Author: Sports News UK
Brock Lesnar has opened up about his plans for life after wrestling. Lesnar wrestled what turned out to be the final match of his career when he challenged Oba Femi inside Hell in a Cell in the main event of WWE SummerSlam Saturday in his home state of Minnesota. Femi survived multiple devastating moves, including a Tombstone Piledriver onto the exposed ring boards, before ultimately defeating Lesnar with the Fall From Grace powerbomb. After the match, Lesnar endorsed Femi as the future of WWE in a symbolic passing-of-the-torch moment. Shortly afterwards, WWE moved Lesnar to the Alumni section of its…
The Hundred women’s competition, HeadingleyLondon Spirit 136-7 (100 balls): Harris 51 (27); Sharma 2-18Sunrisers Leeds 142-5 (98 balls): Sutherland 37* (21); George 3-25Sunrisers Leeds won by five wicketsScorecard. TableAustralia all-rounder Annabel Sutherland led Sunrisers Leeds to a hard-fought win over London Spirit in The Hundred to keep their slim qualification hopes alive.After a strong start in pursuit of 137, dominated by Phoebe Litchfield’s 30 off 17, Sunrisers then lost three wickets for two runs in the space of six balls as Spirit fought back into contention. But Sutherland added 54 for the fourth wicket with captain Dani Gibson, before a…
At WrestleMania 42, Brock Lesnar lost to Oba Femi, took off his gloves and his shoes, and waved goodbye to the WWE Universe. Lesnar then seemingly went back on the moment by returning to WWE to defeat Oba Femi at Clash In Italy. Lesnar lost the rubber match on Saturday, and once again seemed to say goodbye to WWE. On the latest edition of “The Pat McAfee Show,” Lesnar confirmed that he is once-and-for-all retired from professional wrestling. “I’m here today…to let the world and everybody know that I am retired,” Lesnar said in an interview with McAfee. “I want to…
Newly promoted Ipswich Town have signed Portuguese defensive midfielder Florentino Luis from Burnley for an undisclosed fee.The 26-year-old, who made 31 league appearances last season for a relegated Burnley side, has signed a five-year contract at Portman Road. Fellow Premier League newcomers Hull City were also interested in the player. “It feels brilliant to be a part of this club,” Florentino said.”I like how the club sees the future and there are a lot of good players here. I can bring experience and balance to the team, between defence and attack, and I like to bring the connection.” Ipswich manager…
Barcelona have signed Brazilian international Kerolin from Women’s Super League champions Manchester City on a contract running through to 2030.The 26-year-old helped Andree Jeglertz’s side win a first WSL title in a decade last season, adding the Women’s FA Cup to a hugely successful campaign.She scored nine goals and assisted five in 15 WSL appearances, including a memorable hat-trick against rivals Chelsea in February.Reports suggest City have received around £1.3m from Barcelona for the transfer – the largest fee paid for a female Brazilian player.Kerolin joined City from North Carolina Courage in January 2025 and had a contract with the…
CM Punk wasn’t the only name being talked about at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday, because a WWE Hall of Famer is expected to drop by soon as well. PWInsiderElite reports Punk stopped by the Orlando facility on August 4, but another name is already generating attention behind the scenes. According to the report, NXT talent has been hearing that WWE Hall of Famer Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is expected to visit the Performance Center later this month. There’s still no word on why Punk was at the PC, and WWE hasn’t addressed the visit. The report, however, quickly shifted…
Bubista becomes the latest coach to leave one of the 10 African sides which appeared at the World Cup.Vladimir Petkovic parted company with Algeria, who exited against Switzerland in the last 32, by mutual consent on Monday.The 62-year-old Bosnian, who was appointed in February 2024, had extended his contract with the Desert Foxes until 2028 earlier this year.Meanwhile, Ivory Coast and South Africa will not renew deals with Emerse Fae and Hugo Broos respectively after their contracts ran out at the end of July.Senegal sacked Pape Thiaw in the wake of their dramatic last-32 exit against Belgium, with the country’s…
Great potential, undoubtedly, yet there will be no rushing of a young man from Llanishen who has only just completed his A-levels at Ysgol Glantaf in Cardiff.The Blue and Blacks have already given Howe a taste of senior training and he will push Wales internationals Liam Belcher and Evan Lloyd, plus Dafydd Hughes, for action in 2026-27.”It was great to get an insight into what I need to improve and to learn professional habits off the other boys,” said the teenager, who is in the club’s senior academy.”It was really helpful and I can’t wait to get straight back into…
The PIL had been the third tier of NIFL since 2016 and is now set to be replaced by the Conference League, which will be run by NAFL.As a result, NIFL will only control the top two leagues of Northern Irish football and has now expanded the Championship from 12 to 16 teams.The top four teams from last season’s PIL – Moyola Park, Strabane Athletic, Rathfriland and Newry City – were promoted to the Championship.But the 10 teams who finished between fifth and bottom of last year’s PIL- Dollingstown, Ballymacash Rangers, Portstewart, Oxford Sunnyside, Dergview, Ballyclare Comrades, Knockbreda, Coagh United,…
As Ian Machado Garry prepares for the biggest fight of his career, he pinpoints a change he made to his diet five years ago as being crucial to his rise in the UFC.Despite a winning debut in the promotion against Jordan Williams, behind the scenes Machado Garry had been struggling with his physical health.During weight cutting for his fights, the Irishman says he caught a number of bugs and infections because his immune system was depleted.It was then that Machado Garry decided to transition to a vegan plant-based diet – and the 28-year-old has not looked back since.After winning nine…