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Betfred Super LeagueWarrington (22) 34Tries: Webster, Harrison, Ashton 2, Walker, Philbin Goals: Irwin 5Hull KR (0) 12Tries: Gildart, Batchelor Goals: Martin 2Sin-bin: Lewis (72)Warrington Wolves rediscovered their early-season form to dominate reigning Super League champions Hull KR and move within two points of second place.Three defeats in their previous four games had cast doubts over Wire’s play-off credentials but they made light of those fears as tries from Lachlan Webster, James Harrison, Matty Ashton and Danny Walker put them virtually out of sight by the break.Joe Philbin celebrated his return to action with another in the second half and, after…
WWE During his WWE run, Chris Masters’ entire gimmick was built around his finely-tuned physique. However, like many at the time, Masters was using steroids, something he detailed during a recent interview with “TMZ’s Inside The Ring.” “I came in looking like – I set the bar so high for when I came in, that it was something that I had to compete against for, now, the rest of my career,” Masters admitted. He added that this feeling didn’t sink in until his stint in rehab, where two months of not…
Somerset made a bright start after winning the toss and choosing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 inside five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed both Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply.Chris Lynn, the second top run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far, eventually got into his stride for the Steelbacks, hitting three fours and three sixes in a fourth-wicket stand of 65 runs with Saif Zaib to stage a recovery of sorts.But after Lynn was bowled by Ball’s slower off-cutter for 39 from 26 balls to make it…
Eric Bischoff isn’t buying the idea that wrestling fans have suddenly turned on Chris Jericho. As far as he’s concerned, social media has everyone fooled. Jericho recently predicted that many of his haters will end up appreciating him once he’s gone. That caught Bischoff’s attention on the 83 Weeks podcast, and he didn’t just agree with the former AEW World Champion—he went after social media itself, arguing that the constant negativity online paints a completely false picture of what wrestling fans actually think. “I think in social media, yeah. I mean, that’s the nature of social media. You hit it…
After Ireland were bulk suppliers to the British and Irish Lions victorious effort in Australia last summer, this was always set to be a long season for plenty of Farrell’s squad.Both in Auckland and across the year as a whole, the head coach can point to degrees of mitigation. Ireland travelled to the southern hemisphere without their captain Caelan Doris after the number eight sustained an injury in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship final win over the Bulls on the eve of departure.Wing James Lowe’s controversial departure from the province denied Farrell another long-serving stalwart, while Jack Crowley’s injury continued the…
‘The Olympic Village is one of the toughest places to get a good night’s sleep’Katarina Johnson-Thompson Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAA Team GB heptathlete and indoor pentathlete, Johnson-Thompson is a two-time world champion, two-time Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic silver medallist in the heptathlon. In the indoor pentathlon, she is a world champion and two-time European champion. The 33-year-old relies on having a fresh head for fine-tuning the varied technical details of her seven events, from hurdles to high jump; things get sloppy without proper recovery, she says. She’s competing in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, from 10-16 August.How many hours do you sleep at night?I go…
While Newcastle were hopeful of landing one of their top targets, their interest was always laced with caution.Those close to the Magpies were surprised at why the confidence was not absolute – but after losing out to Liverpool for Víctor Munoz, having also seen Hugo Ekitike go to Anfield last year, Newcastle were nervous. Their fears proved well founded as Manzambi wavered and Villa pounced. He was being coveted by more than half of the Premier League and represents the start of a Villa refresh. Manzambi had been on Villa’s watchlist since the start of last season, and there was…
Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York, less than 24 hours away from Saturday Night’s Main Event in Madison Square Garden and three weeks away from SummerSlam on August 1st and 2nd. With SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis having been attacked by Gunther at the end of last week’s show, Raw general manager Adam Pearce is yet again filling in for him. He announced a five-woman ladder match at SummerSlam to determine the interim WWE Women’s Champion, as current champion Rhea Ripley is not cleared to compete due to a torn meniscus. While…
Wayne Rooney is a man of his word.Turn the clock back to the last 16 of the World Cup, when the former England striker pledged to row down the River Mersey if Norway beat Brazil.Norway did exactly that, beating the five-time champions 2-1, so BBC Sport pundit Rooney confirmed live on air that he would take on the challenge in the US.He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.”I loved it,” Rooney said. “The fans were brilliant. So we’ve done it out of respect for…
It is easy to understand why Egypt would feel so frustrated after their 3-2 defeat in the last 16.The Africans had led 2-0 with 11 minutes to play, and were on the brink of a historic first-ever quarter-final appearance.But it all went wrong as Argentina stormed back and scored the winner in stoppage time.Egypt said there was something more suspect at play. They put their exit down to “serious refereeing mistakes” and “double standards” from French referee Francois Letexier and his team.The Pharaohs had a goal ruled out through a VAR intervention.They also claimed Argentina’s winner should have been disallowed,…