The AFL is back, Nick Kyrgios is still a jerk and the Twenty20 World Cup is in full swing.
Our top 10 tweets of the week start with a champion horse that’s beginning to remind some punters of the mighty Black Caviar.
10. Winx the next Black Caviar?
Winx!
She's done it again…8 in a row! pic.twitter.com/i7ESKX2wFD— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) March 19, 2016
Winx won the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, extending her winning streak out to eight races. Everyone loves a champion.
Novak Djokovic, Ronda Rousey, Black Caivar: will we soon be mentioning Winx in the same breath as these great winning streak athletes? Only time will tell.
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9. Maybe don’t bring back the biff….
Junior rugby league player punches ref in the head… Described as the worst attack on a match official. STORY: https://t.co/9704nie2yH
— Triple M NRL (@TripleM_NRL) March 14, 2016
It has been called the worst attack on a referee, ever. A 16 year old has gone absolutely berko and decked a 21 year old referee after he was sent off during a trial match on the Central Coast.
The attack was only stopped by the 16 year old’s captain, who crash tackled him to the ground. Only for the 16 year old to turn on his own captain and start laying into him too!
Needless to say the kid is facing a life ban from rugby league and possible criminal charges too.
After seeing this, maybe we shouldn’t bring back the biff…
8. Chris Gayle: the man
Chris Gayle (100 Runs) Fastest Century Registered As Another Record of World T20.https://t.co/s5yD5pIv0M pic.twitter.com/3fe1erZS9h
— Finder Hub (@finderhubAU) March 17, 2016
During the West Indies absolute routing of England at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday, Chris Gayle started throwing the blade around like he was Conan the Barbarian, notching up the quickest ever T20 century. Gayle managed to chalk up his ton off just 47 rolls of the arm.
Astounding stuff.
Understandably, Gayle has become a phenomenon at the T20 World Cup and is helping the Windies remain undefeated.
WilliamHill.com has the Windies as $5.50 favorites to take out the tournament behind only India ($3.50) and New Zealand ($5). Check out WilliamHill.com for odds on each game throughout the tournament.
7. Nick Kyrgios’ new court apparel?
.@NickKyrgios in March issue of L'UOMO Vogue. Photos by Steve Hiett. #NKRising pic.twitter.com/pssFTDbuLl
— IMG Tennis (@IMGTennis) March 16, 2016
After already being chastised for not wearing enough white at Wimbledon, maybe Nick Kyrgios will be pushing the envelope with his new sportswear….
What do you think?
6. McGregor vs Diaz part 2?
ICYMI: Sources confirm Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 verbally agreed for UFC 200 https://t.co/7U1rSylmgQ #UFC pic.twitter.com/CkdFdUh2qW
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 18, 2016
It’s official! After the shock of McGregor’s loss to the ring-in, Nate Diaz, the pair have agreed to a re-match at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.
I’m already climbing the walls in anticipation. This will be one of the biggest fights the UFC has ever seen, full of venom and vitriol.
Bring on July 9!!!
5. Eddie Jones proves he is a Rugby coaching God
WE'VE DONE IT! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
FT: France 21 – 31 England #CARRYTHEMHOME pic.twitter.com/qiJxzZENmU— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) March 19, 2016
Former Wallabies coach, Eddie Jones, waltzed in to the top job of English rugby at the worst possible time. The Poms were an absolute basket case and people believed they were living up to their emblem: they were a bunch of pansies.
But now the only flowers you see in the English Roses are cauliflower ears on their props.
Eddie Jones has over seen a complete 180 and turned a side that went out in the early stages as hosts of the recent World Cup to complete winners. Their 31-21 win over France justifies Eddie’s position in the top echelons of Rugby.
4. Don’t get Chaps’d
The worlds most prolific sports troll has struck again, duping ESPN spor
ts with a bogus report that defensive end Olivier Vernon was moving to Chaps’ beloved Jacksonville Jaguars.
The tweet was so convincing that ESPN showed it on air as fact.
ESPN is not the first, and surely won’t be the last, to be duped by a Chaps troll. Chaps, a war veteran, takes pride in being one of the most famous sports trolls on Twitter.
3. New NRL CEO
New NRL CEO Todd Greenberg vows to rebuild relationships with the canine community. pic.twitter.com/ZmzUN2R9nO
— Titus O'Reily (@TitusOReily) March 18, 2016
The NRL’s most obvious “secret” was revealed on Thursday when Todd Greenberg was finally announced as the new CEO of the NRL.
This left most people around the country saying “duuhhh!”.Mainly because there weren’t any other candidates to choose from. It was either Todd Greenberg or a random bag of groceries that someone forgot at NRL headquarters two weeks ago. Although chatter does indicate the bag of groceries was gaining some traction, but Greenberg won out in the end.
2. What isn’t the Mafia involved in?
03/15 – Camorra Crime Fixed 1999 @giroditalia for #MarcoPantani Loss (More at https://t.co/gmlemo1jc2) pic.twitter.com/zCwQ3lGNQw
— pinkjersey.com (@pinkjerseycom) March 15, 2016
12 years after overdosing on a mountain of cocaine, Italian police have conceded that disgraced cyclist Marco Pantani was probably right: the mafia tampered with his blood test during the 1999 Giro d’Italia.
Turns out the mafia are involved in extortion, prostitution, murder and cycling. Who knew?
Bet365.com has futures markets available on the Giro d’Italia with Vincenzo Nibali at $2.10 favorite to take out the race.
1. NAB Challenge results
Five things we learned from the AFL NAB Challenge…https://t.co/IGE77nd1Wa
— Footy Experts (@footyexperts) March 16, 2016
The NAB Challenge is over, with Fremantle, Melbourne and Collingwood making it through the entire pre-season comp without tasting defeat.
This means that the AFL season is so close we can all taste it.
CrownBet.com.au has a complete list of head to head and futures betting available on the opening round of the AFL, log in and check it out now before the first round gets underway.
