Ireland's journey in the Rugby World Cup came to an end after they suffered a 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in the quarter-final at Stade de France in Paris.
Kane Williamson marked his return to the Cricket World Cup with 78 runs as New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday.
Rugby World Cup excitement has clearly spread across the globe, with iconic American artist DJ Khaled sending a special good luck message to some key players ahead of the quarter-finals.
New Zealand secured their qualification for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after clinching a 73-0 bonus-point victory over Uruguay at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon.
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra smashed centuries to steer New Zealand to a nine-wicket win over defending champions England in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
Joe Root smashed 77 runs as England posted 282-9 against New Zealand in the first match of the World Cup on Thursday.
New Zealand won the toss and selected to bowl in their World Cup opener against defending champions England on Thursday.
New Zealand ran in 14 tries to thrash Italy 96-17 for a bonus-point victory in the Rugby World Cup at the OL Stadium in Lyon.
New Zealand coach Ian Foster has made nine changes to his starting lineup to face Namibia in their second Pool A match of the Rugby World Cup on Friday.
Ben Stokes smashed an impressive 182 runs as England thrashed New Zealand by 181 runs to win the third one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday.