Fiji scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli was on Thursday suspended for four weeks after receiving a red card in the 73-8 defeat to England last weekend, meaning he will miss the Nations Championship Test against Scotland in Edinburgh.

Lionel Messi has already won the World Cup, but the Argentina captain added another chapter to his astonishing career on Wednesday, inspiring his team to victory in their semi-final against England.

Tour de France stage 11 winner Soren Waerenskjold said on Wednesday he had learnt to sprint by watching British great Mark Cavendish as a child.

Rory McIlroy said the recent UK heatwave that has transformed conditions ahead of this week's British Open is a "double-edged sword".

Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said that "everybody is beatable" as she targets a medal at the world championships on home soil in New Delhi next month.