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Argentina melts down, South Africa reclaims throne
South Africa Rugby Championship 2024 champion
In just under two hours, South Africa put behind it the surprising defeat seven days ago in Santiago del Estero and, demolishing Argentina with a clear 48-7 in Mbombela, won the Rugby Championship for the fifth time in its history, returning to success in the Southern Hemisphere's premier tournament for the first time since 2019 and reaffirming its global superiority in rugby following its success in the 2023 World Cup.
The match è without history from the start: Aphelele Fassi goes in goal after 8′, Pieter-Steph du Toit crosses the line at 14′ (Jaden Hendrikse transforms in both cases) for 14-0. Argentina deludes itself into thinking it can come back by going in goal with Tomas Albornoz on 19′ (the same Benetton Rugby opener transforms), but unlike at home to the Pumas, South Africa does not flinch and scores virtually every time it crosses the halfway line.
Hendrikse makes it 17-7 with a free kick on 22′, then come two more goals before halftime, with Fassi on 33′ and Cheslin Kolbe on 38′, who take advantage of the ten minutes in which Mateo Carreras è was forced to the bench because of a yellow card to allow South Africa to close the first half on 27-7.
That of Mateo Carreras è the first card in the entire tournament for Argentina but it won't be the only one, becauseé Pablo Matera gets himself sent off with yellow turned red after the review at the ‘bunker’ in minute 55 and Santiago Carreras gets another yellow in 68′ exactly one minute before Malcolm Marx's goal for 34-7 (after Handré Pollard's transformation).
Even final è all in favor of the Springboks: du Toit scores again at 73′ Jesse Kriel marks in turn at 77′. Pollard converted on both occasions and put his signature from the penalty spot on the 48-7 final.South Africa closes the tournament with 24 points, finishing ahead of New Zealand (16 points after a 31-13 success over Australia in the Italian morning), Argentina itself (14 points) and the Australian Wallabies, last with just 5 points collected in the six matches played.
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Davis Cup, not just Jannik Sinner: Lorenzo Musetti is ready
The bronze medal at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged her up
This is it. Italy è is ready to start on the road to another possible dream, which is to win the Davis Cup again. The first obstacle è represented by the hostile Argentina (absolutely not to be underestimated). The Azzurri are betting, of course, on world No. 1 Sinner but there’è great confidence also in Musetti who arrived in Malaga in great form.
The blue number 2 è has been the protagonist of a heavenly season. The bronze at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged him up. Now he è ready to be an absolute protagonist in the Davis Cup: “I arrive with a different maturity at all levels”, his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I’m ready to take more responsibility and have a more central, more important part than 12 months ago. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline, and I have a lot of desire to experience the competition”, the commentary of Musetti himself, who arrived in Malaga in excellent physical condition, having had some time to rest after Paris-Bercy.
Clearly, with such a motivated Musetti, è much can be expected from Italy. Sinner è an absolute guarantee but, to make it all the way, the help of all the members of the blue team led by captain Volandri is needed. There’s a strong desire to accomplish another feat and return to celebrate, all together.
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NBA, Milwaukee snaps up Giannis Antetokounmpo
Well Golden State, black crisis for Philadelphia
So many contests in the NBA night. With its back against the wall, Milwaukee finds the strength to fight back and take home a crucial victory in the match with Chicago (122-106 the final). Race dominated by Antetokounmpo who finished with an impressive 41 points on the scoreboard, including 25 in a surreal third period, with also eight assists and nine rebounds.
Thanks to this success, the Bucks record rises to six wins and nine losses. After losing the unbeaten streak to Boston, Cleveland returned to success: 128-100 over New Orleans. Excellent performance by Jerome (29 points). The record of the Cavs è the best in the NBA with 16 wins and only one loss (suffered, precisely, against the Celtics).
Most delicate moment for Philadelphia, which continues to sink. The 76ers also surrendered in Memphis (117-111 the final), collecting their 12th defeat of the season (only two wins). A strong showing by Embiid (35 points and 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough to bring a smile back to the interior of a team in total crisis.
As for the other games, OKC folds Portland (109-99) while Houston gets rid of Indiana (130-113) rather easily. New York wins the challenge with Phoenix (138-122) while Golden State prevails against Atlanta: 120-97 the final for the Warriors with 23 points by Curry. Nice success, finally, of the LA Clippers against Orlando (104-93).
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GP Las Vegas, Carlos Sainz has hope for constructors’ title
Ferrari è currently second at -36 from McLaren
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The Las Vegas GP takes the stage. A new opportunity, for Ferrari, to try to get even closer to McLaren, currently leader in the constructors’ standings with 593 points, 36 more than the Cavallino. The circuit would seem to favor the Rossa, although Sainz points out an important detail.
“Ferrari competitive? Looking at the track I would say sì, Ferrari should be competitive or at least should be able to fight but when we see that tire temperatures rise, then I would say no”, the clear words of Sainz reported by Marca.
The Cavallino driver knows that in order to take home the Constructors’ World Championship title, he needs “help” from McLaren: “I think we are close. But at the same time, we also need McLaren to make some mistakes, becauseé, if they don’t make any mistakes from here to the end, in case we have to win all the time and we and they come second in every race, I think McLaren will probably still be able to keep the title”.
Sainz, in addition to trying to win another GP before ending his adventure with the Cavallino, wants to try to help the team win the constructors world championship: “I would like to win the championship for Ferrari this year. And sì, I think it would be a great way to end the season”.
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