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RNZ News
5 days ago
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- RNZ News
Boxing: WBO orders negotiations for fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker
Joseph Parker. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The WBO has ordered negotiations for a bout between its interim heavyweight champion, New Zealander Joseph Parker and the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The ruling body said both parties have 30 days to agree terms for a mandatory defence of Usyk's title, and if they fail to do so the WBO will open a purse bid. "The minimum bid in the Heavyweight division is US$1 million... any of the parties herein may request purse bid proceedings at any time during negotiation stages," the WBO said in a statement. Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk exchange punches during their IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Heavyweight titles' fight. Photo:Usyk has held the WBO belt since 2021 when he won it from Anthony Joshua along with the WBA and IBF titles, and has defended it four times, also taking the WBC belt from Tyson Fury to become the unified champion. The undefeated Ukrainian vacated the IBF belt last year after opting not to face the sanctioning body's interim champion Daniel Dubois in favour of a rematch with Fury, which he won by unanimous decision in December. Usyk, 38, knocked out Dubois last weekend to regain the IBF belt and undisputed status. New Zealand's Parker won the interim WBO championship last year in a majority decision over Zhilei Zhang. He defended it in February, knocking out Martin Bakole. - Reuters
See - Sada Elbalad
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Get to Know NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 4 Results
Rana Atef On Wednesday, New Japan Pro Wreslting organzied the fourth night of the G1 Climax 35, which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the pro wrestling scene. This day witnessed the competitions of R3 for Group B. The main event was a rematch from this year's Wrestle Kingdom when Zack Sabre Jr. defended his IWGP World Heavyweight title against Shota Umino. Tag Team Contest: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano defeated House of Torture's Sanada and Yoshinobu Kanemaru Tag Team Action: United Empire's Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young defeated Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura by pinfall Tag Team Match: House of Torture's Evil and Dick Togo defeated Taichi & Masatora Yasuda Tag Team Fight: TMDK's Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated Yota Tsuji & Daiki Nagai Tag Team Game: Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bullet Club War Dogs's David Finlay & Gedo G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Yoshi-Hashi defeated Drilla Moloney G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Ren Narita defeated El Phantasmo G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Great-O-Khan G1 Climax 2025 B Block match: Shota Umino defeated Zack Sabre Jr. read more Japan Stun Spain 2-1 to Qualify for World Cup Last 16 World Cup 2022: Get to Know Confirmed Line-ups of Japan and Spain Group E Decider Saudi Arabia Bid Farewell to World Cup after 2-1 Loss to Mexico Tunisia Achieve Historic Win over France but Fail to Qualify Tunisia to Clash against France in World Cup Sports Get to Know Squad of Group D Teams in World Cup Sports Al Ahly Gift EGP 70,000 to Players After Claiming Egyptian Super Cup Title Sports Bencharki Hits First 2 Goals with Al Jazira Since Leaving Zamalek Sports Arsenal Possible Line-up for Nottingham Forest News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters Arts & Culture "Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Arts & Culture South Korean Actress Kang Seo-ha Dies at 31 after Cancer Battle Business Egyptian Pound Undervalued by 30%, Says Goldman Sachs Sports Get to Know 2025 WWE Evolution Results News "Tensions Escalate: Iran Probes Allegations of Indian Tech Collaboration with Israeli Intelligence" News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
India Today
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
CM Punk, Rhea Ripley keep it Unreal: WWE stars on Netflix docuseries, Cena and more
When you look at CM Punk and Rhea Ripley, it is easy to figure out why they're two of the most beloved superstars in WWE right now. The journey does seem a lot different, yet similar in many ways for both stars within the company. Both are big-money draws, fan favourites, the best in the world when it comes to working in the ring, and their characters just seem to connect with the audience on both superstars are heading to SummerSlam 2025 as No.1 contenders—with Punk taking on Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship while Ripley takes on champion Naomi and Iyo Sky for the Women's World Heavyweight what happens outside the ring when Punk becomes Phil Brooks and Ripley is Demi Bennett? Well, both of them are affectionate dog parents—that's something everyone would love seeing. But apart from that, the fans would be eager to know how both superstars are like outside the ring. And WWE's new docuseries with Netflix, WWE: Unreal, kind of gives us a sneak peek into it. From a look at your favourite superstars to seeing how each match is produced, it is a proper breaking of kayfabe if you're a WWE fan and the five-part docuseries will be available from July 29. