Gloucester 42-15 Cardiff: Blue and Blacks blown away in ruthless first half as pre-season begins with defeat
Cardiff were thumped 42-15 by a clinical Gloucester side in their opening pre-season fixture of 2022.
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Ospreys 31-24 Northampton Saints: Justin Tipuric makes return as Toby Booth's side secure late victory
Justin Tipuric played just under an hour on his return from injury as the Ospreys beat Northampton Saints in a thrilling pre-season friendly in Bridgend.
Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan enter Super 4s with record win over Hong Kong, meet India on Sunday
Pakistan set up a second showdown against arch-rivals India in as many weeks with a record 155-run win over Hong Kong in a must-win Asia Cup match here on Friday. Mohammad Rizwan had to work hard for his 78 off 57 balls as Pakistan got a much-needed final flourish to post 193 for two against Hong Kong. Hong Kong were simply blown away in the run-chase with the Pakistani attack proving to be too good for them. Their innings folded up for just 38 in 10.4 overs, sending Pakistan into the Super 4s as the second placed team from Group A. As it happened: Pakistan vs Hong KongIt was Pakistan's biggest win in the shortest format. Pakistan will meet India, who topped Group A, on Sunday. Hong Kong had shown a bit of potential with the bat against India but they simply surrendered to the Pakistani attack. It was a procession after Naseem Shah struck twice in the third over of the innings. Then it was the turn of the spinners, Shadab Khan (4/8) and Mohammad Nawaz (3/5), to do the damage as they shared seven wickets.
Fantasy football daily news and notes - Miles Sanders, Jaylen Waddle, Jimmy Garoppolo
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No. 22 Wake Forest tops VMI behind Griffis, Turner, Morin
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Mitch Griffis threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start and Christian Turner and Taylor Morin added spectacular individual efforts on scores, helping No. 22 Wake Forest beat VMI 44-10 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.
Michael Cheika factor helps Argentina rack up series of firsts
Ahead of a Test match between his Wallabies and the All Blacks in 2016, Michael Cheika was depicted as a clown in the pages of New Zealand's biggest newspaper.
Cheika factor helps Argentina rack up a series of firsts
SYDNEY : Ahead of a test match between his Wallabies and the All Blacks in 2016, Michael Cheika was depicted as a clown in the pages of New Zealand's biggest newspaper. It's a fair bet no cartoonist will get the same commission this week.
The Chase viewers praise 'handsome' Beast Mark Labbett after 10 stone weight loss
Viewers of The Chase have praised “The Beast” Mark Labbett for his “handsome” appearance on Thursday’s show. The Chaser announced that he had dropped three suit sizes and lost ten stone in weight in a recent Instagram post.