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Jakub Chromiak scored 44 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Kitchener Rangers to a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the London Knights on Sunday.

Kaden Schneider and Weston Cameron also scored for the Rangers (7-3-1-0), who trailed 2-1 with 13 minutes left in the third period.

Henry Brzustewicz and Kaeden Hawkins scored for the Knights (5-2-3-0), who were outshot 29-23.

The Knights went 1-for-1 on the power play, while the Rangers were 0-for-1.

Elsewhere in the OHL on Sunday:

OTTAWA, Ont. — Kieren Dervin had a goal and assist as the visiting Kingston Frontenacs defeated the Ottawa 67’s 4-2.

Robin Kuzma, Jacob Battaglia and Tyler Hopkins also scored for the Frontenacs (7-3-0-1), who were outshot 26-21.

Connor Bewick and Cooper Foster scored for the 67’s (7-3-0-0), who were tied 1-1 after the first period but trailed 3-2 heading into the third.

The Frontenacs went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the 67’s were 0-for-3.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Nick Wellenreiter scored the lone goal of the shootout to lift the North Bay Battalion to a 3-2 win over the visiting Barrie Colts.

Cole Beaudoin scored both goals in regulation time for the Battalion (6-5-0-0), who outshot the visitors 39-27.

Ryder Cali and Adrian Manzo scored for the Colts (3-6-0-3), who trailed 2-0 after two periods.

The Battalion were 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Colts went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Colts netminder Arvin Jaswal stopped 36 of 38 shots, while Mike McIvor stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Battalion.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Keaton Ardagh scored twice, Parker Von Richter had a goal and three assists, and the Brampton Steelheads squashed the visiting Erie Otters 7-2.

Jakub Fibigr, Mason Zebeski, Manuel Amado and Joshua Avery also scored for the Steelheads (5-5-0-0), who outshot the visitors 39-34. Fibigr chipped in with two assists.

Brett Hammond and McLean Agrette scored for the Otters (3-8-1-0), who trailed 3-1 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the third.

The Steelheads were 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Otters went 1-for-5.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Owen Griffin scored twice, Brooks Rogowski had four assists, and the Oshawa Generals defeated the visiting Peterborough Petes 6-4.

Onni Kalto, Luke Posthumus, Vadim Smirnov and Ben Danford also scored for the Generals (5-8-0-0), who led 3-0 after the first period and 4-3 heading into the third.

Colin Fitzgerald scored twice for the Petes (5-5-0-1), while Braydon McCallum and Adam Novotny netted singles.

The Petes outshot the Generals 35-29 and went 4-for-9 on the power play. The Generals were 4-for-10 with the man advantage.

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SAGINAW, Mich. — Alex Kostov scored in the fifth round of a shootout to lift the Flint Firebirds to a 4-3 win over the Saginaw Spirit.

Kostov scored two power-play goals in regulation time, while Ryland Cunningham added a single for the Firebirds (5-3-1-0), who were outshot 42-30. Urban Podrekar chipped in with two assists.

Sebastien Gervais, Graydon Jones and Dimian Zhilkin scored for the Spirit (2-4-3-2). Zhilkin’s goal at 19:34 of the third period tied the game at 3-3 and forced the extra session.

The Firebirds were 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Spirit went 1-for-5.

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Vladislav Murzov’s goal at 11:04 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

William Vezina and Eliot Ogonowski also scored for the Huskies (7-2-2-1), who trailed 2-0 early in the second period. Thomas Verdon chipped in with two assists.

Zachary Roussy and Alex Dagenais scored for the Olympiques (7-6-0-0), who were outshot 31-20.

The Huskies, who went 1-for-4 on the power play, trailed 1-0 after the first period, but were tied 2-2 heading into the third.

Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Sunday:

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Vincent Desjardins scored twice and added three assists as the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes 8-5.

Justin Carbonneau scored twice for the Armada (9-1-2-0), while Alexandre Carbonneau, Mateo Nobert, Olivier Lemieux and Rafael Cloutier netted singles. Xavier Villeneuve chipped in with three assists.

The Armada were outshot 36-25.

