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Back to the future for Scotland and Italy in rerun of 2000 Six Nations opener
Twenty-five years on from the first Six Nations, Murrayfield hosts battle between two teams who have come a long way in a quarter of a century
And so we head back to where it all began. The Six Nations is a quarter of a century old. Wednesday will mark 25 years since its opening fixture on 5 February 2000, but of more visceral significance will be Saturday afternoon’s encounter at Murrayfield between Scotland and Italy, a rerun of that first match, bathed in sunshine, when Italy, the new arrivals, announced themselves to the old championship with a shattering 34-20 win over the champions.
Those not yet in middle age may balk at the phrase “champions Scotland”. But it is true. They were quite often champions back then. In 1999 they won the last Five Nations, outplaying the rest in what must still rank as the greatest championship of them all. England squeaked past them at Twickenham in round two, but Scotland had run rings round them all match, just as they would all-comers that year. When England fell to the most dramatic defeat of them all on the final Sunday, against Wales at Wembley, Scotland were crowned worthy champions, having thrashed France in Paris, no less, the day before.
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Australia might need Sri Lanka follow-on after rain claims most of third day
- Australia 654-6 dec; Sri Lanka 136-5 before rain comes
- Two sessions lost but better forecast ahead in Galle
Steve Smith may need to enforce the follow-on to seal an Australian win over Sri Lanka that appeared guaranteed before rain hit Galle in the Test series opener.
The entire second and third sessions on day three were lost to rain on Friday after Australia continued their dominance of the hosts with two key wickets before lunch to reduce them to 136 for five.
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13 years for 15 balls: Bonkers Kohli scene turns sour as massive crowd rocked by stunner
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Former darts world champion Michael Smith has arthritis in throwing hand
- 2023 world champion lost in first round of World Masters
- Smith to see specialist over arthritis in right hand
Former world champion Michael Smith has revealed he is suffering from arthritis in his right hand and is set to see a specialist.
Smith’s form has dropped off rapidly since winning the world title in 2023 in what was widely regarded as producing one of the greatest legs in the history of the sport. He made the revelation on his injury after losing in the first round of the revamped World Masters on Thursday night.
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Uefa are still preambling. I have learned that one side of the draw will be silver and the other side will be blue.
Uefa are going big on the preambles here, so I’ve got time to remind you of the basic rules. There are eight seeded teams and eight unseeded teams. The two seeded teams with the highest league finish will be drawn against the two unseeded teams with the lowest league finish and so on, until everyone’s paired up. So Atalanta will play Sporting or Brugge, and Borussia Dortmund will play the other one, while PSG will play Monaco or Brest and Benfica will get the other one. You can play teams from your own country, and teams you played in the group. Got it? Great.
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