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Money in the Bank is approaching and the field is almost set. As of this week’s SmackDown, the fifth out of the six women have qualified. Lash Legend has qualified after defeating Charlotte Flair and Giulia. Flair almost punched her ticket after delivering a moonsault on both her opponents, but Legend was able to kick out. The final sequence saw Giulia hit arrivederci followed by a Northern Lights Bomb on Flair. However, Legend swooped in and hit the Lash Extension on Giulia to get the pin and the victory. Legend joins a field of women who haven’t won a world…
Bayern Munich target Dani Olmo, Trent Alexander-Arnold is staying at Real Madrid, and Premier League clubs show interest in Spurs’ Micky van de Ven.Bayern Munich are prepared to make a £69m bid for Barcelona and Spain forward Dani Olmo, 28. (Sport – in Spanish), externalReal Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, 27, is not considering a move away from the club, despite Arsenal and Liverpool showing interest in the England defender. (TeamTalk), externalManchester United are keeping a close eye on 22-year-old Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, who might leave Barcelona in January. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), externalLiverpool and Manchester United are both interested…
New Zealand have beaten England in five World Cup finals and were once the undisputed number one team in the world.That dominance has faded in recent years, particularly after their failure to reach last year’s World Cup final.Despite a fourth straight defeat by the Red Roses, it is clear under Hansen that the Black Ferns are trending in the right direction.That comes after increased investment in the domestic game, with Super Rugby Aupiki operating as a fully professional, full-time competition for the first time this year.”We didn’t want a draw,” New Zealand head coach Whitney Hansen said.”After watching last week…
Napoli midfielder Billy Gilmour missed the World Cup campaign after a heartbreaking injury against Curacao in Scotland’s final home warm-up game.He returned to the heart of midfield alongside Lewis Ferguson and, according to former Scotland midfielder John Collins was “the catalyst for everything” in the second half.”Straight from the start of the second half he was getting the ball, playing forward passes and following his pass to the strikers,” Collins said.Gilmour played further up the pitch than Ferguson, “close to a creative 10” according to former Scotland winger Pat Nevin, and played 32 passes into the final third, more than…
However, race winner George Russell and Max Verstappen, who took second, both said a ban would be too severe.Mercedes’ Russell said: “That’s too harsh. Safety car restarts, cold tyres, a very small mistake can have big consequences. And from what I saw today, that’s what it looked like. It was a small error that had a big consequence. Race bans should come from drivers intentionally doing something very dangerous and very reckless.”Red Bull’s Verstappen added: “As long as the driver that caused it is aware of what he did, right, and apologised… It’s not nice. Not nice for anyone involved,…
Russell appeared on course for a comfortable win as the race unfolded with few incidents of note in the opening stages.Piastri moved up from third on the grid to second by passing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at the start but the Australian lacked the pace to chase Russell, who edged away into a comfortable lead.Behind, Piastri soon found himself holding off Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, who won an early battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris and then passed Leclerc to challenge the McLaren.Meanwhile, Verstappen was making his way up from eighth place after a qualifying session in which a cascade of problems…
Manchester City’s legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to “spiral out of control”, a former top club executive has warned.Christian Purslow, a former Liverpool managing director and Aston Villa chief executive, who also held a senior role at Chelsea, said the case could begin a chain of events that would be “appalling for the game”.City have been found guilty of the vast majority of 115 charges brought forward by the Premier League.The club were accused of a wide range of rule breaches which centred around claims that they inflated sponsorship revenue from connected companies and made other…
Kairi Sane is a name that has been floating around as a possible debut for AEW this weekend at the promotion’s All Out event. Especially since the TBS Champion Persephone has issued an open challenge. In a recent report by Fightful Select, it states that Sane is not expected to be at All Out. As of Friday, she has not been signed and is not planned for the show. One source said it would be nearly legally impossible for her to appear at All Out as things stand. Conversations are ongoing with AEW and it’s expected that she would be…
Tyson Fury says his long-awaited all-British heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua in December is in jeopardy because of a row between rival promoters.The bout was announced earlier this week following years of failed negotiations, with the pair set to fight at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 11 December.The event, which will be broadcast on Netflix, was confirmed as a collaboration between Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and UFC president Dana White, but this appears to be the sticking point.Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, has been at odds with White in recent months, and says the UFC head’s involvement is a…
Christian Eckerlin laughs modestly when asked if he feels he has contributed to Brighton’s success.Last season, the 39-year-old MMA fighter was brought in by the Premier League club to help with their training for set-pieces.Eckerlin was a professional footballer in Germany before transitioning to MMA, and says he taught Brighton players “wrestling, head control, hip control, and how to push back against opponents”.Days before this interview with Eckerlin took place, the Seagulls moved up to third in the Premier League after beating champions and set-piece kings Arsenal 3-0.Eckerlin is quick to play down the impact of his advice for the…