An ecstatic Hurricanes team held their nerve to edge the Crusaders in a topsy-turvy Super Rugby thriller at AMI Stadium and stay in the hunt for the playoffs. This is as reported by the New Zealand Herald. On a bitterly cold night in Christchurch, Beauden Barrett potted a 74th-minute penalty to ease the Hurricanes to […]
Santander, sponsor of next weekend’s 2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, has released a spectacular concept film, featuring McLaren’s Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, exploring how an F1 race in London might look. The CGI film, with an imagined 5.156-kilometre circuit taking in some of the UK capital’s most famous landmarks, was produced following […]
The Eastern Province Kings survived a close call as they beat the Regent Boland Cavaliers 25-20 (halftime 15-7) in their Absa Currie Cup First Division opener on Friday. It needed the late intervention of fullback SP Marais and the accurate boot of replacement flyhalf Wesley Dunlop, called off the bench in the final quarter, to […]
Reigning champion Novak Djokovic and six-time titlist Roger Federer both notched come-from-behind third-round wins Friday at The Championships, Wimbledon. World No 1 Djokovic dropped the first set against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek before charging back for a 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 victory over his 28th-seeded counterpart, while a third-seeded Federer came from two-sets-to-love down to […]
The popular legend is that a light-hearted bet between Iker Casillas, Pepe Reina and Andrés Palop, with stakes no higher than a couple of beers and some tapas, was one of the biggest influences on Spain winning UEFA EURO 2008. Football folk can let superstition gnaw away at reason even at the best of times. […]
Eoin Morgan was delighted to get his international summer up and running with a magnificent match-winning knock in the first NatWest Series one-day international against Australia. The 25-year-old left-hander endured a difficult tour of the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of the year and was subsequently dropped from England’s Test team. However, he remains […]
The Queensland Reds recorded a commanding 32-17 bonus-point victory over the Rebels in Melbourne as they continue their surge up the Super Rugby ladder with two games to go. The month-long competition break hasn’t slowed the Reds’ growing momentum with the four-tries-to-two triumph, and fourth straight Super Rugby success, further strengthening their finals hopes with […]
The Chiefs beat the Highlanders 27-21 in Dunedin to book their place in the Super Rugby knockout rounds. The win was achieved on the back of exceptional rucking and mauling, with the loose forwards outstanding. The Chiefs did not always optimise their options, and their tactical kicking lacked polish, but they were so intense at […]
Rafael Nadal crashed to his worst Grand Slam defeat in seven years on Thursday when Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol, the world number 100, pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Wimbledon history. This is as per AFP reporting. Rosol, whose previous five visits to Wimbledon had ended in first-round losses in qualifying, stunned the […]
Proposals to extend the powers of television match officials (TMOs) will be trialled in this year’s Absa Currie Cup, which kicks off later on Friday with the first of four matches in the new, eight-team Absa First Division. The trials will, among other things, allow referees to consult TMOs about incidents of foul play or […]