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Historic night for Wemby 3️⃣8️⃣

But how does he compare to other rookies👀

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SportsDraft
November 03, 2023

Welcome back to SportsDraft this Friday!

Friday Quote

“If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.”

– Mark Spitz

Basketball🏀 - Historic night for Wembanyama!

It was a historic night for the rookie from France, who notched a 38 point double-double to help the Spurs overcome the Suns!!

Devin Booker: 31 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 5 3PM
KD: 28 PTS, 6 REB

Check out his highlights below!

With his 38 points, Wemby is still a long way off top spot in scoring the most points in one game as a rookie, check out the top of the list below!!

Check out some of the other results last night, as the NBAs first ever In-Season tournament kicks off today!!

Scottie Barnes: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 3PM
Tobias Harris: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

Cade Cunningham: 22 PTS, 11 AST
Jonas Valanciunas: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK

Franz Wagner: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
John Collins: 20 PTS, 10 REB

Sport Round-Up 🏀🏐🎾⛳

Football ⚽ - Poyet lines himself up for Ireland gig

Gus Poyet has again angled that he wants to become the next Ireland manager after his contract with Greece expires in March.

"My contract finishes in March. So, finish the [Euro 2024] play-off games and it's over. It doesn't matter if I qualify or not because there is no extension.”

GAA🏐 - Mannus against Casement Park re-development

Shamrock Rovers keeper Alan Mannus has explained his stance on the redevelopment of Casement Park for the 2028 European Championships.

“I just feel from the money spent on Casement, they’ll have the Euros there for whatever short time and then the GAA will get that from it and football will get nothing.” 

Rugby🏉 - Wayne Barnes to retire following World Cup Final

Wayne Barnes, who refereed last weekends World Cup Final, is set to retire after officiating on over 100 Test matches as well 273 English Premiership games.

UFC🥊 - McGregor payouts revealed!

Conor McGregors payouts for his fights have been revealed, see some of them below!

$4,476,662 or $4,536,932 vs. Jose Aldo — Aldo received $2,377,699

$6,812,374 vs. Eddie Alvarez — the PPV event generated $66 million for UFC.

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📺 Where to Watch - 3-5th Nov

Friday

  • 11am: Challenge Tour Grand Final – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 6pm: Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying, Formula 1 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7.30pm: Glasgow Warriors v Stormers, United Rugby Championship – Premier Sports 2.

  • 7.45pm: Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers, LOI Premier Division – RTÉ 2.

  • 7.45pm: Bohemians v Cork City; Derry City v St Pat’s; Drogheda Utd v Shelbourne; UCD v Dundalk; LOI Premier Division – RTÉ 2.

  • 7.45pm: Bologna v Lazio, Serie A – TNT Sports 3.

  • 8pm: Leicester City v Leeds United, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 8pm: Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 8pm: Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier, Ligue 1 – TNT Sports 2.

  • 8pm: Breeders’ Cup horse racing – Sky Sports Racing

  • 8.30pm: WWT Championship at Mayakoba, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 2am: Denver Nuggets v Dallas Mavericks, NBA – TNT Sports 3.

Saturday

  • 10.45am: AFLW (Deferred coverage) – TG4.

  • 11am: Challenge Tour Grand Final – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12.30pm: Fulham v Manchester United, Premier League – TNT Sports 1.

  • 12.30pm: Aston Villa v Chelsea, FA Women’s Super League – Sky Sports Premier League.

  • 12.30pm: Ross County v Celtic, Scottish Premiership – Sky Sports Football.

  • 1pm: Zebre v Bulls, United Rugby Championship – Premier Sports 2.

  • 1pm: Racing live from Wetherby and Ascot – Virgin Media One.

  • 2pm: Shelbourne v Bohemians; WNL – LOI TV…(Galway Utd v Peamount Utd, 5pm; Sligo Rovers v DLR Waves, 5pm; Athlone Town v Wexford Youths, 7pm).

  • 3pm: Brentford v West Ham, Premier League – Premier Sports 1.

  • 3.05pm: Leinster v Edinburgh, United Rugby Championship – RTÉ 2 and Premier Sports 2.

  • 3.05pm: Saracens v Leicester Tigers, Premiership Rugby – TNT Sports 1.

  • 4.50pm: Treaty United v Shamrock Rovers, WNL – TG4.

  • 5pm: Waterford v Cobh Ramblers; LOI First Division Play-Off Final – LOI TV.

  • 5pm: Atalanta v Inter Milan, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.

  • 5pm: Philadelphia 76ers v Phoenix Suns, NBA – TNT Sports 2.

  • 5.15pm: Munster v Dragons, United Rugby Championship – RTÉ 2 and Premier Sports 1.

  • 5.15pm: Scarlets v Cardiff, United Rugby Championship – Premier Sports 2.

  • 5.30pm: Newcastle Utd v Arsenal, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 5.30pm: Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Football.

  • 5.30pm: Breeders’ Cup horse racing – Sky Sports Racing

  • 7.35pm: Connacht v Ulster, United Rugby Championship – TG4 and Premier Sports 1.

  • 7.45pm: Leinster club football: Éire Óg (Carlow) v Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) – RTÉ 2.

  • 7.45pm: AC Milan v Udinese, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8pm: Real Sociedad v Barcelona, La Liga – Premier Sports 2.

  • 8pm: Boca Juniors v Fluminese, Copa Libertadores Final – BBC Three.

  • 8.30pm: WWT Championship at Mayakoba, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 11pm: UFC Fight Night, Almeida v Lewis – TNT Sports 2.

  • 1am: Boxing Live: Efe Ajagba v Joe Goodall (Sky Sports Main Event); Valle v Ortiz (DAZN).

Sunday

  • 7.30am: Snooker International Championship – Eurosport 1…later at 12.30pm.

  • 8.30am: India v South Africa, Cricket World Cup – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11am: Challenge Tour Grand Final – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 11.15am: AFLW (Deferred coverage) – TG4.

  • 12pm: Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 12.30pm: Arsenal v Manchester City, FA Women’s Super League – BBC Two.

  • 1.30pm: Munster club hurling: Ballygunner (Waterford) v Sarsfields (Cork) – TG4.

  • 1.30pm: New York Marathon – Eurosport 2.

  • 2pm: Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 2.30pm: Kansas City Chiefs v Miami Dolphins, NFL – Sky Sports NFL.

  • 3pm: Hearts v Rangers, Scottish League Cup semi-final – Premier Sports 1.

  • 3pm: Exeter v Bristol Bears, Premiership Rugby – TNT Sports 1.

  • 3.30pm: Kerry senior football final: East Kerry v Mid Kerry – TG4.

  • 4.30pm: Luton Town v Liverpool, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 5pm: Roma v Lecce, Serie A – TNT Sports 2.

  • 5pm: Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula 1 – Sky Sports F1.

  • 6pm: Baltimore Ravens v Seattle Seahawks, NFL – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 6.45pm: Brighton v Manchester United, FA Women’s Super League – Sky Sports Football.

  • 7.45pm: Fiorentina v Juventus, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8pm: Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 8pm: Pau v Toulouse, French Top 14 Rugby – Premier Sports 2.

  • 8pm: WWT Championship at Mayakoba, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 8.30pm: San Antonio Spurs v Toronto Raptors, NBA – TNT Sports 3.

  • 9.25pm: Philadelphia Eagles v Dallas Cowboys, NFL – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11pm: Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors, NBA – TNT Sports 1.

  • 1.20am: (Monday) – Cincinnati Bengals v Buffalo Bills, NFL – Sky Sports Main Event.




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