Moon Boxing – WBC Super Featherweight Title – Berchelt v Awuku

MOON BOXING

World Championship Boxing

In Quintana Roo, Mexico

Miguel Berchelt easily dispatched late replacement challenger Maxwell Awuku of Ghana to defend his Super Featherweight title. He was supposed to defend against Cristian Mijares who pulled out with an injury and the change of opponent did not distract Berchelt as he dominated from the outset.

Berchelt easily won the first two round before dropping Awuku with a right hand early in the third. Awuku got up but was down a second time later in the round. He got up again but as a third knockdown due to Berchelt’s pressure looked inevitable, the referee stepped in to stop the contest.

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(Colour code – Red=Champion Blue=Challenger Yellow-New Champions)

WBC Super Featherweight Title

Miguel Berchelt (Mexico) Beat Maxwell Awuku (Ghana)

by TKO in Round 3

AT GRAND OASIS RESORT, CANCUM, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO

Still WBC Super Featherweight Champion … Miguel Berchelt (Mexico)

Full Report (Bad Left Hook.com)

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Moon Rugby Union – Six Nations Round 2

MOON RUGBY UNION

Six Nations Round 2

Ireland kicked off the second round of the Six Nations with a big win over Italy. in Dublin Ireland had the bonus point for the four tries wrapped up before half time. Jacob Stockdale and Robbie Henshaw went over twice each in an eight try deomoliton running out 56-19 winners in the end.

It was a closer affair at Twickenham. England got off to a blistering start against Wales with two tries for Johnny May giving England an early 12-0 lead. The big talking point was Gareth Ainscombe’s disallowed try. He looked to have scored but the video referee determined the Welshman had not got downward pressure. As a result Wales were chasing the game in the second half and met some superb England defence. Ainscombe struck a second half penalty to reduce the deficit to 12-6 but they could not find the winning score as England held on for victory.

On Sunday the final game at Murrayfield was end to end in the first half as Scotland and France shared four tries. Sean Maitland and Huw Jones went over for the Scots while in form Teddy Thomas scored both the first half tries for the French. The second half became more attritional as the kicking game became more important and the Scots fitness and forward control came into play. The penalties racked up against France and Greg Laidlaw kicked Scotland into the lead eventually ending up with 22 points as France ran out of steam and Scotland bounced back from defeat in Wales to win 32-26 and keep their impressive form at home going.

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Six Nations

Ireland 56

Italy 19

AT THE AVIVA STADIUM, DUBLIN, EIRE

Full Report (BBC Sport)

Six Nations

England 12

Wales 6

AT TWICKENHAM, LONDON

Full Report (BBC Sport)

Six Nations

Scotland 32

France 26

AT MURRAYFIELD, EDINBURGH

Full Report (BBC Sport)

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Johnny May (England)

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Moon Snooker – Coral Shoot Out

MOON SNOOKER

Coral Shoot Out

WPBSA Coral Shoot Out Final (1 Frame)

Michael Georgiou (Cyprus) 67

Graeme Dott (Scotland) 56

AT THE WATFORD COLOSSEUM, WATFORD

Cypriot Michael Georgiou won his first ranking title taking the Coral 1 Frame Shoot out. The timed speed event in which 1 Frame is played but if time runs out, the score at that point is final. Over the weekend Georgiou won 6 matches to get to the final and started fast with a break of 52 against Dott, who was in his second ranking final in two weeks after losing at the German Masters.

Georgiou took a 61-0 lead but Dott got his chance to close the gap. He made a break of 51 but missed a long pot when it looked like he might clear up and take it. Dott potted the blue to close to 61-56 which led to a tense battle on the pink which would decide it. Georgiou left Dott in a snooker behind the black, Dott escaped the snooker but left the pink potable in the process which Georgiou duly did to take the title.

As a result the Cypriot moves 35 places up the rankings into the top 32 and earns a place in the upcoming World Grand Prix. A new face to watch or a one off due to the random nature of this tournament? Time will tell.

Full Report (WorldSnooker.com)

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Moon Snooker – German Masters

MOON SNOOKER

German Masters

WPBSA German Masters Final (Best of 17 Frames)

Mark Williams (Wales) 9

Graeme Dott (Scotland) 1

AT THE TEMPODROM, BERLIN, GERMANY

Mark Williams claimed his second ranking title of the season with a dominant display against Scotland’s Graeme Dott in Berlin. Dott was in his first ranking final since the 2010 World Championship final and the time away from the final limelight showed. Williams took the first with a break of 76 as well as a scrappy second. A 64 clearance from Dott made it 2-1 but then Williams pulled right away. William’s reeled off five frames in a row to lead 7-1 at the interval including a break of 110.

