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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 13, 2015
An anonymous bomb threat forced Germany’s national team to evacuate their Paris hotel on Friday hours before their scheduled friendly against France, according to Sky Sport News (tweet in German). Sky Sports reporter Alex Chaffer quoted Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff, who confirmed the bomb threat and added the Hotel Molitor had been “completely evacuated and widely cordoned off.”...
Published: November 13, 2015
The European Rugby Champions Cup makes its way back into the spotlight this weekend as a superb year for the sport carries on spinning with the return of the continent’s premier tournament. Super Rugby’s recent exodus means a raft of new names are poised to grace the continental competition, while the border-hopping between England, Scotland and Wales has also been in full swing. Defending...
Published: November 11, 2015
England will embark upon a problematic road to recovery in the wake of their dismal Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign, leaving many an open-ended question as to how the team might transform from this moment. That’s in part due to the fact it’s so difficult to ascertain where it all went wrong for the tournament hosts; was it a relatively simple case of selection gone awry, or were there...
Published: November 9, 2015
Wolfgang Niersbach has resigned from his position as president of the German Football Federation (DFB) following allegations the governing body helped “buy” the rights to host the 2006 World Cup. Sky Sports News confirmed on Monday that Niersbach had stepped down from his role as president amid claims of corruption, while reporter Paul Kelso explained his decision came in connection with...
Published: November 9, 2015
Planning for the future is a major strength when it comes to the New Zealand national rugby team, an institution that’s stood at the pinnacle of its field for decades and is now officially its most illustrious ever. The All Blacks made history after claiming this year’s Rugby World Cup to become the first team ever to win back-to-back tournaments, but their crowning moment also came with...
Published: November 7, 2015
Fresh after securing a second successive Rugby World Cup crown, questions are being raised as to whether New Zealand can make it three in a row at Japan 2019. Japan will open its doors to the planet in four years time as the country becomes the first Asian nation to host a Rugby World Cup, and the pressure is high following the team’s hugely successful 2015 competition. Will the Cherry Blossoms...
Published: November 6, 2015
The United States men’s national team have revealed their squad for the opening match of their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, November 13. The official U.S. Soccer Twitter account unveiled the 22-man roster on Friday, with Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey among the notable absentees due his commitments in the Major League...
Published: November 3, 2015
An anxious four years of waiting began anew this week after New Zealand’s 34-17 victory over Australia on Saturday brought an end to what many are now regarding as the best Rugby World Cup to date. The 2015 competition reached record audiences was declared the biggest of its kind by the official Rugby World Cup website, which was in no small part thanks to the ocean of top-tier talent on display. Too...
Published: November 1, 2015
The mood at Twickenham on Saturday evening will have dwarfed that of Eden Park in 1987 or the same venue in 2011 as New Zealand defeated Australia 34-17 to claim the Rugby World Cup 2015. It was a night of firsts for the All Blacks; the first team to win an all-Southern Hemisphere final played on European soil; the first team to win back-to-back world titles and their first time claiming the crown...
Published: October 31, 2015
The Rugby World Cup 2015 comes to an end on Saturday evening, where New Zealand will look to dismiss Australia and become the first nation ever to win successive world titles. Eighty minutes stand between Steve Hansen’s side and that most hallowed spot in the history books, with the Twickenham showdown set to become the first of its kind contested by two southern hemisphere teams on European...