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UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : TUESDAY – 19/11/2024 (PHOTO – LIAM CULLEN CELEBRATES SCORING A BRACE!)
WHAT EXCITEMENT AT THE WALES VS ICELAND MATCH YESTERDAY – AND CERTAINLY A FANTASTIC RESULT FOR WALES! ICELAND’S ANDRI GUOJOHNSEN GOT THE BALL ROLLING AT JUST 7 MINS. INTO THE MATCH, WITH A CRACKING GOAL, AND THEN IT WAS OVER TO WALES’ LIAM CULLEN TO SCORE A BRILLIANT BRACE AT 43 MINS. AND 45 +1 MIN., SO IT WAS 2 – 1 AT HALF-TIME! LOTS MORE ACTION ENSUED IN THE SECOND-HALF, AND IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 10 SHOTS ON TARGET FOR WALES, AND 5 FOR ICELAND, WITH WALES HAVING 496 PASSES, AND ICELAND 314, AND THEN, IN THE 65TH MINUTE BRENNAN JOHNSON SCORED A BLINDER, FOLLOWED BY A STUNNING FINISHER FROM HARRY WILSON AT 79 MINS., MEANING THAT THIS DYNAMIC FIVE-GOAL-THRILLER ENDED IN A 4 – 1 WIN TO WALES! UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : WALES VS ICELAND 19/11/2024
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SPECTACULAR PARIS OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY!
AFTER 16 DAYS OF SPECTACULAR SPORT, THE PARIS OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY WAS EQUALLY SPECTACULAR, WITH EXQUISITE SURREALISM AND BREATHTAKING MUSIC, WITH THE SOMEWHAT SAD IDEA, THAT WHEN ALL IS LOST, A GOLDEN CREATURE FROM THE FUTURE COMES DOWN TO EARTH, AND RESURRECTS THE IDEA OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. (WHICH SHOULD MAKE US ALL PAUSE FOR THOUGHT!) AND THEN AN APPEARANCE FROM TOM CRUISE, LOOKING EVERY BIT LIKE HIS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE PERSONA, ALL BOUND TOGETHER WITH THE THOUGHTFUL WORDS OF IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH (ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO.) WE WERE MESMERISED FROM START TO FINISH! MANY CONGRATULATIONS ON A MOST SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC GAMES AND CLOSING CEREMONY PARIS!
IS ANYONE EXCITED FOR THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2024 THIS WEEKEND?
LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EXCITING LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2023! WHERE MAX VERSTAPPEN CAME FIRST IN 1:29.08.289, CHARLES LECLERC SECOND (+2.070), AND SERGIO PEREZ THIRD (+2.241) EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2023 MAX VERSTAPPEN GIVES POST-RACE INTERVIEW FOLLOWING HIS WIN AT THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2023 MARTIN BRUNDLE’S LAS VEGAS GRIDWALK WAS INTERESTING! LEWIS HAMILTON REFLECTS ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX WEEKEND 2023 ‘TUXEDO TED’ BREAKS DOWN A THRILLING LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2023 FIRST LAP CHAOS AT THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2023 WE WISH LANDO ALL THE VERY BEST AND HOPE HE IS OK AFTER THIS NASTY CRASH AT THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX! MORE GREAT SNOOPING BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX! AND MANY HAPPY...
EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – 19/11/2023 (PHOTO – ROMELU LUKAKU)
ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE SUPERB EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS ACTION FROM SUNDAY (19/11/2023), INCLUDING THE EXCITING MATCH BETWEEN BELGIUM VS AZERBAIJAN WHERE ROMELU LUKAKU SCORED FOUR STUNNERS IN THE FIRST-HALF, ENSURING A 5 – 0 WIN TO BELGIUM! EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – BELGIUM VS AZERBAIJAN – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – SERBIA VS BULGARIA – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA VS SLOVAKIA – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – SWEDEN VS ESTONIA – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – PORTUGAL VS ICELAND – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – SCOTLAND VS NORWAY – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – HUNGARY VS MONTENEGRO – 19/11/2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2024 – ...
