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Vondrousova, who also reached the French Open final in 2019 and won the Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medal, claimed she feared for her safety when the doping officer arrived at her flat at 8pm on 3 December.She was alone in her apartment and told the officer via the intercom that she would not open the door.The tribunal’s report said Vondrousova called her agent to ask about doping protocol, and sent a text message to her boyfriend which said someone from doping control had arrived – using an expletive to describe them.There is some dispute about what happened next, with the…
Tony Khan took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in support of AEW‘s Rebel. Many wrestling personalities have joined the initiative to show support for AEW star Rebel, whose real name is Tanea Brooks. She revealed in March 2026 that doctors had diagnosed her with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). After being nominated by wrestling legend Sting, Tony Khan took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Before dumping ice water on himself, Tony Khan nominated Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen, General Manager James Gladstone, and Executive Vice President and NFL Hall of Famer Tony Boselli. Khan also promoted AEW…
Ospreys finished 11th in the URC last season and were knocked out in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup.Mark Jones’ side were impacted by uncertainty, with fans protesting against the WRU and Y11 at fixtures in Bridgend.The unsettling situation was a factor in Wales captains Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan opting to join Gloucester for the coming season.Signing the Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA) with the governing body offers some level of security until 2028, but the latest development will provide more challenges for both Scarlets and Ospreys.”Is it really a surprise? We just had a little bit of a…
Eddie Howe has stepped down as head coach of Newcastle United.The 48-year-old has left after nearly five years in charge, following a disappointing season where the Magpies finished 12th in the Premier League.Howe had helped the club earn Champions League qualification on two occasions, and win the League Cup in 2024-25.”After a period of personal reflection, I have decided that now is the right time for me to step away from my role,” said Howe.Newcastle said the process to recruit a new head coach is at an advanced stage. German coach Matthias Jaissle is favourite to be handed the position.Howe…
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images The card for TNA Lockdown has begun taking shape through the announcement of four cage matches. A TNA X-Division Championship rematch between Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander emerged as the first order of business after the former laid out a challenge to the reigning champion on “TNA Impact.” Later in the show, TNA confirmed three more bouts set to take place inside the chain-linked structure. This includes a TNA World Tag Team Championship match pitting Nic and Ryan Nemeth against Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardys initially…
Pat Rafter is Australian sporting royalty. A man whose genuine friendliness still radiates into mid-life and whose looks once made him an underwear model, with a tennis career that took him to No 1 in the world.He is the kind of person anyone would want on their team, so it is no surprise to see him named as a member of the Aussie Crocs. They are the national squad of tennis-adjacent pursuit padel – a kind of miniature form of the game – and are due to compete in an exhibition at the Sydney Opera House starting 15 August.Rafter may…
Fifa and Infantino want to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it.It said it would “invite third parties to make minority, non-controlling investments” in a new subsidiary – Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE).Infantino has set a deadline of 19 September for football federations to accept his controversial plans.In a 25-page document created by investment bank JP Morgan, it is made clear Fifa’s tournaments would expand to hit an estimated increased pay-out of 24m euros per member association in the 2035-2039 cycle.It mentions “new business…
One of WWE’s biggest women’s storylines almost went live without a script. Brie Bella has revealed that moments before her memorable confrontation with Stephanie McMahon in 2014, everything changed backstage, forcing the two to figure it out on the fly just seconds before walking through the curtain. Speaking on What’s Your Story?, Brie looked back at the segment that ended with her slapping Stephanie and quitting WWE. According to her, the original plan kept getting rewritten until they were standing in Gorilla Position waiting for their entrance. That’s when Vince McMahon reportedly stepped in with another change. “Do you remember…
Cameron Norrie’s resurgent form continued as he overpowered Bernard Tomic in just 50 minutes to progress to the semi-finals of the Los Cabos Open in Mexico.Fifth-seed Norrie won 12 straight games to defeat his Australian opponent 6-1 6-0 and set up a semi-final meeting with defending champion Denis Shapovalov.The British number two travelled to Mexico on a run of six consecutive defeats, having not won a match since April, but has put together a run of three successive straight-set victories.He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic comfortably in the first round before recovering from 3-0 down in the first set to beat James…
Scotland’s Melanie Woods has won the Commonwealth Games women’s 1500m T54 for the second time in under 40 hours after streaking to victory in the restaged final – however England’s Ellis Kottas could not replicate her silver medal.Woods set a new Games record to triumph in Glasgow on Wednesday evening, but it emerged on Thursday morning that Para-athletics authorities had decided the race should be held again following appeals surrounding a first-lap crash.However, the Scot kept her composure in her home city to replicate her initial success, break the record again, and reclaim the gold that was already hers -…