India’s record-breaking run chase included a five-wicket win over Australia and a women’s world championship match between South Africa and Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten century.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Semi-final: Australia vs. India
Up until the end of the season, Juventus have appointed Luciano Spalletti as their manager.
Igor Tudor, who was fired after the Serie A side’s defeat by Lazio on Sunday, is now 66.
Tudor, who had replaced Thiago Motta in March, left after seven months as the result of an eight-game winless run.
Before taking over the Italian national team, which had failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup under Roberto Mancini, Spalletti led Napoli to the Serie A title in 2022-23.
He assisted them in qualifying for Euro 2024, where Switzerland knocked them out in the last 16.
However, Spalletti was fired by Italy in June following their defeat to Norway in a World Cup qualifying match, putting the Azzurri at risk of dropping out of the tournament for a third time in a row.
Spalletti has also led the Italian leagues of Inter Milan, Roma, and the Udinese, and won the Russian Premier League twice with Zenit St. Petersburg.
Juventus finished seventh in Serie A, six points clear of Napoli after nine games, thanks to Massimo Brambilla’s interim leadership of their 3-1 victory over Udinese on Wednesday.
With a 127-run record, Jemimah Rodrigues overcame three dropped catches to help hosts India defeat Australia’s 338-run record and advance to the Women’s World Cup final.
MATCH REPORT: India’s record-setting pursuit of the World Cup final over Australia.
Ireland vs. New Zealand in the Nations Series in the autumn
Soldier Field, Chicago, Saturday, November
Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clarke will miss Saturday’s Test match against Ireland in Chicago, according to New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson.
Barrett, 34, who was injured in the All Blacks’ final rugby championship game against Australia and who has won two titles, returns at fly-half.
Barrett joins his brothers Scott and Jordie, who helped Leinster win the United Rugby Championship last year alongside his brothers Scott and Jordie.
Winger Clarke missed the Wallabies’ victory after making his only previous appearance in the rugby championship against Australia the previous week.
Leicester Fainga’anuku and Damian McKenzie both start on the bench, while Leinster-bound center Rieko Ioane is not available for the matchday squad.
When asked about Ioane, Robertson responded, “He trained really hard and he understands it’s a difficult team to join.”
It’s a difficult decision, so it’s a daily job. You must arrive on time each day.
Robertson and his predecessor Ian Foster oversaw the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory in Paris last year while Robertson led New Zealand to a 23-13 victory over Ireland in Dublin last year.
The 51-year-old insists that his country does not “have the edge” over Ireland, which has defeated the southern hemisphere giants four times since winning in Chicago in 2016 and twice on New Zealand soil.
“There are more opportunities. He said there was a referee’s call, a second effort, or a ball bounce that had either direction.
“We anticipate that this weekend will be a really physical match, won on skill-set, effort, or something similar.” You can expect the best from them, and we’ve got to do it on time, like I said before.
Administrators at Sheffield Wednesday announced that players and staff members had received full pay a day early, breaking a long-standing pattern of monthly payment delays.
Following months of unrest under Dejphon Chansiri’s ownership, the Championship club was placed in administration and given a 12-point penalty last week.
Fans have begun a club boycott in the days following, and Begbies Traynor’s manager, Kris Wigfield, claimed on Monday that supporters had already spent more than £500,000 on tickets and in the club shop.
Prior to administrators taking over the club and putting an end to Chansiri’s 10-year ownership tenure, wage payments had been delayed in five of the seven months.
The Owls said in a statement that “this represents a significant step forward in stabilizing the club’s operations and rebuilding trust with our supporters.”
Without your incredible support, Wednesdayites, we couldn’t have accomplished this.
Your return to Hillsborough, the increase in sales of merchandise and tickets, and your unwavering support for the club have all contributed.
Scotland v. USA: Autumn Nations Series
Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium Kick-off time: Saturday, November 1:40 GMT
Liam McConnell received his first Scotland cap against the United States on Saturday because of the aggression in his game, which he has known about for a while.
McConnell has recently participated in the Scotland Under-20 squad, which regularly trains against the entire national team.
McConnell fought off the impressive names, even going up against Pierre Schoeman, a massive prop.
The young Edinburgh back-rower sneeringly described his teammate as “a pretty big man, so I don’t know how that would go.”
Townsend, who has started McConnell out in the first match of the Autumn Nations Series, has a strong impression of that fiery competitive spirit.
According to Townsend, “we chose him based on both his potential and what he’s been doing with Edinburgh.”
“This season, we’ve already seen an all-around game from him.” His ability to carry balls, his quick passes, offloads, and his confidence to demonstrate his abilities under pressure.
“Those are the really additional elements that we’ve seen,” he said, “because Liam’s aggression and effort are what he really impressed us with when he was with us in the under-20s.”
McConnell has long been touted as the star of the future, but he had to sacrifice his time to make it happen in a back-row full of internationals in Edinburgh.
Jamie Ritchie left Perpignan in the summer, opening the door for McConnell, who has started three of Edinburgh’s four matches in the United Rugby Championship this year. He acknowledges Ritchie’s significant impact on his game.
In some ways, both of us are roughly comparable, McConnell said. He probably taught me a lot, I suppose. And then, since he’s left, I’ve tried to sort of do things that he used to do at the club.
The matchday 23 features two uncapped players: McConnell and Harri Morris, the Edinburgh hooker who starts off the bench.
Only Scottish-based players are available for the match against the USA, so Townsend has looked to experiment, with six players in the squad having six caps or fewer than that.
Townsend, who recently extended his contract to include the 2027 World Cup in Australia, said, “There’s a balance of players that are experienced, which will raise the level of performance and help those coming into the squad for the first time.”
We’ve looked at players who might require more match minutes in terms of individuals. Some of our players’ seasons have been impacted by injury.
“For someone like Scott Cummings, who played for the Lions on tour, the season started a little later. Therefore, we believe that getting a second game will be very valuable for him.
Before the big matches, which include New Zealand and Argentina back-to-back and a final game against Tonga, should provide more than enough for an experimental Scotland XV to prepare for the autumn campaign.
When asked if four wins from four is the goal, Townsend responded, “I think we have to go into every game with a focus on winning it.”
We firmly believe that players can win any team we encounter. However, it really depends on them. What’s working, what’s not working, and how do you adjust during a game? If you’re ahead, if you’re behind, what’s working, and what’s not working.