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: ENGLAND VS FIJI – 15/10/2023 (PHOTO – OWEN FARRELL)
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FANTASTIC RUGBY MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FIJI ON 15/10/2023 WITH TRIES BY TUILAGI, AND MARCHANT FOR ENGLAND, AND THEN FARRELL MORE OR LESS SWEEPING THE BOARD WITH HIS CONVERSIONS, PENALTIES AND DROP GOALS (SEVEN IN TOTAL!) FIJI WERE NO WALK-OVER THOUGH, WITH TRIES BY MATA, RAVAI, AND BOTITU, CONVERSIONS BY LOMANI AND KURUVOLI (WHO WAS LITERALLY ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE), AND LOMANI’S PENALTY. AT ONE POINT, LATE INTO THE GAME IT WAS NECK AND NECK – 24 – 24. BUT SOME QUICK-THINKING AND EXPERT TEAM-PLAY BY ENGLAND CUT FIJI OFF AND ALLOWED ENGLAND TO TRIUMPH IN WHAT WAS A GAME OF ENORMOUS PHYSICALITY, EXCITEMENT, AND MUCH-AFFORDED RESPECT TO SUCH WORTHY ADVERSARIES. RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 – ENGLAND VS FIJI – HIGHLIGHTS – 15/10/2023 THE LAST MINU...
RUGBY : AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES 2024
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE AUTUMN NATIONS INTERNATIONAL RUGBY MATCHES SO FAR FOR NOVEMBER! STAY TUNED FOR THIS WEEKEND’S MATCHES BETWEEN IRELAND VS FIJI, WALES VS SOUTH AFRICA, AND ITALY VS NEW ZEALAND ON SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, AND SCOTLAND VS AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND VS JAPAN ON SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2024! AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : ENGLAND VS NEW ZEALAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : SCOTLAND VS FIJI AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : IRELAND VS NEW ZEALAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : ITALY VS ARGENTINA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : FRANCE VS JAPAN AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : WALES VS FIJI AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : SCOTLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : IRELAND VS ARGENTINA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : SCOTLAND VS PORTUGAL AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES : ENGLAND VS SOUTH...
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 BRONZE FINAL : ENGLAND VS ARGENTINA – 27/10/2023 – (PHOTO – OWEN FARRELL AND HIS ENGLAND TEAMMATES)
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE EXCITING BRONZE FINAL RUGBY MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND ARGENTINA FROM (27/10/2023), WHERE A MAGNIFICENT HIGH-OCTANE TEAM PERFORMANCE FROM ENGLAND WITH SUBLIME TRIES BY BEN EARL AND THEO DAN, ENSURED A 26 – 23 WIN TO ENGLAND. STEVE BORTHWICK SAYS THAT HE SEES THE BRONZE MEDAL AS A “SPRINGBOARD” TO ENGLAND SUCCESS…! RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 BRONZE FINAL – ARGENTINA VS ENGLAND – 27/10/2023
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : ENGLAND VS REPUBLIC OF IRELAND – 17/11/2024 (PHOTO – HARRY KANE SCORES)
WHAT A NIGHT FOR ENGLAND LAST NIGHT, WHERE THEY SMASHED IRELAND IN A FIVE-GOAL-THRILLER! IRELAND PLAYED WELL IN THE FIRST-HALF, AND WERE SEEMINGLY VERY WELL-ORGANISED, AND QUITE TOUGH FOR ENGLAND TO BREAK DOWN, AND INDEED, IT WAS STILL 0 – 0 AT HALF-TIME! BUT IN THE SECOND-HALF AT 51 MINS. IRELAND’S LIAM SCALES’ SECOND YELLOW CARD CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AFTER AN OBVIOUS FOUL ON JUDE BELLINGHAM, AND HE WAS RED-CARDED AND SENT OFF. (BY THE LOOK ON THE REF’S FACE, HE DIDN’T RELISH DOING IT!) CUE A POLISHED PENALTY FROM HARRY KANE FROM THE SPOT, WHO, WITH A LITTLE “SOFT-SHOE SHUFFLE” MANAGED TO SEND IRELAND’S CAOIMHIN KELLEHER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, HITTING THE BACK OF THE NET EASILY, AS IS HIS WANT, FROM SUCH A DISTANCE. HARRY KANE CELEBRATES AF...
