After weathering the storm in Paris to win a fierce and breath-taking quarterfinal on Sunday, 29-28, South Africa ended France’s dreams of winning their first World Cup. A vicious street brawl followed a thrilling first half, and the Springboks’ experience against a French squad playing in their first knockout game under coach Fabien Galthie’s leadership […]
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Ireland look to England’s 2003 World Cup winners, with good reason
After winning the Six Nations Grand Slam on Saturday, the Irish team immediately began thinking about the upcoming World Cup. Captain Johnny Sexton, a crucial player for Ireland, brought up England’s dominant team of two decades ago for inspiration. The two sides are heading into the respective World Cups in similar form as the top-ranked […]
What time’s kickoff? Four hour delay baffles Libya’s Al-Akhdar
Al-Akhdar, a Libyan club, was surprised when they arrived at their stadium in Benghazi for a Confederations Cup match against Marumo Gallants on Sunday and found no referees, officials or opposition team. The African Football Confederation (CAF) had postponed the group match in the continental club competition by four hours because the visitors had flight […]
Briton Baldwin claims maiden title on European tour in his 200th event
Matthew Baldwin of the United Kingdom won the DP World’s SDC Championship in South Africa’s St. Francis Bay on Sunday with a commanding seven-shot margin. After 11 arduous years and 200 competitions, this is Baldwin’s first victory on the European circuit, and it is reasonable to conclude that the victory was merited. The 37-year-old Englishman […]
Brian Kilmeade Suggests That There Shouldn’t be Any Sharks When Surfers Compete
Brian Kilmeade is a popular Fox News show presenter and talk show host. Recently, the 51 year-old host had a segment on surfing competitions. Kilmeade and his colleagues were discussing the issue of how Mick Fanning, a professional surfer had to actually fight off a shark in order to just compete properly in the J-Bay […]