Wales coach accepts pressure as Springboks loom after Italy loss
Wales coach Wayne Pivac understands he is in a job "where everybody is watching your every move" following a dispiriting defeat by Italy.
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IPL 2022, LSG vs KKR: Lucknow Super Giants pull off last-ball win to eliminate Kolkata Knight Riders
Lucknow Super Giants managed to hold their nerve to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by just two runs at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. The win ensured that Lucknow became the second side after Gujarat Titans to make the playoffs with 18 points. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLEChasing 211 runs for victory, KKR put up a brave fight ending up with 208/8, finishing their campaign with 12 points. KKR went in for a sixth opening pair this season, but lost both debutant Abhijeet Tomar, coming in for the injured Ajinkya Rahane, and Venkatesh Iyer to Mohsin Khan cheaply.
Wayne Pivac urges Welsh rugby chiefs to consider axing one region
As he surveyed the wreckage that is Welsh rugby around him and looked back on his team’s disastrous Six Nations, Wayne Pivac cut a reflective figure on Wednesday.
Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul smash record opening IPL stand for Lucknow Super Giants
South African Quinton de Kock and India's KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership in Indian Premier League history on Wednesday as their stand of 210 fired the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs with a two-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Cricket-De Kock, Rahul smash record opening IPL partnership
(Reuters) - South African Quinton de Kock and India's KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership in Indian Premier League history on Wednesday as their stand of 210 fired the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs with a two-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Lucknow Super Giants Pull Off Last Ball Thriller Against Kolkata Knight Riders After Quinton de Kock's Ton, Enter Play-offs
Quinton de Kock struck a sensational hundred and shared a record opening stand with skipper K L Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants pipped Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball IPL thriller to seal their play-off spot in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. De Kock gave a batting masterclass enroute to an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls as he and Rahul (68 not out off 51) fired LSG to 210 for no loss, the highest opening stand in IPL history. It was a steep chase but KKR stayed in the game through Nitish Rana (42) and captain Shreyas Iyer (50) but it was too big a task for the lower-order. Their innings ended 208 for eight in 20 overs.
De Kock, Rahul smash record opening IPL partnership
South African Quinton de Kock and India's KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership in Indian Premier League history on Wednesday (May 18) as their stand of 210 fired the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs with a two-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The unluckiest Wales rugby players as form overlooked and Lion's international career appears over
Whenever a Wales squad is named a number of players can consider themselves unfortunate to miss out and that seems a particularly long list this time following Wayne Pivac’s 33-strong selection for the trip to South Africa. Here then are the most notable omissions.