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The Australian Steelers have beaten the United States in a thrilling final to be crowned world champions of wheelchair rugby. The cat-and-mouse showpiece match in Denmark ended 58-55 in Australia's favour, providing some redemption after missing out to Japan by a single point at the last world championships in Sydney four years ago. "We were written off three months ago and now we are the best wheelchair rugby team in the world," Australia's captain Chris Bond said. "We never got a good lead but we just fought inch by inch. We held our nerve. We knew we just had to hold on, grit our teeth and keep pushing."Coach Brad Dubberley described Sunday's victory as "immensely satisfying" after his team missed out on a medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo last year.  "It's been a hard slog for our whole team over the past couple of years," he said."To have built this team and be successful in a tournament like this when so many teams could have won it, it is absolutely huge."The team's most-capped player Ryley Batt – named the tournament's most valuable player – was delighted to add to his 2014 world championship gold and heal the hurt of 2018. "I've been a world champion before, but to be honest, this one feels more like a fairytale," he said.  "Losing on home soil in 2018 really hurt. It really, really hurt. But to come back to win this world championship is a testament to our character."The Steelers reached the final for a fourth consecutive time on Saturday with a 56-55 win over hosts Denmark.Japan beat the hosts 61-57 to take the bronze medal, who had defeat Australia in the group stages.Click Here: Mexico soccer tracksuit

As reported by L’Équipe, Lyon are looking to step up their pursuit of West Ham United centre-back Issa Diop ahead of a summer move.

The former Toulouse captain, now 25, started the Europa League quarter-final second leg against The Hammers in the week and OL director of football Vincent Ponsot took the chance to meet with the player’s agents over a possible transfer. The meeting went well with OL willing to offer a long-term deal and an attractive salary.

Although his deal with the London side is up in 2023, WHU are looking for at least €10m to allow Diop to leave this summer, say the sports daily. Previous reports had suggested OL would need to play closer to €15m.

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English rugby giants Wasps were Monday placed into administration with all the players made redundant — the second Premiership club to suffer the fate in just three weeks.The Coventry-based side were suspended from the crisis-torn top flight last week after saying they were likely to enter administration.Confirmation of the widely expected development came in a statement from administrators FRP, which said Wasps Holdings Limited — the holding company for the men's and women's rugby teams, and Wasps netball — had "ceased trading with immediate effect".FRP said that 167 employees had been made redundant, including all members of the playing squads and coaching staff.Wasps, whose clash against Exeter scheduled for Saturday was called off, follow Worcester into administration, with the league now operating as an 11-team competition.They also face relegation, along with Worcester, unless they can prove a "no fault" solvency event because of the global coronavirus pandemic.The four-time Premiership champions were hit by a winding-up order from tax authorities for £2 million ($2.25 million) in unpaid tax and they also faced having to repay a £35 million bond that had helped finance Wasps' relocation to Coventry, in the Midlands, during 2014.The administrators said a small number of employees had been retained to help with the "orderly wind down of the company" and the operation of the CBS Arena, which is unaffected by administration and continues to trade as normal.- 'Dark day' -Joint administrator Andrew Sheridan said: "This is a dark day for English rugby, and we know this will be devastating news for every Wasps player and member of staff, past players, sponsors, and their thousands of supporters throughout the world, and anyone who has ever been involved with this great club."Our immediate focus is on supporting those who have lost their jobs this morning."Sheridan said the board and others at Wasps had "worked tirelessly" to find a solution but had failed to achieve that aim.He said administrators remained confident that a deal could be reached to allow the club to continue.It is understood that employees were told of the latest developments during meetings on Monday at Wasps' training ground and the CBS Arena.Wasps' playing squad includes England internationals Joe Launchbury, Jack Willis, who was named in England's Autumn Nations Series squad on Monday, Dan Robson and Brad Shields.Wasps have been ever present in the Premiership since the competition began 25 years ago, winning it in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008.They were also crowned European champions twice, in addition to achieving one European Challenge Cup triumph, and have fielded some of England's most well-known players during rugby union's professional era.The 2003 World Cup-winning England squad featured five Wasps players — Lawrence Dallaglio, Josh Lewsey, Stuart Abbott, Simon Shaw and Joe Worsley.Former Wasps fly-half Andy Goode tweeted: "Exceptionally sad day for @WaspsRugby as they go into administration. A club I loved my time with on and off the field. Thoughts with every player, member of staff and fan at the minute. Hopefully the club finds new investment and can bounce back asap."Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney on Sunday threw the organisation's support behind a 10-team Premiership to help solve the financial crisis gripping the English top flight. "I don't know if 10 is the absolute number but that's the one being used now, but in that and the central distribution around broadcast and commercial revenues, clearly there's a financial benefit for fewer teams in that league," he said.Click Here: Kanken backpack

As reported by BUT, Marseille are looking at signing Brest’s on-loan Inter Milan striker Martin Satriano ahead of the summer transfer window.

