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Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei believes his side’s unbeaten start to the World Cup will be talked about for years to come given the disruption they have faced before and during the tournament.The Iranians held 10-man Belgium to a goalless draw on Sunday after starting their Group G campaign with a draw against New Zealand.Their participation at the World Cup was uncertain because of the war with tournament co-hosts USA, and their preparations were hampered by opposition teams cancelling friendlies.”I want to go back six months,” he said. “We were in war conditions for six months; we didn’t have our league…
Liv Morgan picked up the win at a WWE live event, but she did not exactly walk away clean, as she possibly suffered an injury. During WWE’s live event in Birmingham, Morgan defended her title against Sol Ruca, Lyra Valkyria, and IYO SKY in a four-way match. Things got scary when Sol hit a splash that took Morgan down around the ankle, causing her ankle to bend at an awkward angle. Morgan was seen writhing in pain before rolling out of the ring, and even though she eventually got back inside, she was clearly limping. WWE still got to the…
Sweden’s Lucas Bergvall is facing an uncertain future at Tottenham with the midfielder keen for a new challenge.The 20-year-old is exploring his options after playing limited minutes at the end of last season under Roberto de Zerbi, often not in his preferred position as a ‘number six’.Spurs are also understood to be targeting an additional midfielder and have made an offer of about £80m for Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali, which was rejected.Bergvall’s representatives are believed to have held talks with Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.However, Chelsea are no longer interested after briefly exploring a move in January.Bergvall is currently at…
Jack Draper believes his “very special” relationship with Andy Murray and the faith the Scot has in him will help him to find a way through the toughest period of his career as he returns to the circuit at Eastbourne after an injury-ravaged 11 months.Draper is due to compete for the first time in two and a half months at the Eastbourne International on Monday after being sidelined for the vast majority of the past year due to chronic arm and knee injuries. As he tries to be ready for Wimbledon, which begins next a week on Monday, this will…
Tadej Pogacar and Marlen Reusser secured the Tour de Suisse titles as each won the final stage of their respective races on Sunday.World champion Pogacar was competing in the men’s race for the first time and led Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz by more than four minutes heading into the fifth and final stage. The Slovenian battled it out with Lenny Martinez at the end of a brutal 151km mountainous route and caught the French climber 800 metres from the line to claim his third stage win of the week.”We tried but he was just too strong in the end,” said Martinez.…
Serena Williams will make a stunning return to singles competition at Wimbledon after being announced as the tournament’s final wildcard on Sunday.Wimbledon will mark Williams’s first singles appearance in nearly four years after retiring from the sport at the 2022 US Open and it marks a dramatic escalation in her comeback.Williams, a 23-time grand slam singles champion and seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, resumed her doubles career at the beginning of the grass court season this month following months of speculation. The 44-year-old had already received a wildcard into the ladies’ doubles draw at Wimbledon alongside her 46-year-old sister, Venus.However, she…
WWE has trademarked three names plus a “Vanta The Unknown” moniker. Vanta Vanta The Unknown Kylee Quinn Milosh Jovic The following description was included with all four trademarks: “Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in…
Draper will have to fight his way back up the rankings, having fallen out of the top 100 during his lay-off.He is in the main draw for Wimbledon, which begins a week after Eastbourne on Monday, 29 June, but will be hoping to get plenty of match practice on the grass courts this week.”I don’t know how these competitions [Eastbourne and Wimbledon] are going to go in terms of my wins and losses,” Draper said.”I want this period to be past me now, of dipping in and out of the tour and coming back for one or two weeks.”I feel…
Frances Tiafoe beat fellow American Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 to win the Halle Open on Sunday, sealing the biggest title of his career and becoming the first American since 1993 to lift the ATP 500 grass-court trophy.Tiafoe set the tone early, breaking serve in the opening set and remaining composed on his own delivery to keep Fritz from settling. He carried that momentum into the second set, again striking early and dictating from the baseline to wrap up the win and snap a seven-match losing streak against Fritz since his first victory in 2016.“I don’t even know what clip I…
Fifa issued a short statement on Monday to confirm an investigation had been carried out and the official would face no action.Evans went on to explain that video evidence from the VAR room proved he had made involuntary movements.”Images taken later during the match showed that I repeated this movement many times while holding a pen between my fingers,” he said.”Officiating at the World Cup is the biggest honour of my career and I look forward to supporting my colleagues for the rest of the tournament.”Before World Cup matches, Fifa had been briefly focusing on the officials as part of…