Author: Sports News UK
“It’s really good that you can see the club has made some changes,” Van de Ven told BBC Sport in July. “You can see the club has a new ambition. It’s something that’s really important for players who have been here for a long time.”Last season was a stressful season, unacceptable from our side, so to leave all of that behind and go into the new season fresh means a lot.”Tottenham have finished 17th in the Premier League in back-to-back seasons and their battle to stay in the top flight ran to the final day of the 2025-2026 campaign. After…
The Hundred women’s competition, Lord’sMI London 122-9 (100 balls): Kerr 69* (41); Dean 3-26London Spirit 119-8 (100 balls): De Klerk 35 (29); Matthews 2-21MI London won by three runsScorecard. TableMelie Kerr played a magnificent lone hand with the bat to keep struggling MI London’s faint qualification hopes alive in the women’s Hundred.MI London, who were previously winless in five games, slumped to 23-5 and 64-8 and were on the brink of elimination to their rivals London Spirit.But all-rounder Kerr held firm and finished with 69 not out from 41 balls to propel her side to 122-9 before the bowlers ground…
The July 30 edition of “AEW Collision” was a packed episode full of surprise appearances, as well as the debut of the Motor City Machine Guns in AEW, but viewership for the episode was down, due to it airing on a Thursday, compared to its usual timeslot of 8 p.m. EST on Saturday. According to Wrestlenomics, the July 30 edition of “Collision” drew 362,000 viewers, down 15 percent from the previous week, a usual Saturday episode of the show, which drew 427,000 viewers. The show earned a 0.05 rating in the ever-important ages 18-49 demographic, down 29 percent from the…
Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has agreed to become Uruguay head coach on an interim basis.Forlan succeeds Marcelo Bielsa, who stepped down after Uruguay failed to qualify from the group stage at the World Cup.The 47-year-old is set to be in charge for the national team’s friendlies this autumn before a permanent manager is appointed at the end of this year or the start of 2027.Forlan has also been named coach for Uruguay’s Under-20 team, alongside the senior first team.Ex-Leeds United boss Bielsa became Uruguay boss in May 2023 but they won 15 of his 39 games in charge…
MJF had barely finished calling himself AEW’s “real” World Champion before fans started making the same comparison: CM Punk. The former AEW World Champion returned on Dynamite: Grand Slam Mexico, attacked Andrade El Ídolo and declared that Kenny Omega was carrying a “paper championship” while insisting he was still the company’s real champion. Instead of talking about MJF’s return, plenty of fans focused on something else. They thought they’d seen this story before. One fan took to Twitter and wrote: “So we running the same storyline punk did then before he left 3 years ago.” Another immediately referenced CM Punk’s…
Parkinson has added full-back Danny Imray and central midfielder Ben Whiteman to his ranks ahead of the trip to the Riverside Stadium.Imray – who signed a four-year deal with Wrexham after leaving Crystal Palace – made his debut in the 1-0 pre-season loss to Sunderland on Sunday.Midfielder Whiteman officially completed his move to north Wales from Preston North End on Tuesday night.”I’m very pleased, two really good players,” Parkinson said of his newest recruits.”Danny came out on the tour with us which was good for him.”Ben’s just joined us this week, it’s been a bit of a crazy week for…
The son of former Manchester United footballer Mark Hughes died from sudden adult death syndrome, a coroner has found. Alex Hughes was found collapsed at his home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, on 19 June by his two sons.The 38-year-old, who followed his ex-Wales international father into football and held roles in recruitment at Grimsby Town, Manchester City and other clubs, could not be revived by paramedics, his inquest heard. Following his death, Mark Hughes and his wife Jill said they were “totally heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected loss of our beloved son”.Sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) – also known as…
Surrey duo Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence have been recalled to the England squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan.The pair have been named in a 16-man squad before the series opener at Headingley on Wednesday 19 August but Jacob Bethell will miss the entire series through injury, with Jordan Cox to be promoted to number three.The three-match series marks England’s first Test outing since the retirement of captain Ben Stokes and sacking of head coach Brendon McCullum.Joe Root will captain the side for the first time since being reappointed to the role in July, with Marcus Trescothick serving…
It is clear from the first answer of a fascinating 45-minute chat that Chris Smalling is no ordinary footballer.A career that took the 36-year-old from non-league Maidstone to a Champions League final in the space of three years, has, so far, led to 580 club appearances in three countries, playing the majority for Sir Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho, plus 31 England caps and trophies with Manchester United and Roma.It has now brought Smalling and his family back to the north west of England to figure out his next steps.Smalling has plans for his career after playing but presently, he…
Jemima Lines has hailed a “pivotal moment” in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America’s Cup team in 90 years. The 29-year-old has been named in the GB1 team for next year’s event, which will be the first edition in its 175-year history to require at least one woman in each five-person crew.Phyllis Sopwith was the last British woman to race aboard a British America’s Cup challenger, making appearances in 1934 and 1937. “It has been a long time coming,” Lines told BBC Sport.”It is incredible, what a moment in history and…