Wales 11 rugby match losing run in full November 17, 2024 Wales were defeated 20-52 by Australia on Sunday in Cardiff as Warren Gatland’s men extended their winless run to 11 matches. Ben Thomas and Aaron Wainwright scored for the home side but the Wallabies crossed eight times to condemn Wales to yet another defeat. Tom Wright scored a brace and Matt Faessler got himself a [...]
Brownlee signs off T100 Triathlon season with best fninsh yet November 17, 2024 Britain’s Alistair Brownlee admitted the stars had aligned for him after he signed off the inaugural T100 Triathlon World Tour season with a first podium place. Brownlee had to overcome 32C heat, falls, penalties and a lack of preparation to snatch an unlikely third place in Dubai on Sunday. It earned the two-time Olympic champion [...]
England A beat Australia A at Twickenham Stoop November 17, 2024 England A scored a late flurry of tries as they beat Australia A 38-17 at the Twickenham Stoop. Leicester prop Joe Hayes crossed for England’s first try of the afternoon before Curtis Langdon, Greg Fisilau and Will Muir got on the score sheet. Harlequins winger Cadan Murley scored a brace for the England development side, [...]
McIlroy earns £4m from double triumph and targets European legend’s record November 17, 2024 Rory McIlroy says he has Colin Montgomerie’s European record in his sights after clinching a sixth Race to Dubai with victory at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday. McIlroy needed only to finish 11th to win the order of merit but put the icing on the cake with a two-shot victory over Rasmus Hojgaard [...]
How a Brit could become the first ever T100 Triathlon world champion November 15, 2024 This weekend in Dubai the first ever T100 triathlon world champions will be crowned and Britain’s India Lee knows that it will take something special to stop runaway leader Taylor Knibb. American Knibb has a 13-point lead at the top of the women’s standings after making it three wins from three races in Las Vegas [...]
Brahms could be Miles better than the rest at Sha Tin November 15, 2024 WITH Tropical Cyclone Toraji having finally passed over Hong Kong – which caused the abandonment of the last three races at Happy Valley in midweek – the weather is set to be fair for the weekend with just a few showers on the horizon, suggesting the track should ride in perfect condition. The BOCHK Boc [...]
Ka Ying can Rise to the occasion once again November 15, 2024 IT IS D-Day for many of Hong Kong’s finest gallopers on Sunday when Sha Tin hosts an 11-race programme, including three informative Group Two races sponsored by BOCHK Private Banking. They are the Jockey Club Sprint (7.30am) over six furlongs, Jockey Club Mile (8.05am), and Jockey Cub Cup (8.40am), over 10 furlongs. These three contests [...]
Time for England’s wilting roses to blossom against Boks November 15, 2024 When penning this column the niggling thought in my mind is that there’s no possible way that England beat the Springboks. Steve Borthwick’s wilting roses are struggling across the board, and shipped a record points total against a southern hemisphere side at home under his tenure in last week’s loss to Australia. Meanwhile South Africa, [...]
Jake Paul 10-1 career boxing record IN FULL November 15, 2024 Jake Paul could will face one of the biggest fights of his career tonight when he takes on Mike Tyson in Dallas. The American YouTuber may only have 11 professional fights to his name but tonight’s against the Kid Dynamite could eclipse any future bout. Paul has won 10 of his 11 professional fights. His [...]
Mike Tyson 50-6 career boxing record IN FULL November 14, 2024 Mike Tyson will be eager to put 19 years of retirement behind him when he takes on Jake Paul on Friday in Dallas. The American is fighting the YouTuber on Netflix despite not setting foot in the ring professionally since 2005. He has won 50 of his 58 fights and lost six. The other two [...]