Author: Sports News UK
Arsene Wenger says he accepts the hydration breaks introduced at the 2026 World Cup have not been popular and Fifa will review their impact after the tournament.Fifa brought in mandatory three-minute hydration breaks for the World Cup, regardless of conditions, for all matches played at stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada.The governing body said they were brought in as a commitment to player welfare but critics have pointed to broadcasters using the breaks as a way to cash in with commercials.Former Arsenal manager Wenger, who is Fifa’s head of global football development, said “sometimes people didn’t like” the…
The love for Fleetwood, who was raised three miles up the road and continues to have a strong bond to the area, is unconditional.Packed galleries on each hole all week have provided a visual and audio reminder, in case anybody had forgotten.The roar which went up when he birdied the par-four fifth could be heard across the site, only bettered in volume after another putt went down for a two on the par-three seventh.That put Fleetwood into a share of third place before he moved within one of the lead with another birdie on the par-four 11th.If there was anyone…
Brock Lesnar has spent most of his WWE career being known as one of the most dominant stars ever, and fans usually know him for his serious attitude. But former WWE star Bull Buchanan has now shared a story that shows a different side of Lesnar. Buchanan recently revealed that Lesnar once spoke to Vince McMahon on his behalf after Buchanan’s partnership with John Cena came to an end. It’s a story about how Lesnar tried to help another wrestler behind the scenes during the early years of his WWE career. Brock Lesnar tried to help Bull Buchanan stay relevant…
Matthew Hudson-Smith had to settle for second in the men’s 400m behind Rai Benjamin, the Olympic and world 400m hurdles champion.American Benjamin held off his rivals in a personal best 44.05 seconds, ahead of Olympic and world 400m silver medallist Hudson-Smith in 44.18.Max Burgin (1:43:30) finished third in a men’s 800m race which began at world record pace, as requested by Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi.Kenya’s Wanyonyi, beaten by Burgin at the Monaco Diamond League in May, broke the rarely contested men’s 1,000m record in Monaco last week.Both athletes followed the pacemaker – tasked with keeping them on course…
Betfred Super LeagueWarrington (22) 34Tries: Webster, Harrison, Ashton 2, Walker, Philbin Goals: Irwin 5Hull KR (0) 12Tries: Gildart, Batchelor Goals: Martin 2Sin-bin: Lewis (72)Warrington Wolves rediscovered their early-season form to dominate reigning Super League champions Hull KR and move within two points of second place.Three defeats in their previous four games had cast doubts over Wire’s play-off credentials but they made light of those fears as tries from Lachlan Webster, James Harrison, Matty Ashton and Danny Walker put them virtually out of sight by the break.Joe Philbin celebrated his return to action with another in the second half and, after…
WWE During his WWE run, Chris Masters’ entire gimmick was built around his finely-tuned physique. However, like many at the time, Masters was using steroids, something he detailed during a recent interview with “TMZ’s Inside The Ring.” “I came in looking like – I set the bar so high for when I came in, that it was something that I had to compete against for, now, the rest of my career,” Masters admitted. He added that this feeling didn’t sink in until his stint in rehab, where two months of not…
Somerset made a bright start after winning the toss and choosing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 inside five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed both Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply.Chris Lynn, the second top run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far, eventually got into his stride for the Steelbacks, hitting three fours and three sixes in a fourth-wicket stand of 65 runs with Saif Zaib to stage a recovery of sorts.But after Lynn was bowled by Ball’s slower off-cutter for 39 from 26 balls to make it…
Eric Bischoff isn’t buying the idea that wrestling fans have suddenly turned on Chris Jericho. As far as he’s concerned, social media has everyone fooled. Jericho recently predicted that many of his haters will end up appreciating him once he’s gone. That caught Bischoff’s attention on the 83 Weeks podcast, and he didn’t just agree with the former AEW World Champion—he went after social media itself, arguing that the constant negativity online paints a completely false picture of what wrestling fans actually think. “I think in social media, yeah. I mean, that’s the nature of social media. You hit it…
After Ireland were bulk suppliers to the British and Irish Lions victorious effort in Australia last summer, this was always set to be a long season for plenty of Farrell’s squad.Both in Auckland and across the year as a whole, the head coach can point to degrees of mitigation. Ireland travelled to the southern hemisphere without their captain Caelan Doris after the number eight sustained an injury in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship final win over the Bulls on the eve of departure.Wing James Lowe’s controversial departure from the province denied Farrell another long-serving stalwart, while Jack Crowley’s injury continued the…
‘The Olympic Village is one of the toughest places to get a good night’s sleep’Katarina Johnson-Thompson Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAA Team GB heptathlete and indoor pentathlete, Johnson-Thompson is a two-time world champion, two-time Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic silver medallist in the heptathlon. In the indoor pentathlon, she is a world champion and two-time European champion. The 33-year-old relies on having a fresh head for fine-tuning the varied technical details of her seven events, from hurdles to high jump; things get sloppy without proper recovery, she says. She’s competing in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, from 10-16 August.How many hours do you sleep at night?I go…