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**What Youβll Learn**: Scotland promised a big performance and they provided an intensity, precision and ruthlessness that was completely absent from Roma.They were absolutely lethal in the opening minutes, with Russell sending them on their way with an early penalty taken from tough, direct rugby that England could not live with.Another Scottish explosion within 10 minutes saw Arundel's first booking and proved very damaging for England. While the winger was away, Scotland did not play a half and Russell was in complete genius mode at the heart of…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Jenkins, 23, has taken charge of Rob Baxter's resurgent Exeter Chiefs side this season, with the play-offs looming. βIt's a high level there,β he said, citing quality players and quality people.One of his close friends is Wales striker Christ Chienza who has been linked with a move to Cardiff next season.βI hope he doesn't [go]Because he is a good companion. βWe went through all the age groups together,β Jenkins said.Jenkins says there are similarities in terms of where Exeter were two seasons ago and…
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**What Youβll Learn**: But England are still holding out hope that something will eventually happen, that something will simply fall into place and give them their first full performance in the competition.That could come - perhaps, if they beat Italy, on a return trip to a comfortable Sri Lanka where they had won 3-0 before this trip - but at the moment England do not seem entirely clear where they should look."I don't know," Brock said when asked why his team couldn't find his nerve. "It seems…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Vin Allen and Tim Seifert came out of the Black Caps' opening lineup swinging after their team batted first.Allen hit four fours and two sixes for his 17-ball 31 before Marko Janssen (4-40) took three wickets in quick succession to get South Africa back into the game.The seamer returned Seifert for 13 in his first over before dismissing Rachin Ravindra and Allen in the space of four balls in the final over of the powerplay.Mark Chapman and Darryl Mitchell rebuilt the innings and New Zealand…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Gunpone broke Pic D'Orhy's heart on Valentine's Day to win the thrilling Ascot Chase and claim a Grade 12 victory. The Nicky Henderson-trained Gunbon was pushed all the way by 2024 and 2025 winner Bec Dorhy, with the pair jumping in the final trip together.Harry Cobden looked capable of leading the 5-2 chance Bec Dorhey to a third straight win, but Nico de Boinville pulled out all the stops on the 4-9 favorite to win by a length and a half.Only two-time Cheltenham Gold…
π₯ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Tandy made four changes to his staff for the French Test and kept faith with captain and hooker Dewi Lake, who received criticism after Wales' poor line-up against England.Tandy said: βThe match is difficult and we will not make rash decisions.β"Dewey is our leader and he leads from the front. People can come in to get some stick without understanding the full details of what it is." βYou then have to check the areas he is sticking to. If it is around the goal…
π₯ Read this insightful post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Manchester United coach Mark Skinner confirmed that international player Ella Toon is likely to miss the Women's League Cup final next March due to a thigh injury.Earlier this month, Skinner gave Toney a timeline of around six weeks to return - at the time there were slim hopes of her returning to the team in time for the final, but that now looks extremely unlikely. The 26-year-old Toon last played in the 2-1 win over Tottenham in the quarter-finals in December and is yet to…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Hull took home the $750,000 (Β£549,000) winner's prize, kicking off the 2026 season in style with victory at the same stadium where they claimed their last Europa League title in 2024. She was informed of her victory while waiting in the green training area, to which she replied: βHey, at least I can pay for my house now!"I've worked really hard this season, so it's nice to get a result almost immediately. It's one of the biggest events in the LET and it's like…
π Explore this trending post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: After a full week of working on each player - and going deep into each individual's understanding of their role on the team and how it will impact everything if they don't execute it - I will then begin to identify ways in which we can hurt the opposition.Obviously free kicks are now synonymous with how teams do it successfully, but that was the case before me and it's the same now that I've retired.In addition to attacking set pieces, defending them was another thing…
π₯ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Lucas Pinheiro made the clutches of history for Brazil by winning his country's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.Born in Oslo to a Norwegian father and a Brazilian mother, Pinheiro Braaten won World Cup medals for the country of his birth before announcing his surprise retirement in 2023 after losing βthe joy of living.βExactly a year later, having regained his love of skating, he returned to the sport wearing the green and yellow of Brazil, wanting to honor his heritage on…
