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Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from the inside the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Team Blue women’s locker room has a new champion to pledge their allegiance to, and that’s the new interim Women’s Champion, Chelsea Green, who beat out four other women in a ladder match at SummerSlam to claim the title. In other SmackDown-related SummerSlam news, Fatal Influence defeated The Bella Twins and Paige, in which Brie Bella broke her scapula (shoulder blade) and featured Nikki attacking Paige afterwards. What’s next for all of the blue brand Divas coming out of The Biggest Party of…

Conor McGregor has reiterated his desire to return to fighting after undergoing surgery on the knee injury sustained during his UFC comeback.The 38-year-old’s return to the octagon against Max Holloway at UFC 329 last month lasted just 69 seconds because of the injury. The Irishman’s knee appeared to give way when he missed with his first attempted roundhouse kick in the opening seconds of the fight.”Surgery done. Knee repaired,” McGregor wrote on Instagram., external”The doubters can keep talking. I didn’t run from the pain – I walked straight into it.”Now the real work begins. Comeback season starts now. No shortcuts.…

Sunday navel gazing after a bruising midweek in Europe is becoming all too familiar for Scottish football, but this time Motherwell and Hibernian can look forward to second legs with some real hopes of progress, albeit in the third-tier Conference League qualifiers.The Lanarkshire side will hope to finish off the job after a 1-1 draw away to HJK Helskini as they continue to earn plaudits for the style of play adopted last season by Jens Berthel Askou and adapted by new manager Alfred Johansson.However, they will have to improve first on their record against Falkirk, who have won on their…

Middlesex clinched their fifth win of the competition with a brilliantly measured chase to add insult to injury for Durham, who had England opener Gay retire hurt earlier in the day.Durham posted 303 from their 50 overs and, although Gay left the field unable to continue with a shoulder complaint on nine, his opening partner Alex Lees added 103. Will Rhodes also contributed 65, while Middlesex bowler Naavya Sharma claimed figures of 4-64 from his 10 overs.Chasing a daunting target, Middlesex put runs on the board early. When Josh De Caires (34) got out to Kasey Aldridge, Middlesex captain Ben…

Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include the newly crowned Interim WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green celebrating her title victory, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton returning to SmackDown after Injury, SummerSlam aftermath, and Charlotte Flair clashing with Jade Cargill. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WWE SmackDown Card: Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill Kevin Owens Returns The newly crowned Interim WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green celebrates SummerSlam aftermath Randy Orton Returns WWE SmackDown Results: This event starts at 8 PM EST. This information will be updated as the event progresses. Read More:…

Manchester City explore Enzo Fernandez move, Arsenal could battle Manchester United for Pio Esposito and Liverpool yet to agree Bradley Barcola fee.Manchester City are exploring a move for Chelsea’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 25, with Spain midfielder Rodri, 30, expected to join Barcelona. (Independent, external)Arsenal could battle Manchester United for 21-year-old Italy striker Pio Esposito, who Inter Milan value at £73m. (Sun, external)Liverpool have held preliminary talks with Paris St-Germain for France forward Bradley Barcola, but there is a significant gap in their valuations of the 23-year-old. (Sky Sports), externalAfter missing out on Real Madrid’s Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 26,…

WWE The biggest party of the summer has come and gone for WWE, but it seems that the party wasn’t as big as the company was hoping for. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer broke down all of the details from WWE SummerSlam 2026, which had nowhere near the amount of fans that WWE would have originally expected. Meltzer spoke earlier in the week about how WWE had tried to downplay the attendance figure by not announcing it publicly, something that happens at virtually every…

Premier League newcomers Coventry City have completed the club-record signing of Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi.The 20-year-old has signed a long-term contract, with the Sky Blues believed to have paid Danish side Nordsjaelland a fee of 27m euros (£23.1m), plus 3m euros (£2.5m) in add-ons.Yirenkyi made his international debut in May 2025 and played at this summer’s World Cup, scoring a stoppage-time winner in the Black Stars’ group win over Panama.He becomes Coventry’s fifth summer signing after Frank Lampard led the club back into the top flight after a 25-year absence. “When I spoke to the head coach about the plans…

Maybe it was the contrarian in me, or maybe just the tennis player, but I must confess that I spent years dissing pickleball during its meteoric rise. When I finally decided to give up my grinching and try the sport I had derided as “mini tennis”, I discovered what I’d been missing.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Learning how to play was fun, simple and affordable. I began my journey with a beginner class at Court 16, a New York-based indoor tennis and pickleball club where I started…

Both teams made two changes, with Glamorgan recalling strike bowler Van der Gugten and giving tall 24-year-old Australian paceman Connor O’Riordan, formerly with New South Wales academy, another chance to push his case for a longer contract.The county is short of seam bowling resources for the closing block of the Championship, with Ned Leonard ruled out through injury, and breakthrough teenager Tom Norton also unlikely to appear again this year- highlighting the need to sign an experienced overseas bowler.Meanwhile Essex had the luxury of resting paceman Jamie Porter, with Zaman Akhter and Charlie Bennett replacing Porter and Mitch Killeen. Openers…