Author: Sports News UK
Cycling’s world governing body the UCI has proposed the introduction of GPS trackers at all races to pinpoint riders’ locations at all times.The plan comes weeks after the death of Briton Fin Tarling following a collision during the Volta a Portugal with a van, which had strayed on to the course as he rode alone. At a meeting at its headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, the UCI’s Professional Cycling Council (PCC), which includes representatives of the UCI, riders, races and teams, “stressed the urgent need to put in place, as quickly as possible, a dedicated safety system allowing the real-time location…
Becky Lynch has revealed a surprising detail about her WWE career. Lynch says she wasn’t originally planned to win her first SmackDown Women’s title. In 2016, WWE introduced separate championships after the brand split. SmackDown received its own women’s championship at Backlash. Lynch eventually won the historic six-pack elimination match. She defeated Natalya, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Carmella, and Alexa Bliss. Lynch became the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion that night. However, she believes WWE had somebody else planned for the historic moment. Becky Lynch recalls WWE’s original plans for the first SmackDown Women’s Championship Speaking on No-Contest Wrestling, Becky Lynch discussed…
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean says he did not intend to “undermine the integrity of refereeing” after claiming that he used to play mini-games to amuse himself during matches.Dean had told Jamie Vardy’s podcast that he would try to go as long as possible without blowing his whistle, or stay standing in the centre circle. “We used to say, ‘we’ll kick off now. Right, see how long we can go without blowing a whistle’,” Dean said.”I’ve done that a few times in the Premier League, before VAR obviously – went 20, 25 minutes without blowing a whistle.”The 58-year-old has…
Everton manager David Moyes accepts he has “to live with disappointments” after admitting he wanted to do more business on transfer deadline day.A move for Monaco striker Folarin Balogun collapsed after the 25-year-old changed his mind following a medical at the club’s Finch Farm training base.The United States international emerged as a late target after Guinea-Bissau striker Beto completed a permanent switch to Serie A club Fiorentina.The Toffees also explored deals for Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee and Aston Villa frontman Tammy Abraham but were unable to convince either to join.They did sign Jack Grealish on a season-long loan deal…
Bron Breakker is optimistic heading into his clash with Oba Femi at Sunday Night’s Main Event and is eager to disappoint Femi’s fans. The show will be held on September 6 at Breakker’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, which will be the first time he will wrestle in his hometown. The former Intercontinental Champion said that his aim is to ensure that he becomes the future of WWE. “I’m excited. This is huge. First time I’ve ever wrestled in front of my home city, so there’s a lot at stake here. Obviously, the future of the…
Midway through the first week of the US Open a couple of years ago, Jiri Lehecka’s attempts to find his form were disrupted by incessant taunting from a spectator close by. “There was a guy who sat just behind my bench on a smaller court, court 4, and he was talking to me basically for the first three sets, like nonstop,” Lehecka says. “He was talking to me like: ‘You can’t do it. You are tired. He’s better than you are.’”Lehecka maintained his composure and closed out the match, but even as he focused on navigating the intense stress of…
McLaren have won their appeal against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.The victory means Alpine’s Pierre Gasly loses the podium he was awarded after an appeal by the French team that overturned two five-second penalties.That means Gasly, who finished third on the road, is dropped back to the seventh place he received in the official results.Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar is returned to third place and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri fourth for the race which took place on 7 June.However, the verdict does not fully address the multiple effects of a series…
WWE taped the September 4, 2026 episode of WWE Smackdown from Cleveland, OH on August 28. Below are the spoiler results. SmackDown opened with a recap of last Friday’s show, including the main event between Kevin Owens, Gunther and Finn Bálor that ended in a no contest. Gunther then came to the ring and called out Sami Zayn, with Owens and Bálor also getting involved in the segment. CM Punk confronted Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae backstage. With the show taking place in Gargano’s hometown, Punk offered him a WWE Championship match in the main event. Gargano finally stood up…
“Over the last five or six years, man-to-man pressure has become bigger,” Kane says.”European football is physical and top teams are trying to win the ball back high, trusting their defenders and midfielders to defend man for man to win their battles.”Given that change, the best teams have recruited physical athletes and brilliant dribblers who can beat their man when the game becomes a series of one-against-ones.Kane, not known for his dribbling – and by his own admission “not the fastest”, has thrived on his own terms.Against Dortmund, there was a specific moment Kane dropped deep, looking to arrive in…
It is difficult to comprehend how one man can influence one club over such a short period of time, but the impact of Jens Berthel Askou, now head coach of Toulouse in Ligue 1, has gone beyond Lanarkshire.In relation to what can be achieved in Scotland on a modest budget, Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin said the Dane’s work in the Scottish Premiership has given “guys like myself a bit of a wake-up call”.Goodwin’s 10-man side were pulled apart by Johansson’s iteration of Motherwell on Wednesday, extending their unbeaten league start after four games, but a noticeable shift in United’s…