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New Zealand talks about upcomming RWC Final
And in rugby news:
Members of the All Blacks spoke at a press conference on Monday ahead of their Rugby World Cup final against Australia.
New Zealands assistant coach Ian Foster summarized the feelings of his squad during the event.
"It's a Rugby World Cup final. It's.... we've talked about this particular game for a long, long time. We've wanted to be here. We've had to work hard to be here and, now for all the team, whether they are thinking of moving or not, this is, it's all about the here and the now. This is the moment, and there will be plenty of time afterwards to talk about people, but, we don't want to waste this opportunity"
New Zealand are aiming to become the first team to successfully defend a Rugby World Cup title.
The All Blacks will face rivals Australia in the final at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
China's top Club football players unite for 2018 qualifiers
In some football news:
The Chinese natinal team has released the 24-name list for the 2018 world cup qualifying Asia.
Highlights on the list are midfielders Zhang Xizhe and Huang Bowen.
China will play Bhutan on November 12th and the Chinese Hong Kong on November 17th.
Portugal and Spain dominate the Larache International Triathlon
Lets sprint into some running news:
Portugal's Melanie Santos and Antonio Benito of Spain took honors in the 10th running of the Larache International Triathlon in Morocco on Saturday.
This is the tenth year for the Triathalon as it attracted 190 athletes from around the world.
In the race, athletes would swim 750 meters, do a 20 kilometer bike ride and finish off with a 5 kilometer run.
This year's race saw fierce competition between Spain a Portugal.
After the race, 1st place finisher Antonio Benito spoke about the competition he faced.
"The race was very good for me. It is the first time I won an international race. I am very happy with the race. The competition was strong between me and Gomar (Jesus Gomar, Spain), but I managed to win at the end. I am feeling very well."
Eight out the 10 finishers in the women’s elite came from either Spain or Portugal.
Santos finished ahead of the pack with a time of 1 hour, 6 minutes, 17 seconds.
In the elite men's race, seven Spanish athletes made it into the top ten finishers.
Benito dominated his group with a time of 58 minutes, 21 seconds.
Imposter cheats for 2nd place in Nairobi International Marathon
and in some more running news:
A man was arrested for cheating his way into second place at Kenya's Nairobi International Marathon on Sunday.
Nairobi Marathon Head coordinator Hassan Omar spoke out about what he saw during the race.
"He cheated to me and cheated to the timing chip. So, I mean, this is an imposture. He is a guy who just showed up at the finish. This is why when we finished, I rushed to the finish line because I saw him challenging the second guy."
Police and race officials identified the cheater as Julius Njogu.
Njogu reportedly hid among a group of spectators before joining the race near the finish.
The imposter was in line to claim around $7,000 US dollars in prize money before being caught and disqualified.
Nadal advances in Swiss Indoor tournament
and swinging into some tennis news:
Rafael Nadal beat Lukas Rosol in the second round of the Swiss Indoors on Monday.
Rosol started the match strong but Nadal broke back, winning three games in a row to take the second set.
The former world number one, then took a 3-0 lead in the decider, but Rosol would break Nadal's serve to level the score 4-4.
A tense tiebreaker ensued but Nadal would close out a 1-6 7-5 7-6 victory.
Nadal will now move on to play either Grigor Dimitrov or Sergiy Stakhovsky .
Muguruza beats Safarova in Singapore Open
and in Singapore:
Garbine Muguruza beat Lucie Safarova in straight sets at the WTA Finals on Monday
This has been a breakthrough year for Muguruza, who reached the finals in both Wuhan and Beijing.
Muguruza won with a 6-3, 7-6 and will now move forward in group "red" at the Singapore Open
Michael Smith wins the World Crazy Golf Championship
and in some "crazy" golf news:
Michael Smith won the World Crazy Golf Championship in Hastings on Sunday.
In 1066 it was the scene of one of the most famous battles in English history
But in 2015 Hastings was host to a total of 75 'crazy' golfers turning out from four different countries to take it all.
The 18-hole golf course where contestants played, featured obstacles such as a Windmill, a waterwheel, an obelisk, a lighthouse and various ramps and bunkers.
Chairman of the British min-gold association Sean Homer explained the allure of this tournament.
"some players are drawn by the prize money, most players just like the fact that it's a World Championship and they can say "I've played in a World Championship, I've got a chance of being World Champion" Everybody thinks that they can win it at the start of the event but I just think that we make it as accessible as possible, we only use one ball so that everybody has the same balls and there is no advantage for tour pros compared to a novice."
The winner was the 29-year old student Michael Smith from Oxford who out played his opponents to win the title for the third time.
His triumph sits alongside the back to back titles he won in 2011 and 2012.
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