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The United States have confirmed that forward Christian Pulisic fractured his leg during his side’s 4-1 defeat by Belgium in the World Cup last 16.Pulisic was substituted in the 59th minute just moments after Belgium scored their third goal in Seattle.The 27-year-old appeared to suffer the injury early in the second half as he attempted a shot but instead kicked the back of Belgian midfielder Youri Tieleman’s leg.”Christian Pulisic has been diagnosed with a microfracture and bone bruise of the tibia/fibula in his right leg suffered during the match against Belgium,” said a US Soccer federation statement on social media.US…
As first reported by Fightful, TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae has signed a new contract with the promotion. Daria made her debut with TNA on the debut episode of TNA on AMC on January 15. It was said her contract at the time was six months. Below is the official press release from TNA regarding Daria Rae re-signing with the company. “TNA Wrestling Director of Operations Daria Rae has re-signed with the company, it was confirmed today, as first reported by Fightful. The charismatic authority figure, Daria is a key part of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! every week on AMC and…
Arthur Fery has revealed that his spectacular second week at Wimbledon has been aided by a secret procedure on his nose and the Godfather trilogy as he prepares for the biggest match of his career on Friday, against Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.Fery’s run through the draw to meet the French Open champion has included consecutive five-set comebacks against Zizou Bergs and Grigor Dimitrov, winning both matches in final set tie-breaks after trailing, but his earlier matches repeatedly had to be paused after he suffered from nosebleeds.The 23-year-old revealed that he underwent a nasal procedure in the middle of the…
Tadej Pogacar took a big step towards winning the Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time with a dominant victory on stage six, regaining the leader’s yellow jersey.The defending champion established a lead with ease on the iconic Col du Tourmalet during the first 186.2km mountain stage of the three-week race.Pogacar, 27, is aiming to become the joint-most successful rider in the Tour’s history, alongside Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.Between launching his attack five kilometres from the top of the Tourmalet to the summit of the climb, UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Pogacar gained 30 seconds over…
Scottish Open first round (finishers only)-5 R McIlroy (NI), P Cantlay (US), T Kim (Kor), B Wiesberger (Aut); -4 B Koekpa (US), MW Lee (Aus), M Thorbjornsen (US), K Kitayama (US), A Ayora (Spa), O Lindell (Fin)Selected others: -3 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -2 C Gotterup (US), V Hovland (Nor); -1 X Schauffele (US); +1 S Lowry (Ire)Full leaderboardA reduced schedule has not dimmed Rory McIlroy’s fierce competitive instincts.The Northern Irishman is being more selective with the events he plays and the Scottish Open marks just his third appearance outside majors since completing back-to-back Masters triumphs in early…
Manchester United have revealed the location for their planned new 100,000-seater stadium – approximately 350m north west of their existing Old Trafford ground.Last month, the Premier League club acquired a 25-acre site for the proposed stadium – a site currently partly used by a go-kart track.Images were unveiled on Thursday for the first time as part of a multi-billion pound draft masterplan for the regeneration project around the wider Old Trafford area, to be known as Trafford Wharfside.The pictures show no tridents, or canopy – the striking ‘circus tent’ concept – unveiled by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in March…
New number one contenders emerged on Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT. As a result, two title bouts are set for next week. On this week’s NXT, Layla Diggs conquered Thea Hail, Lizzy Rain, and Izzi Dame in an NXT Women’s North American Championship contender’s match. Her win came after she landed a moonsault on Hail, then pinned her. Diggs has now earned the right to challenge Zaria for her title on the July 14 edition of NXT. The event will emanate from the WWE Performance Center in Florida. Elsewhere on the show, the makeshift team of Dorian Van Dux…
Last May marked 21 years since Benitez’s Liverpool pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in football history, when the Anfield side roared back from three goals down to defeat AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final.Yep, life moves fast.Benitez had moved to Merseyside off the back of stunning success in Spain, winning La Liga twice and the Uefa Cup with Valencia.He failed to win the Premier League at Liverpool, but his coaching thrived in Europe and established him as one of the continent’s elite managers in the early to mid-2000s. He consistently led the Reds to the…
I love a good, chaotic Casino Gauntlet match, and I love it even more when it’s on the women’s division side of things. Tonight’s match was excellent for so many reasons, and the inclusion of AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla on commentary was such a fun addition. I think she’s absolutely excellent, and her saucy quips are just so good in a “Timeless” Toni Storm-less AEW. We got a good amount of competitors in the match, with Willow Nightingale being the eighth and final woman. We knew Athena and Maya World would start off the bout, but we also saw…
The global governing body had also previously informed the ECB any footage shot in the PMOA must not carry audio or be released before the conclusion of a match.Speaking at the close of the fourth day, Stokes explained why the public announcement was made during play, detailing it was a plan between his agents and the ECB.”I just said, ‘You guys work with Michael Lumb and Neil Fairbrother, who work with me, and you guys just come up with a plan’,” said the all-rounder.Stokes was in the middle of a bowling spell at the time of the announcement and, with…