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Alamy Stock PhotoJosh Reeves playing for Brazil in 2017. grow the game Ex-Wanderers player and Sligo director of rugby Josh Reeves is now driving Brazilian rugby. THE WORLD CUP finished three weeks ago, but it wasn't the end of Test rugby for 2023. Today sees the second and final weekend of La Vila International Rugby Cup taking place in…

The UK-based betting firm, Betfred has developed a partnership extension with Rugby League Commercial (RLC) for three more years. Betfred originally partnered with RLC to serve as the men's Super League title sponsor in 2017, and following that, the bookmaker has expanded its support for the men's, women's, and wheelchair Challenge Cup tournaments,…

Belle Of The Ball. Photo / Supplied A flurry of phone calls early this morning will have an enormous impact on what thoroughbred punters have to bet on at Tauranga today. Because if the weather forecast is right some of the biggest names and favourites at the meeting could be scratched because of track conditions. The heavy rain warnings for the…

With just under two weeks remaining in MLB's regular season, seven teams are within plus-or-minus one game of their league's final wild-card spot - and six teams have between 35% and 65% playoff odds. To help make sense of who has the inside track at securing the final berths, let's look at the probabilities, schedule strengths, and other pros and…

Dragon Leap winning the Foxbridge at Te Rapa. Photo / Supplied Trainer Andrew Scott's Super Saturday isn't shaping up as he would have liked but don't let that stop you backing Dragon Leap in today's $400000 Tarzino Trophy at Hastings today. The first group 1 of the season was supposed to kick-start a magical few hours for Scott, who not only…

BENGALURU: Team Netherlands' dream of making it into the 2023 ICC Cricket Men's World Cup went down to the wire, as it battled seven other national teams, each vying for a single place among the ten teams that take part in the World Cup, scheduled to be held in the next couple of months in India. Following a loss to Sri Lanka, the'Flying Dutchmen'…

Two teams in the hunt for playoff spots face off as the San Francisco Giants face the Cincinnati Reds. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Reds prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Giants made started their march toward the playoffs with a good opening weekend of the second half. They swept the Pirates and were dominant in…

Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber's coaching credentials will be put to the test on the opening weekend of the 2023 Test season. Their direct opponent, Australian boss Eddie Jones, has a knack for transforming struggling teams into world-beaters. What's more, he knows what makes South African rugby players tick. Jones worked alongside Jake White…

Rob Rush got six minutes' game time for the Blues in his debut match against the Highlanders at Eden Park. Photo / Getty Images Six minutes on the park was more than enough time for Rob Rush to gauge the intensity of a Super Rugby match and to realise how much more it is for him to learn. The Northland Taniwha loose forward came off the bench in…

Waratahs No.7 Michael Hooper is unrecognisable from the player he was about a month ago. He's flicked a switch and gone up a few gears, and was a major contributor to the Waratahs' win over the Highlanders on Friday. He's playing in a team with a wobbly scrum and an out-of-touch No.10, but Hooper's outstanding kick for a 50-22 before half-time in…

It has been nine years since a non-New Zealand team last took home a Super Rugby championship. Are fortunes bound to change this year for non-Kiwi clubs? Well, the odds are stacked against them, leaving them with some work to do. Of the eight teams currently in position to qualify for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs that begin in June, three are…

Black Ferns prop Amy Rule says it's a risk but is relishing the chance to play in back-to-back Super Rugby competitions on either side of the Tasman after signing for the Brumbies. Rule is contracted with Matatū for Super Rugby Aupiki through to its finale on March 25, which is the same weekend as the opening round of Australia's six-team Super…

United States | February 10, 2023 05:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Sportsbook promo codes are also something that will be discussed running up to the Super Bowl. Of course, in the US, fans are offered some of the best promo codes. We have listed the most popular sportsbook sites and their promo codes for this year's Super Bowl; this is with FanDuel,…

In this week's Autosport magazine, our team of writers have picked out the UK events and championships they are most looking forward to attending or following over the coming year. Despite some of the depressing headlines in the news, this feature makes clear that there is still plenty to eagerly anticipate in the world of national motorsport for…

Before he started lighting up the HSBC World Sevens Series Sevens, Dietrich Roache was in the exact same position as many at Allianz Stadium this weekend. Roache, who admits to being a bit of a "leaguie" as a kid, was handed a free ticket to the Sydney Sevens in 2018, the last time the event was held in the Moore Park precinct. The flyer looked on…

Are you ready for NFL playoff football? After a long 18-week season that saw numerous twists and turns, it's time for the final 14 teams standing to make history. Legacies will be written throughout this playoffs, and it starts on Wild Card Weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles earned a first-round bye, leaving us with six games…

America's biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There's a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn't happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who's a Grammy Award-winning megastar. It…

England finished at the top of their group and now face Senegal for a chance at the World Cup quarterfinal. With a stronger side top to bottom, our World Cup betting picks expect England to win, but not as easy as some may think. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Sunday gives us a big clash in the Round of 16 with England facing Senegal at the Al Bayt…

The Sports Gazette caught up with the Lebanese rugby league squad ahead of their World Cup quarterfinal against Australia on Friday. They spoke about hybrid nationalities, singing the anthem like you mean it and growing the game in Lebanon. The 2021 Australian census found that almost 250000 people in the country claim some form of Lebanese…

The Rhinos pair will line up together for the Wolfhounds against Jamaica at Headingley on Sunday. Bentley joined Rhinos from St Helens a year ago and had a difficult start to his Leeds career, being sent-off on debut and picking up three bans during the first half of the campaign. But he went on to produce a series of impressive performances in the…

The Springboks series win against Wales has given both teams' fans a lot to talk about. Wales arrived to compete and not to give the Springboks an easy run-out. Ryan Jordan summarises the key takeouts of the Springboks series win. It was not the 3-nil walkover anticipated by many pundits. The Springboks won the first Test at Loftus Versveld 32-29…

At the end of New Zealand's cricketing summer, Arlene Kelly felt the winds of change in the air. It had been her 10th season representing her beloved Auckland Hearts, and arguably the toughest of the lot - both the Hearts and Auckland Aces men's team had endured a heavily Covid-interrupted summer. Kelly was also in line for a promotion at work. But…

FEW PEOPLE expected Japan to embrace this year's Rugby World Cup, the first to be held outside of the sport's traditional heartlands, to the extent that it has. Its popularity is in large part down to the scintillating performance of the home team. Four years ago, in perhaps the greatest upset in the history of the World Cup, Japan stunned fans by…

Somehow, there are only two days left in the regular season (maybe). Six months of non-stop, regular-season baseball will transition into the high-stakes postseason tournament that will begin on Tuesday with the four Wild Card Series. Seven of 12 playoff spots have already been guaranteed, and the last five teams could be known by the end of the…