MMA news: Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz announces retirement
Former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has announced his immediate retirement from mixed martial arts.
Sports News Blitz writer Niall Togher reports on the story.
FA Cup news: Five potential fourth-round upsets
This weekend sees the return of the world’s oldest national football competition as the fourth round of the FA Cup kicks off.
Sports News Blitz writer Jon Shea takes a look at five potential upsets ahead of the action.
FA Cup news: Leeds Utd vs Millwall – Five key battles and score prediction
Saturday marks the much-anticipated return of the FA Cup and one fixture likely to produce fireworks is the showdown between Leeds United and Millwall at Elland Road.
Sports News Blitz writer Samuel Leasley considers five key battles to anticipate and offers a score prediction.
F1 news: Five reasons to be excited for the first F1 race of 2025
The 2025 Formula 1 season is upon us, and with it comes a wave of anticipation, drama, and unanswered questions.
From blockbuster team-mate battles to shifting team hierarchies, this season’s opener promises to set the tone for an explosive year.
With a mix of veteran legends, rising stars, and teams looking to stake their claim, the first race will be crucial in revealing who has the upper hand.
Sports News Blitz writer Noah Ngcobo gives us five key storylines to watch when the lights go out for the first time this year.
History of the Six Nations: Winners, losers and interesting statistics
The Six Nations began in 2000 when Italy joined the five already in the competition and since then plenty has happened.
Here, Sports News Blitz rugby union writer Charlie Elliott gives a rundown of the history of the tournament in its modern incarnation.
Marcus Rashford at Aston Villa: Last chance to revive a stalled career
One of the biggest stories of the January transfer window was Marcus Rashford’s loan to Aston Villa.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Noah Ngcobo looks back at how Rashford got to this point in his career and what this new chapter brings.
Six Nations news: How the tournament is shaping up
The Six Nations still has plenty of twists and turns left after only one round played.
Wins for France, Scotland and Ireland over Wales, Italy and England did not come as much of a surprise for many fans, as all three were the favoured teams going into the first fixture.
In this Sports News Blitz article, Charlie Elliott gives a rundown of how everyone is shaping up ahead of the second game, and what it means for the tournament as a whole.
FA Cup fourth-round betting tips: Manchester United to flounder, Newcastle to deliver, and a kick of nostalgia
Sports News Blitz’ Bookie Basher is back with football betting tips - and a touch of poetry - for this weekend’s highly anticipated fourth-round FA Cup fixtures.
F1 news: The FIA clampdown on F1’s ‘flexible wings’ saga explained
‘Flexi-wings’ caused quite the kerfuffle during the 2024 Formula 1 season, and as a result, 2025 has seen the FIA tighten a technical directive.
The revised technical directive, TD018, will come into effect from the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix, with thorough wing tests to follow in the following rounds.
MMA news: Ilia Topuria trash-talks Islam Makhachev ahead of potential fight
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has talked up his chances of defeating UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a potential bout.
Sports News Blitz writer Niall Togher reports on the story.