Author: Sports News UK
Sports betting is becoming a problem among golf fans and contributing to personal abuse hurled at players, says Matt Fitzpatrick.The 2022 US Open champion was part of the European side that was barracked by hostile US fans at Bethpage Black last September in the Ryder Cup. England’s Fitzpatrick was also subjected to pantomime boos from the partisan fans when he lost out to Cameron Young at the PGA Tour’s flagship Players Championship in March.”I would say every golfer that’s played a professional tournament has had a message of abuse from someone that is related to gambling,” said Fitzpatrick.”You go and…
Best playerIt takes a certain amount of toughness and inner belief to keep on moving forward even after an excruciating setback. In the last match Jannik Sinner played before Wimbledon, he was on the receiving end of one of the most shocking collapses ever in his French Open second-round loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo. He responded by gradually building momentum in every round, culminating in a flawless 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Novak Djokovic and then he brilliantly elevated his level against a peaking Alexander Zverev to defeat the new No 2 in four sets. Sinner’s run to a fifth…
WWE is shaking up its usual SmackDown schedule at the end of August, and the changes will also affect Monday Night Raw. Rocket Arena in Cleveland has announced that the Friday, August 28 event will now feature both SmackDown and a taped episode of Raw. WWE normally handles the two shows on separate nights, but Cleveland is getting both in one marathon taping. The change comes after Charlotte, North Carolina was originally set to host Raw on August 31. WWE postponed that event and moved the Charlotte date to February 2027, when the city will host SmackDown instead. WWE has…
Despite already playing twice on home soil in the inaugural Nations Championship, New Zealand will relish a return to Eden Park, where they have not lost a Test since France were the victors in 1994.However, the New Zealand coach said they cannot rest on their laurels when they welcome an Ireland side who are unbeaten in six games.”It’s always nice going to Eden Park. It’ll be nice having a lot of supporters cheering for us,” he continued. “It’s been a fortress, but what’s happened in the past counts for little. It’s about us making sure we get our prep right…
The creation of a joint commercial venture between the tours of the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association has been put on hold indefinitely as the women’s game faces the prospect of making significant cuts to its operational budget.Negotiations over a merger, which would have meant the tours pooling their commercial and media rights, have broken down over the terms of the proposed revenue share, with the WTA in effect walking away from a deal that had appeared close to being finalised last year.Sources says the WTA chair, Valerie Camillo, is unhappy with terms accepted by…
New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso was unveiled at Stamford Bridge on Monday and said he wants to keep Enzo Fernandez at the club.The 25-year-old Argentina midfielder, who is preparing to face England in the World Cup semi-finals, is open to leaving and was recently linked with Real Madrid.However, the Spanish club denied pursuing a move for Fernandez last week, leaving him with no known alternative destination and a sizeable £120m asking price.Alonso replied “yes” when asked whether he wanted to keep Fernandez, adding: “We have spoken. But, as you can understand, what we said will remain private.”It was part of…
The July 13 episode of Raw will have a match between IYO SKY and Roxanne Perez. On last week’s Raw, SKY came to the aide of the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Sol Ruca. Ruca was in a title defense against Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez when, to no surprise, Perez and the Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan came out to assist Rodriguez and try to steel not only a win, but the Women’s IC Title fort he Judgment Day. Although Ruca most likely could have powered through, it was SKY who appeared and took out two-thirds of Judgment Day and distracted…
Croatia have reappointed former defender Slaven Bilic as the manager of their men’s national team.Bilic, whose first spell in charge of his country was from 2006 to 2012, replaces Zlatko Dalic.Dalic stepped down from the role, which he held for nearly nine years, following Croatia’s World Cup last-32 defeat against Portugal.”I have the complete confidence in our players, and it is my responsibility to bring energy, ambition and determination to ensure that Croatia remains among football’s elite,” said Bilic.”I am genuinely happy to start this challenge and I feel fully prepared for it – as a more mature and experienced…
“I played in Spain for many years and I felt now was the right time to move given the project. The English league is helping women’s football grow. “I wanted to test myself in another country, in another league, and playing a different type of football.”Leon boycotted the Spain national team for almost three years, alongside several team-mates, because of disagreements over working conditions and a falling-out with the Spanish Football Federation, which began in 2022.She withdrew from selection for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as Spain went on to beat England in the final, and was absent from their…
Compared with those who have vainly chased his tournament record for the past 68 years, Fontaine is a relative unknown to modern audiences. While Pele, Messi et al are rightly regarded as the best male players ever, Fontaine is now a piece of trivia.But that is to play down the remarkable life and career of Fontaine – who, if he were playing in the modern day, would have represented a different country.The 2026 quarter-final between France and Morocco was the Just Fontaine derby. He was born in Marrakesh in August 1933 – at the time, Morocco was a French protectorate.Morocco…