Author: Sports News UK
The July 10, 2026 episode of WWE SmackDown had several big moments, but one of the most brutal happened after Jade Cargill defeated Alexa Bliss. Cargill won the match, but she wasn’t done there. She launched an arm attack on Bliss, leaving her needing medical help. The attack came after weeks of tension between Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Michin, and B-Fab. Earlier in the show, Cargill warned Flair that whatever happened to Bliss would be her fault, setting up what happened later that night. Jade Cargill injured Alexa Bliss’ arm after the match Alexa Bliss used her speed…
Most new Wimbledon champions have a bucket list of things they want to do, gifts they would like to buy themselves or family, or even future goals of winning more grand slam titles. But Linda Noskova is not your average first-time major winner.The 21-year-old Czech is surely the first woman to win Wimbledon with a nose ring – “I was maybe counting a little bit [on] someone having some things to say about it, but no one said anything bad” – but she intends to use her newfound platform for good.“This is definitely one of the main [reasons] why I’m playing…
Bates was never far from controversy, especially in the mid-’80s when he erected a 12ft 12-volt electric fence around Stamford Bridge to prevent pitch invasions – but was then refused permission by Greater London Council to switch it on, citing safety grounds.In 1991, Chelsea were fined £105,000 for alleged illegal payments to players. Bates resigned from the Football League management committee.He regarded one of his most significant achievements at Chelsea as securing Stamford Bridge as the club’s home before developing it into a luxury all-seater stadium with a 40,000-plus capacity.It came after a long-running legal battle with property developers Marler…
Shortly before 7pm, a full 162 minutes into this match, Alexander Zverev got his first break point on the Jannik Sinner serve. With the score still one set apiece and tied like a knot, this felt like a kind of hinge point. A humongous chance in a match preciously short on them. Sinner faulted. A priceless second serve for Zverev to look at.The serve was a little safer than usual and Zverev returned it with interest. After a little exploratory baseline flirting, with no breakthrough in sight, Sinner simply flicked the switch: a perfect backhand on to the sideline, followed…
WWE It’s no secret that professional wrestling is not ballet, and stars put their bodies on the line every show for fans’ entertainment. Sometimes, however, scary things happen that don’t involve injuries inside the ring. Finn Balor explained on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” that he was blinded by his ‘Demon’ paint after wrestling a match against Andrade in Saudi Arabia. Balor explained he was getting painted before going out, and said it didn’t feel normal. He asked what was different, and was told they couldn’t bring the normal paint,…
Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett, who beat Benoit Saint-Denis in just 52 seconds in the co-main event, was being interviewed when he saw McGregor’s fight waved off via a TV backstage.”Oh my god, McGregor’s done already? He’s finished, the new boy is in town. I can become the face of the organisation now,” Pimblett said.”You could call that the changing of the guard, I can be the new face of MMA now. I just got a finish in 52 seconds on the biggest card of the year.”Some speculated that McGregor, who has one fight remaining on his UFC contract, may have carried…
Over the past 25 years, Wimbledon has deliberately slowed down its grass courts to blunt the power of the game’s most venomous hitters. But the era of boom-boom tennis returned with a vengeance on Sunday as Jannik Sinner defended his men’s title.It was a final short of subtlety but oozing muscular power. There were 107 winners and 32 aces, while the first break of serve came at 2hr 54min. But after nearly four hours of action it was Sinner, the Italian No 1 seed, who survived a trial by fire to come through 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 against…
The significance of Heather Knight’s legacy is one that is difficult to measure. In a game of numbers, her impact goes far beyond that. The former captain has seen it all in a record 320 matches, 199 of them in charge over nine exhausting yet era-defining years. The euphoric high of that World Cup win at Lord’s in 2017, the same ground on which she is now walking away from the game, juxtaposed by the crushing low of a brutal Ashes thrashing that brought down the curtain on her captaincy.Throughout it all, the good and the bad, she was exemplary…
Richard Holliday’s WWE future may not be confirmed, but he gave fans another reason to believe something could be coming after leaving his boots in the ring at GCW Melee in Manchester. Holliday lost to Bear Bronson at the event, then stayed seated in the ring as he appeared to think about his next move. He showed respect to Bronson, stood up and acknowledged the crowd. Then he untied his boots. Holliday placed them in the middle of the ring, bowed to the fans and walked away from ringside. Leaving boots in the ring is often used to signal retirement…
England will consider between six and 10 names as they seek Brendon McCullum’s successor as Test head coach and would like the person in place for August’s series against Pakistan, says ECB chief executive Richard Gould.McCullum, 44, was sacked as red-ball coach on Sunday after seven defeats in the past nine Tests.England’s next Test is against Pakistan at Headingley on 19 August and the team are also currently without a captain after Ben Stokes announced his retirement during the series defeat by New Zealand in late June.Gould told BBC Sport: “It will be a targeted selection process. We often do…