Author: Sports News UK
AEW Former AEW Women’s World Champion and TBS Champion Kris Statlander has done almost everything there is to do in AEW, including wrestling in some of the most violent matches in the history of its women’s division. And she’s decided to commemorate one of those matches with a unique tattoo. Speaking with “Daily Star,” Statlander revealed that she had recently gotten a tattoo on her back, in honor of a moment from the first ever Women’s Blood & Guts match last fall. “My scars that I got from taking…the bed…
Two nations, four points, one crazy World Cup day.There may be about 5,000 miles between the Netherlands and their former colony Curacao but the World Cup meant members of the Dutch royal family managed to see both sides play on Saturday.King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands were in Houston for a noon kick-off and saw the Dutch side power to an impressive 5-1 win over Sweden.A mere 800-mile trip north to Kansas City later and the royals were able to see Curacao claim their first ever World Cup point against Ecuador.All but one of the Curacao…
Fin Smith was only 12 years old at the time, but he will remember the thunderous viral hit put in by Saints legend Courtney Lawes on France fly-half Jules Plisson back in 2015., externalOn an adjacent patch of Twickenham pitch, Smith got a taste of something similar, being levelled by a flying Ethan Roots 25 minutes into the game., externalNo matter.Smith dusted himself down, got back to his feet and was undeterred in playing physical and flat to the line.He weighs in at less than 14 stone, but his appetite for the physical stuff is Jonny Wilkinson-esque at times.Six minutes…
Across his 72 caps, the Napoli hero has amassed 15 goals and two assists, but these figures do his contribution a disservice.He has been the man for the big occasion in so many matches. His first goal was a winner back in 2021 against Israel, it was his brace that famously downed Spain at Hampden, then of course we had that night against the Danes.Now at the World Cup, the expectation for him to turn matches – along with Tartan Army hero John McGinn – is immense.Against Haiti, where McTominay came within a post of a stunning goal, the BBC…
One of the more amusing sights at the Queen’s Club tournament each year comes before even entering the grounds. On the first day of play on Monday, a deluge of spectators invariably descend on Barons Court station, just 150 metres from the entrance.So many people passing through a tiny London Underground station naturally means long queues at the barriers. That congestion is not helped by many of them comically pausing in front of the gates to frantically search for their debit cards or desperately try to unlock their phones.The Queen’s Club crowd may not exactly be the target audience of…
Winger Jeremy Doku has been criticised for saying he wants to leave Belgium’s World Cup camp to be with his wife when she gives birth to their first child.Doku’s wife Shireen is due to give birth during the second week of July and he intends to return home even if the Red Devils are still in the tournament, which would then be at the quarter-final stage.”It’s my first child, so I would definitely want to be there,” the Manchester City forward, 24, told Reuters, external.”If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the…
Ryan Garner achieved a childhood dream in his hometown of Southampton with a dominant win over Michael Magnesi in an action-packed fight to claim the WBC interim super-featherweight title.The 28-year-old was the aggressor in the early stages at St Mary’s Stadium and came out on top in a number of brutal close-quarter exchanges.After 12 rounds of action, all three judges scored the fight in favour of ‘The Piranha’ – 116-112, 118-110 and 119-109.In holding the interim belt, Garner is now the number one contender to fight O’Shaquie Foster who holds the full WBC title in the division.”If it wasn’t for…
Kemp played in that dismal Ashes defeat but soon after her back troubles returned. It meant months of frustration, but time to work on her batting. She played a full summer for Hampshire, solely contributing with willow in hand.Gibson, meanwhile, missed the Ashes entirely. She, too, had a back injury and the inability to bowl allowed more time to work on her batting through the winter. In particular, she looked to improve her off-side game and in the final over on Saturday she twice slammed Scotland’s Priyanaz Chatterji through the covers.”I was very leg-side dominant in the past so trying…
A big title match is now set for WWE Night of Champions after Ricky Saints picked up a huge win on the June 19 episode of SmackDown. By defeating Carmelo Hayes, Saints earned a shot at Trick Williams and the United States Championship next week. Last week, WWE announced that the winner of Ricky Saints vs. Carmelo Hayes would get a US Title match against Trick Williams at Night of Champions. Meanwhile, Trick Williams has continued his impressive run on SmackDown. Since winning the United States Championship at WrestleMania 42, he has established himself as the fan favorite. Because of…
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson continued to work on her first-lap speed by competing in the 400m.Charlotte Henrich won her heat in a personal best of 51.20 seconds but Hodgkinson’s time of 51.62 was enough for her to also qualify for Sunday’s final (16:06 BST).Matthew Hudson-Smith, the 2024 Olympic 400m silver medallist, won his heat in 45.24 to become the fastest qualifier for the men’s final (15:48 BST).One of the stands has been named after the US-based Wolverhampton native for the national and European Championships.”I love being here,” he said. “I put the bat signal out yesterday, ‘I’m back in…