Felix Lacerte scored twice for the Cataractes (4-3-1-2), who trailed 4-2 after the first period, but were tied 4-4 heading into the third. Jordan Tourigny, Brogan McNeil and Jordan Forget also scored for the Cataractes. Raoul Boilard had two assists.

The Armada went 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Cataractes were 3-for-6.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Renaud Poulin scored twice, Matteo Rotondi and Trent Gates each had two assists, and the Drummondville Voltigeurs knocked off the visiting Cape Breton Eagles 4-1.

Jesse Allecia and Yoan Tasse also scored for the Voltigeurs (5-4-1-1), who led 1-0 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third.

Eliot Litalien scored for the Eagles (4-4-1-2), who were outshot 35-26.

The Eagles were 0-for-1 on the power play, while the Volts went 0-for-2.

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Some fans hate being stepped over inside the stadium and just want to enjoy the action in peace. Others wonâ€t sit anywhere else except the end of a row, and are prepared to pay a premium for the privilege.

The extra cost of an aisle seat has reached $25 at the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix, as part of a trend adopted at sporting events such as the MotoGP at Phillip Island and the Australian Open tennis, as well as at some music concerts, to price tickets on the edge of bays higher than those in the middle.

A spokesperson for Tennis Australia confirmed aisle seat pricing was first introduced at the Melbourne Park major in 2022, with a “modest premium†of $5, “responding to fan preferences for extra legroom and easier accessâ€.

The Australian Open is placing a premium of between $5 and $15 on aisle seats for the 2026 tournament, although not all bays in all sessions carry the extra charge.

Academic research, including a study published last year in the Sport Business and Management journal, has found aisle seats at sporting events are more valuable than others on the secondary market.

Dr Alex Belli, a senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Melbourne, said people are prepared to pay more for easier access to toilets and food vendors, and to be able to get in and out without disturbing other patrons.

“Consumers do not mind paying extra for convenience, a phenomenon commonly referred to as ‘convenience premiumâ€,†he said.

In one of the sideline bays on the lower bowl of Rod Laver Arena for the first 2026 Open evening session, an ordinary seat costs $319, while the two seats on either side of the stairs cost $334. A similar aisle seat on the same night at Margaret Court Arena costs $139 in a bay where seats otherwise cost $129.

“Data showed aisle seats consistently sold first, confirming strong demand,†Tennis Australiaâ€s spokesperson said. “Today, aisle seats remain equally popular as non-aisle options, with a small premium applied based on demand.â€

The premium at the Melbourne Grand Prix has increased to $25 per aisle seat for the 2026 race, up from $20 this year and $15 in 2023. A ticket at the Webber Stand on the Friday costs $135, but in one of the four seats at either end of a row, the cost is $160. At the MotoGP in Phillip Island this weekend, aisle seats cost $15 extra.

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Prof Nitika Garg, a consumer behaviour researcher from UNSW, said itâ€s likely aisle premiums will continue to rise if the seats continue to sell, but sports and promoters risk a backlash. “[Increases to aisle seat prices] would be a function of demand, whether thatâ€s the right thing to do is unclear,†she said.

Dynamic pricing is being adopted broadly in a range of industries, although some forms have drawn criticism including from the government.

Garg said the idea of dynamic pricing was to “take out as much of the marginal profit as you can from each customer based on their willingness to pay, but thatâ€s not usually the best approach because people want to feel like they werenâ€t really exploited. People want to feel like, ‘yes, youâ€re a business and you want to make a profitâ€, but they donâ€t want to be wrung out of every cent.â€

Sports could consider “bundling†costs – or avoiding splitting separate charges – to prevent consumer resentment, Garg said, or look to the example of airlines and use loyalty programs to offer the choice of aisle seats as a reward.

The practice of applying aisle premiums has also been evident at music concerts, and was first widely reported by Billboard magazine in 2019.

Not all sports are wedded to the aisle premium. Those who have watched a day of Test cricket are familiar with the increasing tempo of patrons†bathroom breaks into the afternoon session and the challenge for some to navigate out of a row.

But ticketing officials in Cricket Australia have not received enough feedback to warrant pursuing aisle pricing. And the practice has yet to take hold at other summer sporting stalwarts in the NBL and the A-Leagues.

