3 minute read We appear to be back to what we call the Gaylian definition of ‘momentum’ where there’s a hard reset every Test match and recent history is more or less bunk. (Unless you’re Zak Crawley, of course, in which case momentum is very real and you’re almost certainly going to get out to Matt Henry again for another single-figure score.) South Africa v England You’d be hard pressed
5 minute read R Ashwin has exited Test cricket in idiosyncratic style and with a bunch of weird quotes. It’s a fitting departure really for a quirky sort of fella who has done as much as anyone to shape Test cricket over the last decade. Ashwin has taken the Graeme Swann route of retiring halfway through a tour of Australia – albeit India haven’t lost the series, so in his
3 minute read It’s amazing to think that this week brought England’s first Test win since 2014 and even more amazing to think they haven’t beaten South Africa since 2003. The amazement then takes on a slightly different hue when you learn that they’ve also preserved their unbeaten record against the same opposition. Women’s Test statistics sometimes benefit from a bit of context. The best way of presenting that context
3 minute read It’s amazing to think that this week brought England’s first Test win since 2014 and even more amazing to think they haven’t beaten South Africa since 2003. The amazement then takes on a slightly different hue when you learn that they’ve also preserved their unbeaten record against the same opposition. Women’s Test statistics sometimes benefit from a bit of context. The best way of presenting that context
[ad_1] Xavier Robinson ran for career highs of 107 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma stunned No. 7 Alabama 24-3 on Saturday night to become bowl eligible and deal a severe blow to the Crimson Tide's chances of receiving a College Football Playoff berth.Jackson Arnold ran for 131 yards on 25 carries and completed 9 of 11 passes for the Sooners (6-5, 2-5 SEC), who got coach Brent Venables off
Barring a miracle, Christine GZ will have to wait until 2026 for her next Dakar Rally. On Tuesday, she announced that due to a lack of funding, she will not be able to race the 2025 edition as she had hoped. “I would love to say we are READY FOR @dakarrally,” began GZ’s post, “but unfortunately… we didn’t make it. We tried it all, but couldn’t find the budget….” GZ
When the Race of Champions heads to Australia in March 2025, Sébastien Loeb will seek his record-breaking fifth individual crown while Hayden Paddon will represent neighbouring New Zealand for the first time. Both rally drivers confirmed their entries on Wednesday. Loeb is currently in a three-way tie with Didier Auriol and Mattias Ekström for the most “Champion of Champions” titles at four each. After losing to Marcus Grönholm in the
Hoping to give privateers in vehicles from Red-Lined Motorsport their due, the manufacturer has launched the Red-Lined T1 Adventure Cup for the 2025 South African Rally-Raid Championship. Any non-factory driver piloting a Red-Lined VK50, VK56, REVO T1+, or even the new REVO+ GT-R in the Adventurer category is eligible for the Red-Lined Cup. Adventurer is a subsect of the usual Ultimate class, classified as T1 while the latter is T1+.
TL’O has created the Ultimate Rally Classic, a historic rally raid for vehicles produced between 1976 and 2000, with the inaugural edition set to run from France to Morocco in fall 2025. The race is headed by Pascal François, who previously founded and directed the Pioneers Classic. Held last month, the Pioneers Classic (Pionniers Classic) is also a historic rally that ran through Morocco. “After a two-year break, I had
The last time Dylan Parsons sat down with The Checkered Flag, he was preparing for his rookie season in Championship Off-Road‘s Pro SPEC class. A year and a half later, when TCF caught up with Parsons on Friday, he was the newly crowned champion of the category. TCF and Parsons recapped his 2024 season, discussed the growth of the Pro SPEC class and what makes it one of the most
