RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Will we see an upset in the RWC semi-finals?
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and The Telegraph's Charlie Morgan to look ahead at this weekend's Rugby World Cup semi-finals.
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Shock results spark excitement at Cricket World Cup 2023
Several commentators at the Cricket World Cup 2023 seem to be of the view that the competition lacked spark in its opening stages. The criterion for this appeared to be a dearth of close, exciting, finishes.
On Expected Lines, Franchises Retain Top Guns Ahead Of Women's Premier League Season 2
There was no surprises in store as all the marquee players, including Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet Kaur, Delhi Capital's Meg Lanning and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Smriti Mandhana, have been retained by their respective Women's Premier League franchises (WPL), the league announced on Thursday. The window for the five franchises to retain players for the WPL 2024 season came to an end on October 15. While 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, were retained across five franchises, 29 players were released from their existing squads.
South Africa unchanged for semi-final against England
PRESIES COURCELLES, France :South Africa resisted any temptation to tinker with their team and on Thursday named the same side that eliminated host France in the Rugby World Cup for Saturday’s semi-final against England.
Springboks uncharged for World Cup semi-final
South Africa have named the same side that eliminated hosts France from the Rugby World Cup last week for Saturday's semi-final against England.
Cricket World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma On Verge Of Achieving Historic First In ODI Cricket
Rohit Sharma is on the verge of adding a massive record to his already illustrious career as the Indian cricket team skipper can become the first batter from his country to hit 50 sixes in a calendar year. Right now, Rohit has 47 sixes and if he can hit 3 more sixes in the course of the Cricket World Cup 2023, he will be able to achieve the historic first. Overall, West Indies legend Chris Gayle and former South Africa star AB De Villiers are the only cricketers to achieve this feat. De Villiers tops the list with 58 sixes back in 2015 - a record that Rohit can potentially break considering the number of games left.
Cricket World Cup - 'Upsets Happen When...': Virat Kohli's Message To Indian Cricket Team Ahead Of Bangladesh Match
There are no "big teams" in the World Cup and upsets at the mega event happen when the conversation revolves around the more successful teams, star India batter Virat Kohli said on Wednesday. Kohli's statement comes following two major upsets in the ongoing World Cup. While Afghanistan stunned holders England by 69 runs in New Delhi on Sunday, Netherlands recorded their biggest win in the history of the game when they shocked South Africa by 38 runs in rain-curtailed affair in Dharamsala on Tuesday. (Cricket World Cup Points Table)
Ian Foster warns All Blacks 'not to get softened' by acclaim following Ireland win
New Zealand boss Ian Foster has warned his players "not to get softened" by the acclaim which followed their thrilling World Cup win over Ireland ahead of a semi-final showdown with Argentina. The All Blacks booked a last-four spot by upsetting Andy Farrell's men with a pulsating 28-24 victory in Paris. New Zealand return to Stade de France on Friday evening and are red-hot favourites to progress to a final against either England or reigning champions South Africa. Head coach Foster feels "being patted on the back" following a statement last-eight victory over the Irish derailed the Kiwis in the 2019 tournament and is eager to avoid history repeating itself. "The best way to recover is to refocus really quickly on what the next challenge is and not to listen too much to any praise you're given as a group for a performance," said Foster, who was assistant to Steve Hansen four years ago when New Zealand lost to England in the semi-finals. "Not to go down that path, not to get softened because everyone's patting you on the back saying you played well. "That's not a good place to be as a team. "I love the way the team has buckled down, we've redefined the challenge for us as a group, we're not satisfied with where we are now and when you're clear about your goal for the week the recovery comes along pretty quickly. "You know that if we're not right on Friday night at Stade de France, it's going to be a sad old night and we don't want it to be like that. "You get people talking to you about tomorrow and trying to take your eyes off today. "In 2019 we probably didn't stop being patted on the back after the quarter-final, hence some of my language today and we're just trying to dial this back, keep things simple and let's just