With Arkadiusz Milik not sure to stay put at OM this summer, the 21-year-old Uruguayan striker is seen as a possible replacement for the Velodrome club having impressed since joining Brest in January.

However, options are plentiful for the player with Lille and Lyon as well as English and Italian clubs also on the scene while Brest are hoping to secure another loan deal for next season. It would take a sizeable offer from OM to convince Inter to sell, meanwhile, the outlet say. 

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The Wallaroos are well aware of the importance of their final pool game against Wales in Whangarei.Last week's win over Scotland has all but secured their place in the quarter-finals, however, their path in the knockout stages is heavily reliant on the result of Saturday's clash.Victory will secure a top-two finish in Pool A and see them face either the lowest-ranked group winner (Canada/England) or a fellow second-place finisher (France/USA/Italy), as well as earning an extra day off and a trip back to Auckland.A loss and they need results to go their way, although it would likely require outsiders such as either Scotland defeating New Zealand or Fiji overcoming France to end their World Cup dreams. It will also likely set up a battle with the Black Ferns, world number one England or Canada.Therefore, there is plenty on the line for the Wallaroos, who are continuing the 'whatever it takes' mantra that became a reality in the final moments of last week's thriller.“I think for us there’s a lot on the line this weekend," captain Shannon Parry told reporters."For us, we’ve prepared really well but there’s no bigger occasion to get up for at a Rugby World Cup but the squad’s in really good shape and we’re really looking forward to the contest on Saturday.”Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has switched up his team in a quest to shut down an imposing Welsh pack.Brumbies skipper Michaela Leonard comes in for Sera Naiqama to strengthen the lineout whilst player of the match Eva Karpani reverts back to the bench in favour of Bridie O'Gorman's scrum prowess.Shutting down the rolling maul remains critical, the source of Scotland's points from the weekend.Whilst the two tries were a concern, Tregonning hinted at illegal tactics used by the Scots to gain ascendancy, embracing the set-piece battle with a Welsh side that won five scrum penalties against the Black Ferns.“It’s an area we focused on against the Black Ferns. I raised a few concerns with the match officials about the way Scotland’s maul was set-up and again it was hard to defend. We got confirmation during the week the facts we raised were some of the reasons they got over the top of us," he believes.“You look at the penalty try, Eva (Karpani) slips over a little bit and they got on top of us. It’s one of those things that happens and unfortunately, it was Adi’s (Talakai) first yellow card was a result of a few team penalties.“Whatever it takes is still there. But we’re focusing on earning the right with everything we did this week. The training we’re putting in, we’re making sure we’re not leaving any stone unturned to earn the right to go back-to-back for the first time this year and to make the quarterfinals.”The Wallaroos are riding the momentum from the close victory after breaking a seven-game losing streak, believing they are better equipt to deal with the blustery Whangarei conditions.“I think the way we finished the game provides an enormous amount of confidence," Tregonning added. "Coming from behind, grinding out the win, Lori kicking a few goals under pressure – it was all outstanding and that’s great for everyone’s confidence. "We’ve shown that we can do it and hopefully it’s not that close for my health this weekend but if it is we have confidence in the girls to be able to bring it home.“We probably were a little underprepared for the wind to be honest last week, so it’s definitely something that’s been on the agenda from a training point of view and something we’re touching on today so.”Click Here: striped gaa shirt

Ligue 1 domestic broadcaster Amazon Prime have released a video offering fans a rare behind-the-scenes insight into refereeing, as the official for Saint-Étienne’s match against Monaco, Bastien Dechepy, was mic’d up throughout the game.

The video follows Dechepy thoughout a tense fixture as we hear his reasoning for some of the key decisions, in particular when he temporarily suspended the game due to fireworks being thrown by the home fans.

On several early incidents, such as a foul from ASSE defender Gabriel Silva, we see Dechepy calmly assert his authority all the while clearly and respectfully explaining the situation to the offending player.

The official constantly liaises with VAR referee Mikaël Lesage, notably regarding fouls in real time or on goal celebrations.

After Wissam Ben Yedder’s opening goal, Les Verts winger Denis Bouanga approaches him:

DB “Can I speak to you?”

