Новости за 05.11.2018

Karolina Pliskova has been ruled out of the Czech Republic team in the Fed Cup final against the defending champion United States next weekend due to calf muscle and wrist injuries. She was replaced b

Ashleigh Barty made a blistering start and rode out a tighter second set to win the WTA Elite Trophy title with a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory over rising Chinese talent Wang Qiang in Zhuhai on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal says his season is over because of health concerns. Nadal, overtaken by Novak Djokovic to fall to No. 2 in the world rankings, finished his season with five titles that included another F

The Los Angeles Chargers will release kicker Caleb Sturgis, multiple media outlets reported on Monday. ESPN's Adam Schefter initially reported the news after the 29-year-old kicker missed a 42-yard f

Test rugby is struggling, Agustin Pichot has told us, but an annual World League is not the answer. Sure, international rugby could do with a freshen-up, some clarity and more consideration to the sec

Rugby union in Australia is in trouble. The problem is plain for all to see. The Wallabies are a mess. They have been for some time. There has been little in the way of development of spine players. I

Cape Town - Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called for consistency in decisions when it comes to dangerous play following Owen Farrell's controversial tackle in

As a young All Blacks fan, there was nothing more exhilarating than waiting for a Bledisloe Cup match. My household would be in a particular vibe on game day and I always knew when it was time to take

?If there are any All Black rugby fans anxious about the IRB World Rugby Rankings, this is their time to suffer. When the All Blacks enter the tunnel at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 17th November, i

The Ancient Greek poet Archilochus once wrote this cryptic line: A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog one important thing. Writers ever since have latched on to this organising idea, to categorise

Carpooling home with my boss the other day together we both had had a few intense conversations putting out fires in both our personal and professional lives. He also said something that sparked my at

During last week, respected Roar contributor, Highlander, prompted a discussion about seminal late-1970s new wave act, Ian Dury and The Blockheads. While readers (mostly) resisted the temptation to al

The Wallabies will face a Wales side determined to break their-decade long hoodoo in next weekends rugby union Test in Cardiff. Wales have lost 13 consecutive matches against Australia since their 21-

Fijian-born Isi Naisarani has moved one step closer to making a Wallabies debut, after he was named as a development player for Australias upcoming Spring tour in Europe. The 23-year-old, who will bec

Jack Debreczeni is the key name for Australian rugby fans on Wednesday morning as New Zealands Super Rugby sides begin to roll out their squads ahead of the 2019 season. The fly-half, who has also pla

World Rugby has today revealed their four-man shortlist for try of the year - with two All Blacks players on their list for scores against Australia. The accolade, which has been awarded since 2007, w

So, here we are again, watching the Wallabies off the pace and off their game in yet another Bledisloe loss. My fellow Roarers have raised a number of excellent points in the wake of Yokohama and, by

New Zealands Beauden Barrett and Rieko Ioane have been named on the five-man shortlist for World Rugby Player of the Year award, while France dominated the nominations for the womens award. Barrett co

I often wonder what percentage of matches are influenced by a referee. I suspect there arent that many. We often see spectators focus on the last-minute decisions by referees, especially in close matc

Free-agent wide receiver Kendall Wright signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team announced Monday. Wright initially signed with the Cardinals on Oct. 8 before being released 10 days lat

Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy scalped two wickets each for India.

Mark Taylor has joined the list of officials who have quit the organisation. Chief executive James Sutherland and Chairman David Peever had quit last week.