Cory Jane ruled the air, the forward pack won every scrum, Ma’a Nonu scored the only try early on and the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 20-6 in the second semi final, setting up a New Zealand – France Rugby Union World Cup Final. More
Morgan Parra scored all three penalties from France, while Wales, with 14 men (Sam Warburton Red Card) most of the match, couldn’t make most of their set pieces, losing 8-9 in the World Cup Semi Final despite an inspiring effort and Mike Phillips’ late and deceivingly optimistic try. More
It moved from October to December, but at least we still got the fight, the final to the Super Six Super Middleweight tournament, between British Carl Froch, the WBC champion, and undefeated American Andre Ward, the WBA Super champion. More
American sports fans vs the World? No chance. With all due respect to College Sports and their enthusiastic fans, soccer fans in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia are louder, more passionate and just look and sound better on video and live than any College Football or Basketball fans outthere. More
Nothing left to prove? David Haye promised he would retire once he turned 31, and he has lived up to that promise, unlike the one he made to beat Wladimir Klitschko, a unification heavyweight title fight which he lost by a landslide. More
Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, doesn’t think the Floyd Mayweather fight is going to happen in the near future. Instead, he thinks a fight against Timothy Bradley, Light Welterweight champion, who’s avoided Amir Khan (another Roach fighter), is the most likely fight. More
I’m not a big fan of marching bands, but every once in a while, some band does something really original, really fun, that’s actually worth listening to. Not some original composition, but something cool, fresh new, like the Ohio University Marching 110, with their version of LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem , the “Everyday I’m Sufflin” song. More
By the time it’s 2012, less than 3 months from now, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, an eight time world champion in six different weight divisions, will be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. More
The All Blacks had a rough first half in their quarter final against Argentina, but Piri Weepu’s perfect kicking (7 for 7 penalty kicks) and later on Kieran Read and Brad Thorn’s tries gave New Zealand a 33-10 win in the quarter final, setting up a match vs Australia in the Semis. More
With Jonny Wilkinson’s boot no longer a sure thing when it comes to penalties and conversions, he and Toby Flood will hold a closed-doors kicking test to see who will get the part, with both men starting in the XV, of getting England past France. More