Magic Weekend – Love it or Hate it?
The 22nd Magic Weekend is upon us as Newcastle once again takes centre stage for two days of Rugby League action.
The 22nd Magic Weekend is upon us as Newcastle once again takes centre stage for two days of Rugby League action.
Castleford Tigers will be looking to make it four wins on the bounce and further increase their chances of making the Betfred Super League play-offs at the end of the season when they travel to Newcastle to face the Leeds Rhinos at the Magic Weekend.
The Magic Weekend has arrived and as we look ahead to another great weekend of Rugby League, there is a lot on the line for all 12 teams in the Super League with top of the table clashes and relegation four-pointers happening all at St James Park in Newcastle which hosts the Magic Weekend for a record sixth time.
In one of rugby league’s famous dates in the calendar, Magic Weekend has arrived as rugby sides travel to the North-East to play at Newcastle United’s St James Park.
Three first half goals from Martin Sjögren’s Norway side was enough to all but put the game to bed, but Julie Nelson instilled a glimmer of hope just after the break before Chelsea’s Guro Reiten re-established the cushion to secure a 4-1 win.
Qualifying for the Austrian Sprint ended with Max Verstappen taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring.
While Group B is known as the ‘group of death’ ahead of the Euros, Group C definitely has some intriguing teams in it, including two favourites for the tournament Sweden and Netherlands.
Monday will see the start of another round of LV=Insurance County Championship matches, after a week of Blast knock out stages of the competition it is back to the red ball version of the game.
Spain’s hopes of winning a maiden European Championship title have been dealt a major blow with the news of star player Alexia Putellas’ knee injury.
Germany women will lock horns with Denmark women in their Women’s Euro 2022 opener at the Brentford Community Stadium on Friday with a 8 pm kick off.
Yorkshire qualified for Finals day after a pulsating finish at the Kia Oval on Wednesday. Surrey were chasing 161 to win and had slumped to 91-5 before an explosive innings from Jamie Overton dragged the home side back into the contest and favourites for victory, but a superb last over from Jordan Thompson which yielded only three runs saw the visitors edge home by the slimmest of margins.
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Whilst he may not yet be a familiar name to a Premier League audience, Fulham’s latest recruit Joao Palhinha has more than proven himself in his native Portugal, in the Champions League, and at International level. His statistics suggest he may well be the man to make the Cottagers a sturdier proposition in the top flight next season.
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The Austrian Grand Prix plays host to round 11 of F1 2022, with Max Verstappen targeting a seventh win this year.
Manchester United completed their first signing of the Erik Ten Hag era yesterday morning, announcing the arrival of Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia.
Norway and Northern Ireland follow the historic curtain raiser at Old Trafford with a trip to St.Mary’s Stadium as both sides look to get their Euro 2022 campaigns underway!
As is with every international tournament, a handful of fledgling youngsters have the opportunity to announce their names on the international stage.
Centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow ensured England reached their target with plenty of time to spare to level the series 2-2 and maintained new coach Brendon McCullum’s winning record as for the fourth time in a row they chased down a total.
While every group has their treasure trove of storylines, Group D is arguably one of the more intriguing collection of teams.
Great Britain’s Number One tennis player and world ranked number 12 Cameron Norrie has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals where he will face World number one and current holder Novak Djokovic on Friday.
Sarina Wiegman and her 23 player squad will campaign to be the first England Women’s side to win a major tournament, and will have the backing of the home fans to do so. However, with a plethora of strong, talented sides making up the 2022 competition, such an achievement will not be easily attained. Here is an overview of the England side heading into the tournament:
Chesterfield have announced the signings of Ipswich academy graduate Armando Dobra and Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Covolan on loan from Port Vale.
Sarina Wiegman’s England side kickstart their home tournament with a trip to the theatre of dreams to take on Irene Fuhrmann’s Austria