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‘Outplayed’: Mitch Marsh rues Australia’s ODI capitulation to South Africa
South Africa 297-8; Australia 230 | South Africa win by 67 runsCaptain’s blistering 60 not enough to topple hosts in DurbanMitch Marsh could not hide his dismay at how Australia capitulated tamely in their opening ODI in South Africa, succumbing to a 67-run defeat after a succession of cheap dismissals in a sorry run chase at Durban.Stand-in skipper Marsh himself seemed to have laid the foundations for victory with his blistering opening knock of 60, but after he had perished needlessly to the spinning wiles of Kehav Maharaj, none of his team could cement the partnerships to get them anywhere near the hosts’ 298-run target. Continue reading...
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Sandro Mazzola obituary
Outstanding footballer who won two European Cups with Internazionale and a World Cup runners-up medal with ItalyThe Italian footballer Sandro Mazzola, who has died aged 83, was a supremely gifted forward who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles during 17 years with his only club, Internazionale of Milan. With Italy’s national side he won the European Championship in 1968 and played in the 4-1 defeat by Pelé’s Brazil in the final of the 1970 World Cup.He was six years old when his father, Valentino Mazzola, the captain of an invincible Torino team and of Italy, died aged 30, along with the rest of the team, when their chartered plane, returning in bad weather from a friendly fixture in Lisbon in May 1949, crashed into the Superga hill overlooking Turin, killing everyone on board. The demise of Il Grande Torino, as they were known, traumatized the nation. Continue reading...
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Has the time come to separate home and away fans at WSL games?
With interest in the league rising, some are calling for dedicated away ends at stadiums to improve atmosphereWith interest in the Women’s Super League on the rise and more clubs playing at their main stadiums, there are questions over whether to separate supporters into stricter home and away sections, as in the men’s game, or to continue with mixed seating and optional away ends.From the 2023-24 season, new league regulations required clubs to include an away-ticketing policy in their licensing agreements, a move backed by the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA). Continue reading...
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