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Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina says his coach “abandoned” him midway through his French Open campaign and flew to Miami without saying a word.The 21st seed was asked in a news conference about reports on France TV that he fired his coach, Mariano Puerta, after an argument following his first-round victory over Damir Dzumhur.”We didn’t fight. Everything was normal,” Davidovich Fokina, who lost to Thiago Agustin Tirante in the second round on Wednesday, said.”After the match against Dzumhur we had lunch and after that I went to cool down.”He said he was feeling bad and was going to the hotel.”Davidovich Fokina…
Victor Matfield believes that Leinster’s abject Investec Champions Cup defeat will be a concern for Andy Farrell after they failed to live with Bordeaux-Begles in the final. The Frenchmen overwhelmed the Irish province, particularly in the first half, to secure the silverware with a dominant 41-19 triumph in Bilbao. Leo Cullen’s men struggled with the pace and intensity of Bordeaux, who easily got the better of their opponents physically and cut through the defence with ease. Leinster form the majority of the Ireland side and Matfield reckons that it could have a knock-on effect looking ahead to the inaugural Nations…
‘The Jet’ Kevin Knight turns on his tag team partner. Coming out to the ring in the opening portion of the three-hour AEW Dynamite/Collision broadcast was TNT Champion Kevin Knight. It was at the conclusion of the 2026 Double or Nothing pay-per-view that Knight attacked Darby Allin after Allin lost the AEW World Championship to MJF. Allin was being stretchered out, and Knight hit him with the UFO Splash off the top rope. Knight gave his reasons why he attacked Allin and brought up that going into Double or Nothing, he told Allin not to let him down and not…
Detailed report reveals 5 clubs spent under PREM Rugby salary cap Published: 8 hours ago | 27 May 2026 16:24 Europe/London Updated: 8 hours ago | 27 May 2026 16:24 Europe/London mens gallagher-premiership LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 14: Finn Russell of Bath celebrates after their victory during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final match between Bath Rugby and Leicester Tigers at Allianz Stadium on June 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) All 10 Gallagher PREM Rugby clubs were found to be compliant with the league’s salary cap for 2024-25, which increased from £5m to £6.4m.Bristol, Exeter, Gloucester,…
There was certainly some surprise when England boss Tuchel opted to leave Wharton out of his 26-man squad heading to the World Cup.Palace may have not had a great domestic season given they finished 15th in the Premier League and went out of the FA Cup against non-League Macclesfield – but they have now won a European trophy and Wharton was hugely influential in that.This Conference League final performance was another reason to be wondering why Wharton is not on the plane.The decision to pick Brentford midfielder Henderson at the age of 35 over the 22-year-old Wharton may be the…
Adam Walton’s phone has hardly stopped pinging in the past 24 hours after the 27-year-old Australian produced a huge shock at the French Open with a stunning victory over Daniil Medvedev in the first round. It was just his fourth win at grand slam level, his first victory over a top 10 player and by far his best win in terms of ranking.“It’s been pretty crazy,” Walton told Guardian Australia, sitting in a small area of the media centre at Roland Garros, a day on from his brilliant five-set victory over the former world No 1. “There was a lot…
Dave Rennie will name a new All Blacks captain in 2026, with Scott Barrett set for five months on the sidelines. The 32-year-old lock suffered a back injury, which will require surgery, a cruel setback after he opted to take up a non-playing sabbatical and miss the majority of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season to correct ankle and Achilles problems. However, the hammer blow occurred upon his return to training following the break, and he will now miss the All Blacks‘ home leg of the Nations Championship as well as the highly anticipated Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour to South…
The Stormers are anxiously awaiting scan results after a training-ground collision between two backline players ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against Cardiff. Damian Willemse and Leolin Zas clashed heavily during training at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday and were both forced to leave the field. Stormers coach John Dobson admitted he feared the worst when he saw the incident unfold. “I hate watching practice on a Wednesday. I try not to watch,” Dobson told CapeTalk. “And then when I looked up, I just saw Zas and Damian hit each other at 100 k’s an hour, and then two bodies…
Tottenham are close to agreeing a deal with Scotland full-back Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool.The 32-year-old played his final match for Liverpool against Brentford on Sunday, having announced he would leave the club when his contract ends this summer.Details remain to be finalised on the deal with Spurs but an agreement is in place in principle.Tottenham, then managed by Thomas Frank, targeted Robertson during the January transfer window. A deal was agreed between the two clubs, only for Liverpool to pull out when they were unable to recall Kostas Tsimikas from his loan at Roma.Spurs secured survival on…
Even by Fran Jones’s high standards – she describes herself as a “mentality monster”, rightly so given all the trials she has overcome – her chances of any sort of recovery seemed painfully remote. She had lost 10 of her first 11 games to find herself trailing 0-6, 1-4 while being outplayed by a more experienced, better-prepared opponent. During the hottest part of another searing day in Paris which also saw the No 2 seed Elena Rybakina dumped out, it seemed she was cooked.Still, Jones kept on grinding and again showed off her combativeness by nearly turning the match around.…