Author: Sports News UK
The team’s relationship with the ICC has been far from straightforward.Since escaping Afghanistan in 2021, the players have accused the governing body of ignoring them and failing in its duty of care.Meanwhile, the Afghanistan men’s team has retained full ICC membership despite the country’s inability to meet the membership requirement of supporting a women’s national side.In April 2025, the ICC, together with the cricket boards of England, Australia and India, announced a joint programme to provide financial support for the players.The funding has enabled the squad to train in an elite performance environment over the past year, with two cricket…
Serena Williams will face Australia’s Maja Joint at Wimbledon in her long-awaited return to singles competition after four years of retirement, a match between two players born nearly 25 years apart.Joint, a talented 20-year-old who won Eastbourne last year, has struggled badly with this year, compiling a 3-15 record. The winner of their first round match could face the in-form Filipino 25th seed, Alexandra Eala.A meeting with Iga Swiatek, the third seed and defending champion, awaits in round three, with the Pole opening her title defence against Taylor Townsend. They have been drawn in the bottom half of the draw,…
During the 25-minute women’s draw ceremony at the All England Club, the wait for the appearance of one name – and its placing – brought a sense of anticipation like none of the other 127.Williams popped up midway through the draw, in an intriguing section which also features Swiatek.Ever since 23-time singles Grand Slam champion Williams finally confirmed she was going to return to singles action, there was deep intrigue about what sort of challenge she would face.As a wildcard entry, Williams could have been drawn against one of the world’s leading players – such as top seed Aryna Sabalenka…
Wrestling gimmicks can range from playful to absolutely absurd. A look back into history shows one case of the latter. A post on social media from earlier this year went viral all over again, racking up more than 14 million views on Twitter/X alone. The post recalled a luchador from the 1970s who once wrestled under the name “El Nazi.” Much like his name suggests, the luchador wore a full spandex suit adorned with a swastika in the middle of it. Other attire featured El Nazi wearing the Stahlhelm (German helmet) with an iron cross on it. The story of…
Nothing sharpens the distinction between professional athletes and the rest of us like a week of truly hot weather. While we’re apologetically crying off long-in-the-diary engagements – so sorry, just can’t face it in this weather – elite sportspeople are blinking the rivulets of sweat out of their eyes while squinting under a hot and heavy helmet, then doing 22-yard sprints with a couple of kilos of padding strapped to their legs.As one of nature’s non-athletes, I speak not only with admiration but with genuine wonder. My experience of the past week has been working out how not to do…
Celtic have announced that Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham and Stephen McManus will continue to work under manager Martin O’Neill next season.O’Neill’s return on a permanent basis was confirmed on 11 June, with the 75-year-old agreeing a one-year contract with the option for a further year.Maloney and McManus stepped up from other roles within the club to assist O’Neill during his two interim stints last term, while former Huddersfield Town boss Fotheringham was added to the group.Coach Gavin Strachan has recently departed for a post at West Bromwich Albion.Having replaced Brendan Rodgers, then Wilfried Nancy, O’Neill, who first managed the club…
The latest audience figures are available for the June 23, 2026 episode of WWE NXT on The CW Network, showing a modest week-to-week increase. According to Programming Insider, WWE NXT on June 23, 2026 drew 668,000 viewers on The CW Network, with a 0.11 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the June 16, 2026 episode drew 610,000 viewers with a 0.09 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, an increase of ↑ 58,000 viewers and up by ↑ 0.02 in the demo. Compared to the same week in 2025, WWE NXT drew 729,000 viewers and a 0.16 demo rating…
Draper will be joined in the last four in Eastbourne by 23-year-old lucky loser Toby Samuel.One day after earning his first ever win on the ATP tour, Samuel, the world number 142 who was ranked outside the world’s top 1000 just 12 months ago, claimed the biggest win of his career by ousting 45th-ranked Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo.While Cerundolo stunned world number one Jannik Sinner at the French Open last month, Briton Samuel made his tour-level debut as he exited in the first round at Roland Garros.But, after securing a 6-3 6-4 victory, he is set for a maiden tour-level…
How high is Williams’s level?Serena Williams left it until the last minute to take the final available singles wildcard at Wimbledon and dramatically escalate her comeback from retirement. It is hard to imagine this was all part of her master plan. If she knew she was ready to compete against the best in the world from the beginning of the grass court season, Williams would have surely tested the waters at Queen’s Club or in Berlin, rather than playing doubles. But here she is, unable to resist the pull of Wimbledon, where she has won seven times in singles. Williams’s…
On Thursday, New Zealand won a crucial toss and cashed in on perfect batting conditions, with England forced to work with the ball in the extreme heat.But after captain Latham was out for 151 and Conway fell for 157, Rachin Ravindra and Henry Nicholls were dismissed by the final two deliveries of the day to raise England’s hopes.And, under Stokes, England have form for winning despite conceding a huge first-innings total.In Test history, 18 teams have been beaten after posting 500 in their first innings. The last three defeats have been inflicted by England – New Zealand here, then Pakistan…