Author: Sports News UK

Vince McMahon and Donald Trump once shared a surprising WWE storyline. Back in June 2009, McMahon announced he sold WWE RAW to the future 45th and 47th U.S. President. The shocking announcement happened during WWE RAW. Many fans believed the sale was actually real. However, that was never the case at all. WWE did not sell RAW to Donald Trump as the entire angle was created for television storyline. Why Vince McMahon sold WWE RAW to Donald Trump WWE had several reasons behind the unusual angle. One major goal was attracting mainstream media attention. Donald Trump’s involvement brought coverage outside…

Great Britain’s Joe Clarke won a first World Cup gold medal of the season as he claimed victory in the kayak cross final in Germany.The 33-year-old benefited from the misfortune of compatriot Ben Haylett, who had crossed the line ahead of the pack in his first World Cup final, but was penalised for a fault and dropped down to fourth place.”It was hard earned, there was a lot of scrapping out there,” said Clarke, whose success moved him second in the overall World Cup kayak cross standings – a point behind leader, Slovenian teenager Ziga Lin Hocevar. He claimed his…

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images In the 2010s, the reality show “Total Divas” and its spin-off, “Total Bellas,” helped bring WWE to an entirely new audience. Though the shows have both since come to an end, there is some interest among the company’s female performers about reviving “Total Divas,” with people like Maxxine Dupri supporting the idea. Appearing on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” WWE backstage interviewer Cathy Kelley shared her thoughts on the idea after people told Dupri suggested her as a potential cast member. “I feel like now is probably…

Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate says he turned down work as a pundit at the World Cup because he did not think it would be “helpful” to the side’s chances.Southgate resigned from his position after England were defeated by Spain in the Euro 2024 final.The 55-year-old led England for 102 games over eight years, guiding them to the finals of two European Championships and the 2018 World Cup semi-final.”It’s obviously a very different tournament for me this one, I’ve been at the last seven World Cups as a player, as a broadcaster, a scout and then as the manager,”…

Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, Manchester City target a move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke to resolve future after World Cup amid Tottenham interest.Arsenal have started talks about signing 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who helped Morocco to a 1-1 draw with Brazil in his country’s opening game of the 2026 World Cup. (Times – subscription required) , externalLiverpool are also in negotiations for Bouaddi, while Chelsea and Paris St-Germain have been monitoring the player who might cost at least £60m. (Talksport), externalBayern Munich’s move for PSV Eindhoven’s Morocco…

Booker T has heard fans argue for years about losses that may have hurt his WWE run, but he made it clear that losing never broke him down the way some people might think. During his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker was asked which early WWE loss was the most harmful to his character after he came over from WCW. Naturally, the conversation went straight to WrestleMania 19, where Booker lost to Triple H. Booker admitted that is the match most fans bring up first, but he said that loss did not hurt his career. “You know, if I know…

England’s men won their latest FIH Pro League matches against Argentina and Australia, while England’s women suffered two defeats by Germany.At the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, a double from Henry Croft plus goals from Sam Ward, Nick Bandurak and Tom Sorsby earned England a dominant 5-0 win against Argentina on Saturday.They followed that up with a 4-3 victory against Australia on Sunday as they came back from a goal down to win.England went behind to a Nathan Ephraums effort but responded with Will Calnan, David Goodfield, Sorsby and Samuel Hooper putting them 4-1 in front.Despite Ephraums…

American top seed Ben Shelton beat countryman and defending champion Taylor Fritz 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open ATP title on Sunday.Grass court specialist Fritz had never previously lost a final on the surface. Shelton broke the second seed once in the opening set and once in the third to claim victory in 1 hour 48 minutes.The 23-year-old, who played almost five hours of tennis on Saturday, looked on the ropes at times but fought off nine of Fritz’s 11 break points.The title was the third for Shelton, the world No 5. He won February’s Dallas Open, where…

The vacant AEW TBS Championship will have a new home on July 1. On the July 1 episode of Dynamite, a Survival of the Fittest match will take place. Six women will participate in this bout. The first two women qualified on the June 13 episode of Collision. Hikaru Shida defeated Zayda Steel to become the first name. Since returning from her lengthy hiatus, Shida has had a new attitude. She won the match with a unique submission. Steel winning would have been an upset, but it wasn’t a wild thought as she has been in a Survival of the…

A chance encounter with former Ireland rugby star Johnny Sexton helped Niall Morgan hold his nerve and convert a late two-point free as Tyrone beat Mayo 0-22 to 1-18 to secure a place in the last eight of the All-Ireland SFC.The Edendork man had earlier converted a pressure 45′ to level the sides, before coming forward to kick the winner from two-point range with 90 seconds remaining. “We met Johnny Sexton in the campus at Easter time, whenever we were over, just by chance. A few of us got to chat to him and he just said about the importance…