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FULL-TIME: AUSTRALIA 29-15 ARGENTINA Australia will play New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup final after a 29-15 win over Argentina. Adam Ashley-Cooper became only the second man to score a hat-trick at this stage of the tournament, and it was his third that hammered the final nail in the Pumas’ coffin in the last 10 minutes. Having lost their captain Agustin Creevy and inspirational wing Juan...
Published: October 25, 2015
The news around the globe concerning the United States men’s national team was not that great this week. One of the team’s top defenders exited his club match on Saturday with an injury, while the U17 squad followed an all-too-familiar trend for the USMNT in recent months. Despite all the doom and gloom, there was one large bit of good news as the United States was finally announced...
Published: October 25, 2015
Justin Rose topped off a pristine Hong Kong Open 2015 on Sunday and finished the tournament one shot ahead of Lucas Bjerregaard to claim the eighth European Tour title of his career. The Englishman carded a Sunday score of 68 to finish 17-under-par overall and managed to surrender just three bogeys throughout the course of the week in what was a near-spotless display of his quality. Bjerregaard...
Published: October 25, 2015
The United States and Brazil will lock horns again on Sunday, just four days on from an engrossing friendly encounter between these two illustrious nations. Brazil seemed set to secure a historic victory over the world champions in Seattle on Thursday after an early goal from Monica. But Carli Lloyd bagged an equaliser five minutes from time to snatch a draw, meaning both sides are still searching...
Published: October 25, 2015
New Zealand lie in wait for the winners of today’s second World Cup semi-final. In rugby terms it seems only yesterday a clash in the World Cup between Australia and Argentina would have been a real David and Goliath affair, worthy of a billing equal to England playing Georgia or South Africa playing Japa..scratch that last one. The truth is it’s not a shock to see the Pumas making up...
Published: October 25, 2015
Argentina will be gunning for another upset when they take on Australia in the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup 2015, with the winner advancing to take on defending champions New Zealand in the final. The Pumas announced their arrival among the very best teams in all of rugby by dominating Six Nations champions Ireland in the quarter-finals, winning 43-20. Everyone knew Argentina had a good...
Published: October 24, 2015
The signs, literally, were there. “ATTENTION,” shouted the big screens at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday afternoon, minutes after the second free-practice session ahead of the United States Grand Prix had been cancelled due to torrential rain. “STORMS ARE STILL IN THE AREA.” And sure enough, 24 hours later, the dark-grey skies hanging over Austin, Texas, had shown no...
Published: October 24, 2015
New Zealand will have the chance to defend their Rugby World Cup crown after defeating South Africa 20-18 on Saturday in their most difficult test of the 2015 tournament so far. South Africa’s forwards drove the All Blacks close to the wire at times, where the kicking of Handre Pollard and Patrick Lambie saw the Springboks to within a single score of their foes, but they ultimately fell short. Tries...
Published: October 24, 2015
New Zealand beat South Africa 20-18 at Twickenham, London, to reach the final of the Rugby World Cup 2015. The All Blacks scored the only try of the first half through Jerome Kaino, but the Springboks held a five-point lead at half-time thanks to four Handre Pollard penalties. New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett was the only player to go over in the second half in a hard-fought encounter. The...
Published: October 24, 2015
New Zealand vs. South Africa. One of the most fierce rivalries in world rugby and the perfect background to Saturday evening’s Rugby World Cup semi-final at Twickenham. The All Blacks qualified for the last four courtesy of last week’s thrashing of France, while South Africa squeaked past Wales seven days earlier to earn their spot. New Zealand fans were, funnily enough, a bit nervous about...