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Nadal On Fire As Spain Crush Uruguay At ATP Cup

January 6, 2020 5:05 pm

World number one Rafael Nadal sharpened his serve and cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Pablo Cuevas at the ATP Cup on Monday in a flawless display as he fine tunes for the Australian Open.

The 19-time Grand Slam champion hit 26 winners and fired down seven aces against the world number 45 to clinch Spain’s victory over Uruguay in Perth after Roberto Bautista Agut beat Franco Roncadelli 6-1, 6-2.

Spain plays Japan on Wednesday with the winner qualifying for the knockout phase in Sydney, while the loser will have to rely on other results.

Underdog Cuevas had beaten …

Woods Leads US Presidents Cup Fightback To Crush Els Dream

December 15, 2019 3:20 pm

Tiger Woods’ United States produced a stunning turnaround to deny the Internationals a first Presidents Cup in 21 years Sunday, dominating the singles on a tense final day that went to the wire at Royal Melbourne.

Veteran Matt Kuchar was the hero, with his winning putt on the 17th in the penultimate match enough to ensure victory, sparking wild celebrations from playing-captain Woods, who set the tone by getting the first point on the board.

It was a crushing loss for Ernie Els’ young Internationals who led for the first three days of the biennial matchplay event.

They went into …

Resurgent Toulouse Crush Bayonne In Top 14

December 1, 2019 3:07 pm

Reigning champions Toulouse jumped to fourth in the Top 14 with a 45-10 victory over Bayonne, who finished with 13 men, on Sunday

Toulouse who lost five of their first eight games in Top 14, have now won six straight, including two European victories.

Both teams had a chance to climb into the top three, but the game quickly became one-sided.

Sofiane Guitoune sidestepped through the Bayonne defence for the first Toulouse try after 18 minutes. Winger Matthis Lebel added a second five minutes later.

Bayonne were reduced to 14 when No. 8 Mat Luamanu was sent off for …

‘Something Special’ As New Zealand Crush England

November 25, 2019 4:35 pm

New Zealand said their comprehensive innings victory over England was among their very best after Neil Wagner’s five-wicket burst sealed the first Test in Mount Maunganui on Monday.

The tireless left-armer took the last two England wickets in successive balls for a five-wicket haul and to complete the rout by an innings and 65 runs late on the final day.

While England captain Joe Root lamented a disappointing batting effort, and the lack of a bowler with Wagner’s application, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson celebrated his side’s match-defining innings of 615 for nine declared.

“To lose the toss and be …

India Crush Bangladesh In Day-Night Test To Sweep Series

November 24, 2019 4:43 pm

Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed five wickets as India thrashed Bangladesh in just over two days of their first day-night Test to sweep the series 2-0 on Sunday.

Bangladesh were bowled out for 195 in less than an hour of the first session on day three in Kolkata, as India won by an innings and 46 runs to record their 12th-straight Test series triumph on home soil.

It was a memorable pink-ball international debut for India, who become the only team to win four consecutive Tests by an innings margin.

Virat Kohli’s side — which has now won seven Tests

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South Africa Crush England In World Cup Final

November 2, 2019 4:46 pm

2019 Rugby World Cup final
England: (6) 12
Pen: Farrell 4
South Africa: (12) 32
Try: Mapimpi, Kolbe Con: Pollard 2 Pen: Pollard 6

South Africa broke English hearts with a ruthless display of power rugby to seize their third Rugby World Cup in devastating fashion.

Twenty two points from the boot of nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ground England into the Yokohama dirt on a horrible night for Eddie Jones’s men.

England had trailed 12-6 at the interval after taking a hammering in the scrum and making a series of …

Lagos police launch ‘Operation Crush’

June 11, 2019 2:13 am

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, on Monday paraded 202 people, suspected of involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and other related crimes in Lagos State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the parading of the suspects is part of a renewed crackdown on criminals in the state, tagged “Operation Crush’’.

Briefing newsmen at the Ikorodu Police Divisional Headquarters at Igbogbo in Ikorodu, Muazu said the police had also recovered fire arms, cutlasses, phones and charms from the suspects.

“The command has painstakingly put in place measures to reclaim the destiny of our youths, who …

US final battle to crush ISIS in Syria

February 11, 2019 12:12 pm

The final battle is on to kick ISIS out of Syria. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched an assault to remove ISIS from its last enclave in the country.