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NetflixSports (@netflixsports) Well, that was something CM Punk wasn't quite ready for, as he and Ripley had an exclusive chat with India Today regarding the documentary—and a little bit about wrestling as well."I still don't know how comfortable I am with all of it. Even just sitting here talking with you, saying the word kayfabe makes my skin kind of crawl. But it's a brave new world. I think once you break through all of that, what the Unreal documentary series is going to do is, it's gonna humanise us a little bit more," said there's good reason as well. Wrestling for a long time has been all about the character and gimmicks the superstars play and not breaking kayfabe. But for Punk, he feels this is a chance for the younger generation to see the human side of the wrestlers and draw inspiration to deal with some of the issues like anxiety."They see CM Punk when they turn on Netflix and watch Monday Night Raw. I think backstage, you're gonna see a little bit more Phil. And I don't know how I feel about that, to be completely honest with you. I think there's definitely a big part of me that still wants to keep a lot of this protected and private and in a way just for us, but I recognise, in a lot of ways, the importance for people to see what we go through."advertisement"I know we talk a lot about like anxiety issues, and I just think of, you know, like maybe a little girl who has it pretty tough, and then sees Rhea and sees how Rhea is reacting in real time to how she deals with her anxiety and stuff like that. And I think that can give, a number of little girls, a way out of whatever they're dealing with. And to me, that's more important than me trying to protect the business," said Netflix experienceThe deal with Netflix has certainly changed the fan experience when it comes to WWE. The feel is getting bigger and better, leading to the global wrestling juggernaut bringing in more viewers. But what has been the experience for the Superstars?Ripley feels it has been wild since WWE started their partnership with Netflix and feels it has been beneficial for everyone involved. She says it's good to have new eyes come in."It's been wild. I feel like the publicity that WWE has gotten just from partnering with Netflix has been so beneficial for not only the company but all of us. To see the amount of people that have started watching WWE just because we are on Netflix. It's obviously easier, it's right there, a lot of people just go, I don't know, I've never checked it out, so they just click on it, they watch it. It's just like welcoming new people in and it is just awesome to me. I love when new eyes start watching the product and you hear the excitement that they get by watching it first off, and I love this partnership," said Punk, he feels that Netflix has made them more accessible worldwide than how it was with cable and network television over the past few decades."Yeah, I think WWE wrestling has been on cable and network television for 30–40 years. So you, as a superstar, almost take it for granted. Like this is as big as it's gonna get, and then Netflix comes around and you realise like, oh, this is getting so much bigger and now it's like so much more global and areas that couldn't access us before."advertisement"I think India might be a pretty big market. Everybody's got Netflix on their phones, so I feel like we are now even somehow more accessible, and more available to people worldwide, and that's very exciting," said CenaverseAfter the talk about the documentary and Netflix was done, it was time to get into some of the wrestling action and rivalries for both superstars. When it comes to Punk, probably his biggest rivalry was with the legendary John Cena. From the infamous pipebomb promo to Punk's win at Money In The Bank in 2011, Cena has been a vital presence in the Second City Saint's career over the men ran it back once again at Night Of Champions 2025, where Cena got the win, and Triple H confirmed after the event that the rivalry was done. Punk commented on his iconic rivalry and confirmed that it was indeed the last time he would face Cena inside a WWE ring, with the 17-time World Champion heading for retirement at the end of the year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe)advertisementPunk said he had pulled up Cena and told him that he wanted to be a part of the Cenation leader's retirement tour and was willing to do whatever was necessary."Night Of Champions was a really important night for me personally and professionally and emotionally. Yeah, that's it (on Cena rivalry). John to me has written his own ticket. John can do whatever he wants. I told him, I