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The July 13 episode of Raw will have a match between IYO SKY and Roxanne Perez. On last week’s Raw, SKY came to the aide of the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Sol Ruca. Ruca was in a title defense against Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez when, to no surprise, Perez and the Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan came out to assist Rodriguez and try to steel not only a win, but the Women’s IC Title fort he Judgment Day. Although Ruca most likely could have powered through, it was SKY who appeared and took out two-thirds of Judgment Day and distracted…
Croatia have reappointed former defender Slaven Bilic as the manager of their men’s national team.Bilic, whose first spell in charge of his country was from 2006 to 2012, replaces Zlatko Dalic.Dalic stepped down from the role, which he held for nearly nine years, following Croatia’s World Cup last-32 defeat against Portugal.”I have the complete confidence in our players, and it is my responsibility to bring energy, ambition and determination to ensure that Croatia remains among football’s elite,” said Bilic.”I am genuinely happy to start this challenge and I feel fully prepared for it – as a more mature and experienced…
“I played in Spain for many years and I felt now was the right time to move given the project. The English league is helping women’s football grow. “I wanted to test myself in another country, in another league, and playing a different type of football.”Leon boycotted the Spain national team for almost three years, alongside several team-mates, because of disagreements over working conditions and a falling-out with the Spanish Football Federation, which began in 2022.She withdrew from selection for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as Spain went on to beat England in the final, and was absent from their…
Compared with those who have vainly chased his tournament record for the past 68 years, Fontaine is a relative unknown to modern audiences. While Pele, Messi et al are rightly regarded as the best male players ever, Fontaine is now a piece of trivia.But that is to play down the remarkable life and career of Fontaine – who, if he were playing in the modern day, would have represented a different country.The 2026 quarter-final between France and Morocco was the Just Fontaine derby. He was born in Marrakesh in August 1933 – at the time, Morocco was a French protectorate.Morocco…
The July 10, 2026 episode of WWE SmackDown had several big moments, but one of the most brutal happened after Jade Cargill defeated Alexa Bliss. Cargill won the match, but she wasn’t done there. She launched an arm attack on Bliss, leaving her needing medical help. The attack came after weeks of tension between Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Michin, and B-Fab. Earlier in the show, Cargill warned Flair that whatever happened to Bliss would be her fault, setting up what happened later that night. Jade Cargill injured Alexa Bliss’ arm after the match Alexa Bliss used her speed…
Most new Wimbledon champions have a bucket list of things they want to do, gifts they would like to buy themselves or family, or even future goals of winning more grand slam titles. But Linda Noskova is not your average first-time major winner.The 21-year-old Czech is surely the first woman to win Wimbledon with a nose ring – “I was maybe counting a little bit [on] someone having some things to say about it, but no one said anything bad” – but she intends to use her newfound platform for good.“This is definitely one of the main [reasons] why I’m playing…
Bates was never far from controversy, especially in the mid-’80s when he erected a 12ft 12-volt electric fence around Stamford Bridge to prevent pitch invasions – but was then refused permission by Greater London Council to switch it on, citing safety grounds.In 1991, Chelsea were fined £105,000 for alleged illegal payments to players. Bates resigned from the Football League management committee.He regarded one of his most significant achievements at Chelsea as securing Stamford Bridge as the club’s home before developing it into a luxury all-seater stadium with a 40,000-plus capacity.It came after a long-running legal battle with property developers Marler…
Shortly before 7pm, a full 162 minutes into this match, Alexander Zverev got his first break point on the Jannik Sinner serve. With the score still one set apiece and tied like a knot, this felt like a kind of hinge point. A humongous chance in a match preciously short on them. Sinner faulted. A priceless second serve for Zverev to look at.The serve was a little safer than usual and Zverev returned it with interest. After a little exploratory baseline flirting, with no breakthrough in sight, Sinner simply flicked the switch: a perfect backhand on to the sideline, followed…
WWE It’s no secret that professional wrestling is not ballet, and stars put their bodies on the line every show for fans’ entertainment. Sometimes, however, scary things happen that don’t involve injuries inside the ring. Finn Balor explained on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” that he was blinded by his ‘Demon’ paint after wrestling a match against Andrade in Saudi Arabia. Balor explained he was getting painted before going out, and said it didn’t feel normal. He asked what was different, and was told they couldn’t bring the normal paint,…
Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett, who beat Benoit Saint-Denis in just 52 seconds in the co-main event, was being interviewed when he saw McGregor’s fight waved off via a TV backstage.”Oh my god, McGregor’s done already? He’s finished, the new boy is in town. I can become the face of the organisation now,” Pimblett said.”You could call that the changing of the guard, I can be the new face of MMA now. I just got a finish in 52 seconds on the biggest card of the year.”Some speculated that McGregor, who has one fight remaining on his UFC contract, may have carried…