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TJ Perenara leads the traditional New Zealand haka ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa were hugely competitive,

proved too strong ©Getty ImagesThe All Blacks pay their respects to the Japanese crowd ©Getty ImagesEven New

Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern got to enjoy the celebrations ©Getty ImagesSamu Kerevi scored

outstanding matches on day two, rounded off by a bruising Pool B 23-13 victory for tournament favourites New

Zealand over South Africa.

ImagesWithin eight minutes of that crucial miss, a Richie Mo'Unga penalty and two counter-attacking tries gave New

Zealand control.

, a mazy midfield break by Anton Lienert-Brown set Scott Barrett free to cross the tryline and push New

Zealand to a 17-3 halftime advantage.

Merel Blom of The Netherlands, riding Crossborder Radar Love, and home rider Laure Redele on Cheers 12 finished as joint leaders of the dressage as the penultimate International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season got underway in Waregem, Belgium.

The Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New

Zealand, Sweden, Italy, Poland, United States, Brazil, China, Thailand and hosts Japan have already

photo_gallery"Tokyo Stadium enjoyed a stunning Opening Ceremony in front of a sellout crowd ©Getty ImagesFormer New

Zealand captain Richie McCaw handed over the William Webb Ellis trophy ©Getty ImagesChildren sang the

It was a perfect start for Japan at their home Rugby World Cup, defeating Russia 30-10 in the first game of the tournament in Pool A.

stunning Opening Ceremony at Tokyo Stadium, with on-pitch light show, a model of Mount Fiji and former New

Zealand captain Richie McCaw hoisting the trophy aloft, welcomed around 50,000 spectators to the first

first up against the talented Fijians, France playing Argentina, and the undoubted game of the weekend, New

Zealand versus South Africa.

New Zealand will aim to banish their demons from the 2016 Olympic Games qualification process, when they

Men's Olympic qualifier, where the winners will secure a place at the Games in the Japanese capital.New Zealand

Fiji are expected to be among the main challengers to New Zealand at the OFC qualifier ©Getty ImagesNew

Zealand, who won the football gold medal at this year's Pacific Games in Samoa, will play American Samoa

, Samoa and the Solomon Islands in Group A.Group B features hosts Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu.Fiji

, who represented Oceania at Rio 2016, are expected to provide the strongest challenge to New Zealand's

The ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup starts tomorrow in Japan, with organisers promising a glittering Opening Ceremony followed by the host nation's opening fixture against Russia.

world number one-ranked Ireland, Scotland and Samoa.Despite Ireland's status as the top-ranked team, New

Zealand remain the favourites to claim the World Cup title on November 2.Defending champions New Zealand

Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya has been banned from bowling for a year by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for an illegal action.

 He was reported following his country's first Test against New Zealand in Galle between August

Waregem will host the penultimate International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season, with action beginning tomorrow.

The Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New

Zealand, Sweden, Italy, Poland, United States, Brazil, China, Thailand and hosts Japan have already

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has demanded that Iran end its ban on women attending football matches.

were also criticised when two fans were removed from the Women's World Cup match between Canada and New

Zealand in France on June 15, having entered the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble wearing T-shirts that called

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Gadzhimagomedov was taking on David Kieran Nyika of New Zealand ©Yekaterinburg 2019He defeated his opponent

World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont is confident that the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be one of the great editions on every level, with more than 96 per cent of tickets for the event now sold.

With the tournament set to begin in Japan on Friday (September 20), open training sessions by Wales, New

Zealand and South Africa have attracted more than 27,000 fans.Latest research demonstrates that 100.8

New Zealand, Wales and now Ireland have occupied top spot in the standings over the last six weeks or

England's Galal Yafai recorded a unanimous victory at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Championships to stun flyweight top seed and defending champion Yosvany Veitía of Cuba.

 European champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, red, got past David Nyika of New Zealand ©Yekaterinburg

2019France's Sofiane Oumiha, lightweight world champion in 2017, progressed in his new division with

Gadzhimagomedov delighted the Russian supporters when he was named the unanimous winner over David Nyika of New

Zealand.

Russia and Austria booked their places at the Women’s Under-19 World Floorball Championships by finishing as the top two countries in the final qualification event.

were also granted direct qualification.The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has introduced a new

Germany and Latvia compete in either Group A or B.Group C and D can feature Slovakia, Canada, Australia, New

Zealand, United States, China, Russia and Austria.The top nine finishers at the tournament will qualify

Three-time Paralympic champion Carol Cooke of Australia produced another vintage display to secure the gold medal in the women's T2 road race on the final day of the International Cycling Union Para-cycling Road World Championships in Emmen.

after completing the course five seconds faster than Germany's Hans-Peter Durst, while Stephen Hills of New

Zealand took bronze.Jetze Plat was among the stars of the show on the last day of competition ©Getty