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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 6, 2014
Wales will look to accomplish what the Barbarians could not when they welcome Australia to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, hoping to show they have what it takes against Southern Hemisphere opposition. The Wallabies edged a 40-36 win over the Baa Baas at Twickenham last weekend, and Michael Cheika comes to Cardiff with the fullest intention of maintaining that winning start to life as the head...
Published: November 5, 2014
England welcome New Zealand to Twickenham on Saturday in a pulsating platform for both teams to open their autumn international series. The hosts are seeking revenge for the 30-22 defeat suffered against the All Blacks this time a year ago and once again injuries stand to damage Stuart Lancaster’s chance of surmounting the reigning Rugby World Cup champions. Some battles this weekend will be...
Published: November 4, 2014
Ireland face trial by fire on Saturday, opening up their autumn Test series with the most difficult of their three international fixtures when they play host to South Africa. Joe Schmidt’s first year as head coach of the Six Nations title holders was a highly positive one but now the pressure is on to show marked improvement having had ample time to integrate his plans. Less than a year remains...
Published: November 3, 2014
The United States were unable to leave much of a mark on New Zealand as they saw out a 74-6 defeat at the hands of the All Blacks, their loss made all the worse by the bruises they picked up along the way. And Augustine Pulu achieves top marks in this week’s rundown of rugby’s biggest knocks, introducing the Eagles’ Tom Coolican to exactly what life is like playing against the finest...
Published: November 2, 2014
Marcel Siem edged a frantic playoff decider in Shanghai on Sunday to snatch the top prize at the BMW Masters, the first Final Series event of this year’s Race to Dubai. Rory McIlroy leads the rankings by more than three million points as we look toward this weekend’s WGC-HSBC Champions, although the Northern Irishman won’t feature in the upcoming Shanghai tournament. His legal battle...
Published: November 1, 2014
New Zealand emerged victorious at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Saturday, beating the United States 74-6 in a fixture that never looked as though it would produce an upset. North American audiences rarely get the opportunity to witness teams of New Zealand’s quality firsthand, and what a master class it was as Steve Hansen’s concoction of first-stringers and hopeful contenders ran rampant. Read...
Published: November 1, 2014
New Zealand rounded off a rare trip to America with a 74-6 demolition of their United States hosts on Saturday, getting their autumn international series off to a booming start at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Steve Hansen fielded a mixed line-up of experience and youth for the celebrated Test trip, a result which eclipsed the average of their previous meetings with the Eagles, per OptaJonny: The...
Published: October 30, 2014
The impending autumn internationals offer us a glimpse into the current state of rugby’s best and brightest, and while no grand prize rests on the line, teams are nevertheless eager to impress. This year’s onslaught of international fixtures holds a particular significance in the run-up to next year’s Rugby World Cup, with teams from both sides of the equator hoping to build momentum...
Published: October 27, 2014
A second consecutive week of European Rugby Champions Cup action sees Leicester’s Owen Williams star as our only inclusion from the northern hemisphere in this edition of Bleacher Report’s Biggest Hits. The Tigers’ fly-half landed a massive hit on Scarlets flyer Michael Tagicakibau, and it was somewhat pleasing to see the referee allow play to go on after the challenge aired on the...
Published: October 25, 2014
Western Province rode a storm of second-half pressure from the Golden Lions to claim this year’s Currie Cup title, beating their foes 19-16 in front of a Cape Town crowd on Saturday. Jaco Taute’s first-half try put the home outfit on course to victory, and despite Jaco van der Walt managing to cross over for the visitors in the second period, Western Province hung on for the win. Find out...