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Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey made the key breakthrough for Wales as they took a 1-0 lead in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Israel in Haifa. Wales had played well in the first half, but their goal was route one, with Bale nodding a kick from goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey into Ramsey’s path. The Arsenal man’s instinctive looped header proved inch-perfect. And that wasn’t the end of...
Published: March 23, 2015
Sharks and South Africa hooker Bismarck du Plessis got a straight red card for an extraordinary moment of madness during a Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs, kicking Michael Leitch in the head while the pair were on the ground. Du Plessis was sent off, with each replay making the incident look worse still. Remarkably, the Sharks held on to win the match 12-11 in a game in which two of...
Published: March 21, 2015
England went all guns blazing into their match against France, knowing a big victory was key to win the Six Nations—and nobody took that more seriously than Courtney Lawes. The forward’s vicious tackle on France fly-half Jules Plisson was brutal, especially when replayed in slow motion, as above. Somehow, Plisson was able to continue after the hit, but he required lengthy treatment first. [Y] Read...
Published: March 21, 2015
Kolo Toure facts were doing the rounds earlier this week—and you can add to the list the Ivory Coast star getting international call-ups despite retiring. The defender formally quit the international scene after the African Cup of Nations earlier this year, as per BBC Sport. But that hasn’t stopped him being picked for the latest squad, along with goalkeeper Boubacar Barry, who also quit...
Published: March 5, 2015
Fernando Alonso woke up after a terrifying crash in pre-season testing thinking it was 1995 and that he was his 13-year-old self with aspirations of racing in Formula One. The Spaniard suffered a major concussion, which means he will now miss the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at the end of next week. But the scale of the impact is only just becoming clear, according to reports from El...
Published: March 4, 2015
It’s one thing to devise a dream Formula One track, but it’s another level altogether to turn it into a giant Scalextric track—but that’s precisely what Sky F1 commentator Martin Brundle has done ahead of the 2015 season. Brundle‘s 44-turn circuit is a giant, featuring at least one corner from every grand prix on this year’s calendar. Featuring the iconic...
Published: February 13, 2015
England manager Roy Hodgson has had his say on the Jack Wilshere shisha pictures that emerged last week, playing down the incident having any effect on national selection. Reports suggested that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reprimanded the player over the picture, but Hodgson won’t be adding to the tellings-off: As an ex-cigar smoker when I tried it (shisha) I thought it was a complete nonsense,...
Published: February 9, 2015
Wayne Rooney is closing in on the all-time scoring record for Manchester United but has ground to a halt in 2015. The forward has played a full 450 minutes in the Premier League so far this year and has yet to register a shot on target: 0 – Wayne Rooney has not hit a shot on target in the Premier League in 2015, despite playing 450 minutes. Withdrawn. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)...
Published: February 9, 2015
Gervinho didn’t take a penalty in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final, but the Ivory Coast star’s reaction to the drama became a meme nonetheless. Coach- why are you sat down Gervinho – My legs are tired Coach-Ok Gervinho- i hope this doesn’t become a meme pic.twitter.com/D2kMBxOXk5 — Olajide Bourbon (@BiblicalShart) February 8, 2015 The Ivorian could not watch after...
Published: February 1, 2015
Christian Atsu might not have made waves in the Premier League yet, but he scored the kind of goal that will make people take notice in the Africa Cup of Nations, as Ghana took control over Guinea in the quarter-finals on Sunday. From outside the box and from a tight angle, Atsu let fly, and the Chelsea winger who has spent this season on loan with Everton found the back of the net through...