Author: Sports News UK
Football Association of Wales (FAW) chief executive Noel Mooney expects Craig Bellamy to stay on as Wales head coach after the collapse of his proposed move to Burnley.Bellamy was in advanced talks over taking charge at the Championship club before news emerged on Thursday that the 46-year-old’s possible switch to Turf Moor was off.Speaking on Friday, Mooney said Bellamy is “absolutely committed” to Wales and that the focus is now on this autumn’s Nations League campaign.”Craig’s been brilliant with us. He got us promoted from Nations League B to A, and we look forward to going to Nations League A…
At the southernmost point of the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s vast grounds, Serena Williams was starting another day of training as the clock ticked down to her first singles match after four years of retirement. Her training partner for the morning, Marta Kostyuk, soon joined her on court 10 in Aorangi Park, the quaint practice area reserved only for players.Kostyuk is one of the more extroverted players on the tour and she is widely known for speaking her mind under all circumstances, but when Williams greeted Kostyuk and thanked her for the training session, for once the Ukrainian looked…
This upcoming weekend, June 27 & June 28, has four big shows for wrestling fans. WWE’s Night of Champions, NXT’s Great American Bash, TNA’s Slammiversary and AEW’s Forbidden Door. Overall we will be getting 12 matches. On June 27, WWE will be presenting Night of Champions from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The show has two women’s matches on the card with one being the finals of the Queen of the Ring Tournament, while the other is for the Women’s United States Championship. QOTR Finals – Liv Morgan vs. IYO SKY Winner earns a title shot at SummerSlam. Morgan is already the…
Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix.The Italian headed Russell by just 0.04 seconds and Oscar Piastri’s McLaren was just 0.117secs off the pace in third. Team-mate Lando Norris was seventh fastest after missing three-quarters of the session with a hydraulics problem.Max Verstappen, running a major aerodynamic upgrade on the Red Bull, was fourth, 0.281secs behind Antonelli.Lewis Hamilton, winner of the last race in Spain and with an engine upgrade in his Ferrari, was 0.665secs off the pace. The seven-time champion did not sound happy with his car in the…
The team’s relationship with the ICC has been far from straightforward.Since escaping Afghanistan in 2021, the players have accused the governing body of ignoring them and failing in its duty of care.Meanwhile, the Afghanistan men’s team has retained full ICC membership despite the country’s inability to meet the membership requirement of supporting a women’s national side.In April 2025, the ICC, together with the cricket boards of England, Australia and India, announced a joint programme to provide financial support for the players.The funding has enabled the squad to train in an elite performance environment over the past year, with two cricket…
Serena Williams will face Australia’s Maja Joint at Wimbledon in her long-awaited return to singles competition after four years of retirement, a match between two players born nearly 25 years apart.Joint, a talented 20-year-old who won Eastbourne last year, has struggled badly with this year, compiling a 3-15 record. The winner of their first round match could face the in-form Filipino 25th seed, Alexandra Eala.A meeting with Iga Swiatek, the third seed and defending champion, awaits in round three, with the Pole opening her title defence against Taylor Townsend. They have been drawn in the bottom half of the draw,…
During the 25-minute women’s draw ceremony at the All England Club, the wait for the appearance of one name – and its placing – brought a sense of anticipation like none of the other 127.Williams popped up midway through the draw, in an intriguing section which also features Swiatek.Ever since 23-time singles Grand Slam champion Williams finally confirmed she was going to return to singles action, there was deep intrigue about what sort of challenge she would face.As a wildcard entry, Williams could have been drawn against one of the world’s leading players – such as top seed Aryna Sabalenka…
Wrestling gimmicks can range from playful to absolutely absurd. A look back into history shows one case of the latter. A post on social media from earlier this year went viral all over again, racking up more than 14 million views on Twitter/X alone. The post recalled a luchador from the 1970s who once wrestled under the name “El Nazi.” Much like his name suggests, the luchador wore a full spandex suit adorned with a swastika in the middle of it. Other attire featured El Nazi wearing the Stahlhelm (German helmet) with an iron cross on it. The story of…
Nothing sharpens the distinction between professional athletes and the rest of us like a week of truly hot weather. While we’re apologetically crying off long-in-the-diary engagements – so sorry, just can’t face it in this weather – elite sportspeople are blinking the rivulets of sweat out of their eyes while squinting under a hot and heavy helmet, then doing 22-yard sprints with a couple of kilos of padding strapped to their legs.As one of nature’s non-athletes, I speak not only with admiration but with genuine wonder. My experience of the past week has been working out how not to do…
Celtic have announced that Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham and Stephen McManus will continue to work under manager Martin O’Neill next season.O’Neill’s return on a permanent basis was confirmed on 11 June, with the 75-year-old agreeing a one-year contract with the option for a further year.Maloney and McManus stepped up from other roles within the club to assist O’Neill during his two interim stints last term, while former Huddersfield Town boss Fotheringham was added to the group.Coach Gavin Strachan has recently departed for a post at West Bromwich Albion.Having replaced Brendan Rodgers, then Wilfried Nancy, O’Neill, who first managed the club…