• November 22, 2024

England Rugby League: Uncapped Wigan Warriors duo Junior Nsemba, Liam Marshall included in Samoa Test series squad | Rugby League News

Uncapped Wigan Warriors duo Junior Nsemba and Liam Marshall have been included in Shaun Wane’s 24-player England squad for their two-Test series vs Samoa.  Both players were part of Wigan’s Super League Grand Final success vs Hull KR on Saturday, while 20-year-old forward Nsemba was named Super League Young Player of the Year. Wing Marshall,…

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After two losses, Fuller puts Painters in position to tie series

Aaron Fuller –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Rain or Shine import Aaron Fuller knew that it isn’t impossible to get out of a 0-3 hole in a best-of-seven semifinal series. But against a traditional powerhouse looking to keep its lofty perch in the PBA Governors’ Cup? Fuller chose not to go through the trouble of fighting through that…

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Dodgers crush Mets 9-0 in playoff series opener

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty, left, is greeted by Shohei Ohtani as he returns to the dugout during the seventh inning in Game 1 of a baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Los Angeles pitcher Jack Flaherty dominated over seven scoreless…

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No team has clear edge in both semifinals series

The last time San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra met in the PBA, Marcio Lassiter (right) had himself one helluva night. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ The teams left jockeying for the PBA Governors’ Cup title have been trimmed down to the final four, and no one seems to have an advantage over anybody, which makes these…

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Celine Boutier: Six-time LPGA Tour winner takes victory at Aramco Team Series event in Shenzhen from Xiyu Lin | Golf News

Celine Boutier won her first Aramco Team Series event on debut in Shenzhen after holding off home star Xiyu Lin. Boutier and Lin went into the final round level pegging, but the French golfer’s bogey-free seven under gave her the victory by two shots. It is the first title for Boutier in 2024 and comes…

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Pakistan vs England: Ben Stokes’ side look to match 2022 record-breaking Test series sweep on Pakistan return | Cricket News

Ahead of England’s three-Test tour of Pakistan that starts in Multan on Monday – exclusively live on Sky Sports – we look back on their astonishing 3-0 series whitewash from two years ago. England’s ‘Bazball’ brand of cricket blossomed on its first overseas outing, sweeping their hosts in spectacular fashion – breaking a fair few…

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India beat Bangladesh in ‘BazBall style’ after rain-disrupted Test to complete series sweep on home soil | Cricket News

India produced their own style of Bazball to claim a dramatic victory over Bangladesh in a weather-disrupted second Test and complete a 2-0 series sweep. Only 35 overs were possible over the first three days because of rain or a wet outfield in Kanpur, with no play possible on days two or three, with a…

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NLEX survives TNT rally this time, knots quarters series

NLEX import DeQuan Jones during a PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game against TNT Tropang Giga. –PBA IMAGES SANTA ROSA, Laguna — NLEX played with poise down the stretch on Friday night to escape TNT by the skin of its teeth, 93-90, and send their PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals series to a 1-1 deadlock. The Road…

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Joe El-Abd joins England men’s team as defence coach from Autumn Nations Series | Rugby Union News

England Rugby have appointed Joe El-Abd as the defence coach who joins Steve Borthwick’s coaching set-up for the forthcoming Autumn Nations Series.   After a playing career which saw him represent Bath Rugby, Bristol, and Toulon, El-Abd moved to Pro D2 outfit Oyonnax in 2012 initially as a player-coach before transitioning into full-time coaching two years…

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Ben Stokes ‘on track’ to play in England’s Test series versus Pakistan after scan on hamstring injury | Cricket News

England Test captain Ben Stokes is “on track” to feature in his side’s three-Test series in Pakistan next month following scans on his hamstring injury. Having missed the summer Test series vs Sri Lanka, the ECB confirmed the results of Monday’s scans were “positive”. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ben…

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