Ireland won a resounding 62-12 victory over Russia at International Stadium on Sunday but must still beat Italy next weekend in Dunedin to make the quarterfinals and sweep Pool C if they aim to take their first-ever World Cup.
Samoa beat Fiji with a 27-7 victory at a sold-out Eden Park on Sunday, securing the Pacific heavyweights a chance of qualifying for the last eight if they can beat South Africa next Friday.
New Zealand crushed France in a resounding 37-17 win at the Rugby World Cup Saturday amid criticism that France coach Marc Lievremont picked a weaker squad so that the team would qualify for the easier group in the next stage.
Inter Milan have picked former Roma and Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri to replace Gian Piero Gasperini, who was fired after failing to win any of his first five games in charge. Ranieri is Inter's fourth coach in 15 months.
Australia’s Wallabies beat the United States 67-5 in the Rugby World Cup Friday, six days after losing to Ireland, but its victory was tainted by a heavy injury toll.
France coach Marc Lievremont has sprung a major surprise by picking Clermont scrum-half Morgan Parra (pictured right) has his No. 10 for the pivotal game against New Zealand's All Blacks on Saturday.
Defending champions Spain handed France a crushing 98-85 defeat on Sunday at the European basketball championship at Lithuania's Zhalgiris Arena, finishing the 24-team tournament with an impressive 10-1 record.
Former top seed Rafael Nadal made a major comeback on Sunday with a ruthless 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured), propelling Spain into the Davis Cup final.
In the first major upset of the Rugby World Cup, Ireland, coming in on the back of four warm-up defeats, beat heavyweights Australia 15-6 on Saturday at Eden Park.
South Africa’s Springboks sent the message that they were intent on holding on to their title with a methodical 49-3 win over Fiji at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday in Wellington.
French cycling legend Jeannie Longo's husband and coach, Patrice Ciprelli, may face criminal charges over allegations that he bought the banned blood booster erythropoietin, or EPO, in 2007, according to reports Tuesday.
Germany's Sebastian Vettel started Sunday's Italian Grand Prix in the pole position and never looked back as he crossed the checkered flag and moved within striking distance of his second successive world championship.
