๐ Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ Main takeaway: Combat and character only take you so far in international rugby circles and New Zealand were undoubtedly a step forward in sophistication and quality.The victory extended the All Blacks' winning streak over Wales to 34 matches, a run dating back to 1953.Wales may have been able to outscore their opponents for 50 minutes, but they conceded 50 at home for the third time this year, after England and Argentina produced half-centuries at the Principality Stadium.The All Blacks also scored more than 50 points for the…
โจ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ก Main takeaway: While it was certainly eye-opening to recently hear a former player from the Inner Sanctuary speak in this way about expectations around the side, the comments fueled debate about Ireland's current place in the world game after a decade when they were consistently punching above their weight.Entering the month ranked third in the world โ Ireland has since fallen to fourth behind England โ more competitive performances against those around them in the world rankings are certainly now seen as a norm rather than an aspiration.…
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Main takeaway: For Australia to fight back and win the first Ashes Test as decisively as they did, you wonder what scars would be left on the England team.What will they do for the rest of the series?I don't think anyone expected what happened on Saturday. When you look at the number of overs that were made to complete the game, this was cricket's test of rapid progress.England were in the lead at lunch on the second day, 105 runs behind with nine wickets in hand. The stadium…
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Key idea: Cardiff Devils' longest-serving player, Mark Richardson, will break a remarkable British hockey record on Sunday night by making the most appearances in the Elite League.When 39-year-old Richardson takes to the ice at the Vindico Arena against Fife Flyers, his tally in Premier League appearances will reach 1,778, breaking the record of Sheffield Steelers legend, Cardiff-born Jonathan Phillips.Last year, Richardson broke another Phillips record by becoming Great Britain's most capped player, reaching 117 appearances.โIf there's anyone who's going to do it, I'm so happy it's Richie,โ…
๐ฅ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ก Hereโs what youโll learn: Against the Springboks, Wales will be without 13 players who play club rugby in England and France.The game was organized by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) outside the international window of World Rugby, so players not based in Wales are not available for the match.The match is also on the weekend of the United Rugby Championship (URC) matches with the four professional teams playing all league matches.Wales currently have 28 players remaining in the squad for the visit of South Africa, with Tandy…
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Main takeaway: Whitmarsh, who was replaced by Coyle last year, was offered his old job back, but is said to have refused.โI have decided to leave Aston Martin in 2023, and while Lawrence has been very generous, I no longer want a role in the team,โ Whitmarsh told BBC Sport.The reason for the rupture is a dispute between Cowell and Newey over who is responsible.Newey, a Formula 1 design legend who has won 12 world constructors' titles and 13 drivers' titles with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, is…
๐ฅ Read this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ก Main takeaway: This weekend is the Women's FA Cup second round, and everyone is hoping that with fair winds, they can make it to Wembley - well, we can dream, can't we?In 2017, Lewes Football Club, where I am a director, became the first - and still the only - professional or semi-professional club in the country to equally resource its women's and men's teams.Since then, thanks to the Football Association's central grants and commercial revenue shares, our women's team has sometimes received a greater level of support…
๐ Read this trending post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ก Key idea: Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said he would take into account Hamilton's comments after the team's questioning, noting they came in the heat of the moment."Let's calm down. Jumping out of the car and making the first comment is always overkill, and let's have a discussion after the debrief," Vasseur said.โIt's obviously been tough for Lewis the last couple of weekends, and he said it was tough.โI can understand Lewis' reaction immediately after the race, but we just have to calm down and focus on the…
๐ฅ Read this trending post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ Hereโs what youโll learn: Luggage is inevitable.So Clarรญn, Argentina's largest newspaper, went straight to the topic.In the first two lines of their pitch for Sunday's match, reference was made to "history, politics, the Falklands War and England's continuing imperialist views"., externalThe story of teenager Federico Mendes leveling England's Paul Ackford second row with a blind haymaker 35 years ago has been retold.And on Thursday, Franco Molina delivered another piece of Anglo-Argentine backstory.The second-row players in Argentina said, โIt was a goal, the referee awarded it, it was a…
๐ Read this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐ ๐ Category: ๐ก Key idea: James Harden set a new record with the Los Angeles Clippers by scoring 55 points during the team's victory over the Charlotte Hornets 131-116.The 36-year-old surpassed the Clippers' previous record of 52 points in a game, which was held by Bob McAdoo and Charles Smith.Harden's efforts helped the Clippers improve their record to five wins and 11 losses this season, and he said: "The work that I do individually, I do for the whole team. I just try to find ways to win games."Elsewhere in the…
