New Zealand and South Africa face off in what will likely be the Rugby Championship decider on Saturday morning, with the All Blacks still smarting from the Boks last visit to Wellington. South Africa edged an all-time classic between the two rivals at the Cake Tin 12 months ago, coming from 12-0 down to record […]
Argentina no match for awesome All Blacks
Argentina take on New Zealand in their opening Rugby Championship clash on Saturday and it is hard to look past the All Blacks as winners. This year’s event is an abridged tournament due to the upcoming Word Cup but, far from taking it easy, New Zealand will want to put down a marker for the […]
England can claim maiden World Cup crown
England take on New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday as both nations bid to land the title for the first time in their respective histories. The host nation last reached the final 27 years ago, while the Black Caps were runners-up in the last edition of the tournament in […]
England can seize Edgbaston chance
A place in Sunday’s Lord’s showpiece awaits England but first the tournament hosts must dispose of old rivals Australia. And that will be no easy task. England are on the verge of making the World Cup final on home soil and Eoin Morgan’s team will hope to maintain their recent momentum and live up to […]
Black Caps can Boult through India
The ICC World Cup has reached the business end with the semi-finals set to begin on Tuesday when India take on New Zealand at Old Trafford. There is very little surprise in the make-up of the final four, with Australia taking on England on Thursday, but the Black Caps have limped into the knockout stages […]
Amir the main threat to in-form NZ
Wednesday sees New Zealand take on Pakistan at Edgbaston, with both sides having different priorities. At the time of writing, the Kiwis lead the standings but that could change with Australia facing England on Tuesday, while Pakistan realistically need a victory to keep their hopes of a knockout place alive. New Zealand to win @ […]
England to rediscover winning feeling
World Cup hosts England will be looking for a quick response to their shock loss against Sri Lanka when they take on Australia at Lord’s on Tuesday. Having broken all sorts of records in the thumping win over Afghanistan, England were brought back down to earth on Friday when suffering a surprise 20-run defeat to […]
England to flex top-four muscles again
England will be looking to reclaim top spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup standings on Friday and there is little evidence to suggest Sri Lanka will stop them when the two sides clash at Headingley. After a tournament that has been affected plenty by the weather, it was perhaps befitting that a deluge of […]
India to tame fearsome Black Caps attack
India and New Zealand will put their winning records on the line when two of the leading nations at the Cricket World Cup meet at Trent Bridge. If the rain stays away, then an enthralling day’s cricket is in store as the Kiwis bid to lower the colours of the 9/4 second favourites for the […]
England expected to deliver
Four years on from total humiliation, England head into their home Cricket World Cup in outstanding form and are hotly tipped to finally win the competition. Masterminded by captain Eoin Morgan and head coach Trevor Bayliss, the Three Lions have gone from being a laughing stock in one-day cricket to the team all the others […]
