Germany, France, Argentina and Austria all edged closer to the Davis Cup finals on Friday taking 2-0 leads in their second round qualifiers.

Aprilia rider Bezzecchi completed a perfect day on his home Marco Simoncelli circuit.

A dominant South Africa inflicted a record defeat on the All Blacks, powering to a 43-10 win in a complete performance to reclaim the number one world ranking.

Undisputed super middleweight world boxing champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and American challenger Terence Crawford each weighed in at 75.9kg.

South Africa's mixed relay team has blitzed the African Record in the 4x400m race at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.