Author: Sports News UK
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Knowing that he’s closer to the end of his wrestling career than the beginning, WWE star Roman Reigns is dipping his toes into other activities, particularly acting, as a way to set himself up for the phase that comes after. Fortunately for him, he has two of the best mentors to guide him through it all, too. “These two are special humans. You’re talking about, even in their leaned out stages, they’re still superhero guys,” Reigns told “Men’s Health” in reference to wrestler-turned-actors John Cena and Dwayne…
Cristiano Ronaldo can still return for Portugal if he chooses to, says boss Jorge Jesus.The 41-year-old captain left their Nations League camp after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would not start against Denmark.Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo has scored 146 goals in 234 Portugal appearances – both world records.After leaving the camp he wrote on social media: “In due course, I will tell the truth to all the Portuguese people about my reasons for leaving the national team, to which I have always been dedicated.”Jesus, for his part, had always said he planned to discuss the…
Traditionally, international sides have played six games across three windows – all of which have featured two fixtures – in September, October and November.But for the first time this year, the September and October breaks were merged.Wales’ hopes of coping with the new schedule were not helped by a string of injuries, with stars such as Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon, Dylan Lawlor and Harry Wilson missing the entire camp and David Brooks dropping out of the squad after defeat by Portugal in the opening game.Bellamy said Dan James was not fit enough to play against Denmark after he was left…
Omos’ victory over Rey Mysterio at AAA TripleMania 34 Night One got plenty of people talking, but it wasn’t just because he earned his way back into AAA. The post-match attack also drew comparisons to one of the most memorable moments of Paul Wight’s career, and now the former WWE and AEW star has shared his thoughts on seeing the spot recreated. After defeating Mysterio to have his AAA suspension lifted, Omos wasn’t finished. He attacked the WWE Hall of Famer after the match, eventually lifting Rey while he was strapped to a spine board and chokeslamming him through a…
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said he felt Israel were “trying to intimidate” his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday’s tense Uefa Nations League draw. The teams clashed at half-time in the 1-1 draw, played behind closed doors in Serbia, with the Irish Times, external reporting that Republic of Ireland head of athletic performance Damien Doyle alleged he had been spat at by an Israel player.On television pictures, a voice can be heard saying “he spat on me” as the players made their way down the tunnel at TSC Arena. “I don’t want to get involved in…
While Bazunu withdrew form the Israel games, midfielder Finn Azaz did not play in either game, but for different reasons.The 26-year-old has family links to Israel on his mother’s side, which the Irish manager felt put him in a tough spot due to the squad’s decision to wear black armbands and bow their heads during the Israel anthem in both games.Azaz produced a fine display in Thursday’s 2-2 draw at home to Austria, but when weighing it all up, Hallgrimsson concluded: “I didn’t feel he was ready for the game”.”Finn played 90 minutes against Austria and got a little knock,…
Tickets to see Indianapolis beat Washington 30-13 on Sunday went on sale in July at £79-£245.But the NFL then dropped prices twice, in late August and again last week. That meant some fans who paid £185 were sat next to fans who paid £79 a few days ago.Some tickets were also discounted or free via the Blue Light Card and Tickets For Good platforms.Matt Cullen has travelled from Cambridge to most of the London games and said there were two main reasons for the slow sales; a price hike and a season-ticket package being scrapped.”I find the prices now mind-boggling,”…
Booker T explains the differences between doing commentary on the main roster and NXT. When Booker stepped away from the ring on a full-time basis in 2001, he transitioned into being a color commentator for the main roster. He didn’t last long in the position, becoming the general manager for a bit and then an analyst for shows. In 2022, he became the full-time color commentator for NXT, a role he continues to this day. “I always tell the story of when I was doing commentary my first time around under the Vince regime, and he came into my ear…
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship-20 A Meronk (Pol); -18 C Jarvis (SA), N Norgaard (Den); -17 M Stewart (Sco), T Fleetwood (Eng); -16 R MacIntyre (Sco), B Koepka (US)Selected others: -13 C Syme (Sco); -12 S Bairstow (Eng), C Hill (Sco); -12 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), M Jordan (Eng); -11 D Law (Sco), R Mansell (Eng); -9 P Harrington (Ire), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), S Jamieson (Sco), C Adam (Sco), E Walker (Sco)Full leaderboardOn Wednesday, Michael Stewart earned £2,500 for finishing runner-up in the Tartan Pro Tour event at Duddingston Golf Club near Edinburgh. Four days later, the world number 979 has just…
The PremSaracens (5) 17Tries: Mawi, Va’enuku, C Bracken Cons: BurkeSale (7) 21Tries: Jibulu, O’Flaherty, Bamber Cons: Ford 2, LozowskiSale overcame Jacques Vermeulen’s red card to defeat Saracens and pick up their first win of The Prem campaign.Sarries struggled to break down a stubborn Sharks defence despite having numerical superiority for 27 minutes of the first half after Alex Lozowski’s yellow and Vermeulen’s 20-minute red card.Incredibly, Sale took a 7-5 lead into half-time thanks to Nathan Jibulu’s early converted try, despite Eroni Mawi’s reply, and then went further ahead soon after the break as Tom O’Flaherty raced in.Ben Bamber stretched Sale’s…