Author: Sports News UK
“Pssst!” The security staff at Wimbledon don’t do a lot of talking. The job of guarding Centre Court seems to be only a little less serious than standing sentry on Whitehall. But this guard, standing to attention outside the media centre in his blue peaked cap and freshly pressed jacket, has something to say to his colleague three feet away. “Pssst!” he whispers from out the side of his mouth. “Rashford’s starting.” His colleague shifted his eyes right while keeping his head straight ahead. “Rashford? Not Gordon?”Wimbledon is about the one corner of England that isn’t showing the game. You’re…
Nick Kyrgios swore at an umpire and said he did not care if he was fined as his return to Wimbledon ended in defeat in the men’s doubles.The Australian was contesting his first match at the All England Club since losing the 2022 final against Novak Djokovic, having been plagued by injury in recent years.The 31-year-old, who has a current world ranking of 899, was not offered a wildcard for the singles competition.Partnering Alexander Bublik in the doubles, the pair lost 6-3 6-4 to sixth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.The incident occurred after Kyrgios had his serve broken early…
Secret doggy paddling poolAryna Sabalenka has urged Wimbledon to reverse its policy that bans players from bringing their dogs into the grounds, but there is no suggestion that the All England Club doesn’t love our canine friends. In fact, it even has a secret doggy paddling pool – and doggy toilet area – behind Henman Hill. Mostly the pool is used by security dogs, but anyone with a guide dog is free to use it, and Wimbledon expects it to be popular with temperatures due to rise to 31C next week.As for Sabalenka, she has promised that her dogs will…
Mick Foley is officially done with his WWE Legends merchandising deal, but he isn’t leaving by throwing a chair through the door. He actually had a thank-you message for WWE, even while making it clear his next chapter is going to run through AEW. Foley took to Instagram and said his long merchandising relationship with WWE had come to an end as his legends deal had finally expired, bringing an end to a 30-year relationship. “A MESSAGE FOR WWE – as of this day, I am no longer under a Legends merchandising contract, and have a message for @wwe at…
Further talks then took place before a deal was struck shortly before 17:00 BST, with players seen leaving a meeting at the Vale Resort headquarters just outside Cardiff.”Media access was postponed today due to ongoing negotiations between WRU representatives and the Welsh Rugby Players Association around employment terms for the new Nations Championship competition,” read a joint statement between the WRU and WRPA.”These negotiations have now been concluded to the satisfaction of all parties. “Training preparations for the upcoming match against Fiji at the Cardiff City Stadium have not been affected. Everyone involved is looking forward to a positive result…
Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier.The Bulls lost in the United Rugby Championship (URC) final against Leinster in June, while Montpellier were also one match from glory, beaten by Toulouse in France’s showpiece league competition.Stade Francais, who reached the Top 14 semi-finals, and Cardiff – the top-ranked Welsh side in the URC – complete a competitive Pool Four.Elsewhere, Bristol will face Gloucester and Munster in Pool Three, as well as being reunited with defending champions Bordeaux-Begles.The French superpower…
Serena Williams’ appearance in the women’s doubles alongside her sister Venus later this week is in doubt because of a knee injury.The 23-times grand slam singles winner played her first singles match since the 2022 US Open on Tuesday, which ended in a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 loss to the 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint on Centre Court, and is due to play with Venus at Wimbledon for the first time since they won their sixth doubles title a decade ago.Williams did not attend the mandatory post-match press conference on Tuesday night, which under the terms of the grand slam rulebook…
Fresh off Great American Bash, the June 30 edition of WWE NXT shifted its focus toward the next chapter of the women’s division. Kendal Grey celebrated becoming NXT Women’s Champion for the first time, new challengers quickly emerged, and Kelani Jordan closed the night with a statement win in the main event. Kendal Grey Celebrates Becoming Champion The new NXT Women’s Champion, Kendal Grey, opened the show alongside her best friend, WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair, to celebrate her title victory. Grey admitted she has never been comfortable speaking in front of crowds and reflected on the pressure she…
Missing the doubles would be a hugely-disappointing ending to Williams’ highly-anticipated return to the All England Club.The American superstar has been the centre of the attention in SW19 over the past few days, with a high level of intrigue about why she was coming back and how she would look on court.Williams played what she thought would be the final match of her career at the 2022 US Open, but tellingly refused to use the word ‘retirement’ and instead said she was “evolving away” from tennis.After 1,462 days away from Wimbledon, she stepped back on to Centre Court on Tuesday.At…
England will be ideally prepared for the unique challenge of playing at altitude against world champions South Africa on Saturday, says coach Sir Kevin Sinfield.The iconic Ellis Park in Johannesburg hosts England’s Nations Championship opener against the Springboks, a venue nearly 6,000ft above sea level and a place where the visitors have not won since 1972.But having flown out to South Africa 10 days in advance of the game, the players will have had the ideal amount of time to adapt to the conditions, according to Sinfield.”The timescale we allowed here was supposed to be the optimal time for the…