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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 22, 2014
Ireland sealed a 26-23 victory over Australia on Saturday to finish their 2015 autumn international series with a 100 percent winning record. The Dublin hosts surged into a 17-0 lead after just 15 minutes and had to withstand a resurgent fightback from the Wallabies, but the boot of Johnny Sexton ultimately gave them their marginal victory, per Guardian Sport: Joe Schmidt will have been overjoyed...
Published: November 21, 2014
In their last stop of the autumn international series, New Zealand travel to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with an unbeaten streak to uphold. The All Blacks have already beaten the United States, England and Scotland in the past three weeks, and they have the opportunity to once again finish with a 100 percent record on tour. Warren Gatland hasn’t been as fortunate, and defeat...
Published: November 21, 2014
Argentina surged back from defeat against Scotland to claim victory over Italy last week, but an unbeaten France side lurks in Paris, waiting to welcome another would-be victim to the Stade de France on Saturday. Les Bleus are in triumphant form of late, and Philippe Saint-Andre’s men looked revitalised en route to a 29-26 victory over Australia on Saturday. Both sides close their autumn international...
Published: November 21, 2014
Without a win in their last five Tests, England have the ideal opportunity to bounce back to winning ways in Saturday’s clash against Samoa at Twickenham. Granted, four of those losses came against New Zealand, while South Africa account for the most recent disappointment but such are the standards Stuart Lancaster’s men are expected to meet. Samoa boast a balanced record in their autumn...
Published: November 21, 2014
Ireland are on the hunt for revenge this Saturday, when they take on an Australia side in Dublin hoping to surmount the team that beat them 32-15 in front of a home crowd this time last year. The autumn internationals are a key learning phase in the rugby calendar and both sides are in need of the knowledge heading into a crucial 2015 World Cup schedule. The Aviva Stadium will play host to what promises...
Published: November 20, 2014
Sebastian Vettel’s long-anticipated arrival as a Ferrari driver has been made official, after the Italian outfit confirmed the German will race under its banner in 2015. The four-time Formula 1 champion’s departure from the Red Bull team had already been announced, but Ferrari confirmed on Thursday he has now signed a three-year deal: He replaces Fernando Alonso, who after five years with...
Published: November 19, 2014
In the penultimate fixture of their 2014 autumn tour, South Africa make the trip to Padova, Italy on Saturday in the hopes that they can build on last weekend’s victory over England. Heyneke Meyer’s side responded to defeat against Ireland in the fashion their coach would have hoped for, and Italy present another chance to boost morale ahead of the trials to come in 2015. Read on for a...
Published: November 19, 2014
Mario Balotelli is a lost cause to the Italian national team after Azzurri manager Antonio Conte insisted he hasn’t got time to shepherd the striker into realising his potential. In his current state, it would seem the Liverpool striker is out of the international picture, having failed to convince Conte he’s deserving of a place in the squad, per Metro‘s Massimo Marioni: I’m...
Published: November 18, 2014
Old Trafford will play host to an international friendly of dazzling proportions on Tuesday evening, when Lionel Messi’s Argentina face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal under an English setting. The two captains will naturally steal the headlines as the fixture’s focus, a meeting of the world’s best two players that we don’t often get the chance to see under international...
Published: November 17, 2014
Another weekend of international rugby saw attention stick with the autumn international series, where the elite once again came together with the biggest of thuds. Among those hits featured this week sits a class show of initiative from Romanian bruiser Andrei Ursache, who in the opening phases of his side’s fray with Japan decided to take out frustrations in a very physical manner. At Twickenham,...