Author: Sports News UK
Cardiff loose-head prop Rhys Barratt and Dragons back-row forwards Harri Keddie and Ryan Woodman all made their international debuts in Twickenham, but miss out on the squad for the three Tests.Wings Gabriel Hamer-Webb and Tom Rogers, centres Bryn Bradley and Joe Roberts, fly-half Jarrod Evans, scrum-half Ellis Bevan, lock or flanker Freddie Thomas and back-row forward Olly Cracknell also miss out.Leicester open-side flanker Tommy Reffell makes the cut after being overlooked by Tandy for the autumn internationals and Six Nations.”We have selected a squad of 33 players for the Nations Championship to mirror what will be required for the world…
Roman Reigns had a big night at Clash in Italy as he defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Jacob Fatu. He had Night of Champions off, but the OTC was in the house for RAW this week to close out the show. The June 29 episode of WWE RAW was a fun fallout-filled show after Night of Champions. Roman Reigns was on hand to close out the show and debut a new t-shirt as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He had a lot to say, and Jacob Fatu also stood by his side. Roman Reigns gave a shout-out to Atlantic City,…
Not all of the round of 32 matches in the World Cup will be affected by the heatwave but there will be some notable games to keep an eye on.The hottest weather will be in Texas which will mostly impact fans travelling to and from the air-conditioned stadiums in Houston and Arlington.This will also be the case for England v DR Congo on Wednesday in Atlanta where it will also feel hot and humid outside of the air-conditioned stadium.It will obviously feel much more pleasant inside the stadiums for players and fans.Some of the matches where the heat could be…
For one uncomfortable month, in the aftermath of the most shocking collapse of his career, the discourse around Jannik Sinner focused on his lack of durability. Not only was he so vulnerable in remotely warm conditions, but to many his five‑set record of six wins and 12 defeats was unworthy of a player of his stature.It was only fitting, then, that Sinner immediately found himself embroiled in another fifth set on his return to the match court. This time, the world No 1 kept his composure and held firm physically at the climax to recover from two sets to one…
Captain Son Heung-min has apologised for South Korea’s early World Cup exit while asking for encouragement rather than criticism and saying he will “run to death” for the nation’s football fans.South Korea won their opening game in Mexico but lost their next two matches to finish third in Group A.A draw in their final group game would have been enough to qualify but they were beaten 1-0 by South Africa and finished outside the eight best third-placed teams.The former Tottenham Hotspur forward, who joined MLS side LA FC last August, was dropped from the starting line-up for that game.South Korea’s…
Kendal Grey is the new NXT Women’s Champion. In the main event of the Great American Bash on Sunday, Grey defeated Lola Vice to become the 23rd woman to win the NXT gold. In a match that was very worthy of the main event spot, the two women who are very familiar with one another put on a clinic. The bout was full of submission attempts and trading blows. Kelani Jordan did attempt to interfere earlier on, but Wren Sinclair quickly removed her to the back. The final moments had Grey hit Shades of Grey to get the pin and…
Speaking in his final England media conference, Stokes threw his “100% support” behind vice-captain Brook being his successor. “There was a reason why he was asked to be vice-captain,” said Stokes. Brook has been deputy since the end of last summer but Joe Root was preferred when England needed a captain for the second Test against New Zealand, amid the investigation into the nightclub incident that ruled out Stokes.It is six months since Brook’s own late-night episode, when he was punched by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington the night before leading England in an ODI against New Zealand last November.Key…
They call it the toughest job in tennis. No, it’s not coaching Emma Raducanu or interviewing Corentin Moutet on live television. Since they stopped making rackets out of trees, only three women have done the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double in the same summer. You’re talking Martina Navratilova. You’re talking Steffi Graf. You’re talking Serena Williams. That’s one hell of a blunt rotation.And so for Mirra Andreeva there is a breathtaking brutality to her task over the next fortnight: simply emulate the greatest women ever to do it. We think we know how it ends. The way it usually ends: in sprawling,…
Immediately after the game, Nagelsmann was repeatedly asked about his future and said he was “not someone who runs away” but admitted he would not be popular among the German supporters.”If we’re going to do a survey today in Germany, people are not going to speak about me positively obviously,” he added. “I did feel the support in the stadium. I don’t think everyone in Germany will agree with me staying on and continuing as manager of the team.”I’d like to praise all the German fans who came to the stadium. I expected a totally different reaction from them but…
Ten out of 10 is a great statistic, unless the 10 are losers. British tennis endured its worst day at Wimbledon this century as all 10 Britons who completed their matches were beaten. And it might have been 11 had the light not faded on Jack Pinnington Jones, who trails Brandon Nakashima by two sets and 4-3.Big runs by Emma Raducanu at Queen’s and Jack Draper in Eastbourne had raised hopes of a strong British showing here this year but, as Draper joined Raducanu in pulling out through injury on Monday, one after another slipped to defeat.In truth, most of…