The thoughtless actions of twelve rugby players have caused a match between England and the Barbarians to be cancelled at short notice. The match was due to be played at Twickenham on Sunday (25th October 2020) but has been called off because the group of players, who were supposed to be in a bio-secure bubble, …
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Rugby Coach Sent Home
A Wales rugby coach, named Rob Howley, has been sent home from the world cup to assist in an investigation surrounding suspected betting infringements. Professional players and coaches are banned from betting on rugby matches and Howley has been provisionally suspended from all rugby activity pending the outcome of the investigation. If found guilty of …
Dennis retains Time Trial Title
Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis retained his men’s individual time trial world championship title with an emphatic victory on the 54 km route from Northallerton to Harrogate in Yorkshire. He completed the course in 1:05:05 to finish more than a minute ahead of second placed Belgian prodigy Remco Evenepoel. Italy’s Filippo Ganna took the bronze medal …
England win third Ashes Test to level series
England produced an astonishing come back at Headingley to win the third Ashes Test by one wicket and level the series against Australia at 1-1 with two tests remaining. All had seemed lost when they were set a mammoth total to chase in their second innings and the wickets were falling in quick succession when …
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Second Ashes Test Ends in Draw
England and Australia drew the second Ashes test at Lords after a tense final day to leave Australia 1-0 up in the series after two matches. Starting the day 104 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand, England’s chances of snatching a win were raised by all-rounder Ben Stokes, who scored a splendid 115 not …
Rugby player banned for ‘testicle attack’
A rugby league player for Bradford Bulls has been banned for eight games for what was described as a “Grade F attack to the testicles”. The hooker George Flanagan was also fined £250 for his action towards Toronto full-back Hakim Miloudi. MUACOL thoroughly condemns this sort of behaviour and hopes that it never transfers into …
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Second Ashes Test Finely Balanced
England go into the fifth and final day of the second Ashes test of 2019 at Lords on a score of 96-4 in their second innings with a lead of 104 over Australia. Ben Stokes (16) and Jos Buttler (10) are at the crease and will need to stick around and build on the total …