SOUTH AFRICAN'S SPRINGBOKS ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD

England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win Rugby World Cup for record-equalling third time

Source: wires

date: 2nd November 2019 

South Africa added to their World Cup wins in 1995 and 2007

South Africa broke English hearts with a ruthless display of power rugby to seize their third Rugby World Cup in devastating fashion.

Twenty two points from the boot of nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ground England into the Yokohama dirt on a horrible night for Eddie Jones's men.

England had trailed 12-6 at the interval after taking a hammering in the scrum and making a series of handling errors.

And despite four penalties from captain Owen Farrell they never looked like closing that gap as the Springboks produced an outstanding display to match those of 1995 in Johannesburg and 2007 in Paris.

Those were iconic moments for a nation besotted with rugby and when Siya Kolisi lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy aloft as the first black man to captain the Springboks they will have the final part of a triptych that will endure forever in the country's collective memory

SOURCE: myjoyonline.com

JAMAICAN FOOTBALLER STABBED TO DEATH OVER A PHONE

20 year old Jamaican midfielder Tarania Clarke was reportedly stabbed to death on Thursday night at half-way street, st. Andrew in the capital of Kingston during a fight with another woman over a phone.

Clarke, a midfielder and captain of the Water House FC made her senior international debut for the Reggae Girls in September scoring in a thrilling 12-1 win victory over Cuba in an Olympic qualifying match.

Police officials confirmed her death on the spot and also said they had detained the unidentified woman who was in a fight with the deceased.

The Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) confirmed the news about the three time capped international  on twitter "we express our deepest condolences to her family and friends during this very challenging time. Jamaican's female football suffers a significant loss as she was a very talented player"

Michael Ricketts, President of the Jamaica Football Federation, added: “The Jamaica Football Federation is indeed deeply saddened by the untimely passing of young Ms Clarke, someone who would have shown so much promise, not just as a player but as a person.

Xavier Gilbert, Clarke’s coach at Excelsior high school, told Jamaica-based cable TV station SportsMax that she was planning on moving to the United States in January to attend university in Florida pending the completion of her paperwork.

“We were very close. She was captain for the last three years and was a wonderful leader, a wonderful person,” he told the network. “It hurts right now. It’s really sad. She did not deserve this. This really rough right now"