Author: Sports News UK
Having made her decision to come out of retirement, Smith now wants to freshen things up and “try something new”.That means a change to the 50m breaststroke, an event which has just been added to the Olympic schedule for the first time ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.”I thought, ‘Why don’t I try? Why don’t I give myself that challenge? Reinvent myself’,” said Smith.”I always try and describe it to someone that maybe doesn’t understand swimming; it’s like a 400m runner and a 100m [runner]. It’s two different body types, two different trainings, and that’s where I’m going.”It…
Double Olympic swimming champion Tatjana Smith is coming out of retirement with the aim of competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.The 29-year-old, who is South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, said she was “missing the water”, adding her return “feels a little crazy, a little scary and very exciting all at once”.Smith, who won 100m breaststroke gold and 200m silver at the Paris 2024 Games, to add to 200m breaststroke gold and 100m silver at Tokyo 2020, is aiming to compete over a new Olympic distance of 50m. “It’s definitely a new challenge, a new event, a new race, but…
WWE It has been 25 years since the events of 9/11 and many people still remember where they were and who they were with when they saw the attack on the World Trade Center. The United States was in a state of both shock and panic in the days following September 11, 2001, but two days after the events in New York City, WWE put its foot down and held the September 13 episode of “WWE SmackDown” in Houston, Texas, the first public gathering of its size anywhere in the…
It feels like a crossroads has been reached between clubs wanting to be competitive, the WSL continuing to grow, and the need to regenerate an England squad that has not changed much over the past three major tournaments.After all, England are the two-time European champions but seven of the team that started against Spain in June also played in the Euro 2022 final against Germany – while two of the remaining starters in this year’s game were on the bench four years ago.Sarina Wiegman’s side were outclassed in Majorca, losing 4-0 to miss out on automatic qualification for the 2027…
Penta just turned a last-minute opportunity into a ticket to Money in the Bank. During the WWE RAW episode for September 21 2026, Penta was thrown into the men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match as a replacement for Solo Sikoa and walked out with the biggest win of the night. The match was originally supposed to feature Solo Sikoa against Dragon Lee and Dominik Mysterio, but those plans got blown up after The 946 attacked Solo in the parking lot, stuffed him into an SUV and drove away. Adam Pearce then came out before the main event and announced…
Liverpool chase in-demand Feyenoord star Givairo Read, Premier League clubs look at Paraguay teenager, and Newcastle’s transfer wishlist.Liverpool are continuing to monitor 20-year-old Feyenoord right-back Givairo Read but Manchester City and Arsenal are also interested in the Netherlands Under-21 international. (Teamtalk), externalBrazilian forward Raphinha, 29, wants to stay at Barcelona and initial talks have taken place about a new contract, with his current deal expiring in 2028. (AS – in Spanish), externalTottenham will not pursue a move to sign 33-year-old Argentine striker Mauro Icardi who is available on a free transfer. (Football Insider), externalBrighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa…
More than 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter by the Irish Sport for Palestine Group to urge a boycott of the games against Israel.The Republic of Ireland are due to play Israel on 27 September in Hungary before the reverse fixture in Serbia on 4 October. The letter states that the FAI, Uefa and the Irish government should have intervened before this stage, but there is still time to “show the power of sport to unite”.Sportspeople such as Olympian Ciara Mageean, former Republic of Ireland footballer Louise Quinn, ex-Ireland rugby fly-half Tony Ward – who boycotted an Irish…
Roxanne Perez has become the fourth woman to qualify for the upcoming Money in the Bank ladder match on Oct. 10. She joins Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, and Jacy Jayne who have already qualified. The fifth qualifier will take place this Friday on SmackDown between Charlotte Flair vs. Lash Legend vs. Giulia. Perez won a Triple Threat on Raw. The match included a prior MITB winner IYO SKY and the AAA Reina de Reins Champion La Catalina. The last time Catalina was on Raw was back in 2019 when she was signed to the NXT brand. The final moments of…
Townsend, who won 13 caps for England, said that he did think it was strange to see two rollers either side of the pitch during the warm-up.”I remember thinking to myself, ‘I’ve never seen that before in my career, what are they doing?’ But we got called to warm-up. Didn’t think anything of it,” he said.”The next I saw him was when I was literally underneath him and thankfully no serious damage. A couple of bumps and bruises but managed to walk away unscathed, luckily.”Townsend, who has had numerous setbacks with injuries during his career, said the roller incident was…
Football fans were shown a “constant bombardment” of advertisements promoting junk food and drinks during matches at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Oxford created an AI tool to analyse ads which were visible to television viewers during live play in the tournament’s 104 matches, mostly displayed on pitchside advertising boards and around stadiums in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.They found that logos and products for brands that produce junk food and drinks – defined by the UK government as being high in fat, salt or sugar -…