M Yamashita (Jpn); -2 C Wannasaen (Tha)Selected others: -1 L Maguire (Ire); +2 N Korda (US); +10 C Hull (Eng)Full leaderboardJenny Shin survived a tricky final round to see off fellow South Korean A-Lim Kim and win the Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald.Shin hit three bogeys on the front nine in a three-over-par 75 to finish on nine under.Kim, who carded a fine 68, was two shots behind, with Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn a further two strokes…
Dexter Lumis isn’t wasting any time moving on from WWE. Just months after confirming his release, the former Wyatt Sicks member has already wrestled his first match since leaving the company, returning to his pre-WWE identity of Samuel Shaw. Lumis revealed the news himself on Instagram, sharing photos from Atomic Legacy Wrestling’s Star Spangled Slammer 10 event along with a simple message: “Back to work. @atomiclegacywrestling.” The comeback also featured a familiar face. Reunited with fellow former Wyatt Sicks member Joe Gacy, Shaw stepped back into the ring to face Martin Stone and Ripper Zbyszko. The reunion proved to be…
England captain Fran Williams said her team were “far from our best” in a heavy defeat by defending Commonwealth champions Australia.The Roses opened their campaign in Pool A with a 83-34 victory over Northern Ireland on Saturday.But they were outplayed on Sunday as Australia cruised to a 66-47 win at The Hydro in Glasgow.”That’s not the result we came for and not the performance,” Williams told BBC Radio 5 Live.”We didn’t cope well with their physicality. It’s really tough when a game blows out like that.”Australia started strongly, racing into an 18-11 lead after the first quarter and extending their…