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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: 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
Rugby World Cup 2015 Semi-Final—Twickenham Stadium, London FULL TIME: SOUTH AFRICA 18-20 NEW ZEALAND Team Lineups South Africa: 15. Willie le Roux, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Fourie du Preez (C), 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Schalk Burger, 6. Francois Louw, 5. Lood de Jager, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Frans Malherbe,...
Published: October 24, 2015
Justin Rose maintained his lead at the Hong Kong Open 2015 on Saturday after shooting a third-round 64 to finish on 15 under par. He is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Lucas Bjerregaard, and they are set for a climactic finish on Sunday. Rose soared on Day 3 thanks to a couple of eagles on the third and 13th and has still recorded just a single bogey all week,...
Published: October 24, 2015
The Rugby World Cup 2015 semi-finals get off to an extravagant start on Saturday as defending champions New Zealand take on their most difficult game of the competition so far in the shape of South Africa. The Springboks come to London’s Twickenham having pulled off a last-minute win over Wales at the same venue, and coach Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged XV as he looks to replicate that...
Published: October 23, 2015
The Rugby World Cup 2015 will break more new ground this weekend when it stages the tournament’s first semi-final lineup made entirely of southern-hemisphere teams. London’s Twickenham is braced for two thunderous matches as South Africa play defending champions New Zealand on Saturday, followed by Argentina’s mouth-watering clash against Australia a day later. In a competition that...
Published: October 20, 2015
We could hardly have hoped for a more entertaining quarter-final schedule at the Rugby World Cup 2015 as New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina emerged as the four teams to make up the final four. The northern hemisphere’s giants will be bitterly disappointed to not contribute even one semi-finalist for the first time in the tournament’s history, but the neutral fan could hardly...
Published: October 18, 2015
Scotland came within one minute of being the only European team to make this year’s Rugby World Cup semi-final lineup, but an 80th-minute Bernard Foley penalty saw Australia to a 35-34 victory at Twickenham. Sunday’s result means not a single northern hemisphere team has made the final four of the competition for the first time in its history, with the Wallabies now poised to meet Argentina...
Published: October 18, 2015
Argentina withstood an almighty comeback attempt to defeat Ireland 43-20 at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday, booking their place in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015 thanks in part to a brace of tries from Juan Imhoff. The Pumas rampaged into a 17-0 lead early on, with Matias Moroni and Imhoff crossing the whitewash. However, Ireland staged a second-half rally and got back to within...
Published: October 18, 2015
Rugby World Cup 2015 Quarter-Final—Twickenham Stadium, London FULL TIME: AUSTRALIA 35-34 SCOTLAND Team Lineups Australia: 15. Kurtley Beale, 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Will Genia, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Rob Simmons, 4. Kane Douglas,...
Published: October 18, 2015
Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to become the first player to win three Shanghai Rolex Masters titles in the competition’s history, claiming his 25th career Masters crown. The Serbian sealed his hat-trick with a decisive straight-sets victory over Frenchman Tsonga, who despite managing a big upset over Rafael Nadal in Saturday’s semi, crumbled under...