Captain Alex Dombrandt scored Harlequins’ third tryRacing 92: (14) 28Tries: Le Garrec 2, Gibert, Diallo Cons: Le Garrec 4Harlequins: (17) 31Tries: Smith, Esterhuizen, Dombrandt, Walker Cons: Smith 4 Drop-goal: SmithMarcus Smith’s superb display helped Harlequins beat Top 14 league leaders Racing 92 in a thrilling Investec Champions Cup pool match in Paris.England fly-half Smith kicked a drop-goal from near the halfway line and scored a dazzling solo try to help Quins take a 17-14 half-time lead.Nolann le Garrec and Ibrahim Diallo put the hosts ahead before Quins skipper Alex Dombrandt gave his side hope.Hooker Jack Walker went over moments later…
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Matthew Mott has called for patience with England’s new-era white-ball team as a work in progress, stressing that they’ve only had three opportunities to play together.England succumbed to a four-wicket defeat in Barbados to lose their first series following a difficult World Cup campaign 2-1.A group which featured just four players to have played more than 10 ODIs, found themselves in strong positions in all three matches against a West Indies side going through a similar reboot having failed to qualify for the World Cup.However, a late-innings onslaught from Shai Hope and Romario Shepherd in the opening match saw England…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey Shocking news on the German Bundesliga beat this weekend saw German giants FC Bayern München demolished by upstarts Eintracht Frankfurt and loads of exciting developments in the race for the top-four. Our Sunday evening recap feature arrives, as always, with full coverage of all nine fixtures from the latest round of action. All of the most pertinent talking points are right here on Bulinews. The latest installment features draw ups for Frankfurt, Wolfsburg, Darmstadt, Union Berlin, Hoffenheim, Dortmund, and Leipzig. We’re pleased to factor some of the tactics of last week’s Pokal round in as…
Girona have gone back to the top of La Liga thanks to a famous 4-2 win over Barcelona at Estadi Lluis Companys.The City Group-owned club moved two points clear of Real Madrid and a whopping seven clear of Barcelona – who drop down to fourth following the defeat – thanks to goals from Artem Dovbyk, Miguel Gutierrez, Valery Fernandez and Cristhian Stuani. Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan got the consolation goals on what was an abysmal night for Xavi Hernandez’s side. How the game unfoldedAfter a frantic opening ten minutes in which both sides showed a capacity to hurt their…
According to Mirror, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has identified RB Leipzig striker Lois Openda as his top target for the January transfer window. The Red Devils have had a dismal campaign thus far and they suffered their 11 defeat on Saturday afternoon. Man United were second best against Bournemouth and convincingly lost by a 3-0 scoreline. The lack of cutting edge in the final 3rd was visible again and ten Hag may want attacking reinforcements in January. As per Mirror, United scouts were in attendance to watch Openda against Manchester City in the Champions League last month where he…
The California State Athletic Commission has voted to approve bare-knuckle fighting in the state, following athletic commissions in states such as Florida, Utah and New York. The vote passed unanimously, 6-0, for the state to begin regulating bare-knuckle fighting events in the near future. The CSAC will oversee bare-knuckle fighting under the same guidance in sports such as MMA and boxing. BKFC — the largest bare-knuckle fighting promotion — has already announced plans to take a card to California in spring 2024 with a date and location still to be determined. BKFC has aggressively expanded its footprint in recent years,…
Drelon Miller, one of the top offensive weapons in the Lone Star State’s 2024 recruiting cycle, committed Sunday to Colorado, less than two months after decommitting from Texas A&M. Miller officially visited Colorado earlier this month. The Aggies, LSU, and USC have also been in contention for Miller’s pledge as the Early Signing Period looms later in December.A top 70 overall prospect in the 2024 Top247 rankings, the strong four-star Miller sits at No. 12 overall in the state of Texas and among the top 15 wideouts nationally in a loaded receiver class. A 6-foot, 190-pounder with receiver skill and running…
Dylan Crews, Jayden Daniels make history for LSU with Golden Spikes and Heisman \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”According to Todd Politz — a content manager for LSU Athletics — Crews (now MLB’s No. 4 prospect) and Daniels became the second pair from the same school to win the Golden Spikes Award and Heisman Trophy in a calendar year. They joined Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura and Barry Sanders, who did so in 1988. As far as pairs to do this in the same academic season, Louisville pulled it off in 2016-17 with Brendan McKay and Lamar Jackson.\n\nA stellar year for LSU sports looks even more…
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 9, 2023, 06:00 AM ETCloseCovered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been almost an afterthought for the Kansas City Chiefs since losing his job as the regular featured back midway through last season to Isiah Pacheco.There was little work available for him as Pacheco claimed the job in a way that Edwards-Helaire, a 2020 first-round pick, never did when he was the starter. But Edwards-Helaire could make his return to a central role in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium.Pacheco…