Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made six changes to the starting XV and two more on the bench for Tuesday’s crucial Junior World Championship Pool A clash against Wales in Tbilisi.

Real Madrid signed Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan on Sunday for a reported 20 million euros ($23 million).

USA will go head-to-head with Belgium in a 2026 Fifa World Cup round-of-16 match set to be played at Lumen Field in Seattle, USA, on Tuesday.

Portugal will meet their Iberian rivals Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match scheduled to be played at the Dallas Stadium (AT&T Stadium), Arlington, Texas, USA on Monday.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu scored a try and set-up another as they hammered Argentina with a record score of 47-38 in the Nations Championship in Cordoba on Saturday.

It was the most hotly-anticipated Tour de France debut in decades, but teenage French sensation Paul Seixas was just in his "bubble".

Pakistan on Sunday replaced struggling test captain Shan Masood with Babar Azam, who will start a third stint as skipper on the tours of the West Indies and England starting later this month.

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side were happy to do whatever it takes to advance in the World Cup after they battled through a bad-tempered last-16 tie with Paraguay to win 1-0 on Saturday.

Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro said his side had "fought like lions" in their 1-0 World Cup defeat at the hands of France on Saturday.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said his defenders need no guidance on how to contain Erling Haaland ahead of Sunday's World Cup last-16 tie with Norway.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden edged Sha'Carri Richardson at the line to win a scintillating women's 100m on Saturday at a Eugene Diamond League athletics meeting otherwise marked by upsets.

Japan believe they have made "a big statement" by beating Italy in their Nations Championship opener and are confident they can take that momentum into next weekend's clash with Ireland.