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iPhone App Android App Send News Tip Leave Comment FollowUs To Stay Connected With Our Updates El Hijo del Vikingo’s NXT title defense got pulled at the last minute, and now we know the injury scare is centered on his left knee. According to False Finish, El Hijo del Vikingo’s left knee is badly swollen, and he is currently in a brace while waiting on an MRI to determine how serious the injury is. That explains why WWE yanked his AAA Latin American Championship match from the June 30 episode of NXT on The CW. Vikingo had been advertised to…
The WTA Finals will leave Saudi Arabia one year early and move to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California this November.The season-ending event, in which the top eight singles players and doubles teams compete, is the governing body’s flagship tournament and has been held in Riyadh since 2024, a move that was negotiated as a three-year contract.It will instead head to the site of the Indian Wells Open, the prestigious ATP and WTA 1000 event and will take place between 8 and 15 November this year.In a joint statement, the WTA and Saudi Tennis Federation said: “Following two impactful…
During her Wimbledon run, Eala has been wearing a white sun visor from sponsor Nike etched with a Tagalog phrase that translates to “once it grows, it cannot be stopped”.She had also worn a hair tie with a white ornament shaped like the sampaguita or Philippine jasmine, in honour of her roots.”It’s a huge reason as to who I am. I think where I come from is a big part of who I am and a big part of who I want to become in the future,” she said, according to a Reuters report.”It’s an amazing thing for me to…
You can watch Cork v Galway on Saturday and Clare v Limerick on Sunday live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI.Saturday’s semi-final will throw in at 15:30 BST at Croke Park, with BBC coverage starting at 15:15.Sarah Mulkerrins will be joined in studio by former Galway captain and 2017 All-Ireland winner David Burke, Kilkenny’s four-time winner Paul Murphy and Antrim’s Neil McManus. Mark Sidebottom will provide pitchside updates with special guest Dara O Briain, while Thomas Niblock is joined on commentary by former Clare All-Ireland winning midfielder Jamesie O’Connor.Sunday’s semi-final throws in at the later time of 16:00, with…
Appy tennis fansMore than half a million spectators will pour through the turnstiles in south-west London this week, but that is just a small fraction of the number who will follow the action via the Wimbledon app, where point-by-point scores from every match on every court are available within seconds.The app is an all-year-round platform for everything Wimbledon that is tailored to the needs of individual users, allowing fans to buy tickets, players to book re-strings for their rackets and, in the other 49 weeks of the year, All England Club members to book courts.But there is, inevitably, a huge…
So what exactly did happen in that dramatic finale?The Snickometer – or Snicko – is associated with cricket, but in recent years, football has adopted similar technology.The Trionda match ball, made by Adidas for this year’s World Cup, has a microchip in it that can detect when the ball has been touched.It allows precise data, such as every individual touch of the ball with a boot or hand, to be immediately sent to the video assistant referee in real time.Similar technology was used at the 2022 World Cup and 2024 European Championship.Speaking at his post-match news conference, Croatia boss Zlatko…
In the final minutes of her quick afternoon on Centre Court, two points from defeat, Karolina Pliskova curled a precise first serve out wide that landed dead on the line, sending a wisp of white titanium pigment flying through the air. Against most other players the serve would not have come back, but Iga Swiatek is not any player. The Pole frantically shuffled to her right and brilliantly improvised with a low, cutting slice return that died on the grass, leaving Pliskova with little chance of a response.There are days when everything goes one player’s way, and the unique aspect…
England are taking precautions before their arrival in Mexico to ensure boisterous locals intent on ruining the players’ rest and sleep do not disrupt their preparations.Thomas Tuchel’s side face Mexico in their World Cup last-16 tie on Sunday (01:00 BST Monday) in a match live on BBC One and iPlayer.The squad are due to arrive in Mexico City on Friday so will spend two nights before the game in the capital.Mexico’s last-32 opponents Ecuador lodged a complaint to Fifa after their squad were deliberately kept awake by noisy Mexico supporters, who used loudspeakers, horns and motorcycles outside the team hotel…
Former WWE Champion Big E has revealed that WWE once viewed him as a potential candidate for a major push alongside Roman Reigns during the early stages of both stars’ main roster careers. While the company ultimately went in a different direction, Big E admitted he believes WWE made the correct call. Speaking on Notsam Wrestling, Big E reflected on a conversation he had around 2013. That discussion granted him an interesting glimpse into WWE’s long-term plans. Although nothing was ever guaranteed in the squared circle of creative, the comment stuck with him years later. Big E recalls being in…
The Princess of Wales was on a roving mission to follow the fortunes of the British players on Thursday and, though she was not long detained on No 1 Court, where Katie Swan went down in straight sets to Madison Keys, there was more to cheer on court 18 as Arthur Fery – born in France but raised a stone’s throw from the All England Club – reached the third round for the first time with a four-set defeat of Otto Virtanen.Fery lost the first set when losing his serve for the only time in the match at 5-6, and…