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All to play for: sport beats any other drama All to play for: sport beats any other drama
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Yesterday, in the final, tumultuous seconds of the British and Irish Lions' second test against the Wallabies, the tourists' full back Leigh Halfpenny stepped up to take a difficult kick from 53 metres out to win the game and the series. It was do or die stuff. More than 30,000 Lions' supporters inside the stadium held their breath. And then Halfpenny missed, spoiling an almost unblemished kicking display and leaving the series square.Yesterday, in the final, tumultuous seconds of the British and Irish Lions' second test against the Wallabies, the tourists' full back Leigh Halfpenny stepped up to take a difficult kick from 53 metres out to win the game and the series. It was do or die stuff. More than 30,000 Lions' supporters inside the stadium held their breath. And then Halfpenny missed, spoiling an almost unblemished kicking display and leaving the series square.
Similar, almost unbearable tension, was in evidence at Wimbledon yesterday when Laura Robson carried the nation's heavy expectations on her shoulders when she took on Marina Erakovic. Forcing an impressive comeback from a set down, Robson showed a steely resolve that belied her 19 years.Similar, almost unbearable tension, was in evidence at Wimbledon yesterday when Laura Robson carried the nation's heavy expectations on her shoulders when she took on Marina Erakovic. Forcing an impressive comeback from a set down, Robson showed a steely resolve that belied her 19 years.
Both events were sensational spectacles that showed sport can beat any drama when it comes to providing stomach-churning emotions. And, now thanks to both results, we have it all to look forward to again this week. Bring it on.Both events were sensational spectacles that showed sport can beat any drama when it comes to providing stomach-churning emotions. And, now thanks to both results, we have it all to look forward to again this week. Bring it on.
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