Messi suffered an ankle injury during the Copa América final on July 14 while playing for Argentina.
‘Never crossed my mind’: Folau reveals shock over viral post that cost him Wallabies career
Five years on from his sensational sacking by Rugby Australia, Israel Folau still has no regrets about the social media post that led to his Wallabies downfall.
Surrey v Lancashire, Warwickshire v Somerset and more: county cricket – as it happened
Surrey honoured Graham Thorpe before Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of Andrew, got off the mark for Lancashire
And after a six week wait, Tom Haines is the first Championship wicket to fall – lbw to Ben Coad up in Scarborough, where Jonny Bairstow is wearing the gloves.
Starts delayed at Edgbaston, Bristol, Southampton and Merchant Taylor’s. Dampness sniffing about. This is the Met office’s verdict: “Rain moving southeastwards throughout the day, with sunny spells and blustery showers following across the north and west. Very windy during the morning, but easing through the day. Rather cool for many.”
Continue reading...Injured Hunter Paisami ruled out of Argentina tour as Wallabies call up uncapped trio
- Centre joins Australian squad’s lengthy injury list for two-Test series
- Team head to South America after two defeats to Springboks
Australia centre Hunter Paisami has been ruled out of the Wallabies’ Argentina tour due to injury in another blow for Joe Schmidt’s side following back-to-back losses to South Africa in the Rugby Championship.
Paisami suffered an apparent knee injury and came off the field early in the Wallabies’ 30-12 loss to the Springboks in Perth at the weekend. He was omitted from the 35-man squad named on Tuesday for the two-Test series against the Pumas starting in La Plata on 31 August, joining a long injury list that includes winger Filipo Daugunu and loose forwards Fraser McReight and Liam Wright.
Continue reading...MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia wins in Austria to overtake Martín in title race
- Italian delivers sprint and main race double at Spielberg
- Jorge Martín second, Marc Márquez fourth after error
Francesco Bagnaia won the Austrian MotoGP on Sunday to complete a weekend double and go five points clear at the top of the world championship, taking the chequered flag ahead of his rival Jorge Martín.
The two-time world champion Bagnaia, who qualified second on the grid for Ducati Lenovo after dominating practice and winning the sprint on Saturday, overtook Prima Pramac Racing’s Martín on the second lap.
Continue reading...Wallabies slump to fresh failure as Springboks’ second-half blitz crushes Aussies
South Africa once again overpowered Australia in the Rugby Championship on Saturday with a 30-12 victory in wet and slippery conditions at Optus Stadium.
New Zealand exact revenge on Argentina with try scoring blitz in Rugby Championship
- New Zealand won second Test 42-10 after leading 35-3 at halftime
- Victory extends All Blacks’ unbeaten run at Eden Park to 50 Tests
New Zealand rode a first-half try blitz to a 42-10 victory over Argentina in the Rugby Championship at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday to avenge last week’s shock loss to the Pumas in Wellington.
Damian McKenzie, skipper Ardie Savea, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan and Beauden Barrett all crossed to give the All Blacks a 35-3 lead at halftime despite teeming rain and strong winds at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby.
Continue reading...Pair poised for Test debuts, White to return as Wallabies eye bounce-back over Springboks
Experienced halfback Nic White has been recalled to the Wallabies side for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa, while Max Jorgensen and Seru Uru are poised to make their Test debuts off the bench.
‘Wasn’t a massive shock’: Springbroks crush Wallabies in opening match of Rugby Championship
World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday.
Marika Koroibete missing as Wallabies team to face South Africa revealed
Marika Koroibete is a surprise absentee from the Wallabies team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against South Africa at Suncorp Stadium.
Martín’s late mistake hands MotoGP British Grand Prix victory to Bastianini
- Ducati rider wins ahead of Martín and teammate Bagnaia
- Prima Pramac’s Martín takes championship lead
Enea Bastianini of Ducati won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to complete a weekend double, taking the chequered flag ahead of new world championship leader Jorge Martín and two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia.
Having qualified second on the grid, Bagnaia had taken the lead over pole-sitter Aleix Espargaró on the opening lap but found himself in the battle for third in the second part of the race after Prima Pramac’s Martín overtook him with eight laps to go.
Continue reading...Racing’s new leaders will need to attack poisonous gaming betting
The British Horseracing Authority is currently trying to find both a new chair and new chief executive
The low-key but potentially significant squabble between Flutter Entertainment – the parent company of gambling brands including Paddy Power, Sky Bet and Betfair – and Arena Racing Company (Arc), which operates 16 British tracks, flared up again last week, when Sky Bet and Paddy Power took “a commercial decision” not to offer its customers early prices for the meeting at Lingfield on Wednesday afternoon.
The two firms’ decision to effectively boycott the card until a few minutes before the off-time of each racing was something of a delayed-drop payoff to a guest column by Ian Brown, Flutter’s CEO UK and Ireland, in the previous day’s Racing Post.
Continue reading...Olympic soccer kicks-off with controversy, US men fall to France, MLS All-Star Game roundup
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros break down the USMNT’s disappointing showing vs. France in their first match of the 2024 Olympics, as well as talk about multiple controversies that have already occurred with soccer in the summer games.
Liga MX rolls over MLS for dominant 4-1 win in All-Star Game ahead of Leagues Cup
The MLS All-Stars have now lost the last two All-Star Games by a combined eight goals.
Wallabies claim impressive win over Georgia despite red card, length-of-field stunner
A new-look Wallabies side continued their rejuvenation under coach Joe Schmidt Saturday to overcome Georgia 40-29 in an entertaining one-off Test in Sydney.