Bentancur banned for seven games after racist remark about Son

Rodrigo Bentancur 1 minute Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance, the Football Association said on Monday (November 18). The FA said in a statement the midfielder “acted in an improper…

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Pakistan appoints Aqib Javed as interim white-ball head coach

Cricket ball and bat seen on the pitch. 1 minute Former fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach until next year’s Champions Trophy, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday. Aqib, who earlier coached the United Arab Emirates, will take over Pakistan’s interim coaching duties from Jason Gillespie, who assumed…

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Australia condemns hapless Wales to record run of defeats

Wales’ Ryan Elias shakes hands with referee James Doleman after the match 3 minutes Australia hooker Matt Faessler and fullback Tom Wright both scored a hat-trick of tries as the Wallabies thrashed a tired-looking Wales 52-20 on Sunday to condemn the home side to their worst run of results. It was an unprecedented 11th successive…

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Special Kolbe torments England once again

South Africa’s winger Cheslin Kolbe. 2 minutes England did not need any reminding about the quality of South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe but he provided it anyway with two special tries as the Springboks edged their hosts 29-20 at Twickenham on Saturday.  Kolbe ran in two irresistible tries in a man-of-the-match performance.  He caught an…

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Schmidt not contemplating Wallabies Grand Slam yet

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt before the match against England at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London, Britain on November 9, 2024. 2 minutes Australia’s coach Joe Schmidt was not getting carried away with thoughts of a first Grand Slam tour in 40 years despite the Wallabies thrashing Wales 52-20 on Sunday to back up their last-gasp…

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Springboks eye unbeaten UK tour after beating England 29-20

Springbok’s Grant Williams flies past an England player in a bid to score a try. 1 minute Four-time Rugby World Cup Champions South Africa are on course for an unbeaten end-of-year tour of the United Kingdom. The Springboks beat England 29-20 at Twickenham in London on Saturday evening – the second victory of their three-match…

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