World Rugby is to add extra volunteers at Stade de Marseille and promised better communication with supporters to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s scenes outside the venue when thousands of fans battled to gain entry ahead of England’s victory over Argentina.

A brave comeback by the Fiji Water Flying Fijians was not enough as they went down 32-26 to Wales in their opening Rugby World Cup match at Stade De Bordeaux in France.

Germany won their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title by beating undermanned Serbia 83-77 in a slugfest of the two European powerhouses on Sunday in Manila.

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealander Erin Routliffe beat former champions Laura Siegemund of Germany and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva 7-6(9) 6-3 to win the U.S. Open women’s doubles final this morning.

Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes to Brandon Aiyuk, Christian McCaffrey scored on a long run and the San Francisco 49ers rolled to a 30-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in the season opener for both teams.

South Africa kicked off their Rugby World Cup title defence with a bruising and streetwise 18-3 victory over Pool B rivals Scotland in Marseille.

Wout Weghorst came off the bench to score a second-half winner as the Netherlands fought back from conceding an early goal to beat the Republic of Ireland 2-1 in their European Championship Group B qualifier this morning.

Japan ran in six converted tries as they kicked off their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 42-12 bonus point win against debutants Chile, who got two tries of their own in the searing on Sunday.

Drop-goals are not usually a big part of a team’s armoury, but in tight Rugby World Cup contests can be a “crucial weapon” according to England flyhalf George Ford after he kicked three in 10 minutes in a 27-10 victory over Argentina yesterday.

England flanker Tom Curry on Tuesday will appear before an independent judicial committee after receiving a red card in his team’s 27-10 World Cup victory against Argentina, World Rugby said on Sunday.

The Vodafone Fijiana 15s faced a narrow 24-29 loss to Japan in their first Test match.

A Kalyn Ponga penalty goal after 89 minutes of drama and chaos at McDonald Jones Stadium has seen the Knights beat the Raiders 30-28 and continue their remarkable late-season charge into Finals Week Two.