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MILWAUKEE — Few teams have a lineage of great pitching as long as that of the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. With this postseason, Blake Snell is making that star-studded line longer by one.

Snell dominated the Milwaukee Brewers over eight innings Monday, leading Los Angeles to a 2-1 Game 1 victory in the National League Championship Series before a packed house at American Family Field.

“That was just so good from the start,” said Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, whose sixth-inning homer broke a scoreless tie. “Sometimes it takes an inning or two for someone to settle in. [Tonight] it was from the get-go.”

Snell held Milwaukee to one hit in going a full eight innings for only the second time in a career that has netted him a pair of Cy Young Awards. He struck out 10 and picked off the only baserunner he allowed — Caleb Durbin, who singled in the third.

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Snell became the first pitcher to face the minimum through eight innings in a postseason game since Don Larsen threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. The only longer outing in Snell’s career was the no-hitter he threw for the San Francisco Giants on Aug. 2, 2024. Has he ever felt as locked in as he did Monday?

“The no-hitter, yeah,” Snell quipped.

Snell improved to 3-0 in a postseason during which no other starting pitcher has recorded two wins. He is the second Dodgers pitcher to win his first three playoff starts for the franchise, joining Don Sutton (1974).

If Los Angeles keeps winning, Snell will get more chances to add to his numbers, but for now, his 0.86 ERA over three outings is the second best for a Dodgers left-hander in a postseason (minimum 20 innings), behind only Sandy Koufax’s legendary run (0.38 ERA over three starts) in the 1965 World Series.

This is the kind of company Snell knew he’d be keeping when he signed with the Dodgers before the season.

“Even playing against them, watching, it was just always in the back of my mind, like, I wanted to be a Dodger and play on that team,” Snell said. “To be here now, it’s a dream come true. I couldn’t wish for anything more.”

Snell’s gem continued the Dodgers’ stretch of dominant starting pitching that began over the last month of the regular season and has propelled a postseason run for the defending champs, positioning them for a repeat despite an offense that has at times struggled to put up runs in the playoffs.

Dodgers starters are 6-1 with a 1.65 ERA so far in the postseason, logging six quality starts in L.A.’s seven games.

“Our starting pitching for the last seven, eight weeks, has been — I don’t know if you can write enough words in your stories about our starting pitching,” Freeman said. “It really has been amazing. They seem to feed off each other.”

But no Dodgers’ starter is on a run quite like that of Snell, who is hoping to win his first championship ring with the team he lost to as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series.

Despite Snell’s dominance, the Dodgers still had to withstand a ninth-inning push by the stubborn Brewers and understand the series is just getting started. Still, with the way Snell is rolling, he’s conjuring names of Dodgers present and past, like Koufax, Kershaw, Sutton, Valenzuela and Hershiser.

“I feel like the whole postseason I’ve been pretty locked in, pretty consistent,” Snell said. “Different outings, but eight innings, went deeper. The last three I felt really good, really locked in. Consistent. Similar.”

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CHICAGO — Andre Burakovsky snapped a third-period tie, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Monday night for coach Jeff Blashillâ€s first win with his new team.

Chicago dropped its first three games despite being tied at 2 after the second period in each contest. It was outshot by Utah 23-14, but a wide-open Burakovsky beat Vitek Vanecek low on the stick side for the deciding power-play goal with 11:05 left.

Ilya Mikheyev had two goals for the Blackhawks, including an empty-netter in the final seconds. Spencer Knight made 22 saves.

Blashill, 51, was hired by Chicago in May. It’s his second stint as a head coach in the NHL after he went 204-261-72 in seven seasons with Detroit.

JJ Peterka scored for Utah, which dropped two of three on its season-opening road trip. Vanecek finished with 11 stops.

The Mammoth played without defenceman Sean Durzi, who is expected to miss four weeks with an upper-body injury. Durzi had an assist during Saturday nightâ€s 3-2 overtime win at Nashville.

Looking for the tying goal, Utah got a power-play opportunity when Connor Bedard was sent off for holding with 8:19 to go. But Chicago killed it off.

Utah controlled the action in the second, outshooting Chicago 13-3 in the period. But the Blackhawks went in front when Mikheyev drove to the net and stuffed it in at 9:21 for his first goal of the season.

