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Stuart Smith: Wrestler ‘conscious and able to talk’ after being beaten while motionless by son of ex-UFC champion Rampage Jackson
Facebook Tweet Email Link The wrestler beaten while motionless by the son of former UFC champion Rampage Jackson is conscious but has a “difficult recovery ahead,” according to a Facebook post by his brother. Footage from an event on Saturday night in Sun Valley, California, posted on social media showed Jackson’s son, Raja Jackson – a professional MMA fighter – sliding into the ring during another bout and throwing Syko Stu, whose real name is Stuart Smith, to the mat. The video, which bears a watermark suggesting it was livestreamed on the video platform Kick, showed Jackson straddling Smith before…
Trump announces the World Cup draw will be held at DC’s Kennedy Center as he brings together two second-term priorities
Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington — President Donald Trump announced Friday the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, combining the world’s biggest soccer tournament with the cultural institution he has sought to overhaul. The decision to hold the opening event of the World Cup – during which FIFA will announce the groups and matchups for the opening stage of the quadrennial tournament – at the Kennedy Center combines two of Trump’s second-term priorities. He has taken a special interest in the Kennedy Center, long a cultural icon in…
Laura Dahlmeier: Double Olympic champion dies in climbing accident aged 31, according to her management
Facebook Tweet Email Link Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident aged 31, her management and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) confirmed to CNN Sports. The retired German biathlete was struck by falling rocks at around midday local time on Monday while climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range, her team said on Instagram Tuesday. “The DOSB and the whole of German sport mourn the loss of Laura Dahlmeier,” Thomas Weikert, President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, said in a statement to CNN Sports. “We are deeply shocked by the sudden and much…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in the top of the ninth to cap off Sunday’s 8-2 win against the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t the home run off Yuki Matsui that had everyone talking; it’s what Ohtani did after rounding the bases. Before joining his teammates in celebration, the 31-year-old took a detour to the Padres fan sitting directly next to the visitor dugout. The fan’s voice could be heard on field mics throughout the broadcast reminding the three-time MVP of…
Sophie Cunningham: Another sex toy thrown onto WNBA court, this time appears to hit Indiana Fever star
Facebook Tweet Email Link A sex toy was thrown onto the court during an WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, the third such incident which has impacted the league over the past week. In the second quarter at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, a green toy was thrown in the direction of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. The 28-year-old had previously asked people to stop throwing such objects earlier this week on social media but appeared to be struck on the leg by the toy during Tuesday’s game. “this did NOT age well,” she…
Facebook Tweet Email Link After winning seven grand slam singles titles, spending 11 weeks as the world No. 1 and forming part of arguably the most dominant tennis dynasty in history – there is very little left for Venus Williams to achieve in the sport. And yet the 45-year-old is once again preparing to compete at another grand slam, after being handed a wild card entry into this year’s US Open. Having already played in the much-talked about mixed doubles event earlier this week, Venus is now set to take the stage in the singles draw – a competition she…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Connor Zilisch, the NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader, picked up another win on Saturday but his celebrations quickly came to an unexpected end when he broke his collarbone slipping off his car. The 19-year-old driver was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet car to celebrate his latest victory at Watkins Glen International in New York but as he attempted to move, his left foot apparently got caught on the window netting. Zilisch then tumbled awkwardly and took a hard fall onto Victory Lane. Following the fall, Zilisch lay still on the floor before…