Barbora Krejcikova beat an out-of-sorts Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to end the top-ranked Pole’s winning run in the Middle East swing and capture her first WTA title of 2023 and sixth overall.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record, clearing 6.22 metres to add one centimetre to his previous mark at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The Fiji Airways men’s 7s side will now play Kenya at 12.02pm.

A first half hat-trick to Iowane Teba propelled the Fiji Airways men’s 7s side to a big 50-0 victory over Japan in their opening Los Angeles match.

Olympic gold-medalist Iosefo Masi says to be partnered with Kalaveti Ravouvou at centre boosted his confidence.

The team that will represent Fiji at the OFC Champions League will be known tomorrow afternoon after the dust settles at the HFC Bank Stadium.

Defending Vodafone Trophy champion Queen Victoria School dominated the Tanoa Challenge of the Fiji Secondary School Rugby League South Eastern Zone competition.

England heaped more misery on troubled Wales with a scrappy 20-10 Six Nations victory in Cardiff.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell was pleased with the five points but not the performance after watching his side labour to a 34-20 victory over Italy in their Six Nations fixture in Rome.

Gabriel Martinelli’s goal was enough to extend Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Leicester City.

Daniil Medvedev maintained his winning role to beat Andy Murray in the Qatar Open final and claim his second title in successive weeks.

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury made weight on Saturday ahead of their showdown in Saudi Arabia when both men will put their unbeaten records on the line in a long-awaited contest more about celebrity bragging rights than punching prowess.