Author: Sports News UK
Asked what would constitute a successful season for his side, Barry-Murphy said: “We don’t know. I think one of the beauties of this season is that, for a lot of us, we’re going into the unknown.”Our feeling is that we can surprise a lot of people. We have a real hunger and appetite to improve on what we did last season.”Barry-Murphy is preparing for a blockbuster start to the campaign, with Welsh rivals Wrexham at the Cardiff City Stadium for a south-north derby on 17 August.The former Manchester City academy coach says he is unsure whether any more new signings…
Handball’s loss was football’s gain as Baur chose a different sport to father Markus, who made 228 appearances for his country as he helped Germany to Olympic silver in 2004 and world championship gold in 2007.So far, Baur Jr has played for Germany at every level up to under-21s and will hope moving to Celtic helps him make the step up to the senior side.Moving to Scotland may seem an unusual choice given he had the opportunity of playing in his country’s top flight for the first time had he stayed with Paderborn, or moved to another Bundesliga club.Explaining his…
It was Jarrod Bowen who netted the dramatic last-minute winner for West Ham against Fiorentina on that memorable night of European glory in June 2023 to etch his name into the club’s history books.And Bowen committing his future to the club is perhaps better than any summer signing West Ham could have made.Bowen has been the club’s top goalscorer in four of the past five seasons, netting 76 times in 227 games in all competitions.He has also provided 53 assists and signalled his intent for the current campaign in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup, scoring one…
Swansea City have suffered a heavy eve-of-season blow after scans revealed centre-back Cameron Burgess has suffered a ruptured Achilles.Swansea say Burgess faces surgery and a “significant spell on the sidelines” after he limped off during their EFL Cup defeat to Birmingham City last weekend.It may be that the 30-year-old misses the entire 2026-27 Championship campaign, though that depends on how well he recovers.Burgess played every minute of league football last season after joining Swansea in the summer of 2025.The Australia international, who featured at this summer’s World Cup, was a mainstay of Swansea’s defence alongside captain Ben Cabango.In his absence,…
The belief that promoted sides that stayed up in their first season are often relegated in their second is a popular one, with the phrase ‘second-season syndrome’ regularly thrown about. But is it as common as people think?Last season Sunderland and Leeds became the 53rd and 54th promoted sides to survive in the Premier League. Of the previous 52, only 11 were relegated the following season (21%). The vast majority of promoted teams that stay up do not suffer from second-season syndrome.However, there is precedent for a promoted side that had a first season as good as Sunderland’s to be…
Eddie Jones has revealed an interesting method he uses to coach his Japan side – watching videos of geese fly in formation. Japan are facing Australia in a two-Test, home and away series this month, and Jones’ side were beaten 35-32 by the Wallabies in Osaka last weekend. The former England coach has made five changes for the second Test in Townsville, Australia on Saturday, including picking university student Yoshitaka Yazaki on the wing and giving Shunsuke Uenobo his first start at centre. Jones said Japan’s support play “wasn’t as sharp as we would have liked” in the opening game,…
When I read the report that Swerve Strickland could possibly make his return tonight, I was really looking forward to it, but I was slightly apprehensive. He’s been my favorite in AEW for a while, but he hasn’t exactly had the best 2026. I wasn’t sure what direction creative was going to take him in for AEW All In, but after his appearance tonight amongst the trios division, I am absolutely intrigued. I was not on board with Brodido and “Hangman” Adam Page taking the AEW World Trios Championships off The Demand’s Ricochet, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun last week,…
Elena Rybakina came back from a set and a break down to beat Naomi Osaka in three sets in their Canadian Open quarter-final.Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka had won the first set and was 4-2 up in the second before her Kazakh rival came back to win 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in two hours and 33 minutes.”I was just trying to fight,” said Rybakina, whose 72 unforced errors were her most in a match this season. “The first game was really tough because it cost me the set, and then in the second I was just trying to stay closer…
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite airing August 12, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show sees Don Callis Family’s AEW TNT Champion “The Jet” Kevin Knight defend his title against Jericho. Plus, The Elite’s “Jungle” Jack Perry will face The Death Riders’ AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley in an AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament First Round Match. The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on TBS and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Max. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout…
Bruno Guimaraes put in an assured performance as he made his Arsenal debut in a 1-1 friendly draw with Como at Emirates stadium.The £75m signing from Newcastle United was officially announced on Saturday, then introduced to the club’s supporters before their friendly with Dortmund on Sunday.Fans arrived at Emirates on Wednesday evening in anticipation of seeing the Brazilian international in action, but had to wait until half-time.Myles Lewis-Skelly, whose future has been much debated in the past couple of days following reported interest from rivals Chelsea and Manchester United, opened the scoring in the first half.But the Gunners were then…