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URC: Ruthless Leinster overcome injuries to beat Edinburgh

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7 hours ago

September 20, 2024

URC: Ruthless Leinster overcome injuries to beat Edinburgh

They started well, Schoeman blasting over and new boy Ross Thompson making it 7-0 with the boot. And then, old failings appeared.

Leinster’s attack was slick when putting Tommy O’Brien away up the left, but the home defence wasn’t exactly rapid in response.

It was positively comatose when young centre Charlie Tector scored not long after.

Ali Price’s clearing kick from his own 22 was fielded by Tector – above Jamie Ritchie, Ben Muncaster and Van der Merwe – and the 22-year-old, playing wonderfully on his first start, ran away, dummied the last defender and scored at his leisure.

Sam Prendergast made it 12-7 to the visitors, then Matt Currie was forced off injured and replaced by Scott, back up the road again from England.

Edinburgh needed a spark and they found it when Thompson put them on the front foot with a break that took him past two defenders.

Wes Goosen took it on and when Ritchie brilliantly took contact and spun around to hit Van der Merwe, there was only going to be one outcome.

It was 12-12 at the break but only after Edinburgh survived heavy fire on their line.

When Cherry rumbled over off a driven lineout three minutes into the new half, things were looking encouraging at 19-12, but Everitt’s team were over-run from there. Same old, same old as Leinster layered on the power.

Edinburgh got sucked in deep in their own 22 and then done out wide when Jordan Larmour scored. Tector was excellent again in the build-up. Prendergast’s conversion levelled it at 19-19.

Jamison Gibson-Park, as dominant as ever on his comeback from injury, then easily swatted aside Price, and others, at the side of a ruck for the bonus-point try.

A routine lineout maul saw Jack Conan pile over for a fifth. Prendergast’s extras made it 33-19

Van der Merwe struck again just after the hour to make it a nine-point game – a lineout on one side of pitch finished off on the other.

Byrne took out a subdued Darcy Graham in the air and got binned with time ticking away. Healy had a crack from the resultant penalty from halfway, but his effort was way off target.

There was another score to come. Replacement Ben Vellacott manufactured the Scott try and ensured Edinburgh would take two points from an otherwise disappointing night.

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Football

Liverpool cut Milan open at will – Warnock

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60 mins ago

September 21, 2024

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Liverpool cut Milan open at will – Warnock

BBC Sport’s Stephen Warnock praises Liverpool’s attacking prowess in their 3-1 win against AC Milan in the Champions League.

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Joshua vs. Dubois Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

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1 hour ago

September 21, 2024

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Joshua vs. Dubois Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

MMA Fighting has Joshua vs. Dubois results live for the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois fight card at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Saturday afternoon.

When the main event begins around 5 p.m. ET, check out our Joshua vs. Dubois live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event.

Anthony Joshua (28-3) has reeled off four straight victories, including a devastating knockout of former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this past March.

Daniel Dubois (21-2) was recently promoted to IBF world heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt. He defeated Filip Hrgovic via eighth-round TKO this past June to win the IBF interim title.

Check out the Joshua vs. Dubois results below.

Fight Card (PPV.com at 11 a.m. ET)

Main event

Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois — IBF heavyweight title fight

Undercard

Tyler Denny vs. Hamza Sheeraz — EBU European middleweight title fight

Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington — IBF and IBO super featherweight title fight

Ishmael Davis vs. Josh Kelly — 12-round middleweight fight

Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson — WBO interim light heavyweight title fight

Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padley — 10-round lightweight fight

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Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois: Live round-by-round updates

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2 hours ago

September 21, 2024

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MMA Fighting has Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Saturday afternoon.

The main event is expected to begin around 5 p.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Joshua vs. Dubois results page to find out what happened on the undercard.

Anthony Joshua (28-3) has reeled off four straight victories, including a devastating knockout of former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this past March.

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Football

Duggan's best WSL goals

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2 hours ago

September 21, 2024

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Watch some of Toni Duggan’s best Women’s Super League goals as she announces her retirement from professional football after spells at Everton, Manchester City, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

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Elisandra Ferreira win vacant atomweight title

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2 hours ago

September 21, 2024

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Elisandra Ferreira win vacant atomweight title

Elisandra Ferreira is the new Invicta atomweight champion.

Invicta FC 57 took place Friday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., featuring a championship bout for the vacant atomweight title. Elisandra Ferreira took Andressa Romero in a hard-fought battle over 25 minutes. After the dust settled, Ferreira was crowned the new Invicta atomweight champion by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).

The fight was intense.

Ferreira set the tone early in the opening round by clipping Romero with punches. However, as the fight went on, things evened out. Romero quickly rebounded to win Round 2, tying up the fight on all three judges’ scorecards.

The fight became an all-out scrap between two fighters hungry to claim the vacant title. Both had moments on the feet and in the grappling department, but often, the pair just slugged it out as they stood toe-to-toe.

This is CRAZY! #InvictaFC57 pic.twitter.com/TBhHT1mcGl
— Invicta FC (@InvictaFights) September 21, 2024

The judges scored the fight unanimously in Ferreira’s favor, crowning the 26-year-old Brazilian the new champion.

Injury ends Invicta FC 57 co-feature early

The co-main event ended abruptly in an unfortunate fashion.

Nayara Maia took on Kristina Williams in a flyweight bout, but the fight was over before the fighters got into their rhythm. Unfortunately for Maia (7-2-1), who was sporting knee braces on both legs, she could not continue after her right knee gave out while charging forward with punches. As a result, Williams (8-4) earned a TKO victory in just 31 seconds.

Unfortunate ending as Nayara Maia goes down to injury. #InvictaFC57 pic.twitter.com/g1RwNuT1ku
— Invicta FC (@InvictaFights) September 21, 2024

Full Invicta FC 57 results

Elisandra Ferreira def. Andressa Romero via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)– for vacant atomweight title
Kristina Williams def. Nayara Maia via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 0:31
DeAnna Bennett def. Liz Tracy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Milana Dudieva def. Sandra Lavado via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jamie Edenden def. Abby Montes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Maria Djukic def. Maria Jose Favela via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:57
Fernanda Orellana def. Meaghan Penning via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Quinn Williams def. Ana Vitoria via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)