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : MONDAY – 18/11/2024 (PHOTO – JOHN MCGINN CELEBRATES)
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING SOME OF THE EXCITING UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE ACTION FROM YESTERDAY INCLUDING THIS MATCH BETWEEN POLAND VS SCOTLAND, WHERE SCOTLAND’S JOHN MCGINN WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW YET AGAIN AFTER SCORING AT ONLY 3 MINS. INTO THE MATCH, AND WITH POLAND’S KAMIL PIATKOWSKI EQUALISING LATER IN THE MATCH AT 59 MINS., IT WAS ALL-SQUARE, UNTIL EXTRA TIME AT 90 +3 MINS. WHEN SCOTLAND’S ANDREW ROBERTSON SCORED THE LATE DECIDER, MEANING THAT THIS EXCITING MATCH CULMINATED IN A 2 – 1 WIN TO SCOTLAND! UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : POLAND VS SCOTLAND 18/11/2024 IT WAS ALL-ACTION ALSO OVER AT THE LUXEMBOURG VS NORTHERN IRELAND MATCH, WITH NORTHERN IRELAND HAVING 9 SHOTS WITH 5 ON TARGET, AND LUXEMBOURG 6 SHOTS WITH 2 ON TARGET. NORTHERN IRELAND’S ISAAC PRICE GOT TH...
A LOOK BACK TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 : MORE WORLD CLASS RUGBY FROM 16/09/2023
WHAT A TREAT IT WAS YESTERDAY, WITH ALL THE EXHILARATING WORLD CLASS RUGBY ACTION TO WATCH ALMOST BACK-TO-BACK! SO, WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE EXCITING MATCHES FROM IRELAND VS TONGA, WALES VS PORTUGAL AND SAMOA VS CHILE, FROM (17/09/2023), WHICH HAD US ALL ON THE EDGE-OF-OUR SEATS WITH THE DYNAMISM FROM ALL SIDES! RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 – IRELAND VS TONGA – 16/09/2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 – WALES VS PORTUGAL – 16/09/2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 – SAMOA VS CHILE – 16/09/2023
ENGLAND WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES OCTOBER 2024
A LITTLE LOOK BACK AT ALL THE SUPERB GOALS SCORED BY THE LIONESSES IN THEIR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES IN OCTOBER! INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – ENGLAND VS GERMANY – 25/10/2024 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA – 29/10/2024 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA : KEY MOMENTS – 29/10/2024
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE : THURSDAY 14/11/2024 (PHOTO – CURTIS JONES ‘JUMPS FOR JOY’ AFTER HIS INCREDIBLE DEBUT BACKHEEL!)
IT WAS CERTAINLY A GAMBLE FOR LEE CARSLEY LAST NIGHT, AND HAD MANY SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS AS TO WHY HE WOULD CHOOSE TO LEAVE HARRY KANE ON THE BENCH, AND INSTEAD FIELD A TEAM FULL OF YOUNG STARS FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT MATCH. (AS THE THREE LIONS KNEW A WIN BY TWO GOALS MEANT THEY WOULD TAKE CONTROL OF GROUP B2.) BUT THOSE FEARS WERE SOON ALLAYED WITHIN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES (6 MINS. 22 SECS TO BE EXACT), WHEN OLLIE WATKINS HIT THE BACK OF THE NET WITH SOME GUSTO, AFTER SUPERB PASSING FROM BELLINGHAM, TO MADUEKE, WHO COULD SEE THAT OLLIE WATKINS WAS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME. MUCH TO THE BEMUSEMENT OF THE MOSTLY-GREEK CROWD! (OR THE REF IT SEEMED, AS HE PROCEEDED TO HAND OUT YELLOW CARDS TO BELLINGHAM, GALLAGHER AND LATER, JORDAN PICKFORD, LIKE AN OVER-ZEALOUS CROUPIER!) JOR...
