unclevlad Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Shelton beats Tiafoe in 4, an an all-American quarter. First major semi-final at age 20; first American into a major semi in ages. It also vaults Shelton all the way inside the top 20. Next up is Djokovic, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 In any case, Shelton is someone to keep an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Jesus Herrada wins stage 11 of the Vuelta. Geraint Thomas was in the breakaway and clawed back 5 minutes although this means he is still outside the top 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66734032 Olav Kooij wins stage 4 of the Tour of Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66733219 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Sebastian Molano wins stage 12 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66744119 Wout Van Aert wins stage 5 of the Tour of Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66744115 Edited September 7, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Team USA Plays Canada for the bronze. FIBA World Cup: USA loses to Germany in semis; Serbia heads to final with win over Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 13 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66756858 Danny van Poppel wins stage 6 of the Tour of Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66754964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 The Rugby Union World Cup has kicked off with France (the host nation) taking on New Zealand (world champions) and beating them https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66758479 Neymar exceeds Pele's record to become Brazil's most prolific men's football scorer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66761401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) Remco Evenepoel wins stage 14 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66763955 Rasmus Tiller won stage 7 of the Tour of Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66763951 Edited September 9, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 England, Ireland, Italy and Australia win their opening Rugby matches at the World Championships England win 5 golds at the World Rowing Championships https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/66765289 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 Coco Gauff plays "I got it!!" getting to every shot, over and over, and over, forcing Sabalenka to hit what normally would be 2, 3, even 4 winners before getting a point. This totally breaks Sabalenka down, forcing her to overhit and overplay, and get frustrated completely throughout. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. The hallmark...up 2 breaks and serving at 4-1, Gauff tries to stretch to a 5-1, almost untouchable lead...but Sabalenka goes ALL out and gets the break. Gauff's showing some nerves...of course. But Gauff breaks right back at 4-2, to crush any hopes, then serves it out. She's 19. This is her first major. Most likely NOT her last. She also rises to #3 in singles, as well as being #1 in doubles. It now remains to be seen, to me, if she'll continue to play doubles. Major champ, #3 in the world, the demands on her have been high, but they'll grow massively now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 (edited) Rui Costs wins stage 15 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66769393 Carlos Rodriguez wins stage 8 but Wout Van Aert wins the Tour of Britain overall https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66769111 South Africa beat Scotland, Japan and Wales win in the Rugby World Cup Edited September 10, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Spain's soccer boss resigns from that, and his position as VP of UEFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Novak Djokovic beat Danil Medvedev and claimed his 24th Grand Slam championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 16 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66790825 Edited September 12, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Primoz Roglic wins stage 17 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66801381 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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death tribble Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) Remco Evenepoel wins stage 18 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66813511 Edited September 14, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) Alberto Dainese wins stage 19 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66825922 Edited September 15, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unclevlad Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Cygnia said: Ref should put the yellow card away, and take out the red one. Which perhaps he did, this is a still shot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 16, 2023 Report Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) Wout Poels wins stage 20 of the Vuelta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66833262 Edited September 16, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Busy day for sport at least as far as I'm concerned Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore Grand Prixz to break the Red Bull winning streak https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/66836925 France, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, England, Wales and Samoa all won their matches at the Rugby World Cup. But Fiji beat Australia for the first time in 69 years and for the first time at the Rugby World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66839029 The Vuelta ends with Kaden Groves winning the last stage around Madrid. He also wins the sprint jersey. Remco Evenepoel wins the Mountains jersey. Juan Ayuso wins the Young Rider category. Jumbo Visma win the team competition as they were 1-2-3 on the race. Sepp Kuss wins overall. He has had the lead in the competition since stage 8. Both Roglic and Vingegaard were criticised for trying to take the lead off him but both seem to have fallen into line in the past few stages. Kuss deserves the win as he has faithfully served Roglic and Vingegaard in their wins at the Giro, Tour and Vuelta. And he has raced all three Grand Tours this year. Jumbo Visma have won all three Grand Tours this year which no team has done before. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66839092 Edited September 17, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/17/2023 at 11:07 AM, death tribble said: Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore Grand Prix to break the Red Bull winning streak https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/66836925 This will not be a real problem for Red Bull's quest for the Constructor's Championship (Verstappen has the driver's crown pretty much wrapped up). What this does, though, illustrates the paramount importance of qualifying in Formula 1. Most of Verstappen's wins have come from the front row. Although he put up a respectable drive in Singapore, there were simply too many cars between him and the podium. And where did Sainz start? On the first row. Of course. To win races, it seems, the first thing you should do is master qualifying. Where you are on the grid could doom you to failure even if you happen to be Jackie Stewart. If you're in the middle of the grid, you can still get points (even if they don't natter that much by that point in the season), If you're in the back, it will take an enormous effort just to get into points positions, much less win the race, and none of that will matter if you're wrecked. (Verstappen's win streak was built around his prowess in the qualifying rounds, and I don't know if he's wrecked yet) But even wrecks become less common when you've qualified in a row that will put you ahead of the pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 9:18 PM, Michael Hopcroft said: This will not be a real problem for Red Bull's quest for the Constructor's Championship (Verstappen has the driver's crown pretty much wrapped up). What this does, though, illustrates the paramount importance of qualifying in Formula 1. Most of Verstappen's wins have come from the front row. Although he put up a respectable drive in Singapore, there were simply too many cars between him and the podium. And where did Sainz start? On the first row. Of course. To win races, it seems, the first thing you should do is master qualifying. Where you are on the grid could doom you to failure even if you happen to be Jackie Stewart. If you're in the middle of the grid, you can still get points (even if they don't natter that much by that point in the season), If you're in the back, it will take an enormous effort just to get into points positions, much less win the race, and none of that will matter if you're wrecked. (Verstappen's win streak was built around his prowess in the qualifying rounds, and I don't know if he's wrecked yet) But even wrecks become less common when you've qualified in a row that will put you ahead of the pack. It wasn't qualifying that did them in, it was the interaction between car and tire on that particular track. For some reason, Red Bull was degrading their tires faster than the podium teams so they couldn't push as hard as they could. Red Bull's cars just weren't better than everyone else at this track like they have been everywhere else the last 2 seasons. They had trouble at Singapore last year also. This race convinced me that Verstappen is a product of superior technology. He's an excellent driver but he's dominating more because of his car than his skill this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Rugby World Cup Scotland beat Tonga, England beat Chile, Portugal and Georgia draw, Argentina beat Samoa, France beat Namibia, Italy beat Uruguay, Ireland beat South Africa 13-6 but Wales beat Australia 40-6. Europe retain the Solheim Cup in Women's Golf. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/66906787 Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/66905383 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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