Author: Sports News UK
Carlos Alcaraz believes he is capable of winning the US Open as he returns to professional tennis after a four-month injury layoff due to a right wrist injury.Alcaraz, the defending champion in New York, will compete in singles for the first time since injuring his wrist at the Barcelona Open in April when he faces Roman Safiullin in the first round. “So, it is possible [to win],” Alcaraz said. “I think that many people have shown it. [Roger] Federer, [Rafa] Nadal, many people have shown that you can win a grand slam after having been injured for a long time…
Wrestling fans have not seen Awesome Kong (real name Kia Stevens) in a ring since 2023. That doesn’t mean that she won’t ever return to one, though. In a new interview with “No-Contest Wrestling,” Kong noted that she’s in the process of determining her next professional steps, which could include pro wrestling. “I have not excluded the wrestling world,” she said. “I would go back to wrestling if I got back in shape. If somebody wanted to work out with me and get me back in shape, I totally would.” Like many wrestlers, Kong admitted that the itch to wrestle…
Three former British athletes were convicted in Morocco as part of an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor by a sprinting coach, BBC Sport can reveal.The prosecutions led to the imprisonment of Leon Baptiste, a UK Athletics coach and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist for England in the 200m.Baptiste was originally reported as missing in Morocco in some media articles published on 14 August, before a BBC Sport investigation revealed his conviction and jailing.Now, court rulings seen by BBC Sport shed more light on other convictions relating to the same case.Two-time Commonwealth silver medallist hurdler Will Sharman, his…
O’Sullivan, who has not won a ranking event for more than two years, added: “I will see out the next 18 months and see how we go. I don’t want to throw the towel in just yet. I’ve committed to playing until then.”I want to give myself a chance. I’d hate to finish my career on performances like that.”O’Sullivan lost the opening two frames against Chang but pulled himself back into the match to head into the mid-session break level at 2-2. When play resumed, China’s Chang took control, winning two frames in a row to lead 4-2. O’Sullivan pulled…
Mustafa Ali’s punctured lung is already forcing him to pull out of upcoming appearances. The TNA International Champion has confirmed that he won’t be able to wrestle in Australia or Scotland this September while dealing with the injury. Mustafa Ali took to Twitter and announced that he has withdrawn from his scheduled appearances for ACW in Melbourne, Australia and Community Pro Wrestling in Glasgow, Scotland. He also apologized to the fans who were expecting to see him and made it clear he hopes to make things right once he’s able to return. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to compete…
The hosts of next month’s Asian Games in Japan say all athletes will have accommodation for the event, after fears there would be a shortage of rooms. Initially, 15,000 athletes and officials were expected to attend the Games, which will be held in the Nagoya and Aichi region between 19 September and 4 October.However, last week the Olympic Council of Asia said the number would be closer to 17,000 after teqball – which combines elements of football and table tennis – and padel were included earlier this year.In a joint statement, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee (AINAGOC) and the Olympic…
=Tonight marks another historic night within the TNA Knockouts division as we determine who will be crowned the first-ever TNA Knockouts Television Champion. 16 women from TNA and WWE’s NXT competed in a thrilling tournament over the past couple of months. Tonight, we reach the finals where Jada Stone and M By Elegance go one-on-one. M hits a Spanish Fly on Stone, but can’t find enough time to capitalize. Stone finds her chance to go high-flying, but the ring awareness of M saves her. “The Spark” tries to go for her signature Stunner, but M reverses and takes her out…
Trabzonspor have rejected the “emotional” resignation of head coach Fatih Tekke after the Turkish side, who signed Mohamed Salah in the summer, were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday night.The Super Lig team suffered a 4-0 defeat by Ferencvaros in Hungary on Thursday to lose the play-off tie 5- 0 on aggregate..In the aftermath, Tekke, who led Trabzonspor to a third-place finish in the league last season, tendered his resignation.But that was rejected by the club on Friday morning, with the club saying the 48-year-old’s decision stemmed from the “intense emotional impact” of the Europa League exit.Trabzonspor will…
“I never thought referees did as much as what we do now,” says Sam Allison, who played for Chippenham Town and Frome Town during his playing career, which started at Swindon. “We are training full-time, sometimes two, three sessions a day, making sure that we are ready on a Saturday afternoon.”Some of it (not understanding referees’ workload) is probably ignorance, lack of awareness, lack of communication being disseminated to people out there. “I think of my ignorance of just thinking referees just turned up, refereed the game and then went home.”We have all the preparation, all the training, all the…
A few weeks ago, as I often do, I went to the Tennis.com site to get an update about a match and to check out the commentary from my fellow tennis journalists. I was taken aback when, instead of the usual colorful graphics and info, I was greeted with a rudimentary-looking homepage that displayed only scores and rankings.At first I thought it was a glitch of some sort. But sadly, no. As it turns out, Tennis.com, originally the online site of Tennis Magazine, is under a complete overhaul and will no longer be the home of esteemed writers such as…