Author: Sports News UK
Luka Modric turns 41 on Wednesday but is not ready to retire from international football just yet.The Croatia FA has announced, external that their captain intends to continue playing for the national team in upcoming Nations League games, including against England. His decision coincides with the return of Slaven Bilic as manager, with the former West Ham boss helping to guide Modric’s fledgling international career in his first stint in charge of the Croatia side, between 2006 and 2012.Modric earned his first senior cap in March 2006, just before Bilic was named Croatia manager for the first time, and has…
Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from inside the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, two days away from Sunday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta, Georgia. Our first female sighting was in the form of Candice LeRae, who has not appeared on SmackDown in almost a month. When WWE Champion CM Punk was backstage talking to Nick Aldis, he turned his attention to Johnny Gargano, who is lying on a box like always with Candice. Punk gave Gargano a pep talk, but LeRae was unconvinced. Punk, however, believes that “Johnny Wrestling”, born and raised in Cleveland, lurks within him somewhere and offers…
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has stepped down and is set to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal.Hughes had only been at the club since June 2024, after moving from a similar position at Bournemouth, and his exit had been expected with his contract set to expire in June 2027.In the summer he oversaw transfer spending of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.”I’ll always follow and support the club with great affection, and I wish everyone involved nothing but success for this season and beyond,” said Hughes in a statement released by Liverpool.Hughes, 47, arrived at…
When a Ferrari driver triumphs in F1, the team’s spiritual home of Maranello rejoices. “It’s like the second coming effectively; everyone’s in the streets singing, dancing, church bells are ringing. It’s a party in the streets,” says Adrian Hussain, who is a member of the Scuderia Ferrari Club Silverstone and half-Italian. Those famous bells last rung out in honour of a Ferrari world champion in 2007, when Finn Kimi Raikkonen won his only title by a single point. Italy has not produced a world champion driver since Alberto Ascari claimed back-to-back titles for Ferrari in 1952 and 1953. For most…
Aryna Sabalenka briefly stopped her match at the US Open to complain about the strong smell of cannabis on her court as she comfortably reached the fourth round in New York.Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, continued her attempts to rebuild her form as she overcame a challenging test from Kamilla Rakhimova before winning 6-3, 6-4.Early in the match, a smiling Sabalenka approached the chair umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore while leading 3-0, stating “Someone is smoking weed, do you mind … because it’s so strong,” Afterwards, Sabalenka laughed as she described her interaction with the umpire: “I was, like, Guys, you can…
Most observers would regard Cardiff as outsiders to feature in the promotion race next spring as they look to re-establish themselves at second-tier level.But the picture is different for Swansea and Wrexham, who both showed considerable ambition in the transfer market for the second year in a row this summer as they look to compete with the Championship’s top sides.These are very early days in the season, but the signs from Swansea have been encouraging, with a tally of 10 points from four games putting them on top of the table.They have conceded only one league goal so far -…
Royce Keys and OTM have officially given their stable a name. On the August 3 episode of RAW, Keys was taken out by Jacob Fatu during a Street Fight. Weeks later, Keys returned with a vengeance and attacked The Usos, LA Knight and Solo Sikoa. However, Keys also brought OTM’s Bronco Nima and Lucien Price along with him. The three men are proving to be one of RAW’s most violent alliances at present. Instead of focusing on just one rival, the faction has targeted anyone connected to the problems standing in Keys’ way. Their attacks have especially put The Bloodline…
Former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr has vowed to carry on after losing his comeback fight to Poland’s Damian Knyba in New Jersey. The 36-year-old heavyweight shocked the boxing world seven years ago by beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua to take his world titles. Ruiz Jr has since been beset by injuries and was taking part in just his fourth fight since losing the rematch to Joshua in December 2019. He looked a shadow of his former self at the Prudential Center in Newark, saved by the bell after scrambling back to his feet following a knockdown in the seventh, he…
In the end, after so much toil and admirable fight, defeat came swiftly for one of the greatest doubles teams to ever share a tennis court. Upon their return to prime time in New York, Venus and Serena Williams fought desperately to overturn the various deficits they found themselves in over three hours inside a thunderous Arthur Ashe Stadium.They came close. The Williams sisters had clawed their way back into the match after trailing a 1-4 in their final set against Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, and they established a 5-0 lead in the third set tie-break. Just as they…
For once, the 20,000-odd fans on a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium sat quietly engrossed during points.The sight of the Williams sisters back on court together at the US Open – possibly for the final time – commanded ultimate respect from a chatty crowd known to let their attention wander.The siblings changed the face of the sport when they emerged as precocious teenagers in the 1990s, going on to dominate the sport with a combined 30 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 doubles victories as a pair.Three decades later, the sport remains captivated by them.Serena, a 23-time Grand Slam women’s singles…