Author: Sports News UK
Leigh Leopards boss Adrian Lam told BBC Radio Manchester:”Very happy with the result, obviously, but I thought the way that we started – putting the game to bed really early – I thought we had a lot of intent about us so I was really pleased.”I felt the plan we had to play them, we executed that really well. I thought Lachlan Lam had his best game of the season and I thought they all played really well.”We needed him as a club to pull off a few of those moments today. He hasn’t been playing at his best, and…
Mbappe is now one behind Messi in the all-time list of World Cup goalscorers after taking his tally to 19 in 19 tournament games.Incredibly, since 2018, Mbappe has scored more goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup (11) than Brazil (10), England (10), Portugal (9) and Spain (4).It looked like being a frustrating game for France and their captain as they failed to register an attempt on target in the first half.The extreme heat had an impact, with this game going down as one of the hottest World Cup matches of all-time. The temperature at kick-off was recorded…
In a meeting of two sides currently blessed by golden generations of talent, it was the Moroccans who shone.For Canada, injured Alphonso Davies was helpless on the bench as Morocco neutralised Stephen Eustaquio’s dangerous passing and squeezed star striker Jonathan David out of the game.Meanwhile, Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi, arguably the world’s best right back, was a constant menace both on the ball and in the Canadian players’ faces, while creative fulcrum Brahim Diaz claimed two assists. He now has four in World Cups – the most of any African player.”The first half was very intense,” Morocco manager Mohamed Ouahbi…
Matt Hardy has explained the story behind the injury on his arm after TNA Slammiversary. He revealed that an off-script move by his brother Jeff Hardy led to a painful moment during the wild ladder match. The Hardy Boyz won the TNA World Tag Team Championships at Slammiversary by surviving a brutal Ladder Match against The System and The Righteous. With tables, ladders, chairs, barbed wire, and several dangerous spots involved, it came as no surprise that both brothers walked away with bumps and bruises. But according to Matt, one moment happened because Jeff decided to change the plan during…
Twelve months ago, when Grigor Dimitrov tore his pectoral muscle as he was closing in on victory over Jannik Sinner, the Bulgarian was distraught. Not only had he been outplaying the now world No 1, but he had been playing some of the best tennis of his career. Clutching his chest on Centre Court, he didn’t know how long he would be out or even if he would ever get back to the same level. When Sinner won the title, well, you can guess his thoughts.On Saturday, Dimitrov edged out a valiant Matteo Berrettini, who has been beset by injuries…
Reece James missed England’s final training session before their World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico but Jarrell Quansah is available for selection again. Right-back James has missed England’s last two matches after suffering a hamstring injury in the closing stages of the goalless draw with Ghana.The Chelsea defender, 26, is yet to train fully with the squad since the injury and was the only absent player for Saturday’s session in Mexico City.The Football Association told BBC Sport that James was following his own individual programme away from the training field.There was positive news however with regards to Quansah, who has…
Eala played tennis as a youngster with her brother and grandfather, telling BBC TV she “still can’t keep up” with her older brother, even now.She first rose to prominence in 2022, when she was on the cover of Vogue in her home country after becoming the first Filipina to win a junior Grand Slam title with her US Open triumph.She rose to wider notice after her 2025 Miami Open breakthrough – which ironically began with another victory over Swiatek.Aged 19 and ranked outside the top 100, Eala took out Grand Slam champions Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys to reach…
This place has always been home for Arthur Fery. He grew up a mile away from the Wimbledon grounds and went to school nearby. His mother, a former tennis player, is a member here. As a child he would spend his summers strolling the grounds: watching and wishing, inhaling this rarefied air, dreaming of the day when everyone here knew his name.On a sun-baked Saturday evening, that moment finally arrived. The queues for seats stretched around the block and barely moved all day. Up in the high-rise flats overlooking court 18, residents leaned over balconies and pressed faces up against…
AEW The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) had their hands full in their triple threat match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door against El Sky Team (Místico and Máscara Dorada) and Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi and Titán) last Sunday. Though victorious in their feat, the Bucks are still feeling the effects from their fight. Nick revealed on their most recent “Being The Elite” livestream that he and his brother are banged up, and aren’t cleared to compete at the moment. But not to worry; they’ll be back in action…
Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard took the yellow jersey on the opening stage of the Tour de France following a tense team time trial.Two-time Tour winner Vingegaard finished the 19.6km course in 21 minutes, 47 seconds – eight seconds ahead of Italy’s Filippo Ganna of the British Netcompany Ineos Cycling team.Favourite for the overall win Tadej Pogacar finished third, 12 seconds down on Vingegaard for his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team.Pogacar, 27, is looking to try to become the equal most successful rider in the Tour’s history, alongside Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.On a hot evening in Barcelona for…