Author: Sports News UK
For more than 11 minutes of Saturday’s pre-match news conference, Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson fielded questions centred on Sunday’s Nations League Group B3 ‘home’ game against Israel in Serbia.The Icelander revealed that Dara O’Shea – captain in place of the injured Nathan Collins – was not with the squad, as his wife was due to give birth. He may arrive back in Backa Topola prior to Sunday’s 19:45 BST kick-off.Hallgrimsson also gave his thoughts on the strain of this four-game international window and reflected on Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Austria.As the first section of the media conference, which…
AJ Styles is retired, but he says that doesn’t mean he can never wrestle again. If The Phenomenal One decides he wants to come back, he believes that choice is still his. During an appearance on Cody Rhodes’ “What Do You Wanna Talk About?”, Styles talked about finally getting to lay his gloves down in Atlanta and said he was happy with how his career ended. “I was hoping that I would get to lay him down in Atlanta. Yeah. That’s what I wanted to do. The Dirty South. But there’s all kinds of things running through my mind, but…
Opened in 1962, Dodger Stadium is the biggest MLB arena with a capacity of 56,000, and this year ‘Dodger baseball’ has been one of the hottest tickets in town.For the past two years the team’s total home attendance has passed four million. This year they set a franchise record of 4,034,219 – an average of 49,805 fans per game.The signings of two-way star Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2024 helped boost the team’s Asian fanbase, increasing Japanese tourism to LA and supplementing the loyal local support.Actors Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Bryan Cranston, Jason Bateman and Rob Lowe are…
The 2026 Money in the Bank Ladder Match is now full. Six women have qualified in Triple Threat matches to earn their shot at grabbing the briefcase. Tiffany Stratton grabbed the last spot as she defeated both Candice LeRae and Tatum Paxley on this week’s SmackDown. In a great finish to the match, LeRae was laid out by Stratton which allowed Paxley to hit a 450 Splash. However, as the referee was counting, Stratton landed the PME onto both Paxley and LeRae. She then moved Paxley out of the way to get the pin on LeRae to win. Overall, this…
Asian Games final, Nagoya, JapanIndia 211-6 (20 overs): Abhishek 61 (28), Tilak 51* (22)Pakistan 192-6 (20 overs): Nawaz 96 (51); Axar 2-29India won by 19 runsScorecardBlistering half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma set India on their way to victory as they beat fierce rivals Pakistan by 19 runs to win gold at the Asian Games.Having opted to bat first in Nagoya, India racked up a commanding 211-6 with Abhishek smashing seven sixes as he made 61 from 28 balls at the top of the order.A stunning start helped the defending champions reach 81-2 at the end of the powerplay…
In the same group there were emotional scenes as Edin Dzeko retired from international football following Bosnia-Herzegovina’s 1-1 draw at home to Sweden.The ex-Manchester City forward, 40, found the net late in the first half but the goal was disallowed as the ball went out of play in the build-up.Fireworks went off after 11 minutes to celebrate the number 11 on his 152nd international appearance, and he was given a standing ovation when he was substituted after 62 minutes in Zenica.The celebrations continued after the match with an official ceremony, a guard of honour and a drone show displaying messages…
Full results for the October 2, 2026, episode of CMLL Viernes Espectacular from Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre held the event “Viernes Espectacular” on October 2, 2026, at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. The show aired on CMLL’s YouTube Channel on a Membership Tier. Fans can find the show’s results & highlights below. CMLL Viernes Espectacular (10/2/2026). Lighting Match: Alexius def. Feroz. Tag Team Lighting Match: Valkyria & Metálica def. Tabata & Nexy. Galeón Fantasma (Zandokan Jr., Difunto, Barboza & Furia Roja) def. Fuerza Tapatía (Esfinge, Star Black, Gallo Jr. &…
By that time Mikel Arteta, who had been Wilshere’s Arsenal team-mate for five years, was first-team manager.Arteta guided the Gunners to the Premier League title in 2025-26, their first time as English champions in 22 years, and Wilshere felt the Spaniard had played a vital role in developing him as a coach.”I got to see Mikel and how he coached and the influence he was having,” said Wilshere. “I would ask him questions, why he’s doing certain things, and I started to fall in love with it and how he started to prepare training sessions.”I’d get an opportunity to practice…
CSA T20 Challenge, BloemfonteinTitans 267-3 (20 overs): Pretorius 188* (79); Boast 1-46Knights 143 (17.2 overs): Cloete 39 (25); Ferreira 3-16Titans won by 124 runsScorecardLhuan-dre Pretorius has broken Chris Gayle’s record for the highest score in a men’s T20 match with an unbeaten 188 in a domestic fixture in South Africa.The 20-year-old South African’s knock off 79 deliveries, including 13 sixes and 15 fours, helped Titans post 267-3 against Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge.It eclipsed the 175 made by Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) against Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League.Pretorius, who has played 17 T20s,…
Manchester City’s spending power unquestionably changed the world football transfer market – their willingness to pay higher fees and wages meant prices rose for everybody else too.And once the world knows that a club has a wedge of cash burning a hole in its pocket courtesy of City, it can be difficult to spend it.Asking prices may rise, and having an influx of money is no guarantee of it being well spent.For many of the teams to whom City paid the most during this time, the money did not work out particularly beneficially.Let’s take a look at some of the…