Last Sunday’s Carabao Cup final between second-placed Liverpool and third-placed Chelsea substantiated the dominance that the elite teams occupy over the EFL Cup. Embed from Getty Images Liverpool defeated Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in an excruciatingly tense penalty shoot-out. Their triumph secured a record-breaking 9th League Cup, the most of any English side. Before Sunday’s final, we …
After a sombre week without international rugby, round 3 of this year’s Six Nations opened in explosive fashion at Murrayfield. A destructive and pragmatic performance from France maintained their Grand Slam hopes, whilst simultaneously ending any title chances for Scotland. In complete contrast, England’s victory later that afternoon was rather unconvincing. They managed to scrape past a …
He is back. No matter how many times we have been made to say it before, the phrase “Manu Tuilagi is back” elicits the same and only response; an overwhelming furore among England fans. The thought of his return, in the white of England, once again vaunting his behemoth strength on the international stage, elevates people’s excitement …
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Last year Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, the fourth oldest club in Belgium, returned to the country’s First Division A for the first time in 48 years. Founded in 1897, Union were Belgium’s most successful side before the Second World War, winning 11 titles between 1903 and 1935, and setting a 60-game unbeaten record, that remains to this …
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In a bid to realign themselves with Northern Hemisphere rugby, it is understood that current World Champions, South Africa will replace Italy in the Six Nations from 2025. Embed from Getty Images First reported in February 2020, South Africa proposed to World Rugby their desire to match themselves and their rugby calendar with the Northern …
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Round 1 of the 2022 Six Nations concluded in the manner that many rugby fans across the globe had anticipated and on the full-time whistle in Rome, the results of round 2, too, transpired as expected. A Wales side, invigorated at home, avenged their woes from Dublin with a scrappy yet determined performance against Scotland. France …
The, once, Galácticos of French and European club rugby, Toulon, now find themselves stranded in the abyss of France’s premier club competition; Top 14. Reaching the plays off in seven consecutive seasons between 2011 and 2018, five of which they made the final in, Toulon also won three consecutive European titles. However, Toulon’s decline over the …
Newcastle reaped instant rewards for their lavish spending spree in this year’s January transfer window after a clinical 3-1 victory over equally relegation-threatened Everton. It came as no surprise to see Newcastle and Everton, both teams who are struggling at the bottom of the table, display the deepest pockets in the most recent winter transfer …
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Round 1 of the 2022 Guinness Six Nations concluded in the manner that many rugby fans had expected. A dominant Irish performance, followed by a compelling encounter at Murrayfield was complete with a comfortable French victory. That said, the final scores alone, do not give the best reflection of the performances we witnessed. In Dublin, an …
On Friday 4th Feb, Beijing will become the first city to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic games. The opening ceremony, which will take place in Beijing’s National Stadium, will officially mark the start of this year’s Winter Olympics games. Unless you are an avid follower of the Winter Olympics, you may not …
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