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“It’s just a great sport to help realize you can still do things,” said veteran and triple amputee Sgt. Bryan Anderson.
Wawrinka will retire as a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won his first major at the 2014 Australian Open aged 28.He had ended Djokovic’s run of 14 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals by winning the deciding set of their quarter-final 9-7, and then beat a hindered Rafael Nadal in the Melbourne final.The Spaniard had hurt his back in the warm-up – but those who thought Wawrinka had got lucky and was unlikely to repeat the trick were soon reconsidering.After his Paris triumph, the final part of the trilogy came in New York in 2016, when Wawrinka again beat Djokovic from a…
Rugby Union has only been a professional sport since 1995. As a result, the professional landscape is disparate compared to North America’s highly structured leagues.Each country has its own way of contracting rugby players, and talent remains difficult to unearth and verify in the far-flung Pacific Islands and emerging leagues in South America.As professional rugby competitions develop globally, players, agents and clubs have more opportunities than ever. However, opaque pathways and the lack of standardized procedure around contracts, scouting and player-club communication means that opportunities often fall by the wayside. Players with the quality to go professional can get left…
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Union Bordeaux-Bègles: Saturday’s destruction of Leinster meant that the French club became the sixth all-time back-to-back Champions Cup champions. It’s no mean feat UBB rubbing shoulders in an exclusive jet-set consisting of La Rochelle (2022-2023), Saracens (2016-2017), Toulon (2013-2015), Leinster (2011-2012) and Leicester (2001-2002), and all the more remarkable is how they have risen from the ashes of the financially stricken CA Bordeaux Begles Gironde outfit relegated to the French…
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is meeting senior management on Monday to assess the impact of relegation to the Championship amid a belief he is likely to leave the club.Nuno refused to say whether he would remain at London Stadium in the aftermath of failing to prevent the club dropping out of the Premier League for the first time since 2011.The former Wolves, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest manager signed a three-year deal with the Hammers in September.Despite improved form toward the end of the season, including a final day 3-0 victory over Leeds, West Ham paid the price for…
Former All Blacks and Wales international Shane Howarth insists that Super Rugby has fallen behind the European leagues. The southern hemisphere competition was once the standard-bearer, particularly when it had the best of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa going head-to-head. However, with the latter departing and aligning their club game with the north, and a number of Kiwis and Aussies taking the financial riches on offer abroad, that has impacted Super Rugby. Crusaders v Chiefs thriller There are still plenty of thrillers on offer but much of the best quality has been delivered by the New Zealand outfits, as…
Tennis Australia has appointed National Rugby League (NRL) boss Andrew Abdo as its new chief executive, replacing the long-serving Craig Tiley.
Prediction: 3rdIt was the perfect season for Manchester City as they claimed their first league title in a decade – and in manager Andree Jeglertz’s debut campaign.With no Champions League football to distract them, City were able to throw everything at the WSL title and they swept up the opposition.They went on a 13-game winning streak between September and February and, at one point, had a 12-point lead over Chelsea.They also kept key players Khadija Shaw and Vivianne Miedema fit, with the two scoring a combined 31 goals – half of the club’s overall tally.With a squad packed with talent…
Cheslin Kolbe admits he always felt like he would return to the Stormers one day, with his move to Cape Town now confirmed. The Springboks winger will end his stint in Japan this season and return to South Africa, after penning a deal through to the end of 2029. His return comes amid heavy speculation over his future, with reports from Rapport suggesting he was primed for a move to the Stormers following a triple-header effort from the Cape Town side, his agency Roc Nation and a sports betting company, which is believed to be SportyBet. Kolbe made 49 appearances for the…