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The Hundred men’s competition, EdgbastonBirmingham Phoenix 214-4 (100 balls): Clarke 68 (33); Harrison 2-27Trent Rockets 204-7 (100 balls): Banton 67 (32); Tariq 2-36Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 runsScorecard. TableBirmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets ended this year’s Hundred run-drought with a high-scoring contest at Edgbaston, which the home side edged by 10 runs.Phoenix posted 214-4 – the second-highest total in the tournament’s history behind Oval Invincibles’ 226-4 last year – and with Rockets’ reply of 204-7, it was the first time that 400 runs have been scored in a game overall. The 29 sixes hit across both innings was also a…
Adam Ramsay-Peaty becomes the latest to face the latter situation on Saturday – in the 100m breaststroke final at Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games, shortly after 21:00 BST.The greatest breaststroker the world has seen is on his own journey – one which he hopes ends with a third individual gold at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years’ time.Manoeuvring into his slipstream is 18-year-old Filip Nowacki.Master meet apprentice.Not only has Nowacki started to pick off Ramsay-Peaty’s age-group records, he is part of the 31-year-old’s AP Race stable – the programme set up to develop the next generation.Ramsay-Peaty has spoken of wanting to…
Seth Rollins believes it’s time for everyone to stop acknowledging Roman Reigns. Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show to promote his upcoming World Heavyweight Championship match against Reigns at WWE SummerSlam, Rollins took a playful shot at his longtime rival’s “Tribal Chief” persona, saying Reigns has received more than enough recognition over the years. “How much acknowledgement does this guy need?” Rollins asked. “How much do we need to just put a finger in the air and acknowledge Roman Reigns? How much longer is this going to go on? What kind of validation are you seeking, sir? “Come on. Get…
McClenaghan’s score far surpassed the 13.466 and 13.900 that he registered in the two World Cup competitions in Azerbaijan and Antalya as he made his comeback earlier this year.It is still well short of his personal best achieved at the Olympics final of 15.533, but his polished routine in Glasgow is a step in the right direction and sees him comfortably into Monday’s final in third behind Scotland’s Reuben Ward and Canada’s Jordan Carroll, who both registered 14.550, having had harder difficulty but faring worse on execution than McClenaghan.Always striving for perfection, the Newtownards man still feels there are elements…
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Netflix publicly released the viewing figures for all of WWE’s Premium Live Events that have taken place so far in 2026, and in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer broke down all the facts and figures, as well looking for trends to see how these figures might change in the second half of the year and beyond. Meltzer made sure to note that, much like the previous reports, these number consist of views, not viewers, and that the United States isn’t included in…
British heavyweight Tyson Fury stopped Mariusz Wach in a low-key bout in Thailand to keep a potential blockbuster fight with Anthony Joshua on track. The 37-year-old dominated for seven rounds at the Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya – in front of no more than 1,500 fans – before the overmatched Wach, 46, retired on his stool at the start of the eighth. The 36th victory of his career moves Fury closer to a meeting with fellow Briton Joshua, who has his own comeback fight against Albanian Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.”I went through my test tonight. Let’s…
LeBron James has announced he will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers next season for what he says will be his final contract in the NBA.The 41-year-old, the highest points scorer in the history of the league, left the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years last month. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat were also rumored to be in the running for the four-time NBA champion.”I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energise a new fanbase and start this incredible journey one last time,” James…
Madison Square Garden made sure Hulk Hogan wasn’t forgotten on the first anniversary of his passing. On July 24, 2026, exactly one year after Hogan’s death, The World’s Most Famous Arena displayed a massive tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer on one of its exterior billboards. The display featured a photo of Hogan alongside the message: “Rest in Peace Hulk Hogan 1953–2025.” The tribute carried extra meaning given Hogan’s long history with Madison Square Garden. Long before WWE became the global juggernaut it is today, Hogan helped transform the company into a national phenomenon, headlining and selling out Madison…
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss Trent Rockets’ first two matches of The Hundred to manage her workload. Sciver-Brunt, 33, has been managing a calf problem throughout the summer. The all-rounder suffered the injury playing domestic cricket for The Blaze in April, and it led to her missing England’s early series against New Zealand and India as well as three group-stage matches of the T20 World Cup. It also meant she had to play as a specialist batter during the tournament, where England were beaten by Australia in the final at Lord’s. England’s next series starts on 1 September with…
We continue with the TNA Knockouts TV Championship tournament, as we finish up the last of the first round matches on TNA Impact! First, Gia Miller is backstage with the TNA Knockouts World Champion, Xia Brookside. The champ is not impressed with this tournament one bit and touts herself as the best Knockout in the division. However, she has a problem with Elayna Black because Black claims she’s the best in the division. Brookside says she’s gonna keep a close eye on the match coming up. To kick off the action, Black takes on NXT’s Wendy Choo in the first…