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Rangers 1-1 Celtic: Caitlin Hayes scores stoppage-time equaliser to rescue draw for visitors in SWPL

March 27, 2023 by admin

Caitlin Hayes scored a 99th-minute equaliser for Celtic to deny defending champions and title rivals Rangers a vital victory in the Scottish Women’s Premier League as tensions spilled over after the full-time whistle.

In the first SWPL game to be shown live on Sky Sports, a first-half goal from Brogan Hay (36) looked set to be the difference, but Hayes’ strike in the ninth minute of stoppage time salvaged a point for Fran Alonso’s side.

But as Alonso celebrated at full-time, Rangers assistant coach Craig McPherson appeared to aim a headbutt at the Celtic head coach.

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Rangers WFC assistant coach Craig McPherson appeared to try to headbutt Celtic boss Fran Alonso at the end of their 1-1 draw.

“Somebody just pushed me from behind,” Alonso told Sky Sports when he was shown the incident. “I didn’t speak to him for the whole game but he was obviously disappointed to concede in the last minute. I totally get it.

“I got called ‘a little rat’ and I don’t know why.”

Rangers head coach Malky Thomson told Sky Sports the club will deal with the incident.

“Without seeing it, I won’t comment on it,” he said. “If that’s the case there will be an investigation.”

The result means leaders Glasgow City, who beat Hibernian 2-0 on Saturday, end the first round of fixtures following the SWPL split eight points clear of Celtic in second and nine ahead of Rangers in third.

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Brogan Hay pounced on a defensive mix-up to put Rangers in front in the first half. Photo credit: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL

How Celtic denied Rangers crucial win

After Glasgow City moved nine points clear at the top of the table following their 2-0 win at Hibernian on Saturday, Celtic and Rangers both knew anything other than a victory in the third Old Firm clash of the season would be a significant blow to their title chances.

While the first meeting between the two rivals ended 0-0 in November, Celtic beat Rangers 3-0 last month but it was Malky Thomson’s side who dominated the opening stages of Monday’s game.

Rangers made a confident start but were fortunate not to fall behind in the 14th minute when goalkeeper Jenna Fife’s clearance was charged down by Natasha Flint, only for the ball to rebound behind for a goal-kick.

Celtic rarely threatened in the first half but wanted a penalty seven minutes later when Lisa Martinez got the wrong side of Caitlin Hayes from a corner and appeared to pull her opponent to the ground. However, referee Steven MacDonald waved away the appeals and with no VAR in operation, the game remained goalless.

Despite that incident, it was Rangers who controlled the majority of the contest. Captain Kathryn Hill saw two efforts routinely saved by Pamela Tajonar before the hosts deservedly took the lead in the 36th minute, albeit in fortunate circumstances.

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Hay celebrates after giving Rangers the lead against Celtic. Photo credit: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL

Celtic skipper Kelly Clark tried to cut out Emma Watson’s low cross from the left, but instead she took the ball away from Tajonar who had rushed off her line to collect, leaving Brogan Hay with a simple tap-in to put her side in front at half-time.

Celtic improved after the break but were unable to create any clear-cut chances. Flint fired well over just before the hour mark while Hayes saw her header easily collected by Fife seven minutes before full-time.

American forward Kit Loferski, whose signing was announced on the day of the game, was introduced in the 70th minute but it wasn’t until the final seconds that the visitors earned what could now turn out to be a valuable point.

A hopeful ball forward from the back caused Rangers’ defence problems and as Fife rushed out to clear the ball, it rebounded off Hayes, allowing the Celtic defender to tap into an empty goal to start jubilant celebrations.

With nine games remaining following the SWPL split, both Rangers and Celtic will still believe they can chase down unbeaten leaders Glasgow City, but Monday’s result undoubtedly favours the 15-time champions.

Elsewhere in the SWPL

Leaders Glasgow City remain top after their 2-0 win at Hibernian on Saturday, while Hearts beat Partick Thistle 1-0 in the other top-six fixture.

In the bottom half, Motherwell won 4-1 against rivals Hamilton Academical, Spartans beat Dundee United 1-0 and Aberdeen overcame rock-bottom Glasgow 3-1.

Alonso: ‘Almost feels like a win’

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Fran Alonso said Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Rangers feels like win after Caitlin Hayes scored with the last kick of the game.

Celtic head coach Fran Alonso was delighted with the victory:

“We wanted the three points but we knew we were facing a top, top side.

“At the end we put a centre-back up front and we never gave up. To score like that, it almost feels like a win.

“I’m very, very proud of the guys. I felt like it was one half per team so it’s a fair result.

“We are definitely in a title fight. We have to play Glasgow City twice and Rangers, obviously every game will be difficult.

“The only thing we lost today is it isn’t in our hands anymore, we depend on Rangers taking points from Glasgow City now as well.”

Thomson: ‘It leaves us batting for second’

Malky Thomson told Sky Sports their title bid could be over:

“I think it was a great spectacle for the fans watching it and it had everything. A bit of drama, two goals.

“I’m gutted but we’re Rangers, we’ll need to pick ourselves up and move on.

