Author: Sports News UK
The Judgment Day has been around in WWE since early 2022, and as it approaches five years as a faction, the group has seen a lot of changes. What started with Edge, Finn Balor, and Rhea Ripley in 2022 has kicked out all three of those members at one point. While speaking with the San Antonio Express, the current WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion, Raquel Rodriguez, discusses what the faction means to her and considers them the strongest group in WWE history. Rodriguez has been part of the group for two years. “This group means so much to me, honestly. We…
Metro Bank Men’s One-Day Cup final, Trent BridgeMiddlesex 231 (49.5 overs): Higgins 100, Duke 55; Holland 5-36Leicestershire 200 (44.2 overs): Kelly 103; Roland-Jones 3-27, Helm 3-32Middlesex win by 31 runsMatch scorecardMiddlesex claimed their first silverware in a decade as they fought back from a tricky start to beat Leicestershire in a thrilling One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge.Having been put into bat by Leicestershire captain Stephen Eskinazi, Ryan Higgins’ magnificent hundred dug Middlesex out of a hole and helped them reach 231 before being bowled out in the final over of their innings.Higgins, 31, struck nine fours in his 115-ball…
Middlesex started strongly when opener Artemis Downer, who hit an unbeaten 60 when they hammered Glamorgan by 10 wickets earlier in September, impressed with a couple of boundaries before being caught at point off Anna-Mae Shearn.Izzy Routledge and Sproul helped steady the ship with a fluent 60-run partnership, before Routledge was caught at mid-off from a Nicole Reid delivery.Sproul soon followed for a solid 43 from 67 balls when caught and bowled by Poppy Walker.Poor Glamorgan fielding, with several dropped catches and a missed stumping, boosted Middlesex as Horley and Trussler put on 131 before the latter was stumped by…
Few people across London enjoyed a more soothing night’s sleep than Leon Smith on Saturday. After an ideal first day for his team in their Davis Cup qualifier against Ecuador, where his singles players handled business efficiently, the Great Britain captain had the luxury of calling upon one member of each of the two best doubles pairs in the world to close out the tie.In just their second match as partners rather than rivals, the world No 1, Henry Patten, and Neal Skupski, the US Open champion a week ago, played their roles to perfection as they convincingly sealed their…
Chinese schoolgirl Yu Zidi lit up the opening day of the Asian Games with a record‑breaking 200m butterfly gold medal secured by a performance she described as “only so‑so”.The 13‑year‑old claimed her first major gold in two minutes 05.08 seconds, an Asian Games record that took almost half a second off compatriot Zhang Yufei’s mark from three years ago.Yu, who is strongly tipped to make an impact at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, won by over three seconds in Tokyo from her team-mate Chang Mohan.”It was only so-so,” a smiling Yu said after receiving her medal, adding that her butterfly…
Indie star Ganon Jones Jr. has announced that he is stepping away from pro wrestling after the tragic death of Andy “The Butcher” Williams. Jones wrestled Williams in what became the late wrestler’s final match. Williams passed away at the age of 48 on September 5 after suffering a medical emergency during an Enjoy Wrestling event in Pennsylvania. The show featured The Butcher and The Blade against TME, made up of Jones Jr. and Duke Davis. What started as a normal night of wrestling became a devastating experience for everyone involved. For Jones, the incident had a major impact on…
Cardiff have plenty of firepower in the backs but need to provide a platform if they are to make the next step.The Blue and Blacks qualified for the play-offs last season by finishing sixth but were comprehensively beaten by Stormers in the quarter-finals.”It is obvious, our set-piece needs to improve,” said flanker Dan Thomas in the immediate aftermath of the Cape Town loss.”The Stormers were dominant and we didn’t cope. We knew it was coming and still couldn’t stop it.”Loose-head prop Scott Sio, who won 74 caps for Australia, arrives from Exeter charged with helping to drive improvement in that…
AEW’s Kevin Knight has improved significantly in the year and a half since signing with the promotion, and he has opened up about the best part of working in Tony Khan’s promotion. Knight, the former TNT Champion, spoke to “blackamericaweb” about the surreal feeling of sharing the locker room and ring with legends that he idolized. He is amazed that those very same stars he looked up to are now giving him feedback on his work in the ring. “Honestly, the part that feels so surreal is right here, right now. Especially when I first got to AEW, just working…
Having been knocked off top spot following their defeat at Southampton earlier this month, Swansea moved back out in front courtesy of successive victories against Burnley and Lincoln.Matos’ men were well beaten at St Mary’s, but they have won their three other away games to date, which is no mean feat.There have been two comeback victories, at Stoke City and now Lincoln, with the Sincil Bank success arguably the most satisfying yet for Matos given that his team found a way to grab three points despite being troubled by the Imps’ direct approach.Swansea’s best performance so far this season came…
Alex de Minaur has returned to form to seal Australia’s Davis Cup progression, with the hosts beating Poland 3-1 in Brisbane also thanks to some earlier doubles brilliance.The world No 9 found top gear on Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena, beating Kamil Majchrzak 6-3, 6-3 to clinch a 3-1 result that sends Australia into the Cup’s penultimate round next year.With his backhand and serve firing, De Minaur followed up his 57-minute annihilation of Maks Kasnikowski on Saturday with another therapeutic response to a disappointing second-round US Open exit earlier this month.De Minaur fires off a forehand on Sunday. Photograph: Russell…