Next stop Vegas - jubilant Hull back in the big time

Jubilant Tigers pounce on promotion chanceImage source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Hull's Wembley triumph came a year after they were almost relegated from the ChampionshipByIan WoodcockBBC Sport England at Wembley StadiumPublished23 May 2026, 21:04 BSTUpdated 24 minutes agoEven the most devoted Hull City fan could not have envisaged their season ending like this.Oli McBurnie's late, late winner against Middlesbrough means the Tigers, who finished 21st in the Championship last season, will play Premier League football next term.The East Yorkshire side have confounded expectations, a transfer embargo, and the off-field drama surrounding Southampton and Spygate, to secure a remarkable promotion.How to mark it? Well, the players are heading to Las Vegas, having been promised a trip there by club owner Acun Ilicali.But head coach Sergej Jakirovic will be sitting out the Sin City jaunt as he takes a more peaceful breather before the bright lights of the Premier League beckon."This is a trip for the players. I will be with my family in Croatia. We have a beautiful coast there," Jakirovic said."They go to Vegas. You know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. This is not for me."Hull promoted with late Wembley winner against BoroHull's Wembley hero McBurnie - a striker Scotland can do without?Published44 minutes agoHeartbreak for Boro after missing three chances to go up Published1 hour agoCharismatic Jakirovic rebuilds reputation as dream becomes realityJakirovic said before Saturday's game that his side had become "collateral damage" from Southampton's expulsion from the play-offs, which left Hull having to pivot from preparing for a game against Saints to plotting for Middlesbrough four days before the final.Despite the pre-match difficulties and being the underdogs, as they had been in the semi-final against third-placed Millwall, Hull got the job done on a boiling hot day at Wembley.Promotion capped off a tremendou...