Author: Sports News UK
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…
Twelve months ago, Grigor Dimitrov suffered one of the most devastating nights of his career at Wimbledon.The 35-year-old Bulgarian left Centre Court in tears after he was forced to retire because of a pectoral injury when leading world number one Jannik Sinner by two sets last year.From being on the verge of a spectacular victory, Dimitrov instead retired from a match at a fifth consecutive Grand Slam as physical issues continued to plague him.The nature of the injury also left him doubting if he would ever fully recover.This year, the emotions were very different.Now back to full health, Dimitrov claimed…
Alexander Zverev’s serve is at once among the most potent and also the most perplexing weapons in tennis. When it is working as it should, which is about 98% of the time, the German feels all but unbreakable. And in whatever time is left, it can all fall apart.Zverev, who was the No 3 seed last year, managed to succumb to Arthur Rinderknech in the first round, in a match that stretched to two days, despite hitting 76% of his first serves – the best strike-rate in the tournament – and winning all but three of 28 service games. “Dominant…
Jarell Quansah and Reece James missed training as England’s right-back issues mount before their World Cup last-32 match against DR Congo on Wednesday. Quansah came off with a twisted ankle in England’s 2-0 win over Panama in their final group game on Saturday, with Djed Spence coming on to replace the Bayer Leverkusen defender. The former Liverpool player had come into the side for his World Cup debut after Chelsea defender James was ruled out with a hamstring injury sustained in the 0-0 draw with Ghana in England’s second group game.England manager Thomas Tuchel has previously said James could be…
Alex de Minaur has enjoyed the perfect launch to his latest bid to reach a grand slam final with an encouraging win over Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga.The Australian No 1 was stretched by an hour-long opening set but once he shook off his nerves, got his feet moving and found his groove, he raced to victory on Tuesday.Winning 12 games out of 13 after the first set tiebreak, the 27-year-old earned a 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 6-0 victory, wrapping up the final two sets in 52 minutes.“A little bit of a nervy start,” said the fifth seed. “Never easy starting an…
Fashion-inspired arrivals are not new in tennis, with Naomi Osaka recently dazzling crowds with her on-court outfits.The former world number one from Japan arrived for her opening match at SW19 in an elegant, full-length kimono – entirely white to adhere to the tournament’s rules.That was after the 28-year-old sparkled in a glittering gold tennis dress that resembled “the Eiffel Tower at night” at the French Open and a spectacular jellyfish-inspired outfit at January’s Australian Open.Novak Djokovic has also stepped up his fashion game at this year’s Wimbledon, although he stopped short of wearing a full suit and opted for a…
Racket repairs – while you waitWhile thousands of fans shuffle around the grounds and soak up Wimbledon’s familiar mood of British unflappability, behind the scenes there is a hive of activity to keep the show on the road. Nowhere more so than at the restringing facility, which processed a record 6,565 rackets at last year’s tournament – an average of nearly 500 per day. “The balls change slightly every year,” says Josh Sillick, on the stall run by the tournament’s official “restringing partner” Babolat. “If they get fluffier more quickly, then the players have to hit them harder, and heat…
A day before turning out for Derbyshire village side, Fuchs had resigned from his role as head coach of Newport County.While Fuchs’ first senior managerial role saw him win just nine of 31 matches in charge of the Exiles, he got off to a victorious start in cricket whites.Bowling first, Fuchs returned figures of 2-20 from his 3.2 overs and also contributed to a run out as Grindleford dismissed Riverside Notts for 150.”His bowling, he was throwing it but it was alright,” Mahmood laughed. “It was his first game, so it is what it is. We gave him the benefit…
WWE At WrestleMania 41, WWE Manager Paul Heyman famously betrayed CM Punk and Roman Reigns to align himself with Seth Rollins, who would emerge victorious over both men in the main event of night one. In that moment, Heyman’s newest faction, The Vision, was born with Rollins at the helm, and though “The Oracle’s” actions were one of the main headlines coming out of WrestleMania, behind the scenes, he was going through a medical emergency. Speaking on “Insight” with Chris Van Vliet, Heyman revealed that he usually suffers from an…
The BBC’s director of sport has insisted that he wanted Andrew Castle to stay as part of the Wimbledon’s commentary team amid the fallout from the broadcaster’s departure.Alex Kay-Jelski confirmed that Castle, 62, had decided to quit the BBC after being told that he was being demoted from lead commentator – and this year’s men’s final would be his last.But Kay-Jelski insisted that Castle had “an absolutely brilliant innings” and that he had wanted him to stay on in 2027 and beyond.“I’m not going to get into private conversations,” said Kay-Jelski. “We asked Andrew to stay, because we think he’s…