In Episode 113 of your weekly sports podcast, we bring you updates and new across 10 different sports, and 3 World Cups.
We start with England’s Red Roses winning silver in the Netball World Cup in South Africa-their best ever showing in a World Cup. We then move on to New Zealand and Australia and the Women’s Football World Cup, with the quarter-final line up being confirmed. England’s Lionesses will play Colombia for a place in the semi-finals after a hard fought win on penalties over Nigeria.
In Cricket, Manchester Originals’ Fi Morris took a record –in both the men’s and women’s Hundred-snaring 5 wickets for only 7 runs, as opponents Birmingham Phoenix were skittled for just 87. Meanwhile in Scotland, Britain’s cyclists and para-cyclists sit top of the medal table with a combined haul of 32 golds, 16 silvers and 18 bronzes.
With teams finalising their line ups for the Rugby World Cup next month, we had a host of warm up games. England were dire losing to Wales, Eddie Jones still believes Australia can win after their 4th consecutive defeat since he took over, and Zander Fagerson became the first player to be sent off “from the bunker” in Scotland’s win over France.
And finally, we talk about “Shi**y Sunderland” after 57 triathletes were struck with illness after high E.coli and sewage levels were reported in the water after last weekend’s World Triathlon Series event off the coast at Roker!
