sports week highlights

Evaluation made by the journalists of the Sports section of EL DIARIO VASCO on the performance of the teams and athletes over the last week, with special attention to Gipuzkoans. Scores range from 0 (fail) to 3 (excellent).

Eibar enters the last third of the Second Division championship with its options intact to return to First Division. Yesterday’s solid 2-0 victory against Burgos puts them back in the lead and reaffirms their aspirations for promotion.

The couple from Gipuzkoa qualified for the semifinals of the Couples Championship on Friday confirming their good moment and Imaz from Oiartzua also achieved it yesterday together with Laso in Gasteiz.

The Txuri women’s team has won the first play-off game this weekend to play the semifinal for the title and has done it away, in Valdemoro, to bring the series to the best of three to Donostia in advantage.

The Italian team succumbed in a resounding way yesterday against Ireland in the Six Nations tournament 57-6. It is a historical marker in this tournament and the Italians also chain a whopping 35 defeats in a row.