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News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Fuller magic but Broncos take the lead in dramatic Battle of Brisbane
The duel between Broncos star Kotoni Staggs and the Dolphins' Queensland Origin gun Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has taken centre stage in the Battle of Brisbane. Both men have scored at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium, as both sides look to strengthen their claim to a place in the top eight. But a piece of Trai Fuller magic has put the Dolphins in command early in the second half. The Broncos dominated field position and possession through the first 10 minutes but were kept at bay by the Dolphins defence. Broncos second-rower Jack Gosiewski suffered an AC joint injury after a heavy tackle attacking the Dolphins line, and later went straight up the tunnel. He was later ruled out, leaving the Broncos with 16 men. Repeat sets allowed the Dolphins to build some pressure on the Broncos try line. Tevita Naufahu went close to scoring but a spectacular cover tackle from Kotoni Staggs took the Dolphins rookie into touch. But they made no mistake a few minutes later, with Tabuai-Fidow accelerating through a gap to open the scoring after 15 minutes. The Dolphins' decision to start Trai Fuller at fullback and shift Tabuai-Fidow to left centre paid early dividends as they fight to keep their top eight hopes alive. It took only five minutes for the Broncos to hit back, as Staggs bullied his way through the Dolphins' defence to cross first for his side. Fuller created a piece of Battle of Brisbane magic in the moments after halftime, splitting the Broncos defence in his own half before going the length, a dummy to send Reece Walsh the wrong way the icing on the cake for the flying fullback.
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No contest as Warner wins duel of illustrious Aussies
The eagerly awaited first duel between two Australian batting greats in the Hundred has turned into a knock-out triumph for David Warner over his old mate Steve Smith. After Warner had battled expertly to compile an unbeaten 70 for the London Spirit to put them in the driving seat in the much anticipated Saturday evening clash in Cardiff, Smith could muster just three as his early dismissal led to a collapse by the Welsh Fire. Only a spectacular unbeaten 86 from Jonny Bairstow, aided by excellent support from Australian allrounder Chris Green (32no off 21 balls) in a magnificent century partnership, gave the hosts the glimpse of a most unlikely win but London held their nerve for a thrilling eight-run win. In full flow 🤌#TheHundred — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2025 Warner, quite indefatigable at the age of 38 as he scampered every run as if it might be his last, cracked two big straight sixes to go with eight fours off 45 balls, helping the Spirit amass an impressive 5-163 on what he called a "difficult, seamy" surface. Certainly, it looked hard as Smith, opening up with Bairstow, succumbed on just the fifth ball he faced, his unlovely attempted scoop off Richard Gleeson ending in the hands of fine third-man. That prompted the home side to implode, slumping to 6-55 with Anglo-Aussie Dan Worrall particularly impressive with his 2-31 off his 20-ball allocation. But Green, who's been having a fruitful spell with Lancashire this summer, finally proved a worthy partner for Bairstow, hitting a six and a couple of boundaries which seemed to trigger his illustrious English partner to move into his best gimlet-eyed 'Here's Jonny' mode. Unreal! 🙇#TheHundred — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2025 Bairstow was stupendous, peppering six sixes and six fours around off 50 balls as the Sophia Gardens crowd reached a fever pitch of excitement near the end. Warner, who won the player-of-the-match 'hero' award and was hailed as "outstanding" by his Spirit skipper Kane Williamson, had to admit with a smile: "We tried to execute but Jonny was on fire! "Credit to the way he and Greeny batted, they were superb." The veteran left-hander reckoned he was still trying to get to grips with the 10-balls-per-end format but recognised the Justin Langer-coached Spirit's win as crucial after they'd lost their opening match at Lord's on Tuesday when he fell cheaply for just nine. David Warner. Steve Smith. Who are you backing?#TheHundred — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2025 "Got a good bus ride tomorrow," he smiled. He had been helped during the Spirit's innings by a sprightly cameo from fellow Aussie Ashton Turner, who hit 24 off 14 balls before he holed out to Smith off some impressive bowling from another green-and-gold import Riley Meredith (1-26). In the day's other men's match, another Australian quick Jason Behrendorff impressed in the Oval Invincibles' nine-wicket home win over Manchester Originals, taking 2-16 off his 15 deliveries, including the key wicket of Jos Buttler. Phil Salt (41 off 32) became the first batter to pass 1000 runs in the competition in the Originals' 128 before Will Jacks (61) and Tawanda Muyeye (59no) helped ease the Invincibles to 1-129 with 43 balls to spare.
New York Times
27-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Belgian Grand Prix: Submit your questions for our F1 mailbag
The latest (and, hopefully, not last) race at Spa made us wait for it, but we got another interesting duel between the McLarens at the front on Sunday. Not to mention a comeback drive from Lewis Hamilton and a couple of strong points days for midfield teams like Williams and Sauber. What questions do you have for our F1 writers after the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix? And what did you think of the race? Ask and tell us below, and we'll do our best to respond in our weekly mailbag.
