Author: Sports News UK

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…

Zoey Stark’s WWE run didn’t just leave her questioning missed opportunities. It left her feeling like she’d lost herself. Just weeks after returning to the ring following her WWE release, Stark opened up on the Game Day Grace Podcast about the mental toll her time in WWE took on her confidence. Looking back, she admitted she became so focused on what management and fans thought of her that she stopped trusting herself altogether. While discussing why the Bible verse Joshua 1:9 has become so meaningful in her life, Stark explained that it’s helping her rediscover the confidence she feels she…

England defender Lucy Bronze says a Uefa boycott of Fifa competitions would be the “right thing” for the future of the game, despite the impact it could have on women’s football.”I think the players who play in those competitions, the European players, we stand by our beliefs and what the right thing is for our game,” said Bronze, who was speaking in New Zealand on Chelsea’s pre-season tour.”And if that means boycotting competitions, then that has to happen.”It’s for the future of the game and not just for me today and tomorrow.”It’s for all the little girls or little boys…

Real Madrid and Barcelona are difficult for English clubs to compete with when the world’s most coveted players become available.Jude Bellingham is a striking example. Having left Birmingham City for Borussia Dortmund to continue his development, the England midfielder moved to Real Madrid rather than back to his home country.He remains the only player to represent England’s senior men’s team during the Premier League era without making an appearance in the competition.Kylian Mbappe was linked with several clubs elsewhere before fulfilling his ambition of joining Real Madrid, while Neymar chose Barcelona over interest from Premier League teams when leaving Santos…

England footballer Ivan Toney has been charged with assault at a nightclub in central London.The 30-year-old, who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli, was charged on 31 July following an incident on Wardour Street in Soho on 6 December.The former Brentford striker, who started England’s 6-4 win over France in the “bronze final” of the World Cup last month, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 24 September.A spokesperson for Toney said: “Ivan acknowledges the charge and although he is naturally shocked, he looks forward to being…

Chelsea Green has opened up about the Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan comparison WWE CCO Triple H invoked about her recent rise in the company. Green has become one of the surprise stories of the year. After gaining a lot of support from WWE fans, she won the five-woman Ladder Match at SummerSlam to become the Interim WWE Women’s Champion. Chelsea Green explains her reaction to Triple H’s comparison involving Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston While speaking to Complex Graps, Green was asked if she saw any similarities between her rise and the journeys of Bryan and Kingston. Green admitted…

Britain’s Cameron Norrie saved a match point as he produced a superb fightback to beat world number seven Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open.Norrie was a set and 5-2 down against the Australian third seed before coming through 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to reach the fourth round.De Minaur, leading by a double-break, had a match point on his own serve in the second set but double-faulted.He twice served for the match but, at 5-4 up, double-faulted again to put the set back on level terms.World number 37 Norrie edged the tie-break and then ran away with the deciding set…

Chelsea are out of European football next season after finishing 10th in a campaign where Enzo Maresca left the club and Liam Rosenior was dismissed.Alonso has some difficult decisions ahead.His goalkeeping options appear set, with Robert Sanchez joined by exciting Belgian prospect Mike Penders, 21, following his impressive loan spell at French club Strasbourg, with with Teddy Sharman-Lowe likely to serve as the third-choice understudy.At full-back, club captain Reece James, also capable of playing in midfield, is joined on the right by Gusto and Palestra.Chelsea have put a £75m price tag on Gusto after Manchester City emerged as potential suitors.On…

Shiloh Hill may have just caught a major break in his recovery. After revealing earlier this week that he fractured part of his skull and could be out for a while, the NXT star now says doctors believe he may be able to get back in the ring sooner than they first expected. Hill gave fans the update on X on August 6, 2026, thanking everyone who reached out after news of the injury came out. He explained that the location of the fracture and the rapid drop in swelling have changed the outlook on his recovery. “Thank you all…

The first European Athletics Championships to be held in Great Britain take place in Birmingham from 10-16 August.The Championships get under way at Alexander Stadium on Monday, just over a week after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Among the British stars on show are defending champions Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith, local boy Matthew Hudson-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Amy Hunt, Georgia Hunter Bell and Jake Wightman. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou are all seeking to win their fourth successive European titles, while Italy’s Marcell Jacobs is targeting his third 100m title in a row.The…