Author: Sports News UK
Over the past 25 years, Wimbledon has deliberately slowed down its grass courts to blunt the power of the game’s most venomous hitters. But the era of boom-boom tennis returned with a vengeance on Sunday as Jannik Sinner defended his men’s title.It was a final short of subtlety but oozing muscular power. There were 107 winners and 32 aces, while the first break of serve came at 2hr 54min. But after nearly four hours of action it was Sinner, the Italian No 1 seed, who survived a trial by fire to come through 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 against…
The significance of Heather Knight’s legacy is one that is difficult to measure. In a game of numbers, her impact goes far beyond that. The former captain has seen it all in a record 320 matches, 199 of them in charge over nine exhausting yet era-defining years. The euphoric high of that World Cup win at Lord’s in 2017, the same ground on which she is now walking away from the game, juxtaposed by the crushing low of a brutal Ashes thrashing that brought down the curtain on her captaincy.Throughout it all, the good and the bad, she was exemplary…
Richard Holliday’s WWE future may not be confirmed, but he gave fans another reason to believe something could be coming after leaving his boots in the ring at GCW Melee in Manchester. Holliday lost to Bear Bronson at the event, then stayed seated in the ring as he appeared to think about his next move. He showed respect to Bronson, stood up and acknowledged the crowd. Then he untied his boots. Holliday placed them in the middle of the ring, bowed to the fans and walked away from ringside. Leaving boots in the ring is often used to signal retirement…
England will consider between six and 10 names as they seek Brendon McCullum’s successor as Test head coach and would like the person in place for August’s series against Pakistan, says ECB chief executive Richard Gould.McCullum, 44, was sacked as red-ball coach on Sunday after seven defeats in the past nine Tests.England’s next Test is against Pakistan at Headingley on 19 August and the team are also currently without a captain after Ben Stokes announced his retirement during the series defeat by New Zealand in late June.Gould told BBC Sport: “It will be a targeted selection process. We often do…
Cruz Hewitt has vowed to blossom again at Wimbledon as he brushed off the heartbreak of just failing to follow in the celebrated footsteps of his father, 24 years after Lleyton won the men’s title.With his dad watching on and cajoling him from the players’ box on No 1 Court, the 17-year-old Sydney prospect Hewitt fell agonisingly short in the boys’ final on Sunday after he had led 4-2 in the final set against talented young American prospect Jordan Lee.Hewitt had looked on the verge of becoming Australia’s first winner of the junior men’s tournament for 15 years since Luke…
Hola a todxs and welcome to the CMLL Weekly Review! This week Persephone returned to CMLL after traveling around the USA with AEW. The CMLL World Women’s Champion has been feuding with Tessa Blanchard as of late and after a heated exchange, Blanchard challenged Persephone to a one on one title match. This week Persephone was on CMLL Informa and it was officially announced that on July 31st she will put her title on the line at the Leyenda de Plata event! Things escalated between Garra Nerga and Reyna Isis during this week tag team match. which saw Olympia, Zeuxis…
Captain Harry Kane has predicted England “have another level we can reach” as they bid to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966.The Three Lions needed extra time before beating Norway 2-1 on Saturday, with a semi-final on Wednesday in Atlanta against Argentina (20:00 BST, live on BBC One and iPlayer) to come.After the quarter-final, boss Thomas Tuchel said he was unhappy with England’s performance, saying the team “got lucky”, were “sloppy”, made “a lot of technical mistakes” and were “not fast enough, not repetitive enough”.Kane, 32, has scored six goals in this tournament and is England’s…
Jannik Sinner described his triumph at Wimbledon as particularly special considering his painful defeat at the French Open, after he recovered from a difficult first set to secure his second Wimbledon title with an impressive 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 win against the second seed Alexander Zverev.Sinner, the world No 1, successfully defended his Wimbledon title to clinch his fifth grand slam singles title and 30th championship overall. Last month, he was heavily favoured to win his first French Open but he lost in the second round against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo after leading by two sets and 5-1. He…
Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, Aston Villa hijack Newcastle’s move for Johan Manzambi, and Pep Guardiola is on the shortlist to become Italy managerArsenal are attempting to sign Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 22, before pre-season begins. (Independent), externalAston Villa are finalising a move for Freiburg and Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi, 20, who was on course to join Newcastle. (Athletic – requires subscription) , externalManchester City’s former Spanish boss Pep Guardiola, 57, is on the shortlist to become the new Italy manager after Paulo Maldini was appointed as the country’s technical head. (Gazzetta dello Sport…
Jannik Sinner took slightly more time to prepare for his serve as he trailed 15-30 and 1-2 in the fourth set of his second Wimbledon final. In a serve-dominant match that had produced just one break for over three hours, this was a pivotal moment in the contest, but the gusty wind was completely out of control. The wind had only slightly settled down when Sinner stepped up to the baseline, but he still offered a decisive response under immense pressure: service winner, service winner, service winner. Hold.Sinner delivered this supreme level of serving for the entirety of a bruising…