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Yuki Tsunoda – 7/10Thrown back into a race seat at short notice and looked increasingly comfortable as the weekend went on. Just missed the points in 11th and was only a fraction away from Gasly in qualifying after months without racing in Formula 1.Arvid Lindblad – 6.5/10The raw pace was very good – 10th in both qualifying sessions was another impressive showing from the rookie. But failing to slow sufficiently for yellow flags and having to serve a drive-through effectively ended his hopes of points on Sunday.Gabriel Bortoleto – 6.5/10Quick throughout Saturday and put Audi ninth on the grid for…

Character work separates pro wrestling from most other sports, and a wrestler’s character is based on several things, including gimmick, presentation, and their entrance and theme. During an episode of his “Kliq This” podcast, Kevin Nash looked back at some of the entrances of some of his peers and which ones were his favorites. “Taker’s is a – I can’t even put Taker in because it was such a – it was ceremonial,” Nash gushed. “But Scott Hall with the f**king, the f**king Razor. I thought that was f**king – I always thought Razor’s music was so f**king sweet.”  He then recalled…

Nexo Championship, Trump International Golf Links-11 S Jamieson (Sco); -9 M Jordan (Eng); -7 A Sullivan (Eng); -6 Q Vidal (Spa), M Kinhult (Swe), K Nakajima (Japan)Full leaderboardScott Jamieson shot a fine final round of 67 to end his 14-year drought and make it back-to-back Scottish winners at the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire.It was just a second DP World Tour triumph for the 42-year-old Glaswegian, with his last success coming in 2012.He finished on 11 under par, two shots clear of overnight leader Matthew Jordan, with fellow Englishman Andy Sullivan third on seven under.”Fourteen years,…

Zilla Fatu is already chasing the NXT Championship, but WWE wasn’t the only place he could have ended up. Before Fatu joined NXT, AJ Francis was actively trying to bring him into TNA. While speaking on The WHIP Show Podcast, Francis was discussing the work he does behind the scenes to bring talent into TNA. When Mustafa Ali’s own efforts came up, Francis made it clear Ali isn’t the only wrestler pitching names to the company: Fatu was one of his. “Ali ain’t the only person that’s been pitching people to TNA. I tried to get Zilla Fatu to come…

Whether it be Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gareth Bale or Erling Haaland, football has witnessed some iconic man buns over the years.However, Haaland has decided to begin the new Premier League season with a new – and very different – look.The Manchester City striker revealed on social media that he had shed his famous blonde locks, posting the caption: “New season, new trim.”Haaland will be hoping his new look brings even more goals as he aims to get off the mark when Enzo Maresca’s side face Bournemouth at 14:00 BST on Sunday.Before cutting his hair, Haaland joked around by showing off some…

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick made two wider observations around his side’s shock opening day Premier League defeat at newly promoted Hull during his post-match news conference.”We’ve done a lot of good things today, but I understand it will get lost, but it doesn’t get lost from our point of view,” he said.A couple of questions later, he offered this: “Just because we lost the game today, we don’t have to dissect the whole picture.”The general consensus from those who should know about these things was that United lacked intensity; even Carrick’s close friend Wayne Rooney said so on…

Blake Monroe is finally doing it on the Aug. 21 episode of Smackdown – she will have her debut match. Monroe’s wait has stretched on as her initial vignette premiered in April before she made her way to SmackDown. After a series of vignettes in June, she finally appeared and has been featured in segments ever since. Now, in August, she is set to debut in the ring after a four-month wait. She will face off against Giulia, a former two-time WWE Women’s United States Champion. Although this is the only women’s action scheduled, there likely will be following up…

Penta, Rey Fenix, and Dragon Lee to team up. There was a singles match between Penta and Bronco Nima that headlined the August 22nd episode of Lucha Libre AAA on FOX. The stipulation was that if Nima won, Penta had to re-join the Perros del Mal faction. Penta ended up securing the win, and post-match, Perros del Mal (Daga, Angel, Berto & Karmen Petrovic) jumped Nima and kicked him out of the group. Penta would then get back in the ring, and Daga offered him a Perros del Mal shirt. Penta ultimately walked away from the opportunity to go back…

Second Test, Mackay (day two of five)Bangladesh 64: Starc 6-12 & 95: Shanto 31; Starc 4-39, Cummins 3-10, Lyon 3-25Australia 210: Green 62; Shoriful 7-48Australia win by an innings and 51 runsMitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounced back from last week’s shock defeat by Bangladesh to win the second Test by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series 1-1.The visitors were skittled for 95 in 38.3 overs with Starc taking four wickets and Nathan Lyons and captain Pat Cummins three each, as Australia wrapped up victory just after tea on the second day…

Wales kick-off their campaign against South Africa at Cardiff Arms Park on 18 September before hosting USA on 26 September. They will then head out to Japan for two further Tests on 23 and 31 October.All three opponents are ranked above 12th-placed Wales, who have lost their last nine competitive fixtures.And despite a welcome victory over Barbarians in June, Lynn’s side know they are still lacking in a number of areas, notably fitness.It is a key focus for strength and conditioning coach Gareth Harris who is out on the main pitch encouraging the players through an intense set of interval…