Peterka responded 1:02 into the third, tying it at 1 when he beat Knight from the side of the net. It was Peterka’s first goal since he was acquired in a June trade with Buffalo.

Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson returned to the lineup after missing Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to Montreal with an upper-body injury. He skated with the team Monday morning and said he had bounced back quicker than he had expected.

Both teams play again Wednesday night. Utah has its home opener against Calgary, and Chicago visits St. Louis.

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NEW YORK — Anthony Beauvillier scored in the second period, Charlie Lindgren stopped 35 shots, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 1-0 on Sunday night.

Beauvillierâ€s tip-in of a shot by Alex Ovechkin with 6:13 left in the middle period beat Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick and held up as the Capitals won for the second time in two nights. Washington defeated the Islanders 4-2 on Saturday at UBS Arena.

The goal was the first this season for the 28-year-old Beauvillier, who is playing for his sixth NHL team. Defenseman Declan Chisholm also had an assist, his first point with Washington in his 100th career game.

It was the 10th career shutout for Lindgren, making his first start this season.

The assist was the 728th of Ovechkinâ€s career. The 40-year-old forward entered his 21st NHL campaign with 897 goals, most in NHL history. Ovechkin.is six games shy of becoming the eighth player to play 1,500 games with one franchise.

Lindgren made a sprawling glove save on Mika Zibanejad early in the second period, then stopped Sam Carrick with his stick from in close nine minutes into the period. He made 13 saves in each of the first two periods and nine more in the thir,d including a point-blank chance by Will Cuylle with 1:16 left.

The 39-year-old Quick was also making his season debut after Igor Shesterkin won two of the Rangers’ first three games. He made 20 saves.

The Rangers had two power-play chances in the second period. Washington had one in the third.

The Rangers were coming off two road wins, 4-0 at Buffalo and 6-1 at Pittsburgh, after losing their home opener 3-0 to the Penguins.

Washington lost its season opener at home, 3-1, to Boston.

The Rangers were missing forward Vincent Trocheck (out week-to-week with an upper body injury) and defenseman Carson Soucy, who was hurt in Saturdayâ€s win against the Penguins when he fell awkwardly into the boards after a collision with Pittsburghâ€s Rickard Rakell.

Capitals: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Rangers: Host Edmonton on Tuesday.

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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Jakub Vanecek’s goal at 18:45 of the third period snapped a 3-3 deadlock and lifted the visiting Tri-City Americans to a 4-3 Western Hockey League victory over the Prince George Cougars on Sunday at the CN Centre.

The Cougars had erased a 3-1 deficit with a goal in the final minute of the second period and another one before the third period was four minutes old.

Crew Martinson, David Krcal and Cruz Pavao also scored for the Americans (2-5-0-0), while Savin Virk chipped in with two assists.

Carson Carels had a goal and two assists for the Cougars (5-2-0-0), while Bauer Dumanski and Kooper Gizowski netted singles. The Cougars outshot the Americans 30-25.

The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period and the Americans led 3-2 heading into the third.

Xavier Wendt stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Americans, while Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Cougars.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Sunday:

BRANDON, Man. — Hudson Darby had a goal and two assists, netminder Joey Rocha stopped 41 of 45 shots, and the visiting Swift Current Broncos edged the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-4.

Zach Pantelakis, Stepan Kuryachenkov, Josh McGregor and Sawyer Dingman also scored for the Broncos (4-4-0-0), who led 2-0 after the first period and 5-2 heading into the third. Noah Kosick chipped in with two assists.

Luke Mistelbacher scored twice for the Wheat Kings (1-5-1-0), while Caleb Hadland and Joby Baumuller netted singles. Jaxon Jacobson had three assists for the Wheaties, who outshot the visitors 45-17.

Wheat Kings goaltender Filip Ruzicka stopped nine of 11 shots and Jayden Kraus stopped three of six shots.

The Broncos were 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Wheat Kings went 0-for-4.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Sam Elliott had two goals and two assists, Josh Toll had four assists, and the Wenatchee Wild beat the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 7-3.

Mason Kraft had a goal and two assists for the Wild (1-4-1-1), while Dawson Seitz, Luka Shcherbyna, Zane Saab and Maddix McCagherty netted singles.

