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Grayson Waller has dismissed the idea that WWE “demoted” him to NXT, explaining that his return to the developmental brand actually came after a request. Waller recently returned to NXT after spending several years on WWE’s main roster. The Australian star originally debuted in NXT in 2021 before moving to SmackDown in 2023. After returning to the brand, he immediately captured the NXT Championship and became the main target of the men’s division. However, his move back to NXT led some fans to see it as a step backward in his career. During an appearance on the Busted Open Podcast,…

If Ashe can help 23-year-old Shelton earn his first career win over Alcaraz, there is guaranteed to be an American player in the final.Home stars reaching the men’s semi-finals has not been uncommon this century, but only Taylor Fritz has reached the final – two years ago when he lost to Jannik Sinner – since Roddick was beaten by Roger Federer in the 2006 final.Tiafoe, who is seeded 11th, lost to Fritz in another all-American semi-final and was also eliminated by Alcaraz at the same stage in 2022.Now the 28-year-old is aiming for a third opportunity to reach his first…

Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Another “WWE Raw” has come and gone. The road to Money In The Bank kicked off this week, as the first entrants to both the Men’s and Women’s ladder matches were determined, and Liv Morgan defended her world title against Stephanie Vaquer. You can read all about it over on the WWE Raw – 9/7/2026 Results Page. After a night of the triumphs and the defeats, the epic highs and lows of Sports Entertainment, the Wrestling Inc. Staff is ready to sing their praises and vent their…

Rob Staton: I think the NFC will be another battle between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. I’m going to go with the Rams, simply because only two teams have repeated since the turn of the century. I have them facing the Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen finally gets to the big game.Hugh Ferris: You could argue that, aside from an underwhelming head coach hire, there’s little reason the 2026 Bills will be any different to the recent incarnations. I’m picking them to finally get over the line, though, and reach the Super Bowl, but to lose nonetheless. It’s incredibly…

The most important takeaway from 12 days at the US Open is simple: do not, by any means, lead 5-0 against Zheng Qinwen. No scoreline is as hazardous. On Friday, the former Australian Open champion Madison Keys learned this lesson the hard way as she led Zheng 5-0 in the final set of an intense tussle before Zheng, the Olympic gold medallist, rolled through seven consecutive games to win the match.Somehow, two days later, Zheng repeated the trick in her very next set against a greater opponent. Down 5-0 in the opening set of her fourth‑round match against the six-time…

Francesco Farioli is one of the fastest-rising stars in coaching.The 37-year-old led Porto to the Portuguese title last season and is now preparing to take charge of his first Champions League match as a manager against Manchester City at the Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday.Leading a team out in Europe’s premier club competition might still feel a long time coming for Farioli, who was linked with the vacancies at Chelsea, Liverpool and Rangers last season.However, Farioli, who began his managerial journey in Turkey in 2021 with Fatih Karagumruk and then Alanyaspor, opted to renew his contract instead and is certain…

Lola Vice finally has a date for her WWE main roster in-ring debut. During the September 7, 2026 episode of WWE RAW, WWE revealed that Vice will wrestle her first main roster match on next week’s RAW in Mexico City. WWE announced that Vice will compete in a triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match against Kelani Jordan and Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez. The winner will advance to the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, so Vice is being thrown straight into a major opportunity in her first night on the main roster. The announcement comes after…

Coco Gauff continued her serene march through the US Open women’s draw with her most complete performance yet on Monday night, seeing off fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to reach the last eight in New York for the first time since winning it all in her grand slam breakthrough three years ago.The fourth-seeded Gauff overwhelmed Jovic with the depth of her returns and an assured blend of aggression and defense, finishing with twice as many winners (18 to nine) and half as many unforced errors (15 to 30). The 1hr 20min clinic was the latest statement in a late-summer…

Van de Zandschulp’s reward for reaching the second US Open quarter-final of his career is a meeting with German top seed Alexander Zverev.Zverev, 29, had a rare finish before midnight in New York when he beat Italian 21st seed Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to reach the last eight.Zverev’s previous three matches finished at 1:55am, 2:15am and 1:09am.”I don’t know what to do with myself because it’s before midnight – I might go back to the practice courts or go to a bar,” Zverev joked.On whether he wants to play Van de Zandschulp in Wednesday’s night session, the French…

Sol Ruca has become the first woman to qualify for the upcoming Money in the Bank match in October. Ruca won a Triple Threat on the Sept. 7 episode of Raw by pinning Lyra Valkyria. The match also included Maxxine Dupri. With all three former WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champions putting on a solid match, the end result would come thanks to a returning Bayley. We had not seen Bayley since she lost to Valkyria nearly two months ago. As Valkyria was close to pinning Dupri off of Nightwing, the referee was yanked out of the ring by Bayley. Valkyria acting…