Author: Sports News UK
Arteta has made a point of trying to unlock the atmosphere inside Emirates Stadium as he tries to create a fortress for away teams to fear.So many times last season, Arsenal fans were criticised for their nervous energy and the way it translated to the team as they chased down that elusive league title.And while this win over Coventry will not define their season, it could be a sign of things to come.”Let’s see when we are 0-0 and when we are maybe losing a game, see how we react,” Arteta said when asked by BBC Sport about the atmosphere…
Since winning the Championship by 11 points from Ipswich Town, Coventry have spent about £130m, breaking their transfer record four times already this summer.They have signed midfielder Frank Onyeka, centre-back Aurele Amenda, winger Loum Tchaouna and goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, while Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi was their record signing at £23.1m.All five started at the Emirates, while fellow new arrivals, Gustavo Hamer from Sheffield United and striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest, came on as substitutes. All of them have top-flight or international experience, as well as physicality to their game, but even those additions did little to prevent Arsenal from…
Luke Gallows has recalled the bizarre circumstances that saw him pulled from WWE developmental at just 22 years old to defeat Kane on pay-per-view. Gallows discussed the memorable chapter of his early career during an appearance on The Wrestling Classic. While reflecting on the angle, Gallows admitted that he still gets asked about the storyline despite the negative reception it received from fans. “I get asked about that, too. But that’s such a weird one, too, because people have this memory of it, and most didn’t like it. Obviously, I didn’t love it either, but, like, I was 22 years…
BMW Championship – second round leaderboard-12 W Clark (US), -11 G Woodland (US), -10 JJ Spaun (US), -9 S J Im (Kor), C Gotterup (US), -8 P Cantlay (US), M Thorbjornsen (US), -7 C Morikawa (US), R McIlroy (NI), R Henley (US), M McNealy (US)Selected others: -4 J Rose (Eng), -3 RMacIntyre (Sco), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), -2 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), T Fleetwood (Eng), -1 A Rai (Eng)Full leaderboardOvernight leader Rory McIlroy said he would be heading to the driving range after falling away from the lead at the BMW Championship in St Louis.The Masters champion began with a fine six-under-par…
Carl Rushworth: A confident take from an Arsenal corner in the first half, but will be disappointed in how he dealt with the second Arsenal goal on his Premier League debut. Rushworth was also beaten by a scuffed Odegaard shot for the third. 5Milan Van Ewijk: Lost the ball for the Arsenal opener and his team were up against it after going behind in the 15th minute. 4Bobby Thomas: A tough night for the Coventry centre-back, but he did react well to clear when Rushworth parried a shot in the second half. 5Aurele Amenda: A big block to deny Bukayo…
Jerod Harris/Getty Images The upcoming week of WWE programming will have a completely different schedule compared to the rest of the year, and in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer explained why that is the case. Starting with the August 24 episode of “WWE Raw” in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that will air two hours earlier than usual due to the fact that the August 28 episode of “WWE SmackDown” will be taped immediately after. However, on August 28, the stars of “Raw” and “SmackDown” will descend…
Amy Hunt followed up her extraordinary week at the European Championships with a second-place finish in the women’s 200m at the Diamond League in Lausanne.The Briton crossed the finish line in 22.32 seconds, edging Nigerian Favour Ofili in a photo finish.American Kayla White won the race in 22.18 as former world champion Shericka Jackson pulled up on the bend with a leg injury and two-time Diamond League champion Brittany Brown did not start.Hunt travelled to Switzerland on the back of winning four gold medals at the European Championships in Birmingham last week.She took gold in the 100m, 200m, women’s 4x100m…
WWE has made a noticeable change to the lineup being promoted for the August 21 episode of Friday Night SmackDown. As of Friday afternoon, WWE’s official SmackDown preview is only listing two items under its “Quick Hits” section: CM Punk defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens, and the latest involving Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton ahead of their upcoming match at Sunday Night’s Main Event. Missing from that main preview are two matches WWE advertised online yesterday: Giulia vs. Blake Monroe and WWE Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga defending against Damian Priest and R-Truth. That…
Kim Le Court of Mauritius won stage three of the Lloyd’s Tour of Britain Women to the Great Orme to move into the overall leader’s green jersey.The AG Insurance-Soudal rider powered away from rivals with three kilometres to go on the winding final climb in Llandudno, north Wales after a 104.7km race from Mold.Le Court, 30, finished 13 seconds ahead of Germany’s Liane Lippert of Movistar with Sweden’s Caroline Andersson of Liv Alula Jayco a further seven seconds down in third.Le Court now leads the overall general classification by 26 seconds over Lippert with the Netherlands’ Lorena Wiebes in third,…
Jannik Sinner will miss the US Open with a right knee injury. The world No 1 has not played a match since beating Alexander Zverev last month to successfully defend his Wimbledon title, missing the Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati.The news comes a day after his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, whom the Italian lost to in the final in New York 12 months ago, revealed he will make his comeback at Flushing Meadows after four months out with a wrist injury.Sinner said: “Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have…