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Last week, England midfielder Jude Bellingham was not sent off despite covering his mouth while speaking to Ghana’s Jordan Ayew.Before the tournament, Fifa’s head of referees Pierluigi Collina explained players were permitted to hide their mouth if engaging in “friendly conversations”.He said the new law was designed for “confrontational” interactions.The decision to implement this new rule was taken during a special meeting of the law-making International Football Association Board (Ifab) in Vancouver in April.Fifa president Gianni Infantino had previously spoken in support of such a punishment being rolled out, saying referees should work from a “presumption” that players have said…
Ethan Miller/Getty Images AEW and NJPW have had a working relationship for years, with stars appearing in both promotions on various occasions and an annual cross-promotional pay-per-view, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Earlier this year, NJPW came under new ownership when Bushiroad Inc. sold all its shares to TV Asahi. During the media call ahead of this year’s Forbidden Door, Tony Khan addressed the sale and what it means for AEW’s relationship with the promotion going forward. “It’s definitely something to keep an eye on, and it has not changed any of the day-to-day work…
Serena Williams walked up to the baseline down match point aware that it would not have been a tragedy for her to lose one more point. Four years on from her last singles appearance as a professional tennis player, the 44-year-old had been competitive against a talented young opponent and she had fought hard for every point. Some would say that she could not have asked for more from herself.However, Williams has always asked the world of herself, and for so much of her 31-year career she has successfully delivered those lofty goals. One point from defeat in the second…
Pandur made an early professional debut for top-flight outfit Rijeka at the age of just 19 having been a youth cap for his country.It earned him a move to Serie A with Verona the following year, saving two penalties on his debut in a Coppa Italia win over Venezia.However, he would only make 11 appearances there before joining Fortuna on loan with an option to buy and quickly established himself as first choice, as well as earning a permanent move to the Dutch top flight.Only six months into a four-year contract, Pandur was sold to Hull and, although it took…
England manager Thomas Tuchel had revealed that his team will follow his predecessor Sir Gareth Southgate’s penalty shootout blueprint at the World Cup.Tuchel’s side face DR Congo in their first knockout game of the tournament on Wednesday, a scenario that opens up the potential for penalties.The match, which kicks off in Atlanta at 17:00 BST, is live on BBC One and iPlayer.Prior to Southgate’s appointment as manager in 2016, the national team had a poor record in major tournament shootouts – winning just one of seven.But under Southgate, England took their penalty preparations to a new level which resulted in…
At 12.30pm on the second day of the 2026 championships Katie Swan ended Britain’s wait for a first singles victory as she marked her long-awaited return to the All England Club with a battling straight-sets win over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu.After a dismal opening day on which the 10 home players who completed their matches were beaten, the wildcard ensured there would be no repeat of the unwanted statistic, overcoming Begu 6-4, 6-4 on Court 16 to become the first Briton into the second round, where she will play Madison Keys. It was the 27-year-old’s first Wimbledon appearance in three years…
Tonight’s WWE NXT airing June 30, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. The post-WWE NXT Great American Bash show sees WWE NXT Tag Team Champions The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) defend their titles against AAA’s Galeno and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Plus, AAA Latin American Champion El Hijo del Vikingo will defend his title against EK Prosper. The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the CW and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live,…
Former Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is nearing a move to Paris FC, having been offered a two-year contract with the option of a further season.The 41-year-old is expected to make a swift return to management after lasting less than four months at Stamford Bridge, having been appointed as Enzo Maresca’s successor in January and sacked in April.Paris FC, owned by the Arnault family with a minority stake held by energy drinks company Red Bull, have opted to delay pre-season by a week as they finalise the appointment of a successor to Antoine Kombouare, who led the club to an 11th-place…
The shapes and the silhouettes are the same. The movements are effortlessly familiar. The way she gathers the ball before she serves: not so much bouncing it as toying with it, batting it around her ankles, as if considering what an appropriate punishment might be. All this is as it ever was, like the words of a song you know by heart. So why does it still feel so strange?It is a little before half past seven on a warm Wimbledon night when Serena Williams comes back from the dead. And no, this is not literally true (although she has…
Raquel Rodriguez has become the number one contender to Sol Ruca’s WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship. On the June 29 episode of Raw, Rodriguez defeated former champion, Maxxine Dupri. The final moments had Dupri try to capitalize on her momentum with another kick but Rodriguez caught her. Rodriguez landed the Tejana Bomb for the win. The new Queen, IYO SKY, was on this week’s show after winning the crown over the weekend against Liv Morgan. She had immediately chosen Morgan as her opponent at SummerSlam. SKY celebrating out in the ring quickly became an ambush as Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez joined…