Played four, won four.South Africa’s perfect record in Rugby World Cup finals was extended in Paris on Saturday as they became the first nation to win the tournament four times.A nerve-shredding 12-11 victory over New Zealand completed back-to-back World Cup wins and led to debate about whether they are the greatest team in history.Here, we take a look at some of the statistics from the Springboks’ success in France.The impeccable final record remainsSouth Africa’s World Cup record is even more remarkable when you consider they did not take part in either of the first two tournaments.After their readmission to international…
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Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned as Pakistan chief selector with immediate effect after meeting PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in Lahore today after uncomfortable questions around a potential conflict of interest were raised.Reports in the Pakistan media emerged that Inzamam is one of four active directors in a UK-based company called Yazoo International Ltd. Another director at the company is Talha Rehmani, managing director of Saya Corporation, an agency that represents many of the Pakistan cricket team’s most prominent players, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan. According to gov.uk, a UK government public sector information website, Rizwan is also a…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Patrick Wimmer joins Koen Casteels and Rogerio on the injury list for Wolfsburg’s DFB-Pokal clash with RB Leipzig. VfL Wolfsburg will be without Patrick Wimmer when they take on RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday night. An ankle injury will keep the Austrian winger out of the game, Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac announced on Monday. He also confirmed that Koen Casteels and Rogerio will remain on the sidelines. ”Patrick Wimmer will not be ready for the game. The rest of the squad will be the same as last weekend. This means that Koen Casteels and Rogerio are…
Jude Bellingham admitted that everybody was likely “battering” him for scoring another close-range goal for Real Madrid in El Clasico but it was another example of him making his own luck.The 20-year-old enjoyed a memorable first game against Madrid’s arch-rivals Barcelona, scoring twice in the second half to help Carlo Ancelotti’s side come from a goal down to take home all three points with a 2-1 win.Bellingham’s brace took him to 13 goals in 13 appearances all competitions this season, with his latest two-goal showing taking him into double digits in La Liga.Madrid’s marquee signing scored the goal of the…
Manchester United are reportedly in an excellent position to sign Real Sociedad star Robin Le Normand, as per the Spanish outlet Fichajes. The Red Devils have seemingly been exploring the possibility of signing a new centre-back to address their defensive frailties next year. Jean-Clair Todibo, Antonio Silva and Goncalo Inácio have all been mentioned as potential targets for Erik ten Hag’s side, but Le Normand is now emerging as a serious option. After joining La Real back in 2016, the Spaniard has established himself as an integral part of Imanol Alguacil’s starting eleven in recent times. In the meantime, after…
Francis Ngannou continued to shut up his doubters this past Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury did the honors of welcoming “The Predator” to the squared circle for the first time as they’d been teasing since last year. As tumultuous as the journey was to get to this spectacle of a point, it was well worth it in the end for Ngannou despite suffering a split-decision defeat. The highlight of the match came in round three when the former UFC heavyweight title holder scored a big knockdown on “The Gypsy King,” showing he was a legitimate…
(Photo: KEVIN JAIRAJ, USA TODAY Sports) Top247 rank: No. 42 QB Gabriel is perhaps the most intriguing forever QB possibility on this list. If you think you’ve been watching Gabriel forever already, you have. He began his starting career at UCF in 2019 as a true freshman. But due to the 2020 COVID season and a season-ending injury he suffered after just three games in 2021, the Sooners’ Heisman candidate could choose to come back to college for a sixth year. Whether or not that happens in Norman is a compelling question, though, because of the presence of true freshman…
She would never retreat to the bedroom to sleep. Instead, she’d lay on the living room couch, waiting for her husband to come home from work, waiting to share in his joys or unpack his frustrations. It might be midnight before he’d walk through the door, and the kids would be getting up at 6 a.m. But Nicole Hazen would always try to stay up for her husband, Mike, the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. • World Series Game 3, presented by Capital One: Tonight, 8 p.m. ET/5 MST on FOX (Pregame 7 ET) “She would be …” says…
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NFL Nation, ESPNOct 29, 2023, 11:30 PM ETWeek 8 of the NFL season started Thursday night with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropping their third straight game, this time to the Buffalo Bills. Can the Buccaneers find a way to turn it around?On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys came out of the gate running against the Los Angeles Rams, the 2023 No. 1 (Carolina’s Bryce Young) and No. 2 (Houston’s C.J. Stroud) draft picks faced off for the first time, and the Minnesota Vikings lost quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter to what sources told Adam Schefter is a torn Achilles.…