Author: Sports News UK

It was Rangers’ job to come up with the creativity to break Jablonec down and what a meal they made of it. A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi’s winner.The positives won’t take long. A one-goal lead to take to Jablonec next week; a clean-sheet; industry from Djeidi Gassama and James Penrice; assured defending from Olwethu Makhanya; signs of improvement in Naderi; a full-time whistle not accompanied by booing, as the half-time whistle had been.It was a tough watch, though. Rangers…

BMW Championship – round one leaderboard-6 R McIlroy (NI), W Clark (US), C Gotterup (US), J.J. Spain (US), G Woodland (US); -5 R Hisatsune (Jpn)Selected others: -4 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), L Aberg (Swe), M Thorbjornsen (US); -3 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -2 R MacIntyre (Sco), A Rai (Eng); -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rose (Eng)Full leaderboardRory McIlroy said a bit of “good work” with his team helped him rediscover his form and take a clubhouse lead in the first round of the BMW Championship.The world number two, who finished 66th at the St Jude Championship last weekend, finished six under par…

Towards the end of a messy first set tie-break late on Wednesday, Aryna Sabalenka wildly sprayed another painfully nervous backhand before slamming her racket to the ground. As the racket connected with the acrylic floor, its vibration dampener detached from the strings and rolled off in the direction of the broadcast camera pit by the side of the court.With the diminutive 20-year‑old Czech player Sara Bejlek leading Sabalenka 6-5 in the tie-break, this slapstick sequence forced play to pause while the Belarusian and a couple of volunteers comically searched for the missing vibration damper underneath the cameras until she gave…

John Cena‘s father has a request for fans and members of the wrestling community. This is to keep his girlfriend’s son in their prayers following a devastating ALS diagnosis. Cena Sr. took to X to reveal that Tommy, who is 42 years old, was recently diagnosed with a very rare case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “I very rarely ask for something. Today, I am asking you all for prayers,” Cena Sr. wrote. “My girlfriends son, age 42 was just diagnosed with a very rare case of ALS. I am asking you all for your prayers for him. Thank you,…

Carlos Alcaraz has won his battle to be fit for the US Open.The seven-time grand slam champion has not played on the ATP Tour since April due to an ongoing wrist issue, but enlisted the help of football transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano to announce his comeback.Romano’s catchphrase of ‘here we go’ was used by Alcaraz to confirm a return to action after a four-month absence.“Here we go,” Alcaraz said on X along with the United States flag.Football transfer specialist Romano said on Instagram: “Here we go! Carlos Alcaraz will return to the tour at the US Open after spending four…

Player representatives have also not seen the figures. However, if you allow for 10% growth to the $559.7m (£410.5m) the US Open generated in revenue in 2024, then prize money of $98.5m would have be in line with player expectations.The USTA says the financial statement will be published before the start of the main draw. Chief executive Craig Tiley, who previously headed up Tennis Australia, described the offer as “a significant first step in a multi-year investment in athletes”.In a BBC interview in March, world number three Jessica Pegula highlighted how last year’s US Open increase was targeted primarily at…

The US Open singles champions will earn $5.5m, the highest winnings in grand slam tennis history.Overall compensation for the tournament is rising to a record $108m, a 20% increase from last year and a 44% jump since 2024. The financial details were announced on Thursday by the US Tennis Association, with play set to begin next week.Players will earn $140,000, the largest amount in tennis history, just for making it into the 128-player singles main draw. Quarter-finalists will earn $780,000, semi-finalists $1.45m and the runner-up $2.8m.The champions’ check is up from the $5m that Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz won…

WWE Kevin Owens won the opportunity to challenge Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk for his gold during his shock return at WWE SummerSlam, and according to the betting odds, at least, “The Prize Fighter” is the favorite to win the bout on “WWE SmackDown” on Friday. According to BetOnline’s odds listed for the match, Owens sits at -190 on Thursday, with the champion at +145. Risking $100 on Owens would result in a $52.63 payout if he wins, and putting the same amount of money on Punk would result in…

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says it is “ridiculous” to say his team have a favourable start to the Premier League season.Carrick’s side head to Championship play-off winners Hull on Saturday, before facing Ipswich, another newly promoted side, in their first game at Old Trafford on 30 August.It has sparked claims that United should hit the ground running and maintain the winning form that brought them a third-place finish last season and led to Carrick being appointed on a permanent basis.Carrick thinks the assessment is badly wrong.”A newly promoted team away from home is a tough game,” said Carrick.”I’ve…

The moment comes roughly 20 minutes into the thoughtfully done Prime Video documentary, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, where Djokovic, winner of 24 grand slam titles and owner of the most-ever total weeks atop the ATP rankings (428), gets to the core of what has driven him to tennis royalty.Djokovic can rightfully claim the title of the greatest male tennis player who has ever lived (“It is as clear as it gets – he is the best of all time,” Andre Agassi says in the doc) but how tennis fans feel about him has always been more complex than…