Author: Sports News UK
CM Punk says he is no longer focused on contracts or a specific number of matches when it comes to retirement. The Undisputed WWE Champion recently appeared on WWE Radio, where he was asked whether he thinks about the end of his in-ring career. Punk admitted that the thought crosses his mind from time to time, but said his decision will ultimately depend on how his body feels rather than any predetermined timeline. “I do, but not much. It’s a fleeting moment, you know? Just because I know I’m much closer to the end than I am the beginning. Where…
England defender John Stones is in advanced talks with Inter Milan about joining the Italian side on a free transfer.The centre-half is a free agent after leaving Manchester City at the end of June.Stones has been the subject of major interest from clubs across Europe, including Chelsea and Juventus.But Serie A champions Inter have held positive discussions with the 32-year-old and are understood to be leading the race to sign the Premier League and Champions League winner on a two-year contract. Stones made 295 appearances for City after joining from Everton for £47.5m in 2016.He helped City win six Premier…
The Hundred women’s competition, Utilita BowlSouthern Brave 126-7 (100 balls): Wolvaardt 35 (30); Matthews 4-22MI London 125-3 (100 balls): Wyatt-Hodge 52* (42); Wong 1-20Southern Brave won by one runScorecard. TableLauren Bell held her nerve as Southern Brave won a last-ball thriller against MI London to maintain their 100% start to this year’s edition of The Hundred.With eight runs required off the final five deliveries of the match, Bell kept her cool as MI fell one run short of Brave’s total of 126-7.Danni Wyatt-Hodge had laid the foundation for MI’s chase with an unbeaten half-century, but with four needed off Bell’s…
Lisa Lake/Getty Images Bully Ray has dismissed much of what was said in the Dark Side of the Ring episodes focusing on TNA Wrestling, stating that fans were only told one side of the story. The three-part series covered TNA’s history, including Jeff Jarrett’s personal struggles and the company’s eventual decline during the Hogan-Bischoff era. Ray discussed the show on “Busted Open” and explained why he wasn’t a fan of it. “Dark Side of the Ring, three episodes about Jeff Jarrett, about TNA, especially that last episode. You are only…
The Tour de France has a chequered history that cannot be forgotten.”He knows what the record is,” Lance Armstrong said on social media following Sunday’s result, referring to Pogacar.The American’s record of seven Tour de France victories between 1999 and 2005 has long since been wiped from the record books following the revelation of his systematic doping.And those in the sport have fairly diligently avoided mentioning his name since.But the night-time anti-doping tests during this year’s Tour, which the International Testing Agency (ITA) told BBC Sport were undertaken as an “exceptional operation” and because time was of the essence, once…
English football is set to implement a trial to try to eradicate the goalkeeper tactical timeout this season, BBC Sport can reveal.The Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, National League and Women’s Super League have agreed on the measure, pending permission from the International Football Association Board (Ifab).Earlier this year, Ifab decided against changing the law and invited leagues to volunteer for trials.Pro Ref, led by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb, has been in discussions with the leagues to determine how to tackle the issue. It settled on a team having to remove an outfield player from the field.…
O’Donoghue, who made his senior inter-county debut in 2020, had enjoyed a superb season for Andy Moran’s side prior to Sunday’s final.But his indefatigable display – in which he scored 0-5 and launched the move that ended with Darragh Beirne’s 40th-minute goal – has installed him as the frontrunner for the Footballer of the Year award (he would be the first Mayo winner since Moran in 2017). It would be a remarkable achievement for a multi-talented sportsman, who fought in two All-Ireland boxing finals in his youth and played for the Republic of Ireland soccer team at underage level. And…
ITV will show next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia, extending the broadcaster’s coverage of the tournament to a 10th successive edition.All 52 matches from the event, which features 24 teams and a last-16 knockout round, will be shown live.”This is much more than a new agreement with a trusted partner, it is a statement of intent to ensure that everyone in the UK can experience and be inspired by one of the world’s iconic sporting events, its action, drama and personalities,” said World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin.The broadcaster, a rights holder for every men’s World Cup since the…
Willow Nightingale made history tonight, becoming the first AEW star to claim the company’s Grand Slam Champion status. During Saturday’s AEW Redemption pay-per-view, Nightingale took on Thekla in a match to try and take the title off the champion. She did just that, but not before some chaos occurred. Nightingale looked ready to win early in the match, but Skye Blue showed up to interfere. Willow hit a powerbomb on Blue outside of the ring, and then kicked out of a Spear attempt from Thekla. Late in the match, Nightingale won after countering a backslide from Thekla into a pin.…
Worcestershire appeared to be cruising towards victory when Hampshire, chasing 308, needed 48 runs to win with 21 balls remaining and one wicket in hand.Some big hitting from Andrew Neal took Hampshire to the brink of an astonishing success but, requiring five more off the final three balls, he edged spinner Fateh Singh behind to fall for 48 off 22 balls.The late drama at New Road was in sharp contrast to events earlier in the day at Radlett, where Middlesex made short work of Glamorgan’s batting line-up.Naavya Sharma (4-29), Toby Roland-Jones (3-35) and Noah Cornwell (3-1) were the only three…