Author: Sports News UK

Uefa has threatened legal action over Gianni Infantino’s scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors.Infantino’s leadership had already been publicly questioned by football’s governing bodies in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean, with Uefa and Concacaf releasing statements criticising the plans.And on Monday, Wales became the first nation to publicly withdraw backing for Infantino’s bid to continue as Fifa president.Fifa and Infantino wanted to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors would have been able to buy stakes in it.World football’s governing body said…

Baron Corbin plans to restore the WWE United States Championship to its original design after winning it at SummerSlam. A couple of months after he won the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 42, Trick Williams customized it by backing and lining it with a sensational faux-fur design. However, he lost the title to Baron Corbin at Night Two of SummerSlam, and the new champion plans to rip every ounce of fur from it. Baron Corbin won his first WWE main roster singles championship since 2017, and he appeared on the SummerSlam post-show to address his victory. He noted that…

The decision in question, surrounds how this event was staged.In layman terms, Graham had prepared to be racing head-to-head against an opponent in an individual pursuit, rather than hurtling round the track on his own in a time trial against the clock.Earlier in the week, Graham posted on social media, external, sharing his confusion and anger about what he felt was a late change.However, it emerged that a long-standing policy by the UCI – cycling’s governing body – dictates that when riders are competing across classifications, as they are here, then a time trial is run instead to avoid big…

Chelsea have completed the signing of Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal.The 21-year-old becomes Chelsea’s sixth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck, Emmanuel Emegha, Maxence Lacroix and Marco Palestra. The midfielder will join the remainder of Chelsea’s pre-season tour, with the Blues set to face Italian side Juventus in Hong Kong on 5 August. Chelsea did not disclose the fee. Barco appeared once for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, where they finished runners-up to Spain – and was slapped by Jude Bellingham after the semi-final victory over England.A product of Boca…

WWE Chelsea Green defeated Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair, Lash Legend, and Tiffany Stratton in a ladder match to crown an Interim WWE Women’s Champion at SummerSlam Sunday.  The ladder match was booked with reigning Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley sidelined indefinitely.  Green was the first to try and make a climb for the title, but Cargill intercepted her and dropped her with Jaded onto a ladder wedged in the corner. Stratton then intercepted Cargill as she sought to climb for the title, taking her place up the ladder before Flair climbed…

McCann and his assistant Billy Dodds were praised last season for turning around a sinking Kilmarnock ship and keeping them afloat.If this showing is anything to go by, they’re facing a similarly difficult task.Scoring was never an issue last season. They were the top scorers in the bottom half. It was at the back they were shaky – only Livingston conceded more – and that haunted them again in Perth.Yes, they did well to come from behind to lead. But St Johnstone only created 1.76 xG and still managed to score four goals. They were not particularly clinical either, having…

Kevin Owens is back, and SummerSlam just went completely off the rails. After Nick Aldis already stunned the crowd by adding GUNTHER to the match between Sami Zayn and Finn Bálor, the SmackDown General Manager revealed he was not finished. Once GUNTHER entered the ring, Aldis announced that another participant was joining the fight. Then Kevin Owens’ music hit. The crowd in Minneapolis exploded as Owens walked out and made his WWE return after a lengthy absence caused by a neck injury. Owens had not wrestled since March 2025 and had been forced to miss two straight WrestleManias while recovering.…

After Victoria withdrew in 2023, Glasgow answered the SOS call – and organisers say the past 11 days in the Scottish city have “exceeded all expectations”.Yes, there have been grumbles – including from those who have seen parking spaces outside their houses taken – and taxi drivers and shop owners the Games have passed by.On the ground, though, this felt like a meaningful event.Ticket sales of 434,000 were well down from 1.5 million for Birmingham 2022, but they were always going to be given the smaller venues for this scaled-back edition. It has been rare to enter a venue and…

AIG Women’s Open – fourth round-5 *S Kuwaki (Jap), E Henseleit (Ger); -4 Y Noh (US); -2 N Korda (US), J Thitikul (Tha)Selected others: -1 C Hull (Eng), L Woad, (Eng), H Ryu (Kor), R Takeda (Jap); E C Boutier (Fra), S Kouskova (Cze); +1 L Li (US), L Coughlin (US)Full leaderboardShiho Kuwaki held her nerve to beat Esther Henseleit in a two-hole play-off to become the second consecutive Japanese player to win the Women’s Open. A gripping finale at Royal Lytham & St Annes was brimming with drama, magic and misfortune – particularly on the crucial 18th hole. Henseleit…

TNA had their most recent tapings in Philly on July 31. Below are the spoilers from False Finish. Spoiler Xplosion: Elayna Black defeated Harley Hudson, Gabby Forza, and Sirena Linton via pinfall over Linton iMPACT: TNA Knockouts World Championship-Xia Brookside defeated Wendy Choo via pinfall to retain. After the match, Elayna Black comes out from the back and stares down Xia Brookside. TNA Knockouts Television Championship tournament – Heather By Elegance defeated Mara Sade via pinfall. Heather advances to the next round in the tournament. TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae comes out and says for…