Author: Sports News UK
While the margin of Hearts’ 6-0 aggregate loss to Sturm Graz in the Champions League second qualifying round may have been unexpected, the result was not much of a surprise.Even less surprising was losing to Benfica, typically a Champions League team, in the Europa League qualifiers, though again the margin was heavy at 7-1 on aggregate.Facing Rapid Vienna in the Conference League play-off represented another tough tie, though not considered as tough as either Sturm Graz or Benfica.Roughly this time last year, Dundee United took Rapid to penalties in their Conference League qualifying tie but lost in the shootout and…
Luke Littler’s hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals suffered another setback as he was beaten by Brendan Dolan in the semi-finals of PC28 in Leicester.The world champion went a step further than he managed at Tuesday’s PC27, but still fell short of the title, which was won by fellow Englishman Luke Humphries with an 8-6 victory over Dolan. “Luke has been by far the best player in the last 18 months and he deserves the world number one spot,” said world number two Humphries after his victory. “He’s won everything and I am going to be the only…
A third women’s match has been added to this Sunday’s NXT Heatwave event. The rivalry between Jaida Parker and Nattie has now come to a stipulation. The two adversaries will be facing off in a Submission Match this Sunday. On the Aug. 25 episode of NXT on the last stop before this weekend’s show, Nattie and Parker took to the mic in the ring. Parker thanked Nattie for showing her just who Jaida Parker is. She says she doesn’t need Nattie’s acceptance or experience. Nattie used her favorite word and called Parker a bitch and said she wants her at…
Cardiff City have completed the signing of centre-half Krystian Bielik from Championship rivals West Bromwich Albion on a permanent deal.Bielik has signed a three-year contract with the Bluebirds and joined for an undisclosed fee.”I’m very excited, I’m finally here and I couldn’t be happier,” he told the club’s official website.”I’m looking forward to starting with the team as soon as possible and focusing on the first game.”The 28-year-old made 17 Championship appearances for the Baggies last season as they finished 21st, narrowly avoiding relegation to League One.The experienced defender – who can also operate as a defensive midfielder – joined…
Venus and Serena Williams will play doubles together at the US Open in their first Grand Slam outing as a pairing for four years.The American greats, two-time winners of the women’s doubles title in New York, were handed a wildcard entry by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).The last time the Williams sisters teamed up at a slam was at the 2022 US Open in what was Serena’s final tournament before she “evolved away” from tennis.Serena made her return to the sport in doubles at Queen’s in June before being given the final Wimbledon women’s singles wildcard.The 44-year-old lost 6-3…
Amanda Anisimova can see the signs now. It is just over three years since the American announced she would be taking an indefinite break for mental health reasons. A brilliant junior, she was a semi-finalist at the French Open in 2019 and seemingly destined for the top, only for her world to be rocked by the sudden death of her father, Konstantin, a few months later. Struggling for motivation and burned out, in May 2023, she revealed she would be stepping away from the sport.It turned out to be the best decision she ever made. “I learned how important it…
Ekomie started his professional career with Bordeaux but secured a switch to top-flight side Angers in the summer of 2024.He made 21 appearances across all competitions in his debut season for the club, and his impact increased last term.The 23-year-old featured in all but two of his side’s Ligue 1 matches in 2025-26 – with 25 of his 32 appearances in the league being starts.Prior to his side’s 1-1 draw with Watford, Wrexham manager Parkinson stated deals for various players to join the Red Dragons had fallen through in what had been a “difficult window”.But speaking in his post-match press…
Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off at half-time with his 10-man Al-Nassr side 2-0 down – before they fought back to seal a dramatic win over Al-Ettifaq.Defending Saudi Pro League champions Al-Nassr got off to a dreadful start on Tuesday when goalkeeper Bento was sent off after just 12 minutes and they were two goals behind at the break.Ronaldo, 41, making his first start since the World Cup, left the pitch in frustration at half-time and was then substituted by manager Ange Postecoglou. But Postecoglou’s decisions proved to be vindicated with Al-Nassr launching a second-half comeback.Sadio Mane and Abdulelah Al Amri…
Sky Sports has agreed a new deal to extend its live coverage of the US Open.The three-year contract extension, which is set to be announced when the singles from Flushing Meadows begin next week, will keep the US Open live on Sky until 2030.Under the terms of the new deal, Sky will broadcast more than 12 hours of live tennis each day across the extended three-week tournament, including the new mixed doubles event, which is taking place this week.Sky has had exclusive live UK rights to the US Open since 2023 when the broadcaster secured a five-year deal to replace…
Elsa/Getty Images Rey Fenix is still the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion after an explosive match against “WWE NXT’s” EK Prosper. Fenix and Prosper faced off on Tuesday’s episode of “NXT,” just one week after the latter bested three other men to earn a AAA Cruiserweight Title shot. The challenger immediately sought to surprise the defending champion with a backslide, but was denied when Fenix countered it into an arm drag. The action continued with Fenix landing a chop to Prosper’s chest, then a kick to the face. Prosper responded with…