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A rampant Australia have crushed New Zealand 34-8 to regain the Four Nations championship with a ruthless display at Anfield.Mal Meningas team ran in six tries and returned to the top of the world rugby league rankings after over-running a disappointing Kiwis side, who meekly surrendered the title they won in 2014.The Kangaroos made their intentions clear after just two minutes when Trent Merrins huge shot on Jordan Rapana dislodged the ball and from the resulting scrum, Darius Boyd found Blake Ferguson with superb cut-out pass for the Sydney Roosters star to score.New Zealand responded in a positive fashion with Adam Blair and Jason Taumalolo making strong runs to break deep into the Australian half only for Shaun Kenny-Dowall to drop the ball when it looked easier to score.Shaun Johnson then broke forward strongly but under pressure from Greg Inglis his pass fell short for Kevin Proctor and was picked up by Valentine Holmes who raced downfield to start a movement which ended with a try to Josh Dugan.Matters were compounded for the Kiwis midway through the opening stanza when Trent Merrin crashed over from close range.After adding the extra two points Johnathan Thurston then grubbered for Josh Dugan to dart in between three flat-footed Kiwi defenders to get his hand to the ball to give him a double and the Kangaroos a 24-0 lead at the break.The second period started in a similar fashion with man of the match Boyd, who is still to taste defeat in 22 internationals, scoring when he finished off a sweeping move by sliding over in the right corner.With 55 minutes played the Kiwis finally woke up and troubled to scorers with Jordan Kahu sliding over and he added his second just after the hour mark.However, any hopes of a miraculous comeback were diminished when five minutes from time Boyd Cordner scrambled over for a sixth four-pointer, converted by Thurston.We set out to play well and get the world ranking back, we want to be the best and it is good to get the win tonight, Boyd told the BBC.Mal has brought of pride back to the jersey.Australian halfback Cooper Cronk was named man of the tournament.Dansby Swanson Braves Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. 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On Thursday the 35-year-old showed his value in both areas, encouraging his teammates after a tough start and coming through in the 10th inning with a three-run homer to give the Astros a 7-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. "Hes been tremendous on and off the field," manager Bo Porter said. "He is a first-class guy that really has helped mentor a lot of these guys we have here. You look at some of the big hits hes been able to get for our ball club (and) it speaks to the reason why we brought him aboard." Pena takes pride in getting the team back on track when things go wrong. "I do try to bring a good attitude every single day and throughout the ball game regardless of whats going on motivating my teammates and encouraging," he said. Carlos Corporan struck out but reached on a wild pitch with one out in the 10th and J.D. Martinez followed with a double. Pena then launched the first-pitch homer off Michael Gonzalez (0-3) to the second deck in right field. It was his sixth career last at-bat homer and his first since Aug. 2008 when he was with Tampa Bay. "It never gets old," he said, still recovering from a post-game shower of Gatorade, water and shaving cream. "What a ball game. What a game. What a great homestand. I thought we were in every single game. This is a lot of momentum moving forward." Houston went 5-2 in this homestand and is 18-16 since May 15. Things didnt look good early on Thursday though, when the Astros fell behind 3-0. It was a sloppy game that featured six unearned runs and four errors. Hector Ambriz (2-4) pitched a scoreless 10th to help Houston take two of three in the series. Corporan tied it with a solo home run in the eighth. Matt Dominguez tied a career-high with three hits. The Brewers led by a run before Jonathan Lucroys homer in the sixth, which bounced on top of the low wall in right field, made it 4-2 and chased Lucas Harrell. Houston got back within one when Martinez reached on an error by second baseman Scooter Gennett leading off the bottom half. Dominguez hit an RBI double with two outs that made it 4-3. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke was troubled by his teams performance on Thursday. "Thats as bad as it gets," Roenickee said.dddddddddddd "Sometimes we might lose big, or we may not pitch well, but all the things we did wrong in that game, thats a bad game." Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo allowed five hits and three runs -- none earned -- in seven innings. He has not permitted an earned run in 21 straight innings spanning three starts. Gallardo didnt exactly let his defence off the hook for struggling in this one. When asked if the mistakes on defence bothered him he said: "Not really; maybe a little bit." Then he backtracked a bit saying that its part of the game. "I know for a fact the guys behind me dont want to make errors," he said. "They want to get every out they can. That is just how it is. As a pitcher, you have to move past it, whether its an error or a misplayed ball. You have to focus on the next guy." Jim Henderson replaced Gallardo for the eighth and immediately gave up the homer to Corporan. Gennett was thrown out at home on a grounder for the second out in the ninth. Dominguez doubled to lead off the ninth and reached third with one out, but John Axford retired the next two batters to send it to the 10th. Carlos Gomez doubled to start the Milwaukee eighth before a peculiar error on second baseman Jose Altuve. He missed catching the ball on a pickoff attempt, allowing Gomez to take third. Altuve immediately looked down at his glove and ran to the Astros dugout. Television shots showed that his mitt had come apart, leaving a big hole in it that allowed the ball to get through. An Astros official tied it back together and he returned to the field. Astros centre fielder Justin Maxwell dropped a fly ball hit by Caleb Gindl that sent two runs home in the second for a 3-0 lead. Houston right fielder Trevor Crowe injured his right shoulder crashing into the wall attempting to catch the home run by Lucroy and left the game. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder after the game. Marc Krauss was promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take his place on the roster. NOTES: Houston plays another one of its former NL Central rivals when it opens a three-game series with the Cubs on Friday. Dallas Keuchel is scheduled to pitch for the Astros against Matt Garza. ... The Brewers return home to begin a three-game series with Atlanta on Friday. Wily Peralta opposes Atlantas Julio Teheran. ' ' '