Author: Sports News UK

As each fight brings him closer to the end of his UFC career, Volkanovski embraced the support of the fans inside the arena as he made the familiar walk to the Octagon.For Evloev, the first title fight of his UFC career – seven years after his debut – didn’t seem to overwhelm him, with the Russian settling into the contest straight away.The first round was also closer than most expected, with Evloev finishing the round with more significant strikes and takedowns despite the champion’s strong start.But once Volkanovski turned the screw at the start of the second round, clipping his…

AEW’s annual Blood And Guts show is rapidly approaching and will take place on Nov. 4. Then men’s match had already been confirmed and with the women getting their first one last year, there were eyes on the product to see if the women would get another one this year. On the Oct. 24 episode of Collision, the women’s Blood And Guts match was officially announced. It will be five on five as Willow Nightingale, Wrathlander (Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron), and The Brawling Birds (Alex Windsor & Jamie Hayter) will be facing Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue, and…

He came into the weekend insisting he was going to try to apply the “same mindset as I had all year – one race at a time”.But on Saturday he acknowledged that this one was a new kind of weekend.”It does feel a little bit different,” he said. “But the goal stays the same. I just need to keep doing my job. And, actually, I feel like I can enjoy more driving, everything.”But, of course, we’re going to do the race tomorrow. We’re going to try and win. And then we’ll see what happens. Obviously, I’m in a very good…

A challenge for Women’s Blood and Guts has been made on AEW Collision. On the 10/24 edition of AEW Collision, Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) faced Wrathlander (Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron). Their bout ended in a disqualification after interference from Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart and Skye Blue). They attacked Statlander and Cameron, with Thekla looking to join them, but then Willow Nightingale came out to even the odds. Later in a backstage segment, Willow and Wrathlander said that they want to challenge Divine Dominion and Triangle of Madness in a Blood and Guts match, with The…

Britain’s Alisha Palmowski says that winning the F1 Academy title is “a dream come true”.The 20-year-old finished second in Saturday’s reverse grid race at the Circuit of the Americas, which was enough to be crowned champion before Sunday’s feature race and the season finale in Las Vegas in November. Palmowski becomes the youngest champion of the all-female development series, and is the second British driver to win the title after Abbi Pulling in 2024. She drives for Campos Racing and is part of the Red Bull driver academy.Glossop-born Palmowski has won five out of the 11 races held so far…

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the United States Grand Prix on the weekend on which he can potentially clinch his first world title.The Mercedes driver beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds, with the Dutchman’s team-mate Isack Hadjar third ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.Antonelli whooped with delight as he took his first pole position since the Belgian Grand Prix in July and said: “It feels good to be back.”The 20-year-old Italian will become world champion on Sunday if he wins the race in Austin with Hamilton lower than fourth and Russell lower than eighth.Hamilton is…

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has dismissed a theory the Old Trafford club is unmanageable.Carrick is clinging on to his job after a desperate run of seven games without a win before Sunday’s Premier League match against Bournemouth.The pressure on him has been heightened by controversial comments from senior players Lisandro Martinez and Bruno Fernandes attacking the club’s recruitment and his own tactics.If Carrick were to lose his job, it would be the third change of manager in as many seasons and mean eight long-term bosses, including Ralf Rangnick, have lost their jobs after failing to get close to…

Leinster: Hugo Keenan; Tommy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Robbie Henshaw, Jimmy O’Brien; Joey Carbery, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Dan Sheehan (capt).Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Alex Usanov, Thomas Clarkson, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Scott Penny, Fintan Gunne, Caspar Gabriel, Charlie Tector.Munster: Ben O’Connor; Shay McCarthy, Sean O’Brien, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; Charlie O’Shea, Craig Casey; Josh Wycherley, Marnus Van der Merwe, Kieran Brookes, Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne (capt), Jack O’Donoghue, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.Replacements: Max Clein, Mark Donnelly, Michael Ala’alatoa, Sean Edogbo, Brian Gleeson, Ben O’Donovan, JJ Hanrahan, Gordon Wood.Yellow card:…

There was very little between the two sides in the first hour, with Japan threatening to claw back their 7-0 half-time defecit. Keira Bevan had slotted in at 10, but struggled to put Wales on the front foot with her kicking game.Lynn instead introduced Lleucu George, with Bevan reverting back to scrum-half and Seren Lockwood moving out to the wing.It was a reshuffle which paid off with George’s boot putting Wales back in the right areas, and that coupled with the introduction of experienced forwards Gwenllian Pyrs, Bethan Lewis, Gwen Crabb and Georgia Evans proved the turning point in the…

Michael Tran Archive/Getty Images Iconic finishers can be an important part of what makes a pro wrestler memorable, and sometimes it’s the defining element that gets the wrester over with an audience. As the man who popularized the move that would eventually be synonymous with Randy Orton as the RKO, Diamond Dallas Page’s Diamond Cutter was set apart on the roster, and to many fans, a huge contributor to his popularity in WCW. However, as stated on “83 Weeks,” Eric Bischoff shared his belief that it was something else. “I know, for Page,…