Quade Cooper returns to the Wallabies’ starting line-up for Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand, having been named at fly half.Cooper was left out of the Wallabies’ 22-man squad that lost 27-19 to the All Blacks in Sydney last Saturday night and his inclusion to play at Eden Park comes as part of a backline reshuffle.He will be making his first Test appearance since injuring his knee against Wales in the bronze medal play-off at the World Cup at the same venue last October. …
At basketball fundraiser, Obama says opponents play "dirty"
New York (Reuters) – With a nod to his basketball star host, Michael Jordan, President Barack Obama used a sports analogy at a fundraiser in New York on Wednesday to describe the election campaign and his opponents, who he said played "dirty." "I can't resist a basketball analogy. We are in the fourth quarter, we're up by a few points, but the other side is coming strong and they play a little dirty," Obama told a group of supporters, saying his team was ahead but had some injuries. "I'd say there's about seven minutes to go in the game. … Texas' Adrian Beltre hits 3 homers
Adrian Beltre has hit three home runs in his first three at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles, including two in the Texas Rangers' nine-run fourth inning. UPDATE 1-Rugby-'Public enemy' Cooper returns to face All Blacks
* Cooper returns for must-win match * Wallabies forwards given chance at vindication (Adds details) AUCKLAND, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper,dubbed ‘Public Enemy Number One’ in his native country of NewZealand, makes his long-awaited return to the Wallabies fortheir must-win Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacksin Auckland on Saturday. …
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