BD “Yes of course!”

DB “On the free kick over there, there was a handball.”

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BD “I agree with you that there was a hand, but his arm is like this [by his side], it’s accidental and there’s no movement. His arm is by his side, it’s a completely natural [position].”

Late in the first half, Dechepy speaks to Saint-Étienne midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath on a pair of fouls he commits – “Mr. Gourna, 70m away from your goal that can be a silly card to pick up. Be smart, I’m counting on you.”

For the penalty decision in the home side’s favour, the referee immediately points to the spot after Tchouaméni’s foul on Camara. He tells his VAR team, “for me, he didn’t just get the ball”, while waving away the protesting Monaco players (“I’m speaking to my colleagues”). The VAR referees inform him that they are looking for a clear angle, before confirming Dechepy’s decision.

Before Khazri’s penalty, he tells the Tunisian to not pause at the end of his run up, and waves away Alexander Nübel, telling the goalkeeper, in English, to get on his line.

After a heated exchange with Khazri after giving the midfielder a yellow card – “If you speak to me like that I can’t explain it to you” – he interrupts the game just before half-time due to the fireworks from Saint-Étienne fans. After a Ben Yedder foul, Wahbi Khazri again confronts him, this time asking why the striker was not given a yelllow card as he was. The referee takes him to one side and sternly tells him to “stop running after me”, and that “I want to keep you on the pitch until the end of the game, can I count on you?”.

On 67 minutes, the match is again interrupted by the home fans’ flares and fireworks, after which the referee sends the players back into the changing room, explaining to the players that the supporters had already been given a warning – “If something like that hits you on the head, it can be dangerous”.

Dechepy then announces to the press, after a meeting with league officials and local authorities, that the decision is to resume the game. After Myron Boadu scored Monaco’s 4th after the restart, he tells his team to keep an eye on the crowd’s reaction, with the Saint-Étienne fans particularly irritated with their team at that point.

The video is the latest in Amazon’s push to have all Ligue 1 referees equipped with microphones in real time, as they are in rugby, a development which has been approved by the FFF and French refereeing authorities, but not by the IFAB yet. 

Wallaroos number eight Grace Hamilton is looking to continue her red-hot form in the knockout stages as they look to take it to the world's bestHamilton produced one of the best individual performances of Rugby World Cup 2021 to power Australia to a 13-7 victory over Wales.The backrower delivered an incredible 28 carries, double her nearest rival, as the Wallaroos dominated possession and territory in the second half.Whilst the execution was lacking inside the 22, Hamilton was proud of the effort shown by the group.“It was a really stop-start game, we couldn’t get our momentum,” Hamilton told Rugby.com.au.“I’m really proud of the girls, it’s a special day for us wearing this jersey and how much it means to us.“It’s been an awesome day for us. Our goal was to make the quarter-finals and to come second in our pool after that New Zealand loss, for us to bounce back is awesome. I wish there was more points in it in both of our wins but I’m happy to get it done.”Hamilton is the first to admit 2022 has been a tough year, going from captain to dropped out of the 23 altogether for the opening O'Reilly Cup series.She rejected any suggestions the axing lit a fire underneath her, believing she has always been playing at this level, however, there has been an apparent rise in intensity and initiative to get the Wallaroos over the advantage line and power them to victory.The former Wallaroos skipper produced more carries in Saturday's victory than she managed in the three Pac Four Tests (26) and was unlucky not to win player of the match in their gutsy win over Scotland last week.“I’ve had a pretty tough year to be honest,” Hamilton admitted.“It’s all about just bouncing back from the struggles and just play for myself and play for the team.“There’s nothing more that I love than playing for Australia. It’s literally the most amazing thing in the world and to have my family supporting me, they’re here every game and the girls backing me.“For me, it’s just about doing the best for the team.“…I’m the first to admit I’ve mentally struggled this year but I’m pretty strong at the moment and I know I can play and take the game on for the girls and that’s exactly why I am here. I want to play for the girls and for Australia, I want to do the best for my country.”The Wallaroos had always targeted the quarter-finals as their main goal and it speaks to Hamilton's killer instinct that she saw this as an 'insult.'Hamilton is gunning for the top prize and relished a chance to test themselves against the best with a likely battle with England awaiting in the quarter-finals.“My first mentality when we got told the goal was quarter-finals I took that as an insult, I’m here to win the World Cup, I’m not here just to compete and make quarter-finals," she explained.“I’m here to dominate the World Cup and we have to team to do so, we just have to get a couple things right.“We’re the Kinder Surprise, anything is possible with this team. We’ve got to keep grinding, we know we can be better than last week and before that.“We’ve got to peak at the right time so hopefully that is coming…the talent in that side is unbelievable, we just have to learn how to play with each other again. There’s a lot of young girls with so much talent and I’m so proud of them to step up on the international stage.”Click Here: Trent Alexander-Arnold Jersey Sale

As reported by Le10Sport, Rennes have offered star midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud a new contract in a bid to ward off the interest of rival clubs.

