Uruguay bask in short-lived glory
LYON, France: Uruguay savoured their victory over Namibia on Wednesday (Sep 27) all the more as they were well aware the opportunity to add another World Cup success might not come any time soon.
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Namibia miss golden opportunity to end Rugby World Cup winless streak
Uruguay secured their first win at this year's Rugby World Cup by beating Namibia 36-26 in Lyon.
Uruguay stage second-half rally to beat Namibia 36-26
LYON, France: Fullback Baltazar Amaya scored two tries as Uruguay overturned a halftime deficit to defeat ill-disciplined Namibia 36-26 for a bonus-point victory in Lyon on Wednesday and send the African side home from another Rugby World Cup without a win.
Uruguay keep hopes alive, Namibia wait for World Cup win goes on
Fullback Baltazar Amaya scored a brace of tries as Uruguay kept their faint Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes alive with a bonus-point 36-26 victory over ill-disciplined Namibia on Wednesday.
James McGarry faces major Aberdeen FC layoff as injury forces star out of huge Europa Conference League clashes
Aberdeen could be without James McGarry for up to six weeks.
Pakistan Cricket Team Arrives In India After Seven Years Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023
The Pakistan cricket team arrived hon Wednesday, its first visit to India in seven years, to compete in the ODI World Cup beginning on October 5. The Babar Azam-led side will spend a lot of time in Hyderabad, having arrived from Dubai where it had a long nine hour layover. The squad had left Lahore in the wee hours of Wednesday and reached Hyderabad in the night. Pakistan play their opening warm-up game against New Zealand on September 29 before taking on Australia on October 3. They open their tournament campaign against Netherlands here before battling with Sri Lanka on October 10. The Pakistan players had got their Indian visas less than 48 hours before their scheduled travel. Both India and Pakistan only face each other Asia Cup and ICC events due to the tense relations between the two countries.
Italy ready for All Black bullies, says coach Crowley
Italy’s New Zealander head coach Kieran Crowley says his countryment will try to bully the Azzurri in their World Cup match © Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP<br />
NZ recall quartet after injury, Whitelock to win 149th cap off bench
LYON, France : Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Tyrel Lomax and Jordie Barrett will all make their return from injury for New Zealand in Friday's key Pool A clash against Italy with Sam Whitelock set to win a record 149th cap off the bench.