Sports Benches presents this week’s sports news where a promise was just been retrieved by Christopher Bell with a win to kickstart his Chase title campaign.
Also, we have more NRL and Premier League as there’s nine sports news editions to go in 2026.
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Lots of dishing and digging dirt at the Quartermaine Estate while Anna found the perfect place to lure Britt but somewhere near a forest though to try and release her inner demons from Ghost Peter.
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington II
Congratulations to Christopher Bell on becoming the first Chase winner of 2026.
Not only was his No.20 Toyota Camry fast with the long-run setup, he also remained wholly patient that can go a long way — despite early pit stops can be a wee slow.
Here we are: Bell is the bomb! All he needs to do now is to help Adam Stevens (Crew Chief) keep acing those strategy calls through November.
Then Ryan Blaney finished 4th for Team Penske when running upfront would surely better reflect his championship bid, especially running in & out of Top 10.
However, Ryan likes keeping his race-craft as safe pair of hands courtesy of these late yellows. Sometimes, he’s had some good luck having already won a few races so far this year.
Finally, Kyle Larson tried to last the distance that deep inside his No.5 Chevy Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports who was so good at stretching his legs, which unlocks the ability to lead the race for so long under green.
Unfortunately, his wave-around gamble after those untimely late yellows didn’t quite pay off when guys like Bell, Ty Gibbs and Tyler Reddick — even Blaney were on newer adjustments than Kyle.
Although it wasn’t his day but finishing 5th was better than nothing.
NRL Round 27: Rabbitohs v Roosters
Rabbitohs too good over Roosters on what has been a perfect send off for Jai Arrow’s 100th game whose career was sadly cut short by MND.
We’re all with you Jai as this will take a huge financial commitment and research to tackle this disease, even after when life takes away from him.
Final score: Rabbitohs 50, Roosters 20 at Allianz Stadium.
It seems the Chooks decided to rest some key players after they finished 4th but they’ve also had some losses lately including Wests Tigers.
So even though they’re managing their players’ workload, let’s hope this won’t hurt the Roosters performance significantly ahead of a tough Qualifying Final this Sunday v Penrith Panthers.
Meanwhile, the Bunnies made every minute count as if it were their practice game.
However, they only have a few days’ turnaround before it’s either do-or-die (Elimination Final) this Friday night v Newcastle Knights.
For now, we’re like watching the wrong sport (Boxing/UFC), especially when experienced guys like Spencer Leniu (Roosters) & Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs) made some aggressive high tackles before things turned into fights.
Although it was worth the entertainment eating popcorn but please don’t go too far lol.
This rivalry simply never change just like how everyone invaded the pitch when Alex Johnstone broke the TRY record books back in Round 2 earlier this year.
What matters now is the Premiership title race between now and October.
EPL Matchday 3 of 38: Fulham v Crystal Palace
Such an entertaining game just weeks into the new Premier League season between Fulham & Crystal Palace.
Fulham started well following their good 1st half performance by Josh King (Attacking Midfield) and new signing Cesar Palacios from Real Madrid who plays on the left flank.
However, Fulham simply couldn’t resist the pressure Palace have been cooking where a host of changes paid off for Palace while the Cottagers’ defense including simple errors was just too much.
And all Palace goals were from left-backs with two goals by left-back Tyrick Mitchell then another left-back in former Leicester & Chelsea star Ben Chilwell scored the winning goal on Palace debut.
Huge campaign ahead including Europa League thanks to their Conference League triumph earlier this year albeit under a different coach with the same back three tactical qualities.
Final score was Fulham 3-2 Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage.