The 28-year-old midfielder has been one of Ligue 1’s standout players this season as Rennes challenge for Champions League football but, with his current contract up in 2023, a summer move away has been in the offing with Lazio after the Frenchman as a possible replacement for Sergej Milinković-Savić. Roma and Real Betis have also been linked.

However, Rennes have made contact with the player’s new agent over a new deal with possible Champions League qualification a potential deal-breaker. Although, as it stands, his exit is more likely with the player keen to play overseas for the first time. With his current deal soon up, a fee as low as €10m could be enough to secure the midfielder’s services for next season.

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As reported by L’Équipe, Ligue 1 strugglers Troyes will wear shirts with an accompanying NFT token this weekend against PSG.

Each ESTAC player’s one-off away shirt for the game will be linked to a digital twin which can be accessed by scanning a code at the bottom of the jersey with a smartphone.

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All the shirts worn for the game will be auctioned off to the benefit of UNICEF and child victims of the war in Ukraine.

The Champagne club also announced that they’ll continue the idea of ‘hybrid shirts’ into next season as all their replica jerseys will be sold with an NFT.

Former Wallabies back-rower Jack Dempsey will be unleashed off the bench to tackle his Australian countrymen – and coach Gregor Townsend can't wait to see how he fares in his debut Test for Scotland.Sydneysider Dempsey will make his bow for his adopted nation at Murrayfield on Saturday evening (Sunday AEDT) after overcoming a rib injury to take his place on the replacements' bench."He's already proved he's got the game to thrive at international level – and we believe he's got the game that can really thrive for us," said Townsend after naming the 14-times capped Wallabies forward in his 23.The 28-year-old Dempsey, whose maternal grandfather was Scottish, made himself available for Scotland following a recent change in World Rugby's international eligibility rules.Dempsey, who hasn't played for the Wallabies since the 2019 World Cup, decided to make the switch after moving to play in Scotland last year for the Glasgow Warriors and discussing the change of allegiance with his family.This time last year, Dempsey was watching the equivalent Scotland-Australia Test in the Murrayfield stands as a fan, nursing a pint of Guinness.Now Townsend believes he's ready to step up against his homeland side."There's a lot of information to take on board when you're new to a team, but he's adapted well," said the coach."He's played very well for Glasgow and we want to see his strengths when he comes on. "We have lots of players that come from different backgrounds and Jack is part of that inclusive, diverse group we have and we can't wait to see how he does for us."Unveiling his team on Thursday, Townsend was also quick to play down the idea that Dave Rennie's team are somewhat in disarray after winning only three of their last 12 Tests over the past year in a run that started with the 15-13 loss at Murrayfield in last year's equivalent fixture.Townsend went to Melbourne last month and was impressed by what he saw in their 39-37 defeat to New Zealand."Although they've not won as many games as they'd have liked, they've shown their quality enough times over the summer to be positive about their northern hemisphere tour."(Last year) it was a very tight game, they played well and had come off the back of beating South Africa just before they played us. They also beat South Africa this summer, so they're a quality team."We know Dave Rennie really well and he's always had an attacking philosophy. It will be a big test for us."The Scots have suffered a blow with second-rower Scott Cummings forced out of their autumn internationals with a broken toe. He's been replaced by Edinburgh's Glen Young, who'll be on the bench alongside Dempsey.Jamie Ritchie will captain the side from blindside flanker for the first time since he was appointed as Stuart Hogg's successor.The team is also not at full strength as Townsend only had Scottish-based players to choose from, with players of the calibre of Adam Hastings, Chris Harris, Josh Bayliss and Hogg all unavailable as the Test falls outside the international window.Scotland (15-1):  Ollie Smith; Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van derMerwe; Blair Kinghorn, Ali Price; Matt Fagerson, Hamish Watson, Jamie Ritchie (capt); Grant Gilchrist, Sam Skinner; Zander Fagerson, Dave Cherry, Pierre SchoemanReplacements: George Turner, Jamie Bhatti, Willem Nel, Glen Young, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Ross Thompson, Damien HoylandClick Here: f1 racing suit for sale