Author: AJW
RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENER : RED ROSES VS U.S.A. – 22/08/2025 (PHOTO – ELLIE KILDUNNE CELEBRATES)
42,723 PEOPLE WATCHED LAST NIGHT AT THE SUNDERLAND STADIUM OF LIGHT AS THE RED ROSES RAN RIOT AGAINST THE U.S.A. IN THE OPENER OF THE LADIES RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025! RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENER : RED ROSES VS U.S.A. – 22/08/2025 – (ENGLAND RUGBY) RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENER : RED ROSES VS U.S.A. – 22/08/2025 – (BBC) ENGLAND HEAD COACH JOHN MITCHELL AND CAPTAIN ZOE ALDCROFT GIVE THEIR RE...
SOME FUNNY JACKIE CHAN CLIPS TO BRIGHTEN UP OUR DAY (PHOTO – JACKIE CHAN)
JACKIE CHAN IS AN EXPERT IN MARTIAL ARTS, AND FILM DIRECTOR, AND DOES ALL HIS OWN STUNTS IN HIS FILMS! PLUS, HE NEVER TAKES HIMSELF TOO SERIOUSLY, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES HIS FILMS SO MAGICAL! WATCH JACKIE CHAN IN THE ACCIDENTAL SPY – PLUS JACKIE CHAN IN FREDDY WONG VS THE KING OF BAMBOO – AND THIS IS REALLY FUNNY, WATCH JACKIE CHAN FIGHT IN A MASSAGE SALON (CHECK OUT HIS FACE WHEN HE JUMP...
FRANCOIS PROVOST APPOINTED AS NEW CHIEF OF THE RENAULT GROUP
Renault makes major announcement ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix Story by Oliver Harden – Francois Provost has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Renault Group, the French car manufacturer has announced. Provost succeeds Luca de Meo, who left the role earlier this month after his resignation was confirmed during this year’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Renault Group appoints...
ENGLAND WOMEN VS JAMAICA WOMEN – INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – 29/06/2025 (PHOTO – GEORGIA STANWAY SCORES FOURTH GOAL FOR THE LIONESSES)
IF IT WAS TREATS YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL FOOTBALLING SKILLS, THEN THE LIONESSES OFFERED A SMORGASBORD IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST JAMAICA ON 29/06/2025! FIRSTLY ELLA TOONE SCORED A CRACKER AT 10 MINS., (WHICH WAS TO BE THE FIRST GOAL OF A BRILLIANT BRACE, NETTING THE SECOND AT THE END OF THE FIRST-HALF IN STOPPAGE TIME AT 45 +4 MINS.), THEN IT WAS LUCY BRONZE’S TURN TO SCOR...
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2025 QUARTER-FINAL : SWEDEN VS ENGLAND – 17/07/2025 (PHOTO – LUCY BRONZE SCORES FOR ENGLAND – TWICE!)
IT WAS SWEDEN WHO GOT THE BALL ROLLING IN THE MATCH BETWEEN THE LIONESSES AND SWEDEN LAST NIGHT WITH A GOAL AT 2 MINS. FROM KOSOVARE ASLLANI, WHICH DELIGHTED THE SWEDISH FANS, BUT MUST HAVE PREPARED THE LIONESSES FOR THE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE GAME WHICH WOULD LIE AHEAD. SWEDEN MADE 365 PASSES IN TOTAL, WITH A 58% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 6 CORNERS, WITH 14 SHOTS AND 7 ON TARGET, INCLUDING A THUMPING...
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2025 QUARTER-FINAL : SPAIN VS SWITZERLAND – 18/07/2025 (PHOTO – CLAUDIA PINA CELEBRATES)
IT IS WELL INTO THE UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS COMPETITION NOW, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE RIGOROUS SCHEDULE CAN TAKE IT’S TOLL ON EVEN THE HARDIEST OF TEAMS – (i.e. EAT, TRAIN, PLAY – REPEAT) AND DARE I SAY, IT CERTAINLY SEEMED TO BE THE CASE IN THE SPAIN VS SWITZERLAND MATCH LAST NIGHT! SPAIN HAD 2 UNSUCCESSFUL PENALTIES, WITH THE 1ST FROM MARIONA CALDENTEY, WHICH WENT WIDE, AND THEN,...
