Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson, who were divided by five-thousands of a second in last year’s Olympic 100 metres final, were even closer on Saturday, albeit in separate heats, as they both clocked 9.95 seconds in the first round of the world championships.

Setareki Bituniyata produced a career-defining performance as Provence ran rampant over Biarritz with a commanding 52-10 victory.

The stage is set for the grand finale of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, with Papua New Guinea facing Vanuatu at 1.30pm tomorrow in the championship decider.

Fiji Water Flying Fijians coach Mick Byrne says picking his match day squad for the Pacific Nations Cup semifinal was no easy task, with several world-class players narrowly missing out.

Nasinu have once again stamped their dominance in the Bosco Trophy, edging past a spirited Namosi outfit 43-35 in a pulsating clash at the HFC Bank Stadium yesterday afternoon.

Player welfare has taken centre stage in Suva as the World Rugby Immediate Care in Rugby course got underway at PTC in Nasese, Suva yesterday.

Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a comprehensive 3-0 win over West Ham United this morning to leave the home side languishing in the Premier League bottom three, with the Hammers suffering another blow as midfielder Tomas Soucek was sent off for a dangerous tackle.

Canada set out their case as Women’s World Cup contenders and set up a mouth-watering semi-final with holders New Zealand as they ruthlessly demolished Australia in Bristol.

Kylian Mbappe scored and provided the assist for Arda Guler as Real Madrid weathered a second-half storm to beat Real Sociedad 2-1, maintaining their perfect LaLiga start despite playing most of the match with 10 men.

Juventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter Milan, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added time winner to send the hosts top of the Serie A standings and condemn the visitors to a second successive defeat.

New Zealand suffered their biggest defeat in history as they were beaten 43-10 by South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Wellington.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians are gearing up for a stern challenge in the Pacific Nations Cup semifinal against a resurgent Canada side.