Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez showed Argentina what they had been missing with a masterful first-half performance today (09), as the eliminated Pumas restored some pride with a 47-17 win against the United States at the Rugby World Cup.

Scotland will play Japan for a spot in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after a 26-point haul from Adam Hastings helped them to a nine-try, 61-0 thrashing of Russia today (09).

Winger Josh Adams grabbed a hat-trick of tries as a battered and bruised Wales battled to a 29-17 bonus-point win over Fiji on Wednesday to book their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

Newcomer Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit a whirlwind half-century while Nuwan Pradeep and Wanindu Hasaranga recorded career-best bowling figures as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 35 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Lahore on Monday.

South Africa face one final hurdle in their bid for a Rugby World Cup quarter-final place but seem certain to brush aside the challenge of minnows Canada when the teams meet in a Pool ‘B’ encounter at the Kobe Stadium tomorrow (8).

France qualified for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals today (6) with a nailbiting 23-21 win against Tonga that sets up a winner-takes-all clash with England to top Pool ’C’. First-half tries by Virimi Vakatawa and man-of-the-match Alivereti Rak

An experimental New Zealand side recovered from a sticky start and two yellow cards to hammer Namibia 71-9 and move one step closer to finishing top of their pool at the Rugby World Cup today (6).

South Africa ramped up the physicality to crush an Italy side reduced to 14 men for most of the second half 49-3 today (4), moving above the Italians and New Zealand to the top of Rugby World Cup Pool ’B’ in the process.

Ireland began to put their World Cup back on track after the shock loss to Japan but it took them over an hour to secure a bonus point and strengthen their quarter-final chances in an unconvincing 35-0 win over a stubborn Russia on Thursday.

Fiji finally found their feet at the Rugby World Cup with a dominant 45-10 victory over Georgia on Thursday as their jet-heeled backs tore their Pool D rivals apart in a seven-try rout at a rain-drenched Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

It is a game Ireland dare not lose and one in a sense they cannot ’win’ when they try to revive their Rugby World Cup campaign against Russia tomorrow (03).

All three Barrett brothers got on the scoresheet as reigning champions New Zealand stormed to their second victory of the Rugby World Cup with a 63-0 bonus point mauling of Canada at Oita Stadium today (02).

Scotland revived their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 34-0 victory over Samoa today (30), scoring four tries in a much-improved performance to secure a bonus point that could prove crucial in a tight Pool ‘A’.

Sri Lanka finished in fourth place after the completion of the Asian Sevens Rugby Series third-leg which concluded at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo yesterday.

Six Nations champions Wales took a massive step towards topping Pool ’D’ with a thrilling 29-25 victory over valiant Australia in the Rugby World Cup today (29).

Georgia overpowered Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup for a 33-7 bonus-point win today (29), the popular South American underdogs unable to repeat their heroics against Fiji four days earlier.

Scotland’s woeful defeat to Ireland in their World Cup opener has emboldened their rivals for second spot in Pool ’A’ but while Samoa will no doubt sense blood ahead of tomorrow game in Kobe, Gregor Townsend’s side say they are ready to bite

Kenki Fukuoka struck the killer blow as hosts Japan stunned Ireland 19-12 on Saturday to take a giant step towards a first Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot.

Argentina hooker Julian Montoya scored a rapid first-half hat-trick as the Pumas beat Tonga 28-12 on Saturday to revive their bid for a Rugby World Cup quarter-final place.

USA flanker John Quill and Samoa’s Motu Matu’u were both slapped with three-game bans on Friday following a crackdown on high tackles at the Rugby World Cup.

The 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships got under way in Doha here Friday with organisers vowing to protect marathon runners from sweltering heat and humidity as the 10-day extravaganza began.

Sri Lanka will host the third leg of Asia Seven Series this week at Race Course where Sri Lanka will take their place in the Group A alongside Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and South Korea.

The Rugby World Cup will get its first taste of inter-hemisphere heavyweight rivalry when Wales and Australia clash on Sunday in a match that is likely to decide who tops Pool D.

Japan’s Kotaro Matsushima has been likened to a Ferrari, but he admits he’ll have to be at full throttle in Saturday’s World Cup clash with Ireland to avoid becoming roadkill.

England coach Eddie Jones hailed George Ford after the fly-half guided the side to a 45-7 rout of the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Kobe on Thursday.

With pool matches against South Africa and New Zealand still to come, Italy coach Conor O’Shea was happy just to book a spot at the next World Cup with a comfortable victory over Canada on Thursday.

The CEAT Racing Team clinched the Car Team Championship at the Uda Walawa Supercross worked off recently.

Minnows Uruguay pulled off the greatest upset in their history today (25) as they stunned Fiji 30-27 to leave the Pacific islanders staring at an early exit from the Rugby World Cup.

Canada winger Jeff Hassler took a year off professional rugby to drink in life and assess his options, but should prove crucial to his side’s chances of beating Italy in their Pool ’B’ World Cup opener in Fukuoka tomorrow (26).

Sandun Kumara of Sri Lanka Navy won the first-stage of the SLT Speedup Cycle Sawariya which was worked off from Colombo to Embilipitiya today (24).