Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.

At least 57 participants fell ill after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland, North East of England, the Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.

Fiji Pearls’ captain Maria Lutua could not contain her joy following their impressive 71-37 triumph over Trinidad and Tobago last night.

Fiji’s football star Roy Krishna received a warm welcome as he joined his new team, Odisha FC, at their training camp in Thailand.

Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics on Saturday in suburban Chicago, eclipsing the field by an enormous margin in her first competitive event since the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.

The Digicel Fiji Premier league round 15 matches between Nadi and Tavua and Suva and Nadroga have been postponed.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig for 90m euros (£77m).

Tries by wings Makazole Mapimpi and Canan Moodie helped a much-changed South Africa to a 24-13 victory over Argentina in their Rugby World Cup warm-up clash in Buenos Aires on Saturday, ruining a major milestone for home hooker Agustin Creevy.

Ireland began their three-match World Cup warm-up programme with a solid 33-17 victory over Italy in Dublin.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians have won the Pacific Nations Cup after beating 14 men Japan 35-12 in Tokyo.

Rewa is confident in their abilities as they prepare to face-off against table leaders, Lautoka, in round 15 of the Digicel Fiji Premier League.

Scotland mounted a stunning fightback from 18 points down to beat France 25-21 despite Zander Fagerson’s red card.