Author: Sports News UK
Voters might face a familiar dilemma.Rodri appears Kane’s strongest rival. The former Ballon d’Or winner was arguably Spain’s standout performer throughout the tournament, collecting the Golden Ball after helping his country secure a second World Cup title.Lamine Yamal also added a World Cup winner’s medal to a season in which he helped Barcelona reclaim La Liga, although it was teenage team-mate Pau Cubarsi who claimed the Fifa Young Player Award after a series of outstanding performances.Mbappe and Messi are also expected to feature prominently. Mbappe finished as the World Cup’s top scorer with 10 goals, while also claiming the Champions…
Bayley’s WWE television absence looks like it could finally be coming to an end. After weeks of questions about her contract status and reports that WWE had started working on creative ideas for her, there’s now a major development ahead of tonight’s Monday Night RAW. According to PWInsider, Bayley is expected to make her WWE return on tonight’s episode of RAW in Birmingham. The report follows word from last week that creative pitches were already being discussed for her on the red brand. Bayley has been away from WWE television since losing to Lyra Valkyria at Saturday Night’s Main Event…
Pakistan have begun an inquiry into “discipline and conduct” in the latest twist on a turbulent tour of England.Already 2-0 down in the three-match Test series, Pakistan last week sent seven players home, called up seven more and replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed with New Zealander Mike Hesson.During the second Test at Lord’s, the tourists also threatened to cancel the remainder of the match and the tour over an interview broadcast by Sky with the imprisoned former Pakistan prime minister and captain Imran Khan.In a statement released on Monday morning, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said: “The Pakistan Cricket Board…
Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo of war criminal Ratko Mladic before their derby win over Partizan Belgrade on Sunday night.Mladic, who died in a United Nations prison in August, was given a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2017.He and his troops were responsible for the systematic killing of the non-Serb population of Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995.He oversaw the massacre of 8,000 men and boys at Srebrenica and a siege of the capital Sarajevo in which more than 10,000 people died.Red Star have already been…
The straightforward scoreline at the end of Carlos Alcaraz’s third-round win over Wu Yibing did not quite reflect the Spaniard’s slight irritation with one aspect of his game. Alcaraz felt he had missed a few too many forehands, and almost immediately after departing Arthur Ashe Stadium, he reappeared on the practice court pounding forehands in the afternoon heat.Two days later, the extra care Alcaraz put into his game was reflected in a statement performance driven by his peerless forehand as he rose to the occasion in the biggest challenge of his comeback so far, dismantling the 20th seed Tommy Paul…
Former AEW star and one-half of the Butcher & Blade tag team, Andy Williams, has passed away at age 48. Williams, who went by the name “The Butcher” was part of a trio in AEW at one point which included Allie “The Bunny.” The other half, “The Blade”, is Allie’s husband – Braxton Sutter. All Elite Wrestling is saddened to learn of the passing of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher. A trailblazing musician with ETID and Atomic Rule, Williams made a successful transition into the world of professional wrestling and was incredibly respected by his peers both in and out……
England have appointed former Ashes-winning batter Kevin Pietersen to their white-ball coaching team in the build-up to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.Pietersen, 46, joins as a specialist mentor and will start in the role for the upcoming T20 and one-day matches against Sri Lanka.He will also be involved in this winter’s tours to Australia and South Africa, before joining up with the teams again for the home series against Pakistan and New Zealand next summer, as well as the 50-over World Cup which is being held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in the autumn.”I’ve got immense respect for…
The first thing you notice while sitting in the upper tiers of Arthur Ashe Stadium is the noise. A persistent exterior hum filters up from ground level, fed by the massive ventilation and cooling units that sit outside the stadium, the clack of the Long Island Rail Road to the north, and the forklifts receiving goods from the refrigerator trucks that keep the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center flush with its essential supplies of Evian, champagne, and premium IPA. Overhead, planes descending toward LaGuardia airport ensure the auditory assault takes place by land and air simultaneously. In the…
A Wigan boy, Farrell came from a strong rugby league background, cousin of former Wigan Warriors captain Andy, now head coach of Ireland’s rugby union team.Coming through the Warriors’ academy system, Farrell was handed his debut as a teenager in April 2010 and by the end of that year, he was appearing in Wigan’s Grand Final success over St Helens at Old Trafford, having also played a few games on loan at Widnes Vikings.But since then, the forward has only ever played for the Cherry and Whites – a pillar of consistency in the pack.As well as the team honours,…
Luke Littler overcame defending champion Luke Humphries to claim the Czech Open title in Prague.World number one Littler was playing in his first European Tour event since the Belgium Open in March, and beat Krzysztof Ratajski, Danny Noppert as well as Michael van Gerwen on his way to the blockbuster final.He was trailing 4-3 against world number two Humphries, who saw off Andrew Gilding, William O’Connor and Gerwyn Price, before a four-leg burst put the 19-year-old Littler 7-4 in front.Humphries reduced the deficit to 7-6 but failed to level the match as he missed with two darts at double 16…