Author: Sports News UK
The season will start on the icy tarmac roads in Monte Carlo from 21-24 January before rounds in the snow in Sweden and vast landscapes of Safari Rally Kenya.Three tarmac events in a row then take place in Croatia, the Canary Islands and Japan, before the Acropolis Rally in Greece.The WRC’s Italian round moves from September to July, and will switch from the gravel roads of Sardinia to tarmac in Rome.The high-speed events in Estonia and Finland retain their back-to-back summer slots before the USA hosts its first WRC round in 39 years from 26-29 August.The WRC last held a…
Wakefield have matched 2025 champions Hull KR’s record grading score of 17.85 from 12 months ago, to continue their rise on and off the field under Matt Ellis’ ownership.Leeds Rhinos remain second, although their score of 17.03 is slightly lower than they achieved in the 2025 rankings.Warrington Wolves have jumped from sixth to third on the back of a much stronger season which culminated in reaching the Grand Final at Old Trafford, only to lose to Wakefield.It is fourth place again for Wigan, who won both the Challenge Cup and the League Leaders’ shield, just above Hull KR and Leigh…
A tragic incident at a Mexican independent wrestling event has led to the death of referee Gerardo Germán Pineda, known professionally as El Búho. Wrestler El Hijo de Fishman has now been arrested. According to local reports, Fishman was facing Máscara Sagrada NG in the main event during a wrestling show at the Centro Deportivo Cultural 11 de Julio in Mineral de la Reforma in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7. After the match, the wrestler reportedly returned to the ring. He then delivered a piledriver, known in Mexico as a martinete, to referee Pineda. Pineda reportedly could not…
Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he has been impressed with how young Wales back-row Kane James is maturing.The 21-year-old won his international first cap in July when Wales lost in Argentina in the Nations Championship. James broke into the Exeter squad last season and has started both of the Chiefs’ Prem games so far this campaign.”He’s just following that really nice route where he’s improving at a nice rate, he’s having some good impact on games,” Baxter said.”Kane can be really pleased with the trajectory his game is going in at the minute.”James’ physical development has also been noted by…
New Tennis Australia chief executive Andrew Abdo pledged more shade and more seats for outer courts at the Australian Open in 2027, as the former rugby league administrator believes his background as a tennis outsider will fuel the tournament’s “relentless pursuit of growth”.The first tennis grand slam of 2027 will include the largest temporary grandstand constructed at Melbourne Park, adding 700 seats, and there will be “triple the amount of shade” for fans, as Abdo plans to cap day pass sales to better manage visitor comfort.He has appointed himself tournament director – replicating the dual role held by his predecessor…
AEW/Ricky Havlik Kofi might still be one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions with Austin Creed and Swerve Strickland, but he almost left AEW Grand Slam France with his first piece of singles gold. He challenged Bandido for the ROH World Championship in Paris, but sadly for the former WWE Champion it was Bandido walked away with the victory. However, Kofi wasn’t too disheartened given the reception he got from the French crowd and the quality of the match he had, so much so that he took to his Instagram…
Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City’s Champions League tie against Paris St-Germain next week – the club’s first home match since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League.It will mark the first time the Spaniard has returned to Etihad Stadium since he left the club at the end of last season after a decade as manager.Earlier this month, an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.City continue to deny any…
Dawn Marie still has zero love for Francine, and she isn’t watering it down just because their ECW days are long gone. The former ECW and WWE star unloaded on her old rival, saying Francine made life backstage miserable for her and flat-out admitting that the bad blood between them is still very much alive. Speaking on Velvet Ropes, Dawn was asked about the difference between the ECW and WWE locker rooms. She said WWE was never the problem for her. The real drama, according to Dawn, went down in ECW. That is when Francine’s name came up, and Dawn…
In stark contrast, Messi brought the curtain down on his illustrious Argentina career, where he has won one World Cup and two Copa Americas, in front of an 85,000-strong sellout crowd inside the Monumental in Buenos Aires.The 39-year-old announced his retirement from international football in August after Argentina finished runners-up at the World Cup and following the death of his father Jorge.Messi marked his final appearance for La Albiceleste with a goal before addressing the adoring fans in a speech lasting nearly 10 minutes.Some of his team-mates were in tears as Messi admitted he did not want to leave the…
Declan Rice is close to agreeing a new long-term Arsenal contract, sources have told BBC Sport.The England midfielder has become a crucial player for the Gunners since his arrival from West Ham for £105m in July 2023.His current deal expires at the end of next season but BBC Sport revealed in March that talks over a new contract were under way with the process now at an advanced stage.The 27-year-old has made 165 appearances for Arsenal and helped the club end their 22-year wait for a Premier League title last term. Rice would receive a significant increase to his reported…