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS – NETHERLANDS VS FRANCE – 14/07/2025 (PHOTO – THE FRENCH LADIES CELEBRATE)
IT WAS ‘ALL-GO’ OVER AT THE NETHERLANDS VS FRANCE MATCH LAST NIGHT WITH A 7-GOAL-THRILLER! FRANCE MADE 317 PASSES WITH A 75% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 5 CORNERS, AND 20 SHOTS, WITH 10 ON TARGET, INCLUDING 5 CRACKERS FROM SANDIE TOLETTI AT 22 MINS., MARIE-ANTOINETTE KATOTO AT 61 MINS., DELPHINE CASCARINO AT 64 MINS., AND 67 MINS., RESPECTIVELY AND A LATE PENALTY FROM SAKINA KARCHAOUI AT 90 +2 ...
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2025 : THE LIONESSES TRIUMPH 4 – 0 AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS – 09/07/2025 (PHOTO – LAUREN JAMES SCORES FOR ENGLAND)
THE LIONESSES SPRANG INTO ACTION IN SWITZERLAND ON 09/07/2025 AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS IN SPECTACULAR STYLE, WITH 4 STUNNING GOALS FROM LAUREN JAMES AT 22 MINS., AND 60 MINS. RESPECTIVELY, GEORGIA STANWAY (JUST BEFORE HALF-TIME IN EXTRA TIME AT 45 +2 MINS) AND A STUNNING FINISHER FROM ELLA TOONE AT 67 MINS! THE LIONESSES MADE 391 PASSES, WITH A 78% PASS ACCURACY IN TOTAL (AND HAD 53% POSSESSION), W...
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2025 : SATURDAY – 12/07/2025 (PHOTO – STINA BLACKSTENIUS CELEBRATES)
GERMANY’S JULIE BRAND SCORED THE OPENER IN LAST NIGHT’S MATCH AGAINST SWEDEN AT 7 MINS. JUST CASUALLY ROLLING THE BALL INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER, WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN A BIT OF A ‘HEADS-UP’ FOR THE SWEDISH LADIES AS THE SITUATION DIDN’T REMAIN 1 – 0 FOR LONG! IN FACT, IT WAS ONLY 5 MINS. LATER WHEN STINA BLACKSTENIUS EQUALISED, TAKING THE BALL AND RUNNING WITH IT, A...
GEORGE RUSSELL WINS POLE POSITION IN QUALIFYING AT THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 2025!
GEORGE RUSSELL STORMED TO POLE POSITION, WITH MAX VERSTAPPEN COMING SECOND AND OSCAR PIASTRI THIRD IN THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING SESSION YESTERDAY! STAY TUNED FOR ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GRAND PRIX LATER TODAY!
UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2025 – 02/07/2025 (PHOTO – FINLAND’S KATARINA KOSOLA CELEBRATES WITH HER TEAM-MATES)
ICELAND MADE 308 PASSES, WITH A 68% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 13 SHOTS WITH 4 ON TARGET, BUT WITH AN OVERLY-PHYSICAL HILDUR ANTONSDOTTIR FIRSTLY RECEIVING A YELLOW FOR ARGEY-BARGEY AND THEN A RED FOR A CLUMSY TACKLE, IT LEFT ICELAND DOWN TO 10 LADIES! FINLAND MADE 405 PASSES, WITH A 78% PASS ACCURACY, (HAD 56% POSSESSION) AND 16 SHOTS, WITH 4 ON TARGET, INCLUDING A STUNNER FROM KATARINA KOSOLA JUST 1...
Premier League : 02/04/2025 (Photo – Diogo Jota Scores For Liverpool)
JUST REMEMBERING SOME OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION FROM APRIL, INCLUDING DIOGA JOTA’S STUNNING GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! PREMIER LEAGUE : LIVERPOOL VS EVERTON – 02/04/2025 PREMIER LEAGUE : MANCHESTER CITY VS LEICESTER CITY – 02/04/2025 PREMIER LEAGUE : SOUTHAMPTON VS CRYSTAL PALACE – 02/04/2025 PREMIER LEAGUE : NEWCASTLE UNITED VS BRENTFORD – 02/04/2025 PREMIER LEAGUE : BR...
