Author: sportsnewsuk

Norwich City fume after West Brom take the lead with Aune Heggebo’s handball not being spotted by officials, sparking a VAR debate. Controversy at Carrow Road with questions raised over whether Heggebo diverted the ball into the net with his hand on the 75th minute. Now footage has emerged showing what happened. Jimmy-Jay Morgan then sealed the Baggies’ first win of the new Championship season, surviving a latefight back from Norwich onslaught with Mathias Kvistgaarden getting a consolation for the Canaries. Norwich had started the game the better, with West Brom having Max O’Leary, Nat Phillips and George Campbell to…

Those three bouts also provided the type of money Roach isn’t likely to receive by rebuilding against lesser-known lightweights. If he wants to continue earning major purses, he’ll need opponents with names, titles or enough ability to make the fights commercially valuable. Floyd Schofield, Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Gervonta Davis, Jadier Herrera, Rayo Valenzuela, Sam Noakes, Lucas Bahdi and Zepeda offer Roach few comfortable options if his goal is another lightweight title. Those are also the type of opponents capable of producing the paydays that make remaining at 135 worthwhile. The Zepeda loss exposed an offensive limitation that won’t necessarily…

There was a sense that Asher-Smith’s seamless baton changeover to Hunt was a symbolic moment, in its wider context.As one British sprint star achieved a piece of history a decade in the making, the other continued to demonstrate that she is only just getting started.Asher-Smith, a world champion over 200m and British record holder over both sprint distances, has amassed 22 senior international medals since making her debut in the women’s 4x100m squad at the 2013 World Championships.She was the last athlete to achieve a sprint treble at the European Championships in 2018, 12 months before completing her rise to…

World Cup-winner Pratika Rawal will not be joining the Warwickshire squad for the Metro Bank One Day Cup after she was called up to India’s Women’s Asia Cup squad.Pratika, on Friday, was named as an injury replacement for Jemimah Rodrigues, who was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and the Asian Games.ALSO READ | Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Asia Cup, Asian GamesJemimah suffered a tear to her right hamstring while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred on August 3, and subsequent assessment by the BCCI Medical Team at its Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru confirmed the severity…

Johnson-Thompson achieved her sixth global podium with bronze at last year’s World Championships – and her third in as many years as she returned to the pinnacle of the sport following a career-threatening Achilles rupture.But, prior to these championships, she had competed just once since – in the shot put at an event in Loughborough in May – and withdrew from last month’s Commonwealth Games to ensure she could compete here.Having competed at Alexander Stadium as a junior, Johnson-Thompson was determined to make the start line and soak in the adoration of the home crowd.While she has never won a…

Does Roberto De Zerbi have the quality in attack to enjoy a successful season at Tottenham Hotspur? The answer, as things stand, might well be no. The Lilywhites have seen so many world-class talents delight in north London in modern times, be it Harry Kane, Heung-min Son, Gareth Bale or Rafael van der Vaart, yet there is somewhat of a vacuum in that sense right now. Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert remained sidelined. Mohammed Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski haven’t featured in pre-season as yet. Dominic Solanke has been peripheral this summer too. There’s been so much to like about Tottenham’s…

The Great Britain women’s team have missed out on their first chance to qualify for flag football’s Olympic debut but will have another opportunity on Sunday.The non-contact version of American football will make its Olympic bow at Los Angeles 2028 and two spots are available for both men and women at this weekend’s World Championships in Germany.After reaching the quarter-finals as group winners, GB faced Panama on Saturday and came from behind to win 26-20 and set up a semi-final clash with the USA.Victory would have secured a spot at LA28 and GB led 21-7 in the first half after…

Xabi Alonso believes building a connection with the Stamford Bridge faithful will be huge for Chelsea this season, though some supporters booed Enzo Fernandez during Saturday’s 3-1 friendly win over Real Sociedad. Morgan Rogers scored his first goal for the Blues just 11 minutes into his home debut, tapping in from close range after Alex Remiro could only parry Joao Pedro’s header. La Real levelled through Jon Aramburu on the stroke of half-time, though two Joao Pedro goals – a far-post header and an excellent breakaway strike assisted by Malo Gusto’s searching through-ball – secured the victory for Chelsea. Alonso’s…

Mercado is now off the Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott card at State Farm Arena. DAZN coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET. Hilley was brought in after original opponent Emmanuel Tagoe came in at 150 pounds Friday for a fight contracted at 140. Mercado then agreed to face Hilley at 146, already giving away six pounds from the weight he had trained to make. Arriving at 155 made Hilley a questionable rescue option. He needed to lose more than eight pounds Saturday morning just to get within the commission’s allowable range. Once the cut began going badly, his trainer had…

Germany’s Johannes Liebmann and American Kate Douglass set swimming world records on Saturday, dazzling at events held in Paris and California.Liebmann, 19, knocked nearly four seconds off the men’s 1500m freestyle record as he claimed his first international gold medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.He completed the distance in 14 minutes 26.79 seconds – 3.88secs faster than the previous record which was set by American Bobby Finke at the 2024 Olympics, also held in the French capital.Liebmann became the first swimmer to go under 14:30 for the distance as he slashed the most time off the record since…