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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: August 8, 2015
Australia have been crowned 2015 Rugby Championship winners after beating New Zealand 27-19 on Saturday thanks to a terrific second-half display at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. New Zealand rookie Nehe Milner-Skudder scored a brace of tries to mark a sensational Test debut for the All Blacks, but it proved insufficient as Sekope Kepu, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Nic White led the Wallabies...
Published: August 7, 2015
Australia face an uphill struggle in attempting to break New Zealand’s 12-year hold of the Bledisloe Cup, with the southern-hemisphere powerhouses kicking off a climactic back-to-back series this Saturday. The two teams sit level on points at the head of the Rugby Championship standings as they travel to ANZ Stadium, but that trophy is but the beginning of the spoils on offer. The 2015 Bledisloe...
Published: August 7, 2015
An experimental Ireland lineup will hope to overcome the demons of a Six Nations defeat earlier this year and gain redemption over Wales when they meet at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s hosts ran out as 23-16 winners in Cardiff this February, keeping the Boys in Green from completing a prestigious Grand Slam, albeit still going on to win the Six Nations championship. Wales...
Published: August 4, 2015
The exportation of Super Rugby’s best and brightest players would, in theory, threaten to weaken the southern hemisphere’s national teams, largely regarded as being the best in the world. It’s namely New Zealand, South Africa and Australia who will be hit hardest by a post-Rugby World Cup exodus of playing talent, but the trio of rugby titans have the framework in place to prolong...
Published: August 2, 2015
World No. 1 Inbee Park rose above the competition to clinch her first Women’s British Open title on Sunday, recording an incredible seven-under 65 to complete a career Grand Slam. Park enjoyed a bogey-free back nine in the fourth round of the contest to leapfrog compatriot Jin-Young Ko, defeating her by a clear three-shot margin in the end. As a result, Park becomes just the seventh player in...
Published: August 2, 2015
Kiradech Aphibarnrat was crowned the inaugural Paul Lawrie Match Play champion on Sunday after defeating Robert Karlsson in the competition’s final. Aphibarnrat won on three of the first six holes to take a resounding lead early on in Aberdeen, Scotland, but the Thai native had to withstand a late assault by his foe to triumph by just a single hole. Meanwhile, David Howell took third spot after...
Published: August 1, 2015
The final stretch is in sight as Australia’s stars go about making their last-gasp attempts at clinching a World Cup place, with Michael Cheika proving he’s willing to hand the inexperienced a chance in recent times. The Wallabies have very much undergone a transformation under the departing Waratahs chief, and even those without caps to their name may still bank on a call-up for the squad...
Published: July 31, 2015
Allegiance-swapping has always acted as an inevitable draw in sport. For many years, rugby was restrained in regards to players changing loyalties, but 20 years after being declared a professional forum, transfers have taken an entirely new focus. Australia fly-half Quade Cooper recently caused a stir after it emerged he will renege on an agreement to join Toulon and instead pen a new four-year deal...
Published: July 29, 2015
A tense week of waiting lies ahead for Bledisloe Cup opponents Australia and New Zealand, who will clash in Sydney on August 8, with the victor wrapping up this year’s crown in climactic fashion. That encounter undoubtedly stands to be tournament’s must-see matchup, but there’s also pressure on South Africa and Argentina to perform well in Durban as they close their competitions. After...
Published: July 18, 2015
A new-look Australia kicked off their 2015 Rugby Championship campaign with a 24-20 victory over South Africa on Sunday, with Tevita Kuridrani scoring in the 81st minute to clinch a massive result for Michael Cheika’s men. Tries from Eben Etzebeth and Jesse Kriel either side of the half-time whistle put the Springboks ahead, but Adam Ashley-Cooper and Michael Hooper went over to give...