Author: Sports News UK
Félix Auger-Aliassime has long been one of the more measured and reflective players on the ATP Tour. He may be desperate to achieve his potential, but the Canadian also understands that improvement is often a long process and remaining patient is essential.That is what made his reaction to defeat at the French Open so striking. As the fourth seed reeled from his desperate quarter-final loss to Flavio Cobolli, fully conscious of the fact that he had missed the greatest opportunity of his career, Auger-Aliassime was as distraught in public after a loss as he has ever been. His patience had…
Chad Gable may be looking to step outside WWE for something closer to his amateur wrestling roots. Eric Bischoff says Gable has been “sniffing around” Real American Freestyle, the wrestling promotion Bischoff launched with Hulk Hogan. Bischoff brought up Gable during his 83 Weeks podcast while talking about RAF and possible names who could fit the promotion. He made it clear that Gable’s amateur wrestling background makes him an obvious name to watch. “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that Chad Gable is a phenomenal, phenomenal amateur wrestler and is kind of sniffing around Real American Freestyle, just…
Following his collapse at Euro 2020, Eriksen’s Inter Milan contract was cancelled by mutual consent because players fitted with an ICD cannot compete in Serie A.The Premier League and Bundesliga do not have the same regulations.An ICD is a device about half the size of a mobile phone with thin wires leading to the area around the heart.There are two main types of ICD.One is fitted under the skin, usually near the armpit, and acts like a mini defibrillator.”We call it a shock box,” says Dr Michael Papadakis, a reader in cardiology at St George’s, University of London, told the…
North Wales Crusaders suffered the biggest defeat of any side in the top two divisions in the 131-year history of rugby league.They were beaten 134-0 at home by London Broncos, conceding 25 tries at Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay.It is the third time this season Crusaders have conceded 100 points in the Championship, including a 106-18 defeat by Broncos in London.Sunday’s defeat was only 10 points short of rugby league’s all-time heaviest defeat, when York Knights beat North Wales Raiders 144-0 in League One in 2018.Broncos’ Emarly Bitungane opened the scoring in the first minute, with centre Brandon Webster-Mansfield leading…
Cody Rhodes and Gunther are officially set to run it back for the Undisputed WWE Championship. However, one major detail remains a mystery ahead of their highly anticipated rematch. Following the fallout from WWE Clash in Italy, WWE confirmed that Gunther will reveal a special stipulation for the championship bout during the June 12 episode of SmackDown in Providence, Rhode Island. With the title match scheduled for the following week, fans won’t have to wait long to learn what challenge “The Ring General” has in mind. Gunther to choose terms for Cody Rhodes Championship rematch The rematch stems from the…
WWE Across his many years with WWE, R-Truth has earned respect and admiration from both fans and his fellow wrestlers, with a career that dates back to 1997 in the National Wrestling Alliance. In an interview on “Six Feet Under,” Truth recalled how the Crockett family helped him turn his life around and kick off his pro wrestling career. “We’re in the halfway house and I’m telling jokes. There’s this little corner over there where the inmates at. We got the weights, got a little bench set, and I’m over there…
Teenager Amina Orfi broke a 94-year-old squash record to become the youngest British Open women’s champion with a 3-1 victory over Nour ElSherbini in Birmingham.The 18-year-old Egyptian overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat her compatriot 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8.And in doing so she beat the record held by Susan Noel, who was 19 years and eight months old when she lifted the British Open title in 1932.Orfi had also beaten world number two ElSherbini last month to become the youngest women’s world champion.And Sunday’s victory at the Rep Theatre came a day after she contested the longest women’s match in…
Kevin Nash says the nWo’s 2002 WWE return was not dead on arrival with the fans, but it may have been doomed backstage from the start. During an appearance on Inside The Ropes, Nash looked back on the original nWo trio coming into WWE and claimed the locker room turned against them once they immediately got hot again. Nash was asked about the nWo’s WWE arrival in 2002 and the famous early interaction with The Rock. Instead of focusing on one promo, Nash explained that WWE brought the group back at a time when some people believed the act had…
Antonia Niedermaier became the virtual leader, attacking with 80km to go, with Elisa Longo Borghini and Niamh Fisher-Black joining her to form a breakaway group.But Vollering then dropped Van der Breggen with 39km remaining on the Colletta di Brondello, the final climb of the race, and reached the lead group 28km from the finish.The FDJ-Suez rider did not challenge for the stage win in the sprint finish having already secured the maglia rosa (pink jersey) so Longo Borghini, who won the past two Giros, edged out New Zealand’s Fisher-Black for the Italian’s first stage win of this year’s race.Vollering finished…
Blake Monroe continues to tease her targets on WWE SmackDown even though she hasn’t wrestled an official match on the brand yet. On the June 5 episode of SmackDown, Monroe appeared in another vignette, and this time she set her sights on the Women’s United States title and its holder, Tiffany Stratton. In the segment, Monroe praised Stratton’s success in WWE but also made it clear that she sees herself as the next big star on SmackDown. Blake Monroe hints at pursuing Tiffany Stratton’s championship Monroe started by complimenting Stratton and comparing their careers. “Dear diary, ok we have to…