Brython Thunder swamped by rampant Clovers

Brython Thunder went down to a 7-94 defeat to Irish powerhouse Clovers in Round 8 of the Celtic Challenge at Parc y Scarlets this morning. The experienced Irish side proved to strong for a young and inexperienced Welsh side and underlined why the  two sides across the Irish sea have dominated the League. The Thunder […]

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Gwalia Lightning bounce back with a bang

Gwalia Lightning returned to winning ways with an impressive 19-31 victory on the road over Glasgow Warriors in Round 8 of the Celtic Challenge at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow this afternoon. Welsh internationals Sian Jones and Gwennan Hopkins, centres Molly Anderson-Thomas and Kelsie Webster all crossed for tries to secure the bonus-point. Fly half Carys […]

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Kyle Busch wins Truck Series thriller at Atlanta

In a photo finish, Kyle Busch edged Stewart Friesen at the line to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led 80 of 135 laps in his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, picking up the 67th win of his Truck Series career. Tyler Ankrum, Bayley Currey and Chandler Smith rounded […]

All-hands-on-deck effort needed for Hogs to upset Missouri

The Arkansas Razorbacks (15-11, 4-9 SEC) hold their postseason fate in their hands, but they need to turn it on to close out the year with just five games left in the regular season. Big-time victories have eluded the Hogs in recent weeks, as they've lost games to No. 4 Alabama, No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 1 Auburn by eight points or less. In Arkansas' most recent loss to Auburn, the Hogs had a 58-57 lead with 3:06 left in the game, but they couldn't close it out and lost 67-60.

Ugarte stunner and VAR drama rescue point for Manchester United at Everton

A rousing fightback does not camouflage the extent to which Ruben Amorim and Manchester United were reprieved at Goodison Park. The visitors recovered from two goals down to salvage a point against in-form Everton, but only after a penalty awarded to David Moyes’ team was controversially overturned in the 96th minute.

Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte, the latter with his first United goal, appeared to have rescued Amorim’s team from a dire first-half performance in which Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré gave Everton a merited lead. Moyes’ side were comfortable until Fernandes converted a free-kick in the 72nd minute but were given the chance to regain the lead in stoppage time. After André Onana had saved from Idrissa Gueye, Ashley Young appeared to be impeded by both Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire before he could reach the rebound. Referee Andrew Madley immediately awarded a spot-kick but overturned his decision after being sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR. It was a huge and debatable let-off for United.

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