Brock England had a goal and assist for the Thunderbirds (3-5-0-0), while Matej Pekar and Colton Gerrior added singles.

The Wild went 3-for-7 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds were 0-for-4.

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Brandon Delarosbil scored 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Sherbrooke Phoenix to a 4-3 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory over the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday.

Robin Benoit, Mavrick Lachance and Sydney Gagnon also scored for the Phoenix (4-3-0-0), who blew a 3-1 lead before winning it in OT. Thomas Rousseau chipped in with two assists and Justin Brisebois made 15 saves.

The Phoenix outshot the Drakkar 42-18, but trailed 1-0 after the first period. The hosts took a 3-2 lead into the third.

Alexis Michaud scored twice for the winless Drakkar (0-7-1-1), while Kyle Powers netted a single. Lucas Beckman stopped 38 of 42 shots.

Both teams were 0-for-4 on the power play.

Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Sunday:

CHARLOTTETOWN — Nolan Duskocy had a goal and assist, Donald Hickey made 34 saves, and the Charlottetown Islanders blanked the visiting Newfoundland Regiment 3-0.

William Shields and Juraj Jonas Durco also scored for the Islanders (8-1-0-1), who took a 2-0 lead into the third after a scoreless first period.

Antoine Proulx stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Regiment (4-5-0-0), who were 0-for-3 on the power play.

The Islanders went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

GATINEAU, Que. — Maxime Coursol, Samuel Fiala, Alix Durocher and Nathan Brisson each had a goal and assist, Emile Beaunoyer made 40 saves, and the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs torched the Gatineau Olympiques 5-0.

Jeremy Leroux also scored for the Foreurs (3-4-0-1), who were outshot 40-30.

Danai Shaiikov stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Olympiques (5-5-0-0), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third.

The Foreurs went 3-for-9 on the power play, while the Olympiques were 0-for-3.

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Someone within Hampden Park had the temerity to blast Freed From Desire over the public address system at full time. A song normally reserved for euphoric moments only just drowned out the jeers that met a Scotland victory. People just want more and more? Too right they do.

Steve Clarke and his players edged closer to the World Cup with this win. It was just that a return to that scene for the first time since 1998 felt a million miles away as the Scots limped and laboured past Belarus. “We know we have got to be better, man,†admitted Scott McTominay. The Napoli midfielder was even more profound as he scored Scotlandâ€s second; latter word “me†and the first a rhyme with “duck.†McTominayâ€s lack of celebrations perfectly depicted Scotlandâ€s messy night.

Clarke is fiercely protective of his squad. To the Scotland managerâ€s credit, he refused to sugarcoat what played out here. A clearly furious Clarke was withering in his criticism. “I am really, really disappointed,†he said. “As disappointed as I have been during 72 games in charge. We just didnâ€t turn up. The performance was way below par. It is head-scratching.†Perhaps, yet it must be remembered Scotland were outplayed even in beating Greece on Thursday.

There is a caveat and an important one. Scotlandâ€s overall qualifying position is strong. They have taken 10 points from a possible 12. “The players know what my feelings are but I have great faith in them, I trust them completely,†Clarke added. “I am very confident they will be in a much better place next month. They have never let me down before and I am confident they will not next month.â€

Amid the bad vibes, Denmarkâ€s win over Greece in Copenhagen meant Scotland have secured at worst a World Cup playoff berth.

Yet so many questions were raised by this Scottish showing. They were unconvincing in defence, lacking authority in midfield and woefully ponderous in attack. A capacity crowd, who arrived for a box-ticking exercise, grew increasingly edgy. Should Scotland progress to the World Cup and produce anything remotely approaching this, they will be also-rans.

Belarus, the 100th-ranked team in the world and a side knocked for six at home by Denmark three days earlier, were the more fluent for concerted spells. The visitors managed 22 shots on goal, were denied a second-half equaliser by a debatable VAR intervention and had the Scots clinging on for dear life by the end.

Scott McTominay (left) doubles Scotlandâ€s lead over Belarus, but they were still made to endure a tense finale. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

“In my opinion we deserved to at least draw this game,†said the Belarus coach, Carlos Alós. Not even those with tartan lenses on their specs could argue.