think it was a year ago, I saw him for the first time in a while, and he announced in Toronto he was gonna retire and he was gonna do X amount of dates."And I immediately I grabbed him and I said, 'hey I don't know if I figure into your plans, whatever you want to do, but man, I'm your Huckleberry. To me, selfishly, I wanna be a part of it. So, you want me on commentary for one of your matches, you want me to be a referee, I'll drive you to the shows, buddy, like, whatever it takes to get me to be a small part of your story because he was such a big part of mine. And yeah, that was it," said former WWE Champion finds his rivalry with Cena more like a romantic novel."Like, there's something romantic and poetic about it, the John Cena and CM Punk rivalry. There's a beginning, there's a middle, and now there's an end, and that's life," said for Ripley, she is kind of like a young CM Punk in the women's division currently. For her, she has had some big rivalries as well—with the current one with Iyo Sky capturing the imagination of the fans. They delivered a clinic at the main event of WWE Evolution 2, and the question was simple:Is Iyo Sky the John Cena to Ripley's CM Punk? View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe)The former World Champion said she has had a few "Cenas" along the way in her career, name-dropping Bianca Belair as one, but said that Iyo does fill that spot. Ripley said that in terms of story and connection, she can see shades of the famous Cena–Punk rivalry in hers with Iyo."I never thought of it like that. It's hard because I feel like I have a couple John Cenas in my career. I feel like Bianca Belair is a John Cena as well, but I mean Iyo Sky fills that spot, for sure. She's someone that, I've gone through a lot with in this business, and every step of the way, she's had my number, she's been able to pin me every single time or win somehow. And I think that is the only way that I say she's not John Cena, because, I would have beat her by now if I was CM Punk. But, like story-wise and connection-wise, I would say she would be on that same level," said AJ Lee return?One question that has continued to follow Punk since his WWE return has been if his real-life wife and former WWE Divas Champion, AJ Lee, will follow in his footsteps. There were rumours and suggestions that Evolution 2 would be the stage for her return, but Lee just didn't followed the same trend as everyone else and asked if we would ever see Lee return to a WWE ring. Punk said that while he doesn't make that call for his wife, selfishly, he would love to see her come back to WWE—but only if she is interested in it."I don't know (laughs). I love my wife. She's my best friend. It's not 100 percent up to me. So I always say this, selfishly, if it was up to me, if I made the decisions for her, and trust me, I do not. I would love to see it. But also, if this isn't something she's interested in, if it doesn't serve her anymore, more power to her.""She's very busy. She's very brilliant. She's doing a great many things. It's not even like a ball's in her court sort of thing. It's just like, I was gone from WWE for 10 years, and it wasn't for the lack of trying to get me back."Punk feels that time will be an important factor if Lee returns and pointed to his own comeback to the company as an example."It's just stuff didn't line up, like I was busy doing other stuff, and the timing wasn't right. I think timing is probably a really important factor in the decision, not saying there's anything even going on. I am just talking in circles now. Huge AJ Lee fan, would love to see her back, but also, love and respect everything she's already done, like she's got a Hall of Fame career already," said Ripley is surely eager to have Lee back in WWE. The Nightmare said she would love to face her—but more than that, just be present when the return does happen to hear the reaction from the crowd."Yeah, if she were to come back, I would love to face her. I think stepping in the ring with AJ would just be incredible. I honestly just want to be in the ring to hear the reaction.""To hear the reaction from the fans and everyone in attendance as she does her entrance. It's something so special and like it doesn't even have to be a full match, I just want to be a part of whatever she's a part of. I want to be there on the day that she comes back. If that ever happens, I think it'd be awesome, I'd be down," said just like that, we saw a bit of Phil Brooks and Demi Bennett—even when discussing their wrestling careers. While kayfabe might be a thing sacred in the business, Punk and Ripley decided to keep it real, rather Unreal.- Ends
NDTV
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Kane Breaks Silence On Potential Return To WWE, Gives Blunt Response
