This event marked the first fight card with the athletes of the UFC sporting the new Venum fight gear after penning an exclusive apparel deal, with the former sponsors of many UFC fighters taking the reigns from the troubled Reebok era. The first event of the Venum era would not go on without issue asContinue reading “UFC Vegas 23 Fallout – Vettori follows the blueprint to best Holland”
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UFC 260 Fallout – Ngannou becomes third African UFC Champion
UFC 260 could go down as one of the most important events of the year as fight fans may have witnessed the end of a former champion, the birth of a new contender at Women’s Flyweight, the resurgence of a rising star and the prelude to one of the sport’s most important fights in itsContinue reading “UFC 260 Fallout – Ngannou becomes third African UFC Champion”
Manchester City Women leave it late in gritty 1-0 win over Reading Women
Lauren Hemp’s mazy run set up a Chloe Kelly strike in the eighty-sixth minute to continue City’s unstoppable form in the WSL and deny Reading a point from a resolute defensive performance. Manchester City welcomed Reading to the Academy Stadium coming off of a three-nil first leg loss to Barcelona Women in the Women’s ChampionsContinue reading “Manchester City Women leave it late in gritty 1-0 win over Reading Women”
Birmingham City Women snatch a late draw in relegation six-pointer against West Ham Women
A ninety-third minute strike from centre half Ruby Mace broke the hearts of the Hammers, who led after goals from Emily van Egmond and Katerina Svitkova in a clash between two sides separated by three points at the bottom of the WSL. West Ham United came into this game on the back of a five-gameContinue reading “Birmingham City Women snatch a late draw in relegation six-pointer against West Ham Women”
Chelsea Women retain the Continental League Cup in record-breaking display
Goals from Guro Reiten, Fran Kirby and a hattrick from Sam Kerr ensured a straightforward retention of the Continental League Cup for Chelsea, who triumphed with the largest margin of victory in a final in the competition’s history. The tenth Continental League Cup final pitted Bristol City up against defending champions Chelsea at Vicarage Road,Continue reading “Chelsea Women retain the Continental League Cup in record-breaking display”
Reading Women survive late pressure from Tottenham Women but notch eighth draw of the season
Reading Women narrowly avoided back-to-back defeats thanks to a composed performance from ‘keeper Grace Moloney but the stalemate is their eighth in seventeen games in this WSL campaign, leaving the Royals with plenty of what ifs for the season. Reading welcomed Tottenham to the Madejski Stadium eager to bounce back from a disappointing yet enthrallingContinue reading “Reading Women survive late pressure from Tottenham Women but notch eighth draw of the season”
Everton Women subject Birmingham City Women to third consecutive 4-0 defeat
Goals from Jill Scott, Alisha Lehmann, Claire Emslie and Simone Magill were enough for the Toffees to recover from a rough patch of form and keep pace with the ‘big four’ near the top of the WSL against an offensively staggered Birmingham side. Both sides came into this game at St. George’s Park looking toContinue reading “Everton Women subject Birmingham City Women to third consecutive 4-0 defeat”
Bristol City Women triumph on International Women’s Day to climb off the bottom of the WSL
Goals from Charlie Wellings, Jemma Purfield and Ebony Salmon fired the Robins off of the foot of the WSL ahead of their Continental League Cup final on Sunday. Bristol City Women came into this game knowing that a victory would take them off the bottom of the table while Reading travelled to Ashton Gate vyingContinue reading “Bristol City Women triumph on International Women’s Day to climb off the bottom of the WSL”
UFC 259 Fallout: Polish Power hands Izzy first loss
March 6th, 2021 was a date that fight fans have had marked in their calendars for a while now and that was due in no small part to one of the most stacked UFC events in recent memory. With big names and high ranked fighters even on the prelims and three title bouts, UFC 259Continue reading “UFC 259 Fallout: Polish Power hands Izzy first loss”
Fishlock double helps Reading Women close out 2020 with 3-1 win
A brace from Jess Fishlock and a late chip from substitute Rachel Rowe helped the Royals to recover from the early loss of their captain Tash Harding and solidify their midtable status in the WSL. Reading came into this game against Brighton with an unchanged side from the team that put up an encouraging performanceContinue reading “Fishlock double helps Reading Women close out 2020 with 3-1 win”
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