There had been warning signs for Scotland in the opening exchanges. It was just that nobody bothered to heed them. Scott McKenna had to scramble away a teasing German Barkovskiy cross, Kenny McLean had to block Evgeni Yablonskiâ€s shot and Pavel Zabelin sent a free header over the Scotland bar – all within 11 minutes. Ché Adams slamming home with his left foot after collecting a Jack Hendry pass for the opener – although it was originally ruled out for offside and needed a VAR review to stand – should have settled nerves, but Clarke cut an agitated figure for the remainder of the first half. Ben Gannon-Doak, Scotlandâ€s bright young forward hope, was guilty of poor decision-making time and again.

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Scotland believed they had won a penalty for a handball by Yegor Parkhomenko, only for Adams to be penalised for the same offence in the lead-up. The 63rd minute brought an even more crucial intervention by officialdom. Yevgeny Malashevich spun off Andy Robertson, met Barkovskiâ€s cross and flicked beyond Angus Gunn. The Romanian referee Marian Barbu decreed upon second glance that McTominay was fouled on the halfway line as Belarus snatched possession. It was a borderline call and an embarrassing scenario for the Scots to be in. “If that stands, I am not sure we would have got ourselves back in front,†said Clarke later. Alós refused to make an issue of the decision.

McTominay has been well short of his best throughout this Scottish campaign. He did, however, allow his country breathing space after Aleksandr Martynovich failed to clear Robertsonâ€s cross from the Scotland left. Anyone who anticipated Clarkeâ€s men easing over the line from there was to be swiftly dissuaded from that notion.

The final act of the night, quite rightly, belonged to Belarus. Robertson was left for dust by Hleb Kuchko in the sixth added minute of eight. He finished smartly underneath the advancing Gunn. Clarke dismissed the sense that nerves played a part in Scotlandâ€s approach. In fact, he swatted aside any potential excuse floated towards him. “Maybe Iâ€ll go back to the hotel and have a quiet beer,†said Scotlandâ€s manager. It was a night for more than one. Scotland must hope this is a game they never require to speak of ever again.

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Triple H was greeted with an interesting chant from fans attending the WWE Crown Jewel post-show in Perth on Saturday.

The live crowd standing behind hosts Big E, Peter Rosenberg, and Jackie Redmond chanted “We want Edge†at Triple H, referencing AEWâ€s Adam Copeland. They even sang Copelandâ€s theme music. As Triple Hâ€s appearance on the panel continued, fans also chanted for Batista, MJF, and called for WrestleMania to be brought to Australia.

Cena and Adam Copeland have paid tribute to each other in recent matches, with Cena using Copeland’s spear in a match against Sami Zayn on SmackDown, and Copeland paying tribute to Cena at AEW All Out.

Triple H on AJ Styles vs. John Cena at WWE Crown Jewel

Triple H was asked about Cena vs. Styles at Crown Jewel and responded that he saw the match as “a love letter to professional wrestling.”

“It was incredible. You hear this sometimes said in this business, it was a love letter to professional wrestling and I really believe that. Two of the most decorated performers, two of the greatest performers of a generation, both kind of coming to the end now.”

“For both of them to go out there, perform at this level, do what they did, and put on just a massive tribute to what we all love to do, get to do, or get to watch, it was just incredible.”

Jackie Redmond added that the match turned many people backstage “into little kids” watching it.

Triple H was asked about the amount of yellow John Cena t-shirts in the crowd for the show, with Rosenberg mentioning it looked like they handed the shirts out to the crowd.

“It was incredible. The amount of shirts was unbelievable,” Triple H said. “But that’s a testament to John Cena and who he is as a performer.”

Triple H on Bronson Reed’s win over Roman Reigns

Big E asked Triple H about Bronson Reed’s win over Roman Reigns in the opening match at Crown Jewel.

“For Bronson, this solidifies where he is. He’s in a top spot right now.”

Triple H continued, “He should be exactly where he is. He should be at the top of the food chain. I think the whole world saw a new monster created tonight.”

Triple H also discussed Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, Tiffany Stratton and more. His full appearance on the WWE Crown Jewel post-show is available below:

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