Williams wasted no time in the evening session. A break of 66 was enough to claim Frame 9 and go 8-1 up just one away. An early break of 50 put Williams within reach and as the balls ran out for Dott, he eventually conceded Frame 10 to allow Williams to seal a convincing 9-1 win. A great boost for the Welshman who adds the German masters to the title he won in Belfast in November with only a couple of months to go until the World Championship.

Full Report (WorldSnooker.com)

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Moon Cricket – 2nd Test – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

MOON CRICKET

Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh

2ND TEST MATCH AT THE SHERE BANGLA STADIUM, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

Sri Lanka 222 & 226 (Silva 70*)

Bangladesh 110 (Hasan 38*) & 123 (Dananjaya 5-24)

SRI LANKA WIN BY 215 RUNS

SRI LANKA WIN THE SERIES 1-0

There was no second escape as in the first test for Bangladesh as Sri Lanka won the match and two game series in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s terrible batting was there downfall failing to make more than 130 in either innings. Sri Lanka’s first innings was nothing special either with Kusal Mendis (68) and Roshen Silva (58) top scoring in a total of 222 with Abdur Razzak and Tajul Islam taking four wickets each for the hosts. However Sri Lanka had a handy first innings lead after skittling Bangladesh all out for 110 with Mehidy Hasan’s 38 Not Out the only score of note, but his partners just kept falling giving him no support.

Sri Lanka added another 226 in the second innings with Silva’s 70 the highest score of the whole match and setting Bangladesh an unlikely 339 to win. They got nowhere near with nobody getting a half century as the hosts were again dismal with the bat being bowled all out for 123. Akila Dananjaya ended with figures of 5-24 with the ball with Rangana Herath also taking 4 wickets as the visitors dominated. Bangladesh held on well for a shock draw in the first game, they never came close this time as Sri Lanka deserved the victory. The experience of Sri Lanka, who also won the Dhaka one day Tri-Series earlier in the year, told and they have some momentum going into more difficult contests ahead.

Full Report (Cricbuzz)

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Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka)

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Moon Cricket – 5th ODI – South Africa v India

MOON CRICKET

India Tour of South Africa

5TH ODI AT ST GEORGE’S PARK, PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA

India 274-7 (50) (Sharma 115 Ngidi 4-51)

South Africa 201 (42.2) (Amla 71 Yadav 4-57)

INDIA WIN BY 73 RUNS

INDIA LEAD THE SERIES 4-1

Rohit Sharma was the star as India earned their first ever one day Series win with a comfortable victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Sharma hit 115 including 4 Sixes in india’s total of 274-7. Wickets did fall though and Sharma did not get a lot of back up, Four wickets for Lungisani Ngidi helped the hosts keep India under a 300 score.

As it was the total was still too much for South Africa. Opener Hasim Amla took the fight to the Indian bowlers but he was run out for 71 leaving the homes side at 166-5 and from there began the collapse. The South Africa side lost their final four wickets for just 5 runs with three of those wickets taken by Kuldeep Yadav leaving him with figures of 4-51 for the innings. India become the number 1 ranked ODI side in the world as a result of this series victory with one game still to go at Centurion Park. 

Full Report (Cricbuzz)

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Rohit Sharma (India)

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Moon Cricket – 4th ODI – India v South Africa

MOON CRICKET

India Tour of South Africa

4th ODI AT THE NEW WANDERERS, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

India 289-7 (50) (Dhawan 109 Kohli 75)

South Africa 207-5 (25.5) (Klaasen 43*)

SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 5 WICKETS (DUCKWORTH-LEWIS METHOD)

INDIA LEAD THE SERIES 3-1

South Africa took advantage of a rain delay and reduced total to keep their one day series with India alive in Johannesburg. Shikhar Dhawan got a century (109) including 2 sixes for India and Virat Kohli continued his excellent form scoring 75 as India posted 289-7 from their 50 Overs. The rain break meant a reduced target for South Africa. They would need 207 from 28 Overs in what would be more of a 20/20 like chase.

Arguably this may have suited South Africa. However India looked in a good position when the took the wicket of the returning AB De Villiers with South Africa at 102-4. However a partnership of 72 between David Miller (39) and Heinrich Klaasen (43 Not Out) turned the game and put South Africa in command. Klaasen stayed until the end to score the winning runs with 13 balls to spare as the hosts get their first win of the series and could yet save it by winning the next two games.

