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Newest An underlined Wellington Phoenix lost 4-0 to the Newcastle Jets in their A-League match in Newcastle.

Even though they were without eight regulars, Phoenix deserved to be at zero at the break and had a great chance to take the lead early in the second half.

But Newcastle finished the stronger of the two sides, scoring three goals in 17 minutes to kill the game and get to eighth on the table.

The result leaves Phoenix seventh on the ladder, level on points with sixth-placed Sydney FC.

Phoenix will welcome Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis, Ben Old, Ben Waine and David Ball for next weekend’s match against Perth Glory at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney, but they will be without Tim Payne, who plays for the All Whites in Qatar. to join.

Reds lose in Super Rugby Pacific

The Queensland Reds suffered their first defeat of the Super Rugby Pacific, falling 16-12 against the Brumbies at Canberra’s GIO Stadium.

The 2021 Super Rugby AU Grand Final Rematch did not disappoint with a tight, physical 80-minute rugby. The Brumbies came out on top in a hard-fought game, despite the Reds scoring two attempts-at-one.

The game came down to the wire once again, with the Brumbies held on in the final minutes to break a three-game losing streak against the Queenslanders.

The first five-eighth James O’Connor earned the Reds their first five-pointer of the night with a deceptive right-footed step and point and went close to the line for the 7-3 lead in the 26th minute. to do.

The Brumbies were immediately beaten back by Tom Wright, who put the home team ahead 10-7 at the break.

With 58 minutes gone, Hoker Josh Nasser had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defense. The Reds drew closer with 13-12.

A 66th minute penalty from reserve halfback Ryan Lonergan gave the Brumbies a four-point buffer, but Queensland again managed to get in front of a vocal Canberran crowd.

The visitors held on in the dying seconds as Queensland attacked their line, securing a dramatic 16-12 victory to stay unbeaten.

West Indies survive fear at Women’s Cricket World Cup

The West Indies recovered from a bat to defeat the Bangladeshis with four runes at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Tauranga as the two sides played a rollercoaster first ODI reunion.

A still undefeated 53 by Shemaine Campbelle saw the Windies recover from 70-7 to post 140 as the spinners of Bangladesh choked the middle order.

Bangladesh had a less than ideal start to their pursuit as Windies spinner Afy Fletcher helped reduce the opposition to 60-5 but Bangladesh retreated to take the match to the final before falling just short.

West Indies 140/9 and 50.0 Overs (Shemaine Campbelle 53 not out, Hayley Matthews 18; Salma Khatun 2/23, Nahida Akter 2/23)

Bangladesh 136 all out and 49.3 overs (Nahida Akter 25 not out, Nigar Sultana 25; Hayley Matthews 4/15, Afy Fletcher 3/29, Stafanie Taylor 3/29).

Hamilton supports disadvantaged students in motorsport

Lewis Hamilton will pay 50,000 euros to help a disadvantaged student in motorsport, the Formula 1 government body said after discussing the seven-time world champion’s absence from last year’s gala awards.

The Mercedes driver skipped the FIA ​​ceremony in December after a controversial last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, which gave him a record eight titles and handed him over to Red Bull rival Max Verstappen instead.

Attendance is mandatory for the top three in the league with Hamilton feeling sorry for what happened, with a fine for his misconduct.

The FIA ​​said in a statement at the opening ceremony of the Bahrain Grand Prix that Hamilton had met the new FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, an Emirate, to discuss diversity and inclusion.

“The FIA ​​President fully supported Hamilton’s decision to make a donation of 50,000 Euros, which will be used to support a student from a disadvantaged background to achieve a pedagogical qualification in motorsport,” it said.

“Both the FIA ​​President and Hamilton look forward to further positive steps in this area in 2022 and beyond, with diversity and inclusion made a key priority for the Federation.”

The FIA ​​said the circumstances that led to Hamilton’s denial of the awards were also discussed and the Briton recognized the importance of participation.

Hamilton, the only black driver of the sport, struggled for diversity and wider access to motorsport after emerging from an underprivileged background to become one of the highest paid athletes in the world.

He set up a commission in 2020 and last year made a personal pledge of $ 26.25 million for a new Mission 44 Foundation that supports under-represented young people in the UK.

-Reuters

Wood from IPL

Fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League this year and the rest of England’s tour of the West Indies due to an elbow injury.

Wood, who left the field due to injury after spending just five overtime on day three of the first Test in Antigua, was hired to play for the newly formed franchise Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.

Wood previously played for the Chennai Super Kings in 2018.

“Scan results have confirmed Wood has a real elbow injury. He will return to the UK next week for a specialist opinion on the management of his injury,” the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement.

“Durham Quick, who was supposed to play in the Indian Premier League, will now miss the tournament and will have an indefinite cricket break until more information is determined by the elbow specialist.

“England men will confirm whether a replacement will be called in time before the third Test in Grenada.”

Lucknow has not yet announced a replacement for Wood.

-Reuters

Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects Russia’s request

Russia’s hopes of competing in the 2022 World Cup have been effectively thwarted after the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS) rejected a request by the Russian Football Union to freeze FIFA suspension while its appeal is heard.

CAS said in a statement that the suspension of all Russian teams and clubs from the FIFA competitions will therefore remain in force.

The decision effectively prevented Russia from participating in the qualifying playoffs of the World Cup, scheduled for later this month, as no CAS hearing has yet been set.

Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA have jointly decided that all Russian teams, whether national or club sides, will be suspended from participating in FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“The CAS arbitration proceedings continue. A panel of arbitrators is currently being constituted and the parties are exchanging written submissions,” the CAS said in a statement.

Russia were scheduled to take on Poland in a World Cup qualifier on March 24.

FIFA announced earlier this month that Poland will advance to the playoffs on March 29 when they play either Sweden or the Czech Republic.

The Polish FA had said they would refuse to play against the Russian team. The Czech Republic and Sweden, who are on the same playoff path, had also been eliminated against Russia.

All three clubs have issued a joint statement last month saying they would refuse to play regardless of what FIFA has decided.

The World Cup will be held in Qatar from November.

-Reuters