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Weir joined from Manchester City in 2022 but was sidelined for a year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee while playing for Scotland against Belgium in September 2023.”With your support and that of my team-mates, managers, staff, friends and family, I overcame my knee injury, the biggest setback in my career,” she said on Instagram.”You also gave me the freedom to become the player and person I am today. For that, I will always be grateful.”The news of her departure comes two days after she captained Scotland to top spot in their World Cup qualifying group,…
Two of WWE’s top stars, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton, could be nearing a return as the promotion gears up towards SummerSlam. McIntyre and Orton have been away from WWE television since losing to Jacob Fatu and Cody Rhodes, respectively, at WrestleMania 42 in April. But, it seems that the duo may be coming back to WWE soon, as per “WrestleVotes on Fightful Select.” The outlet has claimed that a WWE document has indicated that the two former world champions are part of WWE’s plans for SummerSlam, which will be held on August 1…
Foketi, 31, was born in New Zealand before his family moved to Australia.He played for Australia Under-20s and made his Super Rugby debut for Melbourne Rebels in 2014 before leaving to play for French side Bayonne later that year.Foketi returned to New Zealand where he played a couple of seasons for Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup competition before linking up with the NSW Waratahs from 2018 until 2025.Foketi was given his first Australia cap as a replacement in the 29-28 defeat against Wales in Cardiff in November 2021, before appearing three times in the 2023 World Cup…
Wimbledon will avoid the threat of player protests at this year’s tournament after representatives of the world’s leading tennis stars revealed they recognise the significant prize money increase offered by the All England Club.“Leading players from the ATP and WTA Tours welcome Wimbledon’s 2026 prize money announcement as a genuine and significant step forward – the 20% increase is the largest single-year uplift in the tournament’s history and a meaningful signal of intent,” the player group said in a statement.“Players want to see Wimbledon continue to thrive and support the investment the tournament makes in the game. The question has…
Gasly committed two ‘offences’. The other drivers in addition to Russell were McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Gasly’s team-mate Franco Colapinto.Hamilton’s penalty did not affect his second place as Ferrari managed to serve it in a way that did not penalise him in terms of track position during a safety-car period.Piastri, who has been dropped to fifth by Gasly’s reinstatement, lost three places in serving his penalty.The verdict published by the stewards into the right of review hearing said that they had questioned the number of penalties for speeding when the third one occurred.The statement said: “Race control…
RVD doesn’t see Matt Riddle as a ripoff of him whatsoever, but the Whole F’n Show definitely sees the influence. During his 1 of a Kind podcast, RVD responded to a fan who asked if Riddle was a good “RVD ripoff.” The WWE Hall of Famer pushed back on that label and made it clear he sees Riddle more as someone influenced by him, not someone trying to be him. “A good RVD ripoff? Yeah, I I would consider him a good inspiration from RVD, you know, a lot of similarities, but definitely a lot of differences as well. So…
On paper, Canada’s group is more favourable this time. They face Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia-Herzegovina – the latter beating Italy on penalties to earn their spot.”People are saying there is no reason Canada cannot top this group, especially after Italy choked,” says Johal. “Now maybe the Swiss are our biggest rivals.”That confidence has not quite been matched by recent results. Canada were dumped out of the Concacaf Gold Cup by minnows Guatemala on penalties in the quarter-finals, while their friendly results have been mixed. The March international break yielded back-to-back draws against Iceland and Tunisia in Toronto.Goals have been at…
Erling Haaland swapped the football pitch for the ice rink as he and his Norway team-mates took in a Stanley Cup match.The Norway contingent provided lively support for the Carolina Hurricanes in game five of the NHL play-off series against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.The Manchester City forward, who will make his long-awaited World Cup debut against Iraq on 16 June (23:00 BST), cut a relaxed figure at the Lenovo Centre in Raleigh, waving to the crowd when the Norway team appeared on the scoreboard screen and swinging a Hurricanes rally towel around his head.Arriving at the game in…
Pivac has signed a contract as first-team head coach with the Italian club until June 2028, with the option of two further seasons.”After Japan, we had come back to New Zealand with a view of just sort of semi-retiring,” said Pivac.”I’ve been helping the local club with coaching coaches and doing recruiting out of the schools, identifying the young talents, which I’ve enjoyed doing. “I said to my agent it’d have to be something special and a few clubs popped up which weren’t of interest.”Then the phone call came through that Benetton were interested in having a conversation. “We did…
Together with Scott Allan and Dylan McGeouch, Lennon’s Hibs midfield became one of the most formidable in the country after their promotion back to the top flight.McGinn was the shining star, though.”Some of the games there would be boys on his shoulders trying to get the ball off him and he would never lose it,” his former team-mate Allan tells BBC Scotland.”I was expecting him to be all action and a wee bit loose with the ball, but I was most surprised about how good he was technically.”That’s not mentioned enough, but that’s because you always see his fight and…