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However Shanahan’s decision paid off in the pool, and she was seen fighting back tears after securing silver on Friday night.Having been inspired by seeing Hannah Miley in action at the 2014 Games, Shanahan told BBC Scotland News she hoped future generations might have be likewise inspired by watching her in the pool this time around.”I’ve always said that if I can inspire the next generation of athletes coming through, then my job has been done,” she explained.”I know after 2014 watching Hannah I felt inspired, and it would be nice to think that maybe there’s some younger girls watching…
Booker T believes WWE made the right call by giving Baron Corbin a big opportunity as soon as he made his return. Instead of slowly rebuilding the former United States Champion, WWE put him straight into a US Championship match against Trick Williams at SummerSlam. Booker feels the move is good for both stars. Speaking on the latest episode of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker believes Corbin’s attitude and professionalism helped him earn another chance in WWE. He liked that the company gave Corbin a meaningful role right away. Baron Corbin just made his WWE return last week, and…
First Test, Tarouba (day four of five)West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 181 (Joseph 38; Abbas 5-22)Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27) & 120 (Azam 58*; Seales 5-20)West Indies won by 90 runs; lead series 1-0ScorecardJayden Seales claimed 5-20 as the West Indies pace attack ruthlessly crushed Pakistan to clinch a 90-run victory just after tea on day four of the first Test.Set 211 for victory, Pakistan were reduced to 71-9 in their second innings on a deteriorating pitch and had looked on course to be bowled out for their lowest total in Tests against the hosts.However, a…
Grant Lamos Iv/Getty Images With the Janel Grant lawsuit now going to arbitration and out of the public eye, former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is seemingly in the clear of most of his legal issues. And though the accusations of sex trafficking and abuse remain over his head, some are wondering if the road is now clear for McMahon to return to the public eye, and maybe even find himself in a role back with WWE. It’s something that WWE Hall of Famer JBL would like to see, though he’s…
Clegg added: “My coach said something a bit silly earlier, which was that [footballer] Lionel Messi only shows up for the World Cup, and he meant that my experience allows me to step up for these big moments when all season I’ve been swimming a bit crap.”He will hopefully agree that I’ve done that tonight.”And how. Clegg attacked the second 50m of the race with relish and pulled away from his rivals to post a time of 24.73 seconds, half a second quicker than he has gone all year.It also upgraded the silver he won in Birmingham over the distance…
Motherwell’s players have been told to “go home and eat some barbed wire” as manager Alfred Johansson prepares for a demanding decider away to HB Torshavn on Thursday (18:00 BST). The Fir Park side fly to the Faroe Islands carrying a 2-0 lead from a commanding Conference League second qualifying round first-leg victory last week. Johansson’s team dominated the ball and the statistics but, against a team who have not lost at home in European competitions for five years, the Swede is preaching caution as he eyes a place in the third round.”We’re going to try have a good performance,”…
KJ Orso just popped up at WWE’s Minnesota tryout, and his name was nowhere to be found when the company’s latest group of hopefuls first came to light. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp confirmed that Orso is in Minnesota and taking part in the tryout this week. There was no explanation for why his name was kept off the original list. Wrestling fans know Orso best from his time in AEW as Fuego Del Sol, the masked underdog who became a regular fixture on company programming before eventually heading for the exit. Since then, Orso has ditched the mask, changed…
Anscombe was limited to just five appearances for Bayonne in the Top 14 because of injury but believes he can make an impact in west Wales.”I still have a huge desire to compete and to contribute on the field and help the team win matches,” he said.”Competition brings the best out of players and that’s exactly what I want. “My goal is to help push standards, share some of my experience and continue challenging myself.”Anscombe started his career in his native New Zealand before moving to Cardiff in 2014. He made his Wales debut – qualifying through his Welsh mother…
Raquel Rodriguez has finally won singles gold on the main roster after four years. Rodriguez defeated Sol Ruca on the July 27 episode of Raw, ending Ruca’s reign at 57 days. The final moments of the match of course involved other members of the Judgment Day – Roxanne Perez and the Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan. Both women doing the most to help out Rodriguez until IYO SKY rushed down to the ring. Much like two week’s ago, SKY attempted to neutralize the Judgment Day’s interference. She was able to stop Morgan, but this allowed Perez to knock Ruca off…
“This is a four-year commitment that must take us from here to the next World Cup in 2030, with a European Championship along the way,” Malago said when he announced Maldini and Leonardo’s appointments.But that commitment lasted little more than a fortnight as the relationship turned fraught over a series of failed appointments.First Maldini and Leonardo approached former Manchester City manager Guardiola, promising him a big salary and freedom to mould the role and the workings of Italian football to his liking. After mulling the offer over, Guardiola declined, opting to continue with planned time away from football instead.Four-time Champions…