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Although there has been no international tournament for Bronze this summer, there has not been any let-up in her busy schedule.A girls’ soccer school in Devon, a wedding in Alicante, a trip to the men’s World Cup final in New Jersey and an eye-opening trip to Colombia’s capital Bogota have occupied much of her time.”I did a whole day with refugees there,” she said of the Bogota visit. “These kids just make the most of everything.”We had to get permission to be on the streets and there was a girl there who plays on this team with all the boys…
On the Aug. 15 NXT Live Event, WWE Champion CM Punk visited the brand and was in action. He teamed with the NXT Tag Team Champions Tavion Heights and Myles Borne to defeat the Vanity Project. With the Vanity Project comes Myka Lockwood. And Punk certai ly met her. Although Punk, Heights, and Borne won the match, Punk was met with a powerbomb by Lockwood. The full results were – NXT Women’s North American Championship: Zarria (c) def. Lizzy Rain BirthRight: (Uriah Connors & Stacks Lorenzo) def. Dorian van Dux & Sean Legacy Jaida Parker def. Arianna Grace Saquon Shugars…
However, one place where the Premier League has become less competitive – likely because it has become more fiercely-contested overall – is at the very bottom.While it is almost expected for one side to be cut adrift long before the end of the season, nowadays two sides are getting left behind.The average points tally of the second-bottom side in a 38-game season is 31, meaning teams that finish there have usually competed in a relegation battle for most of the season before ultimately falling short.After the Premier League was reduced to 20 teams in 1995-96, only two 19th-placed sides failed…
David Raya: A good save from Phil Foden and an excellent take from a corner in the first half. The Arsenal keeper is so good on the ball and played one memorable pass to Christos Tzolis to spark a counter-attack. 7Ben White: It goes under the radar how valuable a fit Ben White is to Arsenal. He’s an experienced member of this team and dealt with the threat of Jeremy Doku while providing back up to Noni Madueke in attack. He produced a massive block to deny Doku when the winger was well placed to shoot in the second half.…
Manchester City’s interest in Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez has been no secret, despite not submitting a bid for the Argentine before the Blues’ Friday deadline.Chelsea told interested parties they had until 17:00 BST on Friday to make an offer for the 25-year-old – with them wanting £120m for his signature.But they are not thought to have received any bids and Xabi Alonso’s side now hope to keep their vice-captain.However, it is understood City do not see the potential transfer as being over and still think Chelsea want to do a deal.Manchester City boss Maresca is clearly a fan of Fernandez, having…
Having topped a global podium for the first time at the world indoors in March, and secured her first international title outdoors at the Commonwealth Games a fortnight ago, Hunter Bell made it three from three in her own bid for a quadruple.The 32-year-old, who made her debut for Great Britain in 2024, set out to win golds at all four major championships in 2026, and will attempt to complete her set at the inaugural World Ultimate Championships in September.This was the latest chapter in her remarkable rise to the top of the sport which she had fallen out of…
Manchester Super Giants (MSG) rebranded from the Originals, also changing their team logo and colours, after RPSG group – led by Indian billionaire Sanjiv Goenka – bought a 70% stake in the franchise, with Lancashire having 30% ownership.Goenka’s Indian Premier League (IPL) side Lucknow Super Giants have yet to reach that competition’s final since being founded in 2022, but his Hundred investment has resulted in immediate success as Jos Buttler’s side sealed the Manchester franchise’s first title for either men or women.Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney, also on the board of MSG, says there’s no choice but to be bold…
Elena Rybakina says she hopes the sporting governing bodies will consider making changes to ensure things are “more convenient” for players after the revelation that the tennis competition at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will begin just three days after Wimbledon ends.The LA28 Olympics announced last month that the tennis event will take place between 19 and 28 July. With the Wimbledon 2028 men’s final on 16 July, the best performersat the tournament will have minimal time to fly to a different continent and adapt from grass to hard courts.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to Sport in FocusOur picture…
WWE Luchador legend Rey Mysterio has enjoyed a lengthy career, winning multiple championships not only in WWE but also in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. But at 51, Mysterio’s career is realistically winding down, and while his son Dominik Mysterio wants to retire his father and take his mask, Mysterio is realistic about what’s left of his career. “Man, I honestly most recently have been battling with ‘is it getting close to my time to retire?’ I certainly don’t feel like I am. Like, my body is saying, ‘Okay, now it’s time,’…
The Hundred men’s competition: Final, Lord’sTrent Rockets 158-8 (100 balls): Donald 38 (19); Noor 3-33Manchester Super Giants 162-5 (98 balls): Seifert 72 (38); Amir 3-29Manchester Super Giants won by five wicketsScorecardManchester Super Giants survived a late wobble with the bat to beat Trent Rockets by five wickets and win the franchise’s first Hundred title at Lord’s.Super Giants needed a straightforward three off the last nine balls in pursuit of 159, before Mohammad Amir dismissed Heinrich Klaasen and Michael Bracewell and Ben Sanderson bowled two dot balls to bring the equation down to three off three. But Liam Dawson held his…