“It’s really difficult, especially considering the first half when we were excellent.

“We had a real good chance to make it 2-0 and put the game out of reach. It was an entertaining game, obviously it leaves us battling for second place now, but maybe there will be some more thrills and spills.

“I’m a bit gutted, but we’ll pick ourselves up and move on.”

What’s next?

Rangers Women host Hibernian in their next SWPL match on April 2, with kick-off at 4.10pm. Celtic play Partick Thistle at home on the same day, with the earlier kick-off time of 3pm.

USC, UCLA take beach volleyball weekend off as TCU, Florida State keep winning | Volleyballmag.com

March 27, 2023 by admin

Second-ranked USC and No. 3 UCLA took the weekend off as No. 1 TCU and No. 4 Florida State kept on winning.

TCU stayed home and had victories over No. 9 Cal, No. 15 FIU and No. 6 Grand Canyon.

FSU went to LSU and had wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Washington, Southern Miss, Spring Hill College and No. 5 LSU.

UCLA plays host to No. 8 Hawai’i on Wednesday and then college game focuses in on the East Meets West Invitational on Manhattan Beach where USC and UCLA play No. 15 FIU, LSU, FSU and No. 11 Georgia State.

TCU is skipping that one in favor of a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, where the Horned Frogs will play No. 18 Pepperdine, No. 17 Stetson, North Florida and FGCU, the last team outside the top 20.

TCU (20-0) beat Cal 4-1, swept FIU 5-0, battled to a 3-2 win over GCU and then swept Texas 5-0. TCU is 30-0 all time against programs from Texas, including the first-year Longhorns. Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno improved to 16-1 for TCU this season at No. 1.

Florida State (21-2) swept TAMUCC, beat Washington 4-1, did the same to Southern Miss, took a 3-0 win over Spring Hill, and then beat LSU 3-2. 

That included a victory at No. 1 by Maddie Anderson and Paige Kalkhoff over Kylie Deberg and Ellie Shank 35-33, 21-14. FSU also won at No. 2 with Anna Long and Jordan Polo and No. 5 with Alexis Durish and Makenna Wolfe.

The Tigers dropped to 17-5, which includes two losses each to TCU and FSU and one to UCLA.

“This is a big week to get ready for an important trip out to California,” LSU coach Russell Brock said. “ … we have pinpointed some things that we know can help us be better by Friday. We only have Tuesday and Wednesday before we leave, so focus and energy in training will be crucial.”

GCU (15-5) had 3-2 wins over FIU and Cal and swept Texas before losing to TCU. The Lopes had wins at No. 2 with Samaya Morin and Allanis Navas and at No. 3 with Cami Sanchez and Anaya Evans. 

Seventh-ranked Loyola Marymount (16-1) went 20-0 in four matches at the West Coast Conference Challenge in Santa Cruz. The Lions swept Pacific, Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara and Saint Mary’s again.

No. 8 Hawai’i (20-3) went 6-9 in the Big West Challenge with sweeps of CSUN and Cal Poly, a 3-2 win over UC Davis, 4-1 victories over Sacramento State and CSU Bakersfield, and 3-2 win over No. 12 Long Beach State. Hawai’i has won 18 matches in a row, the second-longest win streak in program history. UH clinched the win over Long Beach at No. 1 when Brooke Van Sickle and Kaylee Glagua beat Sydney Stevens and Julia Westby 21-15, 27-25.

No. 9 Cal is 14-5 after bouncing back from its losses to TCU and GCU with 5-0 wins over FIU and Missouri State.

No. 10 Stanford (11-6) had the weekend off but on Monday plays host to San Francisco and San Jose State.

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Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia PPV to cost $84.99

March 27, 2023 by admin

Showtime’s April 22nd Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia pay-per-view is the most anticipated event on the boxing schedule, but those hoping for a consumer-friendly price point are out of luck, as the network announced today that the card will run you $84.99.

For comparison’s sake, that’s $10 more than last Saturday’s David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant show and Davis’ (28-0, 26 KO) stoppage of Hector Luis Garcia earlier this year.

I can’t say I don’t see the reasoning. Like Floyd-Pacquiao back in the day, there’s enough buzz here to draw in non-boxing fans who don’t feel compelled to budget for every noteworthy event. The price tag is still horrific on its own, of course, but it’s less so for those who don’t have to potentially choose between it and Canelo vs Ryder two weeks later.

Man, though, this doesn’t feel sustainable. Combat sports are uniquely fan-unfriendly in a number of ways and price is one of the biggest. There are fighters like Davis and Garcia (23-0, 19 KO) who’ve reached the mainstream, but it’s hard to build up someone’s profile when it costs several days’ worth of food just to see them in action once.

Hopefully there’s at least a decent undercard; all I’ve heard mentioned so far is one solid heavyweight tussle.

Replacement strings BG 65Ti and BG 66UM

March 27, 2023 by admin

I live in India and Yonex string prices keep rising, I use mostly BG 65TI and have used BG 66 ULTIMAX just for the feel of it.

What would be cheaper replacements for these two or even maybe better than these.

