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Republic of Ireland striker Amber Barrett said the side “are going to give everything we have” in Tuesday’s match against France when they have the chance to secure automatic qualification for the World Cup.Barrett came off the bench in the 76th minute and scored the winner against the Netherlands in the closing stages of the match in Cork in front of a crowd of more than 12,000.Now, Carla Ward’s side have the opportunity to secure a spot in back-to-back World Cups when they travel to Grenoble to face France, who are top of the group.Even if they draw or lose,…
WWE After seeing record-low viewership a few weeks ago, its lowest since moving to the CW Network, “WWE NXT” continues to slowly bounce back. The small increase for its June 2 edition came hours following the announcement that the brand’s next premium live event, the Great American Bash, will be held June 28. According to Wrestlenomics, with data from Programming Insider, the June 2 episode of “NXT” saw 556,000 viewers, up just two percent from the previous week’s 544,000. The show earned a 0.07 rating in the ever-important ages 18-49…
Kay Lee Ray is back in the ring. The former Alba Fyre made an unannounced return on Friday for Pro Wrestling Eve in London. It was her first match since being released by WWE earlier this year. The return happened after Molly Spartan issued an open challenge. At first, fans got a fake-out when Abi Cartwright came out as “Abi Fyre” to answer the challenge. Then the real surprise hit when Kay Lee Ray made her way out. KLR went on to win the match after hitting a Swanton, making her return a successful one. The commentary team made it…
The draw meant Wales wasted a chance to seize control of Group B1.The Czech Republic, their rivals for top spot, also dropped points in surprising fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Albania in a game which kicked off half an hour before Wales’ fixture in Podgorica.Had Wales won, they would have needed only a draw in Tuesday’s final group game against the Czechs in Cardiff to secure first place, and therefore a more favourable play-off draw in the play-offs later this year.Instead, Wilkinson’s side must beat the Czechs – who they drew with in the…
Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have won their seventh successive French Open wheelchair doubles title.The top seeds claimed a 6-2 6-3 victory over Spain’s Martin de la Puente and France’s Stephane Houdet to win their 24th Grand Slam title together.”This was one of the toughest tournaments we faced when we first started playing doubles with each other and it took us a fair few years to get our hands on this trophy,” Hewett said during the trophy presentation.”To win seven in a row is some achievement and I just want to say it’s an absolute pleasure to be your…
WWE NXT stars Tatum Paxley and Wendy Choo got matching tattoos as a tribute to their first-ever women’s casket match. Tatum Paxley and Wendy Choo competed in the first-ever women’s casket match in WWE history on the October 29, 2024, episode of NXT. The two superstars entered a rivalry after Choo turned on Paxley to end their partnership at Great American Bash 2024, and it culminated with the historic contest, with Paxley coming out with the win. Now, Tatum Paxley took to her Instagram story to reveal her and Wendy Choo’s new matching casket tattoos to celebrate their match. Orlando-based…
The summer of 2022 took Maja Chwalinska to the familiar surroundings of the Bank of England Sports Club in Roehampton. A world away from the real thing, the then world No 170 worked her way through three gruelling Wimbledon qualifying matches against players ranked outside the top 150 to successfully make it to the main draw. She then marked her long-awaited appearance in the grounds of the All England Club with a big win over the world No 79 Katerina Siniakova before being dismantled in two sets in her second-round match.For the past four years, that solitary main-draw victory was…
Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images Last December, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley revealed that he’d be parting ways with WWE upon the expiration of his Legends deal. Six months later, the hardcore legend is now “All Elite,” with a role he describes as the “Swiss Army knife” of All Elite Wrestling. What exactly attracted Foley to his new home? According to the man himself, multiple things, one of them being AEW’s dedicated spotlight to its mid-card divisions. “That’s one place where I will compare them, the two companies, and say [AEW]…
Andy Farrell said signing a new Ireland contract was an easy decision after he penned a four-year extension to lead the team until 2031.The 51-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire after the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, but his extension will take him up until the end of the tournament in the United States four years later.Since succeeding Joe Schmidt in 2019, Farrell has led Ireland to two Six Nations titles, including the 2023 Grand Slam, and a historic Test series win over the All Blacks in New Zealand. “Yes, it was,” Farrell told IrishRugby TV when asked…
Alexander Zverev moved to within one match of a long-awaited first grand slam title as he defeated the Czech 26th seed Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the French Open final for the second time in his career.Zverev, the second seed and ATP No 3, will contest his fourth career grand slam final on Sunday. The German player lost his first grand slam final at the 2020 US Open in a fifth set tie-break against Dominic Thiem having led by two sets and served for the match in the fifth. He was then defeated by Carlos Alcaraz here…