Full Report (Cricbuzz)

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Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)

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Moon Cricket – 3rd ODI – South Africa v India

MOON CRICKET

India Tour of South Africa

3RD ODI AT NEWLANDS, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

India 303-6 (50) (Kohli 160* Dhawan 76)

South Africa 179 (40) (Duminy 51 Yadav 4-23 Chahal 4-46) 

INDIA WIN BY 124 RUNS

INDIA LEAD THE SERIES 3-0

Virat Kohli played a true captains role in ensuring India now cannot lose their one day series in South Africa as they took a 3-0 lead with three left to play. Kohli scored 160 Not Out including 2 sixes and 12 fours. Shikhar Dhawan backed Kohli up with 76 as India put 303 on the board.

In reply South Africa lost a wicket in the first over and were struggling throughout. Four wickets a piece for Yozvendra Chahal and Koldeep Yadav kept the pressure on. Only Jean-Paul Duminy with 51 offered any real resistance as India comfortably took a 124 run victory. They have total dominance in the series and will look to wrap it up in Game 4. 

Full Scorecard/Commentary (Cricbuzz)

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN

Virat Kohli (India)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – Super League Round 2

MOON RUGBY LEAGUE

Super League Round 2

Champions Leeds Rhinos made it two wins from two as Jimmy Keinhorst grabbed a Hat-Trick of tries in a 20-11 win over Hull Kingston Rovers. 8 points from the boot of Danny Brough aided Huddersfield to their first win of the season with a 20-6 win over Warrington. The Giants scored three tries on the night through Dale Ferguson, Darnell McIntosh and Jordan Turner in a game they dominated throughout.

Wakefield Trinity and ST Helens have both maintained perfect starts. Salford actually outscored Wakefield three tries to two but Liam Finn’s three goals kept Wakefield ahead. Kris Welham scored a Salford try at the death to cut the deficit to 14-12 but as all night, Gareth O’Brien missed the conversion and chance to level the score handing Wakefield the win. ST Helens win over Catalan was more straight forward, tries from Jonny Lomax and Regan Grace gave the Saints a 12-0 lead at halftime which they held eventually running out 21-12 winners with Danny Robertson getting 9 points with the boot.

Wigan Warriors are also off to the perfect start with a 24-10 win over Hull including two tries for Liam Marshall. After a close first half Wigan took control in the second not conceding a point while adding two more tries. The final game between Castleford and Widnes was the closest. Each side scored two tries but a Luke Gale drop goal proved the difference handing the Tigers a 13-12 victory.

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Super League – Round 2

Huddersfield Giants 20 – Warrington Wolves 6

Leeds Rhinos 20 – Hull Kingston Rovers 11

Wakefield Trinity 14 Salford Red Devils 12

Catalan Dragons 12 – ST Helens 21

Wigan Warriors 24 – Hull FC 10

Castleford Tigers 13 – Widnes Vikngs 12

Moon Of Liberty Star Man

Jimmy Kienhorst (Leeds Rhinos)

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Moon Soccer Weekend Round-up – National League & National League North

MOON SOCCER

Moon Soccer 13 Weekend Round-Up – National League & National League North

National League – Tranmere Rovers remain fourth as they were held to a draw by Leyton Orient. Rovers took the lead when Ritchie Sutton headed in Josh Ginelly’s cross shortly before half time. Dan Holman reacted first to a rebound to equalise for Orient on 53 minutes. James Norwood could have won it for Rovers late on but was denied as it ended 1-1

Chester remain four points adrift of safety after a 1-0 defeat at Woking. Reece Grego-Cox thought he had put Woking ahead on 23 minutes but the goal was ruled offside. The games only goal came from a corner that hit Josh Staunton and went into the net for a first senior goal that it is unsure how much he actually knew about. It was to be enough for the three points to remain in Surrey with the Seals drawing another blank and time running out to rescue their National League status.

National League North – Southport’s improved form continued with an impressive 3-0 win at Gainsborough. Jason Gilchrist was the hero with a superb hat-trick, his second for the Sandgrounders which takes his tally to 21 goals for the season, top of the National League North goal scoring charts. The win takes Southport four points clear of the drop zone in 16th place.

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ROVERS

National League

Leyton Orient (0) 1 (Holman)

Tranmere Rovers (1) 1 (Sutton)

AT BRISBANE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON

Full Report (BBC Sport)

THE SEALS

National League

Woking (1) 1 (Staunton)

Chester FC (0) 0

AT KINGFIELD STADIUM, WOKING

Full Report (BBC Sport)

THE SANDGROUNDERS

National League North

Gainsborough Trinity (0) 0

Southport (2) 3 (Gilchrist 3)

AT THE NORTHOLM, GAINSBOROUGH

Full Report (Southportfc.net)

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Jason Gilchrist (Southport)

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