Author: Sports News UK

World number one Judd Trump will aim for his second Shanghai Masters title after beating world champion Wu Yize 10-6 to reach this year’s final.Wu, 22, took an early lead in his homeland and went on to make three century breaks at the first major event of the 2026-27 season.But Trump recovered from a slow start to lead 4-2 and the 2019 world champion did enough to stay in front, compiling two century breaks of his own.The 36-year-old Englishman will now play in his fifth Shanghai final, having claimed his first win in 2024.He will face either Kyren Wilson or…

TNA’s Lockdown is back! The event where every match takes place in a steel cage. The event takes place in Chicago on Aug. 23. This is the first Lockdown event since 2016. It was attempted to be revived in 2020, but due to the COVID pandemic it was canceled. That event was set to have Team Jordynne Grace vs. Team Madison Rayne. The first Knockouts match added to this year’s event is DemonXBunny (Allie and Rosemary) defending the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles against the Elegance Brand (Heather and M By Elegance). At Slammiversary in June, DemonXBunny won the tag…

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body’s major competitions, following widespread opposition.Infantino said it had become clear the project had “created divisions” that are “no longer in the interest” of its original objective.The Swiss added: “As a result, this proposal will not proceed.”Infantino had offered all 211 member associations $40m (£30m) if they backed a proposal for private investment in its tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups.European football’s 55 member associations, Uefa, voted on Thursday to boycott World Cups if the plans went ahead.Fifa’s chief operating…

Georgia Hunter Bell is eyeing an ambitious sweep of gold medals in 2026 after winning the 800m Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow.England’s Hunter Bell dominated the field to add Commonwealth gold to the 1500m world indoor title she won earlier this year in Poland.The 32-year-old, a training partner of 800m Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, will also race at next month’s European Championships and the inaugural Ultimate Championships in September.”There are four opportunities to win gold this year,” Hunter Bell told BBC Sport.”I am two golds down and two more to go.”Hunter Bell is blossoming later in her career. Having taken…

Vondrousova, who also reached the French Open final in 2019 and won the Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medal, claimed she feared for her safety when the doping officer arrived at her flat at 8pm on 3 December.She was alone in her apartment and told the officer via the intercom that she would not open the door.The tribunal’s report said Vondrousova called her agent to ask about doping protocol, and sent a text message to her boyfriend which said someone from doping control had arrived – using an expletive to describe them.There is some dispute about what happened next, with the…

Tony Khan took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in support of AEW‘s Rebel. Many wrestling personalities have joined the initiative to show support for AEW star Rebel, whose real name is Tanea Brooks. She revealed in March 2026 that doctors had diagnosed her with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). After being nominated by wrestling legend Sting, Tony Khan took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Before dumping ice water on himself, Tony Khan nominated Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen, General Manager James Gladstone, and Executive Vice President and NFL Hall of Famer Tony Boselli. Khan also promoted AEW…

Ospreys finished 11th in the URC last season and were knocked out in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup.Mark Jones’ side were impacted by uncertainty, with fans protesting against the WRU and Y11 at fixtures in Bridgend.The unsettling situation was a factor in Wales captains Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan opting to join Gloucester for the coming season.Signing the Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA) with the governing body offers some level of security until 2028, but the latest development will provide more challenges for both Scarlets and Ospreys.”Is it really a surprise? We just had a little bit of a…

Eddie Howe has stepped down as head coach of Newcastle United.The 48-year-old has left after nearly five years in charge, following a disappointing season where the Magpies finished 12th in the Premier League.Howe had helped the club earn Champions League qualification on two occasions, and win the League Cup in 2024-25.”After a period of personal reflection, I have decided that now is the right time for me to step away from my role,” said Howe.Newcastle said the process to recruit a new head coach is at an advanced stage. German coach Matthias Jaissle is favourite to be handed the position.Howe…

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images The card for TNA Lockdown has begun taking shape through the announcement of four cage matches. A TNA X-Division Championship rematch between Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander emerged as the first order of business after the former laid out a challenge to the reigning champion on “TNA Impact.” Later in the show, TNA confirmed three more bouts set to take place inside the chain-linked structure. This includes a TNA World Tag Team Championship match pitting Nic and Ryan Nemeth against Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardys initially…

Pat Rafter is Australian sporting royalty. A man whose genuine friendliness still radiates into mid-life and whose looks once made him an underwear model, with a tennis career that took him to No 1 in the world.He is the kind of person anyone would want on their team, so it is no surprise to see him named as a member of the Aussie Crocs. They are the national squad of tennis-adjacent pursuit padel – a kind of miniature form of the game – and are due to compete in an exhibition at the Sydney Opera House starting 15 August.Rafter may…