England overcame a stubborn Argentina side while Australia cruised to a comfortable victory over Georgia in their opening matches of the Rugby World Cup.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for an extra match and fined £100,000 after his angry reaction to a red card against Newcastle United.
France full-back Thomas Ramos scored 17 points to help his side defeat New Zealand 27-13 in the opening game of the Rugby World Cup played at the Stade de France on Friday evening.
Namibia will be looking to show improvement when they play their opening Rugby World Cup match against Italy on Saturday but coach Allister Coetzee says they have already achieved success by qualifying for the tournament in France.
Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualified for January’s African Cup of Nations finals when they finished in the top two of their respective groups on Thursday, leaving only six more places to be decided in the next days for the 24-team tournament in the Ivory Coast.
Marnus Labuschagne admitted he deserved to be dropped from Australia’s one-day squad for next month’s World Cup in India but could yet work his way back in after a match-winning performance against South Africa on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that he "changed the history of football" alongside Lionel Messi but their rivalry is now "gone".
Lionel Messi scored the winning goal to kick start Argentina's South American World Cup qualifying following a narrow 1-0 victory over Ecuador.
Scotland scrum coach Pieter De Villiers has warned South Africa that there would be ‘no place to hide’ when the two sides meet in the Rugby World Cup opener at Stade de Marseille on Sunday.
New Zealand great Dan Carter believes the heartbreak in 2019 will inspire the All Blacks to victory at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.