Are the WWE days behind Glenn Kane Jacobs, the Big Red Machine? It was in the 2021 Royal Rumble that Kane last fought. Since then, there has been no update on his potential in-ring return. The ardent fans of the WWE know the legacy Kane has managed to create, the impact, the buzz, even a glimpse of his can create in the ring. But, with the company looking more into the future, with long-term performers, there's been no hint over Kane's return. In an interview, when Kane was directly asked the big question, he cleared the situation. "[Laughs] I don't know about that, man. Oh man. Brother, we were just talking about athleticism and movement and keeping up with the pace of people nowadays. That may have left me behind, guys," said the WWE legend, told SEScoops. Over the years in the company, Kane managed to win virtually everything that was on offer. He has reigned as the WWE, World Heavyweight, and ECW World Champion. Though a champion like him deserves a proper farewell, but the current situation makes that quite tricky. During another interview, Kane, who is the Knox County mayor at the moment, recalled his first interaction with Vince McMahon, the co-founder of WWE. "Yeah, I'll never forget my first meeting with Vince McMahon and he brought up the Isaac Yankem character as only he could. He asked if I had ever been afraid to go to the dentist. I was like 'No I haven't been.' He's like 'Well I have this idea for a character, a wrestling dentist - Isaac Yankem.' He's like 'I yank em, get it?' "Then he starts doing the Vince laugh. I was mortified actually because here I am sitting across from Vince McMahon who's the most powerful person in the wrestling industry and all I could think was 'Wait you flew me all the way up from Knoxville Tennessee to New York to tell me that you want me to be a wrestling dentist?'"
San Francisco Chronicle
22-06-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Today in Sports - Barry Bonds becomes first player in MLB history to have 500 homers and 500 steals
June 23 1917 — In baseball's greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox retires 26 batters for a 4-0 victory over Washington. Shore relieves Babe Ruth with nobody out and a man on first, who was cut down stealing. 1917 — Molla Bjurstedt win the women's U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title for the third straight year with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marion Vanderhoef. 1922 — Walter Hagen becomes the first native-born American to win the British Open. Hagen shoots a 300 to beat Jim Barness and George Duncan by one stroke at Royal St. George's Golf Club. 1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston. Thesz was largely considered the greatest wrestler of all time. Houston Mayor Holcombe reportedly presents Bronko with a $10,000 diamond studded belt. 1961 — Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak. 1963 — Julius Boros wins a three-way playoff to take the U.S. Open. Boros beats Jacky Cupit by three strokes and Arnold Palmer by six. 1969 — Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title. 1972 — President Nixon signs the Higher Education Act of 1972. Title IX of this congressional act bars sex bias in athletics and other activities at colleges receiving federal assistance. 1974 — Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over JoAnne Carner. 1980 — West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium). 1985 — Laffit Pincay Jr. rides Greinton to a 1 3/4-length victory over Precisionist in the Hollywood Gold Cup, to join Willie Shoemaker as the only jockeys in history to surpass $100 million in purse earnings. 1988 — Charlotte Hornets & Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft. 1991 — A Mazda becomes the first Japanese car to win the Le Mans 24 hours race, overtaking a Mercedes in the last three hours. Bertrand Gachot of Belgium, Johnny Herbert of Britain and Volker Weidler of Germany are the winning drivers of the rotary-powered Mazda. 1996 — Michael Johnson breaks the world record in the 200 meters, running 19.66 seconds at the U.S. track and field trials in Atlanta. The previous mark of 19.72 was set by Italy's Pietro Mennea in 1979 in Mexico City. 1999 — The Hockey Hall of Fame waives the usual three-year waiting period and announces that Wayne Gretzky will be part of the Class of 1999. 2001 — Ilya Kovalchuk is the first player born in Russia to be taken with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft when he's selected by the Atlanta Thrashers. 2003 — Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals. 2005 — Tim Duncan comes up huge in the second half and is chosen finals MVP and Manu Ginobili has another breakthrough performance to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. 2008 — Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971. 2011 — NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers. 2013 — Courtney Force claims a Funny Car victory against her father at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. In their first final round matchup, Courtney Force earns her second victory of the year and third in her career. She improves to 4-2 against her father, John Force, a 15-time Funny Car world champion. 2015 — The NHL's Board of Governors approve the proposed 3-on-3 overtime change. 2017 — NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nico Hischier first pick by New Jersey Devils. _____
