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Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies.On Saturday, Infantino said Fifa would no longer proceed with the proposal to sell stakes in the governing body’s competitions to private investors.Uefa – which governs European football – had earlier voted to boycott World Cups if the plans went ahead, and other governing bodies also voiced their opposition.In a lengthy statement on Saturday, Uefa said it welcomed the decision to withdraw the plan, describing it as “a victory for the whole game”.It also accused Infantino of failing to deliver…

For Newcastle, a club which this summer has effectively had to sell some of its best players in order to stay within the financial rules, the argument over moving to a new purpose-built stadium is compelling. Back to some number crunching:”For the 2024-25 season Newcastle’s matchday income was £52m. Manchester United’s was £160m, Arsenal’s £154m, Spurs’ was £126m. “If you’re £100m behind your competitors, the only way to address that is either to be super smart or to charge more money for the product.”How can Newcastle increase the yield per fan and still be loyal to the Gallowgate hardcore? You…

WWE used the final episode of SmackDown before SummerSlam for the promotion of Cody Rhodes’ upcoming Street Fighter movie. During the July 31 show, WWE aired a video teasing Rhodes’ role as Guile in Paramount Pictures’ live-action film. The video also connected his Hollywood role with his current rivalry against CM Punk before SummerSlam. WWE mixes Cody Rhodes’ movie with his SummerSlam story The video began with close-up shots of military dog tags inside a locker room. The teaser switched between the earlier promo segment between Rhodes and Punk and another scene where Rhodes is sitting in his locker room…

Dakota Ditcheva outclassed Denise Kielholtz as the Briton marked her return from injury with a comfortable win by unanimous decision at PFL New York.Ditcheva, who had not fought since breaking her left hand just over a year ago, extended the unbeaten start to her career to 16 fights.The win for Ditcheva, who triumphed in the PFL flyweight tournament in 2024, was a timely reminder to fans of why she is one of Britain’s most talented and exciting fighters.Although Ditcheva could not add to her 12 career knockouts – nine of which have come in the first round – she outstruck…

Welsh cyclist Anna Morris claimed Commonwealth Games gold in the 4,000m individual pursuit final in Glasgow before appearing to follow it up an hour later with a silver in the scratch before she was relegated off the podium.Morris defeated England’s Josie Knight in the pursuit final and claimed her gold medal on the podium.She then rushed off for a scratch race that started 10 minutes later and eventually finished behind Australian winner Georgia Baker but was then demoted from the podium.There was a rivalry between these Great Britain team-mates Morris and Knight in the individual pursuit.They rode alongside each other…

TNA taped upcoming episode of iMPACT on July 31, 2026. Below ae the spoiler results. Ricky Sosa defeated Brian Myers. After the match, Cedric Alexander challenged Leon Slater to a Title vs. Title match at TNA Lockdown. Rich Swann defeated Mr. Elegance. The Righteous confronted BDE and Rich Swann. Matt Hardy defeated Ryan Nemeth. Xia Brookside retained the TNA Knockouts Championship against Wendy Choo. Elayna Black confronted Xia Brookside after the match. Eli Isom defeated Ray Jaz. Moose challenged Frankie Kazarian to a match at TNA Lockdown. Nic Nemeth retained the TNA World Championship against Jeff Hardy. Mustafa Ali claimed…

World number one Judd Trump will aim for his second Shanghai Masters title after beating world champion Wu Yize 10-6 to reach this year’s final.Wu, 22, took an early lead in his homeland and went on to make three century breaks at the first major event of the 2026-27 season.But Trump recovered from a slow start to lead 4-2 and the 2019 world champion did enough to stay in front, compiling two century breaks of his own.The 36-year-old Englishman will now play in his fifth Shanghai final, having claimed his first win in 2024.He will face either Kyren Wilson or…

TNA’s Lockdown is back! The event where every match takes place in a steel cage. The event takes place in Chicago on Aug. 23. This is the first Lockdown event since 2016. It was attempted to be revived in 2020, but due to the COVID pandemic it was canceled. That event was set to have Team Jordynne Grace vs. Team Madison Rayne. The first Knockouts match added to this year’s event is DemonXBunny (Allie and Rosemary) defending the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles against the Elegance Brand (Heather and M By Elegance). At Slammiversary in June, DemonXBunny won the tag…

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body’s major competitions, following widespread opposition.Infantino said it had become clear the project had “created divisions” that are “no longer in the interest” of its original objective.The Swiss added: “As a result, this proposal will not proceed.”Infantino had offered all 211 member associations $40m (£30m) if they backed a proposal for private investment in its tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups.European football’s 55 member associations, Uefa, voted on Thursday to boycott World Cups if the plans went ahead.Fifa’s chief operating…

Georgia Hunter Bell is eyeing an ambitious sweep of gold medals in 2026 after winning the 800m Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow.England’s Hunter Bell dominated the field to add Commonwealth gold to the 1500m world indoor title she won earlier this year in Poland.The 32-year-old, a training partner of 800m Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, will also race at next month’s European Championships and the inaugural Ultimate Championships in September.”There are four opportunities to win gold this year,” Hunter Bell told BBC Sport.”I am two golds down and two more to go.”Hunter Bell is blossoming later in her career. Having taken…