Trent Rockets soar over Sunrisers Leeds to bring home maiden women’s …

Trent Rockets soar over Sunrisers Leeds to bring home maiden women’s Hundred title

Trent Rockets 92-2, bt Sunrisers Leeds 91, by 8 wickets
Rockets’ Dunkley and Mooney put on 69-run partnership

Trent Rockets romped home with a maiden Hundred title in the final at Lord’s on Sunday, beating Sunrisers Leeds by eight wickets. mwafrika.life

Rockets qualified automatically for this final after losing just one match in the group stages of the competition, and played with the appropriate level of swagger here. First, they bowled Sunrisers out for 91 – the lowest total by the Leeds-based franchise in six seasons of the Hundred. Then Sophia Dunkley and Beth Mooney put on a 69-run partnership from 40 balls for the first wicket, ensuring the game was all-but over by the time Dunkley holed out to cover nine runs short of a half-century.

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Esto de los falsos nueve es parecido a lo de la IA (Inteligencia Artificial). Está muy bien pero se añora lo puro. En el Saint Jakob-Park de Basilea triunfaron en 1979, en la final de la Recopa, Rexach y Carrasco, dos excelentes jugadores de banda y un nueve espléndido como Hansi Krankl. 47 años más tarde, el Barça sigue teniendo extremos potentes y utiliza nueves falsos y alguno puro. El propio Charly fue quien convenció a Tito Vilanova, que convenció a Guardiola para colocar a Messi de falso nueve ante el Madrid en el partido del 2-6. Menotti ya había aplicado la fórmula con Maradona y dos extremos muy abiertos como el Lobo y Marcos, que derrotaron al Madrid, junto a un gran lanzador (Schuster) en una gloriosa final de Copa con ‘paloma’ incluida.

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Empate a dos (2-2) entre Racing de Santander y Villarreal en lo que fue un bonito regreso del equipo cántabro a Primera División 14 años después. De hecho, todo parecía sacado de una película de Hollywood cuando el partido se puso 2-0 para los locales con los goles de Andrés Martín, de penalti, y Sergio Martínez pero en este caso el villano fue el Villarreal, que se bastó con su pegada en ataque con sendos cañonazos de Gueye y Pépé para amarrar, al menos, un punto en el estreno de Iñigo Pérez en el banquillo

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Odell Beckham Jr.: Felt good being out there, we'll see what happens

Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. saw his first game action since Week 14 of the 2024 season in Saturday's preseason opener.

Beckham got a nice ovation from the crowd at MetLife Stadium when he entered the game in the second quarter and caught two passes for six yards from Jameis Winston on three targets. Beckham also appeared to be open downfield late in the first half, but Winston opted for a shorter throw.

“I felt good. I feel good being out there," Beckham said. "I feel when you see the tape or at practice, I’m getting open. But at the end of the day, a receiver, I always talk about this, it’s the most selfless position on the field. You wait around all game for everybody to do their job just for five opportunities maybe. So when they do come their way, you’ve got to make the most of them. Today it was light. We’ll see what happens.”

Beckham played for Giants head coach John Harbaugh in Baltimore in 2023 and Harbaugh said he has enjoyed seeing the receiver back on the field after sitting out the 2025 season.

“I thought he looked pretty good," Harbaugh said. "Made a couple catches, you know? Did some things, some things he could've done better. He'll be the first guy to tell you that. But he looks solid. . . . I love him Odell. What he’s doing, what he’s fighting for, you know, I don’t know how it’s going to turn out. It’s going to turn out the way it turns out, you know, based on what happens. But to see his fight, his determination, his humility. He’s got his son in camp the other day. He's doing it for his son. Just as a friend, that makes me really proud.”

Beckham was listed on the third string on the Giants' initial depth chart and Saturday's usage reflects where he currently is in the pecking order. Beckham doesn't play special teams, which won't help his chances of making the club unless he finds himself ahead of several other wideouts by the end of the preseason.

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