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.
England dominate France to claim fourth World Rugby under-20 title
- England 21-13 France
- Set-piece superiority guides team to victory
England claimed a first under-20 world title since 2016 with a victory over France founded on their ruthlessly dominant scrum and a power-packed performance that will have Steve Borthwick licking his lips. Tries from the forwards Joe Bailey and Arthur Green sealed victory in Cape Town with England’s muscle up front proving too much for the defending champions.
England were unstoppable at scrum time, winning penalties at will less than a week after Borthwick had bemoaned the senior side’s set-piece problems. The props Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Afolabi Fasogbon may soon find themselves fast-tracked, such was their superiority in a pack that was missing its first-choice tighthead in Billy Sela. Others to burnish their reputations were the second-row Junior Kpoku and the flanker Henry Pollock in a performance that bodes well as Borthwick plots a course towards the 2027 World Cup.
Continue reading...Youngest debut in MLS history, Messi injury update and a problematic post from Argentina
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss Cavan Sullivan making history, Enzo Fernandez’ and what is going on with the USWNT and why they’re having trouble scoring.
Former All Black named for Wallabies, 21yo rookie beast to debut amid 17 changes
The Wallabies will have a third captain in three games under new coach Joe Schmidt with Liam Wright failing to recover in time for Saturday’s clash with Georgia.
Cavan Sullivan, 14, breaks Freddy Adu’s record, debuts in an evolved MLS
Cavan Sullivan debuted for the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday — in a league, MLS, that is much better prepared to usher him toward superstardom than it was with Freddy Adu two decades ago.
The Breakdown | Power rankings: Ireland top after epic win over world champions
New Zealand sit third after Scott Robertson’s strong start and England have work to do after a 2-0 defeat
Ciarán Frawley’s last-gasp drop goal sealed a stunning win in Durban, ensuring South Africa had failed to win a series against Ireland for the first time. It was the latest thrilling instalment of the global game’s leading rivalry at present and Ireland have now won two of their last three against the Springboks. Add in the 2022 series win in New Zealand and Ireland’s ability to pick up away victories in the southern hemisphere sets them apart from their European rivals. That they went to South Africa and drew the series without Jamison Gibson-Park speaks volumes about the depth Farrell has unearthed, with full-back Jamie Osborne the latest to flourish. Farrell does not pick his British and Irish Lions squad for around 10 months but at this rate it will be dominated by his Irish charges.
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