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Burnwinter

I know nothing about NFL but this was epic 😆

MuswellHillGooner

I had to read the tweets to find out what Agalar meant.
I first thought it may be some video-game character but apparently it's Nelson Agholor.
Is he that bad?

flobaba

Agholor plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. Last week they played the Falcons and he dropped a very catchable pass on a critical play towards the end which could have won his team the game.

Hence, shade.

MuswellHillGooner

Empty seats and ghostly silence have been the sad feature of this PR disaster for the sport, the IAAF, Lord Coe and Qatar

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/30/doha-world-athletics-championships-crowds-iaaf

flobaba

But oil money has changed hands. That’s all that matters.

Claudius

Adesanya vs Whittaker was a fun fight. Whittaker erred in thinking he could trade punches with the Last Style Bender who was just faster, able to absorb more hits. Fought with swagger and danced all the way out of the arena. Entertaining champion all the way.

KingslandBarge

I was shocked with how the fight unfolded. Whittaker was taking lot of risks by dashing into the pocket to strike, losing torque in his punches while advancing and opening himself up for the counter hook. Meanwhile, I was very impressed with Adesanya's patience and defensive upper body movement. As you say he was able to absorb the hits with some good partial/complete rolls. However, Whittaker did make contact and I felt he was winning both rounds before the way each one ended. Overall he has the tools to beat Adesanya so I'd be disappointed if there wasn't a rematch.

Bold Tone

Whittaker was not winning both rounds. Adesanya was baiting him and countering with power punches. He tried to copy Gastellum who busted Adesanya's face by rushing him but Adesanya obviously learnt from that fight. The right hooks on the money after Whittaker flailing efforts is the reason why Whittaker was knocked out and his face was a bloody mess compared to Adesanya who came through unscathed.
http://mmahighkick.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2879

flobaba

He was saved by the bell at the end of round 1 also... tools my booty.

invisibleman18

Bit of a shambles at the Rugby World Cup similar to the cricket a few months ago. Sounds like a number of the final group games are going to be cancelled and recorded as a 0-0 draw due to an expected typhoon rather than rescheduled or moved. Main implication is it would eliminate Scotland by denying them the opportunity to win their final game and go through, and it also decides 1st and 2nd in a couple of groups which were up for grabs in deciding games.

Bryant

Cech signs for a hockey team!

invisibleman18

NZ-Italy and England-France games now officially cancelled. Makes no difference to NZ's group but means England top their group and France come 2nd which was to be decided by that game. Means England go through to Australia and NZ's side of the draw so might have been better off coming 2nd. No decision yet on the Sunday games.

Claudius

this is probably the best decision. If anything happens later, you do need to reschedule knockout games. There are too many games to be throwing a whole tournament out of whack. This typhoon is a disaster. What would you have them do?

Bold Tone

The results of those games were a foregone conclusion and although to be fair, every team should get a bye as Rugby is a very physical game and England and New Zealand would have an advantage in the next round if they have played one less game.

invisibleman18

I disagree that England-France was a foregone conclusion, but fortunately cancelling doesn't impact on whether either team goes through. Why is there no plan B though? It's been known for 10 years that the tournament was in Japan and surely it's not news that typhoons happen there this time of year.

Bold Tone

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds.

The Kenyan, 34, covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria on Saturday.
It will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition and he used a team of rotating pacemakers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50025543

flobaba

I continue to maintain that one day the 100 m dash will be run in 1 second.

And soon afterwards, in no time at all.

:hat:

Daz

Bold Tone wrote:
Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds.

The Kenyan, 34, covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria on Saturday.
It will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition and he used a team of rotating pacemakers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50025543

I watched the second hour and it was pretty incredible. The sheer speed and consistency of his running over that distance is amazing. What an athlete.

Bold Tone

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge is undoubtedly the greatest marathoner of the modern age.
He has won 11 of the 12 marathons he has competed in.
His only loss was to another Kenyan, Wilson Kipsang, during the 2013 Berlin Marathon when he came in second.
https://qz.com/africa/1628684/why-kenyans-keep-winning-marathons-long-distance-races/?utm_source=reddit.com

invisibleman18 wrote:
I disagree that England-France was a foregone conclusion, but fortunately cancelling doesn't impact on whether either team goes through. Why is there no plan B though? It's been known for 10 years that the tournament was in Japan and surely it's not news that typhoons happen there this time of year.

The tournament organisers insisted the SRU were happy to sign up to the World Cup’s “terms of participation” – which sets out the ban on rescheduling pool matches – before the tournament kicked off.

In a statement, the governing body said: “It is disappointing that the Scottish Rugby Union should make such comments at a time when we are doing everything we can to enable all Sunday’s matches to take place as scheduled.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/10/12/scotland-threaten-world-rugby-with-legal-action-over-typhoon-decision/

That said, I agree the Rugby authorities would have chased the money the same as any other company in a capitalist system.

No sympathy
One person who hasn’t extended much sympathy to the Scots is England head coach Eddie Jones.

“You have to accumulate points in your games to put yourself in the right position,” he said of the Scots’ plight, a reference to the fact that they lost their opening pool match to Ireland.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen made the same point when asked about Italy’s predicament. “If you want to be really ruthless, then it’s all about making sure you win the games on the way through because everyone knew this could be a possibility,” Hansen told reporters.

Size matters
Nonetheless, Parisse’s comments will have struck a nerve with World Rugby and have left neutral fans asking: would the tournament organisers have so readily cancelled matches if they risked losing the revenue that nations like England, New Zealand and France bring to the table?

And, as the Scots are asking, would they not have come up with a Plan B were it the tournament hosts and not they who are on the brink of elimination?
https://www.theweek.co.uk/2019-rugby-world-cup/103743/scotland-threaten-legal-action-rugby-world-cup-japan

invisibleman18

Ridiculous to have scheduled it during typhoon season, but anyway Scotland got bundled out on the pitch so all's well that ends well. Japan look good and no reason they can't beat South Africa again in the quarter final. Those wingers are lightning fast!

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