New Zealand rugby player Connor Garden-Bachop has died aged 25.
Pakistan beat Ireland by three wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened
Group A concludes with another nail-biter as Shaheen Shah Afridi helps Pakistan to a three-wicket win in Florida
How will the pitch behave after so much rain? We will find out shortly. Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie prepare to face Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Ireland belt out theirs, arms round each others shoulders. Pakistan’s military-style ditty is a palm on hearts affair. Babar, face plastered in suncream, looks pensive.
Continue reading...Sporting KC’s Felipe Hernández placed on leave over reported violation of MLS gambling policy
Hernández was previously suspended in 2021 for betting on MLS games.
USA qualify for Super Eights after washout against Ireland: T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened
The co-hosts USA reached the second group stage and eliminated Pakistan on an historic if damp day in Florida
Meanwhile, in Group B…
The outfield is still very wet, so there will be another inspection at 11.30am local/4.30pm BST. If I had to bet the farm I’d say the match will be washed out because of further rain, but I’m thousands of miles away so I’m not sure what the point of this sentence is.
Continue reading...Wallabies star Carter Gordon turns back on rugby union and joins NRL’s Titans
- Member of 2023 World Cup squad signs two-year deal on Gold Coast
- Five-eighth was looking for new club after demise of Rebels
Gold Coast have pulled off a stunning signing coup with Wallabies five-eighth Carter Gordon to join the club in another huge blow to Australian rugby. The 23-year-old, who will join the Titans next year until the end of 2026, was a key member of the Wallabies World Cup squad in 2023 and played No 10 for the now defunct Melbourne Rebels.
Gordon will join fellow World Cup star Mark Nawaqanitawase in the NRL next year with Test winger signing with the Sydney Roosters from the NSW Waratahs. Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i is heading the other way, switching to rugby union from the Sydney Roosters next season.
Continue reading...‘This is real now’: Tears as ‘sad’ reality sinks in after Melbourne Rebels play final game
The Wellington Hurricanes overcame a slow start to win their quarter-final 47-20 against the Melbourne Rebels, who farewelled the Super Rugby in fighting fashion.
‘It’s a sad time’: Rebels bid emotional farewell in last ever Super Rugby Pacific match
- Hurricanes end Melbourne’s hopes of fairytale finish with 47-20 victory
- Financially-stricken club to now be closed down after 14 seasons
Tears among the Rebels players have signalled the end for Melbourne, whose place in Super Rugby Pacific was brought to a close by a quarter-final loss to the Hurricanes. The Rebels were given almost no chance of upsetting the table-topping Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday, but held them to an eight-point margin at half-time on the back of some desperate defence.
That took its toll, with the home side piling on five second-half tries to post a 47-20 victory. Rebels winger Lachie Anderson scored a late double but the Hurricanes remained on track for the semi-finals.
Continue reading...Court condemns soccer fans’ Nazi salutes at 2022 Australia Cup final
Three men were convicted and fined $500 for ‘deliberately and intentionally’ performing the salute
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Three Croatian men have been convicted and fined after separately making Nazi salutes during the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final.
Nikola Marko Gasparovic, 46, Dominik Sieben, 25, and Marijan Lisica, 45, performed the salute at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on October 1 2022, during the match between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC.
Continue reading...India beat Ireland by eight wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 – as it happened
India won emphatically in New York after their quick bowlers bulldozed Ireland for 96 on a very lively pitch
1st over: Ireland 3-0 (Balbirnie 1, Stirling 2) Stirling walks down the track to time his first ball through the covers for … two. That would have been four on most grounds.
There’s a bit of swing for Arshdeep, who beats Stirling with a ball that keeps a bit low. Stirling’s second and third attempts to walk down the track are less successful; Arshdeep cramps him for room with one delivery and then zips a bouncer past his noggin. A really good start.
Continue reading...Moto GP: Bagnaia leads Ducati one-two in Italy to turn up heat on Martín
- Francesco Bagnaia cuts gap in title race with Jorge Martín third
- Enea Bastianini finishes second after late overtake on Martín
Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday at the Mugello Circuit, while his Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini overtook Jorge Martín, who started on pole, on the final lap to take second place.
Pramac Racing’s Martín, the current championship leader, looked well set to challenge Bagnaia for top spot in the final stages of the race. Instead, the reigning champion pulled clear and Bastianini found the pace to overtake Martín at the final sector and grab second place to delight home fans.
Continue reading...‘Mad scenes’ as England international puts fan in headlock
England rugby star Jonny Hill has been accused of “putting a fan in a headlock and leaving him with a cut eye” after a semi-final defeat.
‘What a d**k’: Medic causes outrage over ‘pathetic’ rugby act
Rugby fans have been left shaking their heads in response to a medic’s classless act of unsportsmanship on the sideline of a game in Australia this week.
MCG’s 2027 Rugby World Cup final dream ‘in doubt’ over Melbourne Rebels shutdown in Super Rugby
The MCG’s hopes of hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup final, and Victoria’s chances of hosting other major rugby events are in severe doubt, over the shutdown of the Melbourne Rebels.
Two more Macarthur FC players named in alleged A-League bet-fixing scheme
Matthew Millar and Jed Drew named in court documents as three other teammates face charges over alleged plot to receive yellow cards for payment
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Two more A-League players have been named as alleged participants in an alleged bet-fixing scheme involving their Macarthur FC teammates.
Matthew Millar and Jed Drew are accused of participating in a criminal group that also allegedly involved three charged players – club captain Ulises Davila and teammates Clayton Lewis and Kearyn Baccus.
Continue reading...The Melbourne Rebels will not continue in 2025 after Rugby Australia rejected a bit to keep them alive
Rugby Australia has rejected an application from a consortium seeking take over the Melbourne Rebels with a move to the courts the only possible saviour for the embattled club which will be shut down after 14 seasons.