Author: Sports News UK
Harry Kane broke Gary Lineker’s record to become England’s all-time leading World Cup scorer when he struck during Saturday’s 2-0 win against Panama.The Three Lions captain doubled his side’s lead when headed home superbly from Jude Bellingham’s cross in the second half.The goal took Kane’s overall World Cup tally to 11 goals, surpassing Lineker’s total of 10.”It is a proud one for sure,” Kane told BBC Sport. “I spoke before the tournament about the World Cup being the biggest competition we play as professional footballers, so to get to 11 goals is a proud feeling.”It is always hard to take…
The match starts with Katsuyori Shibata and Roderick Strong the legal men. They lock in a collar and elbow tie-up, with Shibata pushing Strong back to his own corner before breaking the hold. Strong tags Kyle O’Reilly in and Shibata tags in Hook. Hook and O’Reilly begin a grappling exchange in the middle of the ring, each taking turns at the advantage before O’Reilly gets the better with knees to the midsection. O’Reilly then tags out to Strong ho continues to work Hook. Strong tags O’Reilly back in for a double team in the corner, then O’Reilly tags Orange Cassidy…
There is a notion that Scotland’s team is packed with quality, but that argument doesn’t hold a lot of water, if you’re being brutally honest. This is a squad full of endeavour. There are good to very good players sprinkled around the team, but the collective is decidedly average, at best, in the rarefied air of a World Cup.This is not to denigrate players who have bust a gut for their country; it’s an attempt to explain the real world they live in. Angus Gunn can’t get a game for Nottingham Forest. Aaron Hickey is an excellent player, but he’s…
Wales and Barbarians players and coaches lined up to pay tribute to North after the gameWales head coach Steve Tandy: “It’s always great for great players to finish on a high, but it’s great that he didn’t finish on too much of a high! [by helping Barbarians win]””He’s been an amazing ambassador and rugby player for our country. “I wish him all the best in his future, because he’s done so many amazing things in the Welsh shirt. “It’s been awesome for me to watch George. As a nation we pride ourselves on having some legendary players and he’s definitely…
Emma Raducanu’s presence at Wimbledon remains shrouded in doubt after the British No 1 was forced to cut short her training session at the All England Club two days before her opening match.Raducanu, who had been managing a right foot injury since her run to the final at Queen’s Club, had not trained for the past two days after being spotted leaving the venue wearing a medical boot on her right foot.She returned to practice on Saturday afternoon wearing heavy tape on her right ankle and lower leg. After warming up with Anna Kalinskaya on the Aorangi Park practice courts,…
IYO SKY is the 2026 Queen of the Ring. She is now added to the small group of women, (Zelina Vega, Nia Jax, and Jade Cargill) who have been crowned Queen. SKY defeated the Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan in the finals of the tournament at Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The final moments of the match had SKY land a Spanish Fly before hitting the Over the Moonsault to pin Morgan. After the match, SKY chooses Morgan to face at SummerSlam for the Women’s World Title. Later on backstage, Byron Saxton interviewed Morgan. He questioned if the…
Chelsea are handed a bid from Como for defender Trevoh Chalobah, Everton are frontrunners to sign Blues striker Liam Delap, while Inter Milan may miss out on Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones over his valuation.Como have offered a package deal worth 27m euros (£23m) for Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah, but the Blues want 35m euros (£30m) for the 26-year-old England defender. (Sky Sports – in Italian), externalEverton are in pole position to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap as they work towards agreeing personal terms for the 23-year-old Englishman. (Football Insider), externalBrighton have made a bid of around 34m euros (£29m) for Italy’s…
The world’s leading players were true to their word, or lack of them, at Wimbledon on Saturday as they duly limited their media appearances to 15 minutes. It was part of a continued effort in their quest for the grand slam events to give them more prize money as a share of tournament revenue, plus investment in pensions and more money toward player welfare.Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1s, led the way, while Jessica Pegula suggested the protests, which players say will happen throughout the first week of the championships, are also likely to continue at the…
Sunderland say experienced midfielder Granit Xhaka is not for sale after it emerged Chelsea have entered talks with the player’s camp over a potential move. The Switzerland international, 33, who is under contract until 2028, played a key role in helping the Black Cats qualify for Europe last season.His representatives are understood to have had contact from Stamford Bridge – though sources inside the club have yet to confirm it.But he is known to be open to a reunion with former manager Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, having won the Bundesliga together with Bayer Leverkusen in 2024.Personal terms have not been…
As a seven-time champion, Novak Djokovic is never going to be lacking in motivation when it comes to Wimbledon. But as he continued his preparations for this year’s event, the 39-year-old said the return of 44-year-old Serena Williams has put an extra spring in his step.“What she’s doing is inspirational and it’s epic,” said Djokovic, who will join Roger Federer on eight titles if he wins this year. “That’s what I told her. I always admired her career, her journey, her story. Of course, Venus, as well.“For her to come back after years of being absent from the tour, two…