Day: December 30, 2022
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US and Portugal win big in Rugby World Cup final qualification games
The USA and Portugal have the inside running on qualification for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after bonus-point wins in the first matches of the final qualifying tournament, in Dubai on Sunday.Bryce Campbell takes on the Canada defence during a Rugby World Cup qualifier in Colorado in September 2021. The US beat Kenya […]
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‘We’ve got to win three games in Dubai’: US Eagles face last Rugby World Cup chance
If the Americans are to avoid missing the finals for the first time since 1995, Bryce Campbell’s team must beat Kenya, Hong Kong and Portugal on successive weekends Bryce Campbell is not keen to linger on the defeat by Chile which sent the US Eagles to the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament which starts […]
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Kyrie Irving: NBA hero’s suspension marks spectacular fall from grace
Kyrie Irving’s suspension is new low for one of the most talented players of his generation, a fast-falling star now likely to be remembered as a purveyor of offensive misinformation The apology materialized close to midnight but by then it was too late. Kyrie Irving had been suspended by his NBA team after a week […]
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World Series: Astros hold off Phillies for team’s first title since cheating scandal
Yordan Alvarez hit a towering go-ahead homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons and got Dusty Baker his first crown as a manager with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday night. As Alvarez’s 450ft blast in the sixth inning disappeared, Astros starter […]
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Unbeaten Flightline crushes field to soar to Breeders’ Cup Classic win
Flightline delivered the performance that fans on both sides of the Atlantic were hoping to see in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday, powering eight-and-a-quarter lengths clear of his field in the home stretch after cruising through the first mile behind a white-hot pace. We will never know for sure if Flightline is […]
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MLS Cup 2022: LAFC edge Philadelphia on pens after Bale’s 128th-minute goal
Two unexpected figures – one a famed international, the other a journeyman goalkeeper – played the pivotal roles in helping the Los Angeles Football Club win its first Major League Soccer championship. Reserve goalkeeper John McCarthy stopped two penalty kicks as LAFC won MLS Cup 2022 by defeating the Philadelphia Union on penalties, 3-0, Saturday […]
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Jalen Hurts helms Eagles past Texans for first 8-0 start in club history
Jalen Hurts threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame a slow start to beat the Houston Texans 29-17 on Thursday night for the first 8-0 start in franchise history. Hurts lost a fumble in a forgettable first half and game was tied at halftime. But CJ Gardner-Johnson grabbed his NFL-best […]
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MLS Cup final could be a battle to become the next USMNT coach
Philadelphia Union and LAFC meet on Saturday for the championship and are led by two of the best young coaches in the league Not since 2003 has MLS Cup been contested between two No 1 seeds. The Major League Soccer playoffs almost always produce shocks, but Saturday’s showpiece between Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia […]
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Talking Horses: Pogo can upset home American team at Breeders’ Cup
Charlie Hills’ runner is a cracking bet on ITV Racing’s 10-hour marathon including all the action from the big Keeneland card The European runners look a cut above their locally trained rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Saturday and Charlie Hills’s Pogo (7.10) is an interesting bet at around 16-1 to come […]
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Meditate wins Juvenile Fillies’ Turf on big day for Europeans at Breeders’ Cup
European-trained runners swept the three turf races on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland, with Meditate’s emphatic success in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf – Aidan O’Brien’s first win in the race – the highlight of an excellent evening for the visiting team in Kentucky. O’Brien completed a double when his colt […]
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