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WWE A WWE star has taken credit for the 40th edition being the ‘Biggest WrestleMania of All Time’ by telling fans simply – You’re Welcome. Although it might not be the person you would first think! No it wasn’t the Rock, again using his best Moana catchphrase related to a WWE event, rather this time it was former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Drew McIntyre. While McIntyre bested Seth Rollins to capture the title in the opening bout of night two, his party was shortly thereafter crashed by a successful Money in the Bank cash-in from Damian Priest. Now Drew McIntyre…
Eight-time constructors’ champions Mercedes have disclosed what they uncovered at the Japanese Grand Prix, following a test programme aimed at making its car more predictable. Mercedes have struggled to get to grips with the modern ground-effect regulations in F1. Since the introduction of the new rules for the 2022 season, the team has won just one grand prix. Despite dropping its radical ‘zeropod’ concept for good part-way through last year, adopting a more conventional car philosophy has yet to reproduce the kinds of results Mercedes enjoyed during the first half of the turbo-hybrid era, from 2014. This season, the team…
PARIS — As the 2024 Olympics approach, Nike unveiled an array of products Team USA as well as other countries will be wearing in the city that will take center stage of the sports world in July. The global event unveiled the uniforms that athletes across basketball, track and field, soccer and skateboarding will be decked out in as they all compete to win a gold medal in Paris.Janet Nichol, vice president of apparel innovation at Nike, talked about how the 2024 Paris Olympics will serve as a “moment for apparel.” Nike’s Olympic uniforms were created in conjunction with the…
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images WWE Superstar Bayley captured gold again at last week’s WrestleMania 40, making it the fifth occasion she reigns as a World Champion across the promotion’s three brands. However, this came at a huge cost, considering that she defeated her former friend Iyo Sky, something the champion lamented during a backstage interview after WrestleMania. Advertisement “It’s really bittersweet, honestly, ” she said. “I’ve been struggling … I am right now, but I’m grown, I ain’t going to cry anymore, this isn’t ‘NXT’ Bayley. Very much mixed emotions, very bittersweet.” She then opened up about how she knew that…
Fernando Alonso says his decision to sign a contract extension with Aston Martin was motivated by his belief that the team have the best “project” for when new Formula 1 regulations are introduced in 2026.Aston Martin announced on Thursday that Alonso had extended his expiring deal until the end of 2026, ending speculation that he could join rivals Red Bull or Mercedes. Red Bull have dominated the last two seasons and Max Verstappen is the clear favourite to extend his streak of three successive drivers’ titles this year and next, but Alonso appears confident his team can mount a title…
Sheffield United have been handed a two-point deduction for the start of their next season in the EFL.The Blades have also been handed an additional two-point suspended deduction for the end of that same season, depending on whether the club defaults on any further payments.2Sheffield United have been handed a two-point deductionThe sanction relates to the 2022/23 season when the clubs defaulted on a number of payments to other clubs.These defaults cumulatively were in excess of 550 days.Sheffield United has also agreed to pay the EFL’s costs in the sum of £310,455.A statement from The Blades said: “Sheffield United notes…
BOSTON — Bojan Bogdanovic is getting comfortable, boosting the offense in his minutes and solidifying his spot in the playoff rotation. After struggling mightily to start his Knicks stint, Bogdanovic has scored at least 12 points in six of his past 10 games — including an efficient 14 during Thursday’s win over the Celtics. He said confidence was never an issue after being traded from the Pistons in February, but the adjustment to the new role and bench took time. Bojan Bogdanovic has scored at least 12 points in six of his past 10 games. AP “I’ve been confident, even…
The race for a spot in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad is heating up, and the IPL 2024 has become the battleground where players are showcasing their mettle. Among the many contenders, the debate over the wicketkeeper-batter slot has been particularly intense, with stellar performances from the likes of Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and others.However, in a recent clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), it was Dinesh Karthik (DK) who stole the spotlight with a blazing fifty for RCB, prompting a witty response from his friend and adversary Rohit Sharma regarding T20 World…
TNA A Tag Team title match is among the items announced for the Thursday, April 18 edition of TNA Impact. The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) will defend the TNA World Tag Team Championship against the legendary Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) on next week’s episode. Also set for the show, Hammerstone will be in action. Hammerstone will take on Josh Alexander at Rebellion on April 20 in a Last Man Standing match as the two look to round out their trilogy. Nic Nemeth will also speak on next week’s Impact. Nemeth will challenge Moose for the TNA…
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur insists that Charles Leclerc’s qualifying performances are not a cause for concern. At the Japanese Grand Prix, Leclerc was once again out-qualified by Carlos Sainz, with the two lining up fourth and eighth, respectively after Sainz also started ahead in Australia. Qualifying was a messy session for Leclerc, who only had a single run in Q3 and was forced into executing an off-set one-stop strategy at Suzuka. This salvaged fourth place for the Monegasque which allowed him to climb ahead of the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris, although Sainz nipped past…