Author: Sports News UK
Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the final news conference before the UFC’s unprecedented show at the White House on Sunday.After both fighters predicted victory in their unification fight, lightweight champion Topuria, 29, pushed interim title holder Gaethje, who responded by laughing off the incident.As UFC president Dana White separated the fighters with a wry smile on his face, American Gaethje could be heard saying to Topuria: “Look where we’re at, look at this beautiful view and you want to act like an animal?”Earlier, Georgian-Spaniard Topuria had told 37-year-old Gaethje he was “going to…
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing June 12, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. The show sees “The Mega Star” LA Knight, “Main Event” Jey Uso, Finn Balor and Royce Keys face each other in a King of the Ring Tournament First Round Fatal 4-Way Match. Plus, “The Ring General” GUNTHER will reveal his condition for an Undisputed WWE Championship Match with Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix.…
England were victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.The Football Association is trying to ascertain what was stolen, with balls and boots among the items feared to have been taken, after vehicles transferring equipment to their Swope Soccer Village base in Kansas City were broken into.Thomas Tuchel and his squad will arrive in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon and the equipment was due to be in place beforehand.Police officers, who are in touch with the FA, were on site on Friday night dealing with the matter.It is understood two arrests have…
This is what Rooney said: “It is a red card. We have seen it before when players have gone through, and the whistle has gone, and it is a red card.”It is a very dangerous play. I know he wins the ball, but the follow-through, he hits him in the temple. That is the worst place to be hit.”He [Oluwaseyi] could get knocked out. He might come back in a week’s time and have delayed concussion. For me, that is a clear red card.”I don’t think it is the first time we [himself and Darren Cann] have disagreed.”When you see…
SummerSlam is taking place at the start of August. Last year was the first two-night event, and it will be continuing this year in Minneapolis. The only women’s match confirmed at this time is the winner of the Queen of the Ring tournament taking on either champion – currently Rhea Ripley or Liv Morgan. A report by WrestleVotes Radio via Fightful Select has learned that a match between Jade Cargill and Charlotte Flair has been pitched and even said to be penciled in. Despite being in the ring together, Cargill and Flair have yet to have a one-on-one. This has…
Katie Boulter battled hard with Elena Rybakina and she emerged from the longest day of her career with her greatest victory, a special performance from the British No 3 yielding a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over the world No 2 and Australian Open champion.Emma Raducanu was also a winner on Friday, defeating Sorana Cirstea, the seventh seed and one of the most in-form players in the world this year 6-4, 6-2 to return to the quarter-finals on the grass courts of the Queen’s Club. However, the winner of her quarter-final match against Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova will be forced to play…
Jones’ father Ivor and uncle Bryn both played for Wales, with his uncle’s transfer from Wolves to Arsenal for £14,500 in 1938 a world record at the time.Jones played 580 club games in an 18-year career between 1952 and 1970.After starting with his home club Swansea, where he scored 54 goals in 193 appearances in all competitions, Jones transferred to Tottenham for £35,000 in 1958.Jones scored 159 goals in 378 games in all competitions for Spurs and is considered one of their greatest players.He left White Hart Lane for Fulham in 1968.Jones was inducted into the National Football Hall of…
Russell, 68 points behind Antonelli in the championship, did not do any media interviews on Friday – only one driver from each team was required to do so. He ended up 0.274secs ahead of Antonelli, who did not take part in the first session as reserve driver Frederik Vesti was driving in one of the mandated junior driver days.Antonelli, who had traffic on his fastest lap, said: “The tyres are overheating quite a lot. Just trying to find the best balance. With only one lap, it is always difficult, but overall there is still quite a bit of work to…
Silverstone will host a round of the World Endurance Championship next year.The six-hour race becomes the ninth event on the 2027 WEC calendar released on Friday,, external which also includes the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. The series has rediscovered its popularity since the introduction of new ‘hypercar’ rules for the top class of cars in 2021 – with manufacturers including Ferrari, Peugeot, Alpine, BMW, Toyota, Genesis, Cadillac and Aston Martin.Silverstone’s 5.891km track is loved by drivers and fans for its fast, sweeping corners and will be a test for cars in the WEC, which also includes showroom-style LMGT3 cars.…
Shotzi wants to prove she can represent a major pro wrestling company as the face of the promotion. Shotzi Blackheart recently spoke with WrestleZone’s Ella Jay about joining the MLW roster. The Ballsy Badass was asked whether she has noticed any differences between WWE’s way of filming TV and how MLW handles tapings. Instead, Shotzi said the experiences are fairly similar, highlighting how both shows really understood the direction she wanted to take her character. “I’ll be honest with you, doing MLW tapings is very similar to going to TV for WWE. Obviously, MLW is not live, but we do…