I have tried Li-ning no. 7, no.7 boost and no.5. I like no.5 but no.7 not so much, boost is more expensive than Yonex so not going for it again.

Never tried other brands so I am here. Thanks for your inputs.

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BENAVIDEZ-PLANT, THE POSTMORTEM || FIGHTHYPE.COM

March 27, 2023 by admin

Saturday’s David Benavidez-Caleb Plant card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was a sneak peek at how boxing would be if we cut out all the bullshit and just got into the actual sport again. It was a brief flashback to the days before social media had us fighting over contracts and revenue tallies more than styles matchups and clashes of personalities. Honestly, it was goddamn refreshing. 

Mind you, there was still plenty silliness out there. I had to dodge a few “but PBC is going out of business” buzzkill posts and the occasional my network/promoter vs. your network/promoter flame war, but, for the most part, people were just talking about the actual fight. That’s the way this boxing shit is supposed to work. 

A big reason for that rests in the fact that this was a really compelling fight headlining a good card from top to bottom. It’s hard to be too cynical when the product is really good (although some dedicated, agenda-wielding pantsloads certainly try). Basically, Saturday’s card was a good example of what I call Good Matchmaking Karma, which is the common sense boxing theory that good things generally happen when you make good, well-matched, meaningful fights. 

As for the fights, themselves?

Well, I’m sure you don’t want to be reading recap no. 231 of the fights, featuring the same quotes from the same post-fight interviews. So, here are some of my notes from the show.

— David Benavidez has proven himself to be THE challenger at 168 and there is now zero reason for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to not be addressing his challenge. Forget a second go at Bivol, Benavidez has to be September’s B-side. 

— Benavidez has always been a personal favorite of mine and I was fairly sure that he was “for real.” But his resume, up until Saturday, was slim. Realistically, he had yet to fight an opponent who wasn’t tailor made to be a fall guy. This performance against Plant proved that Benavidez is more than a front runner beating up guys destined to highlight reel defeat.

— Caleb Plant, by the way, has also been a personal favorite of mine. His strategy of trying to disrupt Benavidez’s rhythm with movement, a smart jab, and strategic clinching was working through the first seven rounds of the fight, which I scored 5-2 in his favor. Benavidez, however, proved to be too big, too strong, and too unflappable. Plant couldn’t hurt Benavidez and wasn’t strong enough to keep him in check, two factors that eventually led to him being worn down in the second half of the fight. 

— Plant’s clinching ruffled a lot of fans’ feathers and led to criticism of referee Kenny Bayless for “letting” it happen. The criticism is not entirely fair, though. Clinching/holding used to be a lot more prevalent in the old days and, just like on Saturday, referees were slow to act on it then, as well. The reason is that clinching straddles the fence of what is or is not permissible in boxing. It’s not actionable, unless it’s “excessive” and there’s no clear definition of what’s considered “excessive.” As such, referees will almost always err on the side of caution when it comes to warnings and point deductions for holding. It’s basic Reffing 101 to remove yourself from being the story of a fight and/or being too much of a factor in the natural flow. The impetus for curtailing Plant’s clinching fell on Benavidez, who should’ve fought his way out of the clinches and/or wrestled to remove himself to such a degree where Bayless HAD to act. Traditionally, clinching only becomes an actionable offense when it turns a fight into a sloppy mess…and it can’t become that sloppy mess when one guy is accepting the clinch, waiting patiently for the ref to break it up.

— Jesus Ramos beat the stuffing out of Joey Spencer en route to a seventh round corner stoppage. I had a strong suspicion that this super welterweight pairing of undefeated 22-year-olds may end up this way, but when the two fighters actually stood face-to-face in the ring, the outcome was a sure thing. Spencer was clearly outclassed, but he also looked to be facing a damn light heavyweight in there. Ramos was huge and it makes you wonder how many pounds he gained from weigh-in to fight night. Given the ugly beating he delivered to Spencer, who looked like he was trying to counter a brick wall, it kind of makes my case for tighter reins on weight manipulation. This bout could’ve turned into a tragedy.  

— When Jose Valenzuela dropped Chris Colbert hard in the first round of their lightweight bout, I knew there would be fan unrest when it comes to the scoring if Colbert were able to right his ship and go the distance. The truth is, even with the knockdown in the first and a couple of other instances where Valenzuela buzzed Colbert, this fight was close. 95-94, in either fighter’s favor, would’ve been fair. As it turned out, Colbert got the 95-94 nod, which, predictably, produced outrage among some fans. But boxing scoring isn’t about who hurts who most, it’s about the tallying of individual rounds. Lord knows boxing judges get things wrong often enough, but they were fine on Colbert-Valenzuela.

— Cody Crowley is a solid second-tier welterweight with aspirations of being top-tier. He made the top-tier case for himself on Saturday when he handled Abel Ramos pretty decisively (despite two judges being off with 114-114 and 115-113 scores). It’ll be interesting to see how his wall-moving-forward style gets over against the top names in the division– and I have my doubts as to how successful he’ll be against the elite-level talent at 147– but he’s definitely a presence and fun to watch. 

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