Author: Sports News UK

Barry-Murphy took the reins at Cardiff during a difficult period for the club after their first relegation to the third tier in 22 years.The former Rochdale manager exceeded the average 277-day tenure of his predecessors by March of this year, when the Bluebirds were second in League One.And like Warnock he delivered a promotion, although his came in the first season, to get Cardiff back into the Championship at the first attempt.By winning 34 of his 62 games in charge of the Bluebirds thus far, Barry-Murphy has achieved that goal more often than not. Average attendances for home games increased…

Alex de Minaur has blown his best opportunity to claim a maiden grand slam crown after crashing out in the US Open second round in New York. Australia’s world No 7 slumped to a shock straight-sets loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, the Dutchman he had beaten in all four of their previous meetings.In a demoralising display, De Minaur dropped serve five times and only broke his 70th-ranked opponent once in a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 defeat on Thursday (Friday AEST). He also racked up 30 unforced errors compared to just 23 winners in the two-hour, 43-minute upset on The Grandstand.A…

Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones both fell to seeded players as British interest in the US Open singles ended in the second round.Dart said she felt “under the weather” during her 6-2 6-2 defeat by Czech 25th seed Marie Bouzkova as temperatures reached around 30C in New York.Her loss meant Jones was the last Briton standing in either singles draw, and she acquitted herself well before falling 6-4 6-4 to 14th seed and rising American star Iva Jovic.Nine British players competed in the US Open main draws – the most since 1981 – with four coming through qualifying.Five of them…

Summer Rae has instigated speculation about an in-ring return after sharing a pair of Instagram Stories showing herself back in wrestling gear. The former WWE Superstar hasn’t competed since 2022. Moreover, her latest posts have fans wondering if she’s preparing to lace up the boots again. Rae, real name Danielle Moinet, first caught attention after posting a video of herself pulling up her boots and adjusting her gear. A second Story showed her fully dressed for the ring and posing for the camera. There has been no confirmation that Rae is planning a comeback, but the timing quickly fueled the…

Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.The Australian, 31, was provisionally suspended on 4 August after a sample he submitted during the Mallorca Open in June was found to contain benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.Kyrgios told investigators from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) that he used cocaine at a nightclub in Magaluf in the early hours of 20 June.He played his first-round match at the Mallorca tournament two days later, losing in straight sets to compatriot Adam Walton.The ITIA accepted he used cocaine outside of competition after consulting…

Fallen Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has entered a treatment program after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive to cocaine.After admitting his “huge mistake” when initially suspended for failing a drugs test on June 22 at an ATP 250 tournament in Spain, Kyrgios is allowed to compete again from Friday.Kyrgios, who had been provisionally suspended since 4 August, had faced a ban ranging from a baseline three-month period to up to four years.During an interview with International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) investigators, Kyrgios explained his use of cocaine had occurred socially during a night out, days before he was…

Wwe/Getty Images Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are now officially known as Kofi and Austin Creed after making their AEW debuts at last weekend’s All In: London pay-per-view. As a tag team, they’ve also rebranded themselves into The New Level, with The New Day name in their rearview mirror. During an appearance with “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Kofi explained how a simple thought made from the treadmill eventually spawned their AEW team name and the theme song attached to it, “New Level” by A$AP Ferg and Future. “Austin had the…

Bradford coach Kurt Haggerty told BBC Radio Leeds:”I’m really pleased with how we defended. We conceded a couple of tries off kicks which in this weather is probably the only way you are going to break teams down, but we showed resilience defensively and still managed to score some pretty special tries.”We thought we should have got the game won over in Toulouse, so we carried the momentum over and kept our week really positive leading into this game.”Riley [Dean] and Chris Atkin have played some games back-to-back together now and it showed. Riley was really good tonight and Chris…

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is “really keen” to host the proposed Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight at Wembley Stadium and has urged promoters to get in touch.BBC Sport understands Saudi organisers Sela have contacted the mayor’s office in recent weeks about bringing the long-awaited contest to the national stadium.However, with organisers and broadcaster Netflix understood to favour New York’s Madison Square Garden for a November bout, sources close to the discussions say talks over a London venue have not progressed, with no detailed talks over dates or timings.”A message to the promoters – we want to host it in…

Odyssey Jones isn’t ruling out AEW as he continues rebuilding his wrestling career following his WWE departure. More than two years after his run with WWE came to an end, Jones says he’s been a fan of what AEW is doing and believes having another major company around is good for everyone in wrestling. While speaking on the When Wrestling Was Real2Me podcast, Jones was directly asked whether he had considered joining AEW. He didn’t exactly campaign for a contract, but he certainly left the door open. “Um, maybe. I mean, I always was a fan of AEW from when…