Senegal are within touching distance of a place in the Round of 16 after Idrissa Gueye scored three times in a 4-1 victory over Poland.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne says the players who represented the country at the World Cup will undoubtedly integrate the valuable lessons they gained into the upcoming 2024 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific Season.

India are favourites heading into their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand but the hosts will be nervous about facing a side who are at their most dangerous when they have nothing to lose, former Black Caps skipper Ross Taylor said.

Villarreal have appointed Marcelino as manager following the departure of Jose Rojo Martin just two months after taking charge, the Spanish club said.

There is a promising future for boxing in the country.

Brazil forward Neymar is recovering well from the knee surgery he had after suffering an injury last month but there is still no forecast of when he will be able to return to action, national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Monday.

A sluggish Carlos Alcaraz was beaten 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 by Alexander Zverev on the his debut at the ATP Finals on Monday to continue his end-of-year slump with a third straight defeat.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz are both off to sluggish starts.

A new national 5000 meters record has been set by Yeshnil Karan.

Uruguay’s record scorer Luis Suarez is back in the squad for the first time since the World Cup after being called up on Monday for their next two qualifiers, but Edinson Cavani is out injured.

Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about possible cuts in their revenue shares and athlete quotas at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program.

Over 140 athletes and Team Fiji officials left the country this morning for the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.