Amy Hunt 🏴 won the third women’s 100m semifinal in 11.02s under heavy rain to qualify for the Commonwealth Games final! 🌧️
Zoe Hobbs 🇳🇿 also secured automatic qualification with 11.04s, while Jonielle Smith 🇯🇲 advanced as the fastest non-automatic qualifier in 11.07s.
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| RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 18: Jai Opetaia with his Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Title belt which defends on Saturday night on December 18, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing via Getty Images) |
Australia’s Jai Opetaia is being backed to regain his IBF cruiserweight title while also earning an estimated $2 million in Saudi Arabian purses, thanks to a new attitude accompanying his rise to world champion.
On the eve of his own appearance on Sunday’s blockbuster Day of Reckoning card, New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker is tipping Opetaia to regain cruiserweight gold “easily” in 2024.
Better, Parker insists it will come while the 28-year-old also grabs some $2 million now available to him in projected fight purses.
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For New Zealand and South Africa there is no bigger challenge than what both consider rugby’s greatest rivalry and the World Cup final on Saturday will be among their most significant clashes with each team seeking a record fourth global title.The rich history of this 102-year-old fixture has seen political turmoil, countless bruising battles, a previous World Cup final and even a 0-0 draw.
New Zealand have a sizeable lead in the head-to-head with 62 wins to South Africa’s 39 in 105 matches and are the only nation the Springboks have a negative win-loss ratio against.
Conversely, however, New Zealand’s lowest win percentage versus any opponents (59%) is against the Springboks.
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi calls it "the biggest sporting rivalry in history" while former New Zealand winger Jeff Wilson believes it is a thread that connects the two nations.
"It is such an important part of the two countries and how they are connected," Wilson said. "It is competitive on the field, but you can see off it there is a healthy respect."
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The All Blacks stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with another mesmeric display of attacking rugby to put down an initially troublesome Uruguay 73-0 in their final Pool A match on Thursday.
After losing their tournament opener to France, New Zealand ran in 11 tries against Namibia, 14 against Italy and added another 11 against Los Teros at OL Stadium.
Damian McKenzie score two tries and made a couple more in an outstanding display, while winger Will Jordan grabbed his 26th and 27th five-pointers in only his 28th test with a performance just as good.
The other New Zealand outside back, Leicester Fainga'anuku, joined the party late with a second-half hat-trick as the Uruguayans wilted under huge pressure.
The bonus-point victory sent the three-times World Cup winners to the top of Pool A, two points clear of France before the tournament hosts face Italy in their final opening-round match at the same stadium on Friday.
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New Zealand Football is "rapt" with how the Women's World Cup has gone and hopes to partner with Australia again to host the men's tournament, Chief Executive Andrew Pragnell said.
The first 32-team Women's World Cup - and the first hosted by more than one country - has been the most well-attended in the tournament's history and generated record crowds for women's soccer matches in Australia and New Zealand.
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Football Australia (FA) chief James Johnson believes FIFA's expanded Club World Cup is going to be a big success and is mulling a joint bid with New Zealand to host the second edition in 2029.
Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in July and August this year and Johnson has already said that could be a springboard for a joint bid for the men's version, possibly in 2034.
