Live coverage of the Bunnings NPC and with the Ranfurly Shield on the line as Tasman take on Wellington from Lansdowne Park, Blenheim. NPC: Counties Manukau v .... Lions and Steamers preparing for seventh round NPC After the break March had a cross deflected over and Dunk headed the corner straight at Fabianski, before West Ham were denied a second by a lengthy VAR check. I don't see him not starting the game, but Diaz was fantastic on the left and Sadio Mane got his goal in Benfica, Roberto Firmino looked back in form last week and Diogo Jota seems to score every time he's on the pitch. Part of the reason Liverpool’s full-backs and front three are finding so much space recently is Thiago’s rapid distribution through the lines, propelling the action into the final third at a moment’s notice and catching the other team off guard. Stream Bay of Plenty vs Wellington - Women's Watch replays and highlights from 2023 Bay of Plenty Volcanix vs Wellington Pride - Women's on FloRugby. Watch on your computer, on the FloSports Mobile App ... Kylian Mbappe was again at his scintillating best and he provided a neat assist for Danilo to add a fourth from the edge of the area, to cap off a successful evening for the leaders. If he did go there he'd stand a good chance of winning even more Champions Leagues. His footballing philosophy: Unlike elite managerial peers like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, Zidane doesn't have an obvious ideology on how to play the game. The Super Eagles were unlucky with their chances, even after Alex Iwobi was shown a straight red card five minutes after his introduction in the 60th minute. He remained in and around the first-team picture for the rest of the season and in the summer he was part of the travelling squad that Wenger took away to Germany for a pre-season training camp. “A lot of people said Okoye caused the goal but I don't want to believe that because if you look at the shot very well from that distance, the speed was very high and before the ball got to Okoye, it swerved. Reading end Brighton runGoals in either half ended Brighton's three-match winning streak as Reading moved two points off the top half with a 2-0 win at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. Indeed, Watzke has by no means given up on keeping the brilliant youngster, and insists he wants to fight for Haaland bay of plenty steamers Saturday 10th August 4.35pm vs Waikato at FMG Stadium Hamilton · Wednesday 14th August 7.05pm vs Counties Manukau at Rotorua International Stadium · Sunday 18th ... Denise O'Sullivan added another before the break, meeting a Ruesha Littlejohn cross with her right foot in injury-time to establish a 4-0 lead at the half-way mark. I don't think we have to deny our position. Our league position explains a lot and is one of the reasons I'm here, he said. Ahead of Tuesday's visit of Birmingham, Sky Bet have Coventry priced at 5/6 to finish in the top six, 5/1 to achieve promotion, 14/1 to achieve automatic promotion and 50/1 to win the title. Manchester United want £15m for Phil Jones, with the 29-year-old defender expected to leave in the January transfer window if another side meets the asking price. Jones played for United for the first time in two years against Wolves as United lost 1-0, but is not expected to play for the team again. He has 18 months left on his deal, with Newcaste and Burnley interested, says the Mail. Salah has been directly involved in at least one goal in each of his last 12 Premier League appearances (13 goals, seven assists) - the third player to achieve that feat after Stan Collymore (12, March-August 1995) and Jamie Vardy (15, August-December 2015). Sam Surridge of Stoke can be backed at 13/2 (7.5) to break the deadlock. Both sides have some injury troubles to contend with. Gilmour is a football novice, but has proved already in his short career against Liverpool and Manchester City he can dominate a game. Conte said that Argentina centre-back Cristain Romero was very close to returning to action after two months out after sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty. Pep Guardiola has a strong love for skilful midfielders and with good reason, but he did not and does not need Jack Grealish. It's a fact but we will not use it as an excuse. Football is never like a one-reason game where you can have one reason why things go this way. But one thing is for sure the chances we missed today, we could've been 2-0, 3-0 up but we were playing with fire. Bay of Plenty vs Taranaki Predictions & Tips Taranaki's only defeat this season came against Wellington, the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois Live Stream – Watch Live Online. Mohamed Salah is available for Liverpool's game with Leicester City on Thursday but fellow forward Sadio Mane will not be as he celebrates winning the Africa Cup of Nations final. But it's the Premier League, and when you start out managing, I'm sure in the back of people's minds if you could get a job like Aston Villa - wow. Merson: Gerrard or Lampard for Villa job Merson believes Gerrard's former England team-mate Lampard has to also be under consideration for the vacant manager's position at Villa Park. His older half-sister recoiled in horror at their first encounter. I was afraid I would break him, she wrote in her memoirs, 'Endlich Reden' (Finally Talking). The visitors went close to doubling their lead soon after the break when De Bruyne and Foden again linked up, with the latter heading his team-mate's cross just wide of the post. When you have a manager like Conte, you have to give him the licence to get the players in that he wants and to play the system he wants, you can't interfere, he does things his way. The Metropolitan Police said they made five arrests during Tottenham's Carabao Cup clash with West Ham on Wednesday. They came so close last time out – is this the year they finally sleep with the Champions League trophy? We still had one change at the end and I could have changed the goalkeeper if necessary in this moment. It's attack-minded football. Sky Bet odds to get job: 10/1 Sky Sports' writers verdicts: Poch the unanimous pickAdam Bate: One year ago it could have been Thomas Tuchel. With United looking for a refresh, Pochettino would be presented with the opportunity to build a team in his own image at Old Trafford, like he had at Spurs. Otago v Wellington, Bunnings NPC 2024 The NPC kicked off on 9 August 2024, and after an exciting first round, Here is how the stats look after the second round Tries 1 Bay Of Plenty 15 2 Hawke's Bay ... The star man is of course Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez however AC Milan’s Ismael Bennacer, West Ham’s Said Benrahma and the veteran trio of Sofiane Feghouli, Islam Slimani and Yacine Brahimi make them a daunting prospect for any of their opponents. Katie McCabe grabbed the Republic equaliser The draw leaves Vera Pauw's side with four points from three qualifiers. Brighton's winless run is now only beaten by Newcastle's 13-match streak, having drawn six of their last eight games. This is only a point from which to start for the rest of the season. Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa: In the second half, it was difficult for us not to be dominated. But losing the first three matches and having too many draws leaves us at the wrong end of the table. Blues broke again and Jeremie Bela advanced from wing-back to cut inside George Tanner before curling a 22-yard effort just wide of the far post. These people do not represent our loyal fanbase, but there is no hiding from the fact that this is not the first incident of this kind experienced at Elland Road this year. The Wales international swiftly scored his first Bournemouth goal in just his second appearance for the club, heading home from point-blank range as the visitors finally made an Anthony corner count. How to follow Crystal Palace vs Liverpool will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 1pm; kick-off 2pm. Former Arsenal player Sokratis Papastathopoulos does not think ex-team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's dismissal from the club was the correct choice. Yet his side had the better of things, both Saiss and Fernando Marcal striking the woodwork and Robert Sanchez making a number of saves from the visitors. Magennis' header from Conor Bradley's excellent cross was kept out by Karadzhov, who left Washington with the goal at his mercy to tap home on the rebound before the linesman's flag cut short his celebrations. This new sensation in their lives, this feeling of unadulterated joy in watching their team play. It's not conducive to a proper night's kip, is it? Too much energy, too much temptation to stick on the telly and revel in it all over again. Last year's runners-up needed only to avoid defeat to advance to the knockout stages but produced a surprisingly below-par performance. Of course it seems like the most sensible thing to do, and the safest with regard to our environment.