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The fight had initially been discussed for November but, with negotiations over the venue dragging on, it now looks set for December.Staging an open-air stadium fight in the UK at that time carries immense risk.While Wembley offers unmatched prestige, exposing tens of thousands of fans and a massive international broadcast operation to potentially freezing temperatures, wind and rain was deemed unacceptable.Moving the event indoors to an arena like London’s O2 would eliminate weather risks, but at the cost of sacrificing tens of thousands of ticket sales.The Principality Stadium’s retractable roof allows organisers to capture the immense scale, atmosphere and gate…
Chelsea forward Cole Palmer is set to withdraw from England’s squad for the upcoming Nations League matches because of a minor injury.The 24-year-old had been recalled by manager Thomas Tuchel having been controversially left out of the Three Lions’ squad for the World Cup.Tuchel previously said Palmer had a “point to prove” and needed “to step up” to “keep his shirt and justify the nomination”.However, the Blues forward will now miss the extended international break in which England play four games.The Three Lions face World Cup winners Spain at Wembley on Saturday, 26 September, then travel to the Czech Republic…
There is now a three-week international break with no Premier League games until 10 October.We are five matches into the league season and there is a long way to go in the campaign, but which teams have impressed so far and who have disappointed?You can have your say in the comments at the bottom of the page.Arsenal: Solid start to their title defence until they were ripped apart by Brighton having survived a penalty scare at Sunderland. 7Aston Villa: Signs they are beginning to move in the right direction after losing so many key players during the transfer window. 6Bournemouth:…
WWE has added four full classic episodes of RAW to Club WWE. Members can now watch some memorable shows featuring stars such as Batista, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Kevin Owens, and Roman Reigns. The episodes span from 2009 to 2016. They include major matches, returns, title changes, and moments that helped shape some of WWE’s biggest storylines. WWE has also confirmed that the episodes are currently exclusive to Club WWE and are not available through Netflix’s WWE RAW Vault. The four classic Raw episodes now available through Club WWE The episodes included are: September 14, 2009 – Batista returns to…
Wales might need it at the back.The appointments come against the backdrop of Wales’ failure to reach the World Cup and the beginnings of criticism around the side’s openness.”He’ll bring some unique skills, particularly when you play Nations League A games when you have to defend a lot,” said FAW chief football officer Dave Adams of Williams’ appointment on the Feast of Football podcast.”Some of the dark arts of defending, he’ll bring some interesting things for the players to think about.”There is the thought that Williams would also be prepared to challenge Bellamy’s thinking – seen as healthy part of…
In the women’s event, Backstedt started third from last and set the time to beat as she came home 5.43secs quicker than Germany’s Franziska Koch, who eventually finished third. She told reporters that she started to dream of winning after making a storming start: “In the first half, when I heard the first time check, I was thinking ‘OK, maybe it’s possible’. “But I knew also that Marlen was super strong and that she has a very big engine.”So I knew that it was possible that she would bring a lot of time back on me and she did, so…
Former WWE talent Rob Conway is best recalled for his run alongside Sylvain Grenier as La Résistance, as well as his later “Conway’s Law” singles run. At the time of his WWE tenure, Conway definitely had the look Vince McMahon was looking for, and according to him, McMahon had exceptionally high praise of him. During an interview on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet,” Conway claimed that McMahon pulled him and Grenier aside one night during their La Résistance run, when he shared what he saw in him. “He said, ‘Rob, I consider you to just be one tier below Bret Hart as a worker,'” Conway recalled. “He said: ‘But…
BMW PGA Championship – final round-17 JJ Spaun (US); -15 M Elvira (Spa), R McIlroy (NI), A Scott (Aus), A Rai (Eng)Selected others:-14 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), R Fox (NZ); -13 R MacIntyre (Sco), M Wallace (Eng), A Sullivan (Eng); -12 A Noren (Swe), R Fisher (Eng); -11 S Lowry (Ire) A Fitzpatrick (Eng); -10 V Hovland (Nor), L Aberg (Swe), J Niemann (Chi), T Hatton (Eng)Full leaderboardGolf can be a cruel game. As Spain’s Manuel Elvira choked back the tears on Sunday, just a short distance away an elated JJ Spaun celebrated becoming only the third player from the United…
For months, JBL was popping up wherever the hell he wanted, blasting people with Clotheslines From Hell and disappearing before anyone could figure out what he was actually building toward. He even teased that there was an “endgame” to the madness, and now the payoff that promoters were trying to create has finally been revealed. Sean Ross Sapp tackled the mystery during a Fightful Select Q&A after being asked whether there was ever supposed to be an actual conclusion to JBL randomly showing up at independent promotions and wrecking people. Sapp said he went directly to someone in MLW for…
“Honestly, I am made up with the win. I am just so happy,” said Smith, who suffered first-round exits in New Zealand and Australia in his only two other appearances in the 2026 World Series. “You are playing Gerwyn Price – one of the best players in the world. You have got to up your game.”Smith beat Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock 10-7 in the last eight and Dutch hope Gian van Veen 11-8 in the semi-finals to give himself a shot at the £100,000 winner’s prize. Price, meanwhile, made it past England’s James Wade in the quarter-finals before beating compatriot…