He arrived in Japan two months later and made a blistering start to his career, reaching sumo's upper divisions in only a year and winning promotion to the fourth-highest rank.

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen produced a masterful drive to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Senuran Muthusamy struck his first Test century to steer South Africa to a challenging 428-7 at the second break on day two of the second match against India on Sunday.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said his "beer tasted better" after the Springboks beat Ireland 24-13 in a Test where the hosts were reduced to 12 men on Saturday at Lansdowne Road.

Jake Paul is backing "delusional optimism" to carry him to an upset over British former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua when the two men clash in a made-for-streaming event in Miami next month.