Author: Sports News UK
World Rugby’s new size 4.5 balls – about 3% smaller but the same weight as a regulation size five – will be used for the WXV Global Series and are now in use in the England camp.Their introduction has not been without controversy. In May, England fly-half Zoe Harrison said it is “the worst decision someone has ever made”.Mitchell said the attacking players and kickers were all given one to take home for the holidays but he believes “coaching” was key to the success of teams using it.”If you want to get better at something, regardless of the size of…
Cody Rhodes thinks some wrestling veterans have a pretty convenient reason for telling stars like Je’Von Evans and Sol Ruca to “do less.” They couldn’t do half that stuff themselves. Speaking on What Do You Wanna Talk About?, Cody jumped into wrestling’s never-ending “less is more” argument and admitted the old-school philosophy absolutely has value. His problem is when veterans start using it to put a ceiling on wrestlers capable of doing things their generation never could. “There’s this real big argument in wrestling right now about a lot of the OGs want to—and I don’t wanna say OGs—the old—there’s…
Spain’s World Cup hero Ferran Torres has been given permission to miss Barcelona training to finalise a move to Paris St-Germain.Torres, 26, scored an extra-time winner against Argentina to help Spain claim their second World Cup this summer.He had been due to return to training with the Catalan giants on Wednesday but will not do so as a move to PSG gets closer.The deal with PSG, who play in the Super Cup final against Aston Villa on Wednesday night in Salzburg, is likely to be worth more than £40m.Torres only has one year left on his contract at Barcelona and…
Kelani Jordan is finally getting her NXT Women’s Title Match. She will be facing the champion, Kendal Grey at Heatwave on Aug. 30, a date that Jordan chose. On the Aug. 11 episode of NXT, Kali Armstrong took to the ring to throw her name into the NXT Women’s Title discussion. She was joined by Jordan, who as we know, has never had a shot at the top gold in NXT. Shortly after, Grey and WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair joined Jordan and Armstrong in the ring. Grey essentially said she was tired of hearing Jordan complain about not…
Born in Figueres, a city in Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, Chavarria played for his hometown club before moving to Olot, where he built his reputation in Spain’s lower tiers.A move to Real Zaragoza in 2020 gave him his first taste of professional football at a bigger club, and – after two seasons in Spain’s second division – he earned the opportunity to step into La Liga with Rayo Vallecano in 2022.That timing was significant. Rayo were not expected to compete with Spain’s established giants, but under a strong collective structure they became one of the division’s most difficult opponents.Rayo’s ability…
Memphis Depay has accused Corinthians of “unacceptable behaviour” and of breaching an agreement after the Brazilian club decided against renewing his contract.The former Manchester United and Barcelona forward joined Corinthians on a two-year deal in 2024, but is now out of contract after he said the club withdrew a previously agreed extension.”This renewal was explicitly agreed upon by the president as well as the sporting, legal and financial department. Some people decided however to breach this engagement,” Depay wrote on social media.”I didn’t want this situation and always respected the club throughout the process, but now I am forced to…
Crystal Palace are in talks to re-sign Evann Guessand on a season-long loan from Aston Villa.The 25-year-old Ivory Coast forward spent the second half of last season at Selhurst Park and was part of the side that won the Conference League in May.He only joined Villa in August last year but endured an underwhelming start to the season after his £26m transfer, scoring two goals in 21 appearances in all competitions.After moving to Palace in January, Guessand scored his first Premier League goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves and he came on in the Conference League final win over…
Robert Stone has reacted to Zilla Fatu’s surprise WWE NXT debut, admitting that things did not go quite the way he had planned. Fatu’s debut came after reports that he had signed with WWE began circulating earlier in the day. His arrival followed a recent visit to the WWE Performance Center and earlier reports that WWE was interested in bringing him into the company. Robert Stone reacts to Zilla Fatu’s NXT debut The August 11 episode of NXT ended with Grayson Waller and Cruz Montana fighting for a shot at Tony D’Angelo’s NXT Championship at Heatwave. D’Angelo was sitting at…
Hassan was born in France and represented Les Bleus at Under-17 and Under-18 level before switching allegiances and making his senior international debut for Egypt, his father’s birthplace, earlier this year.He started his club career in central France at Chateauroux, featuring initially for their B team and then the senior team in the lower leagues.A move to Spain’s Villarreal followed in 2020 where he turned out for their B team, then went on loan to Mirandes before returning to the Yellow Submarine for his first taste of top-flight football in La Liga.Another loan, to Sporting Gijon, followed and Hassan stayed…
Rafael Jodar is on the verge of breaking the record for the fastest rise to the top 10 in men’s tennis history after beating Arthur Fils to reach the semi-final of the Canadian Open in Montreal.The 19-year-old defeated Frenchman Fils 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 and is now 11th in the live ATP rankings.Should the Spaniard win his semi-final against Brandon Nakashima, he would enter the top 10 – unless Ben Shelton also makes the final, in which case Jodar would require a victory against the American too.The current record for the shortest time between reaching the top 100 and then making…