South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has made 14 changes from the side which won their opening Pool B match against Scotland for their next game against Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday.

A week after their 27-13 defeat against France in the tournament opener at Stade de France, the All Blacks will have a point to prove against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, as the two sides meet for a third time in Rugby World Cups.

Namibia have made four changes to their team to face New Zealand in a daunting Rugby World Cup Pool A clash in Toulouse on Friday, where they come up against an All Blacks side desperate to bounce back from an opening-day defeat to hosts France.

Flyhalf Gareth Anscombe will make a first appearance of the year following injury in a Wales side with 13 changes to take on Pool C minnows Portugal in their Rugby World Cup fixture.

Most people probably knew what he meant when England assistant coach Kevin Sinfield said “everyone wants the best players to go head to head” but it was an unfortunate slip amid his defence of his team’s questionable tackling technique.

A record-breaking century by Ben Stokes propelled England to a crushing 181-run win over New Zealand in the third one-day international as the hosts took a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Poland have parted ways with Portuguese coach Fernando Santos following their 2-0 defeat in Albania which left them struggling to qualify for Euro 2024, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) said on Wednesday.

Britain battled to victory over last year’s Davis Cup runners-up Australia in their Finals group stage opener, while Spain and Italy both suffered chastening defeats at home in the premier men’s team competition.

Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the penultimate WTA 1000 event of the season in Guadalajara this month to stay fit for the rest of an “intense” season, the world number two said.

Aaron Rodgers vowed to “rise yet again” in a social media post, two days after he suffered a shocking season-ending tear to his left Achilles tendon.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians will have to be more clinical against Australia in their second Rugby World Cup pool match on Monday.

Fiji Football Association Chief Executive Mohammed Yusuf has confirmed that spectators can re-use their tickets from the Rooster Chicken/Scoop Ice Cream Battle of the Giants tournament in Nadi for the final round of pool matches.