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Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, Tuipulotu, M Scott, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Harrison, Hill, Hodgson, Gilchrist (c), Ritchie, Muncaster, Bradbury. Replacements: Morris, Venter, Rae, Sykes, Crosbie, Vellacott, C. Scott, Currie. Stormers: Gelant, Davids, Nel, Du Plessis (c), Zas, Willemse, De Wet; Harris, Venter, Fouche, Schickerling, Van Heerden, Ewers, Dixon, Morabe. Replacements: Kotze, Sithole, Sandi, Smith, Theunissen, Engelbrecht, Ungerer, Simelane.

Retired world champion & boxing coach Anthony Crolla: “You can tell what a good fight it is because so many people are finding it hard to pick a winner, and I’m one of them. If I’m really pushed, I just don’t think Bivol will have the firepower to keep Beterbiev off. I see Beterbiev will wear him down and maybe …

Coverage of the WXV 2 match between South Africa and Italy.

Northern Ireland are not just without their first-choice goalkeepers but have also lost Sunderland defender Dan Ballard and Leyton Orient midfielder Ethan Galbraith to injury. While Rangers attacker Ross McCausland remains with the group ahead of Tuesday’s home game with Bulgaria, he will not feature in Hungary. The contest provides Northern Ireland with a chance to restore momentum after last …

For most kids aged 14, their thoughts will be on getting their homework done, or playing video games with friends. But for Sammy Harvey, that was the age he was making his international debut. The teenage goalkeeper started for the Turks and Caicos Islands last month in their Concacaf Nations League match against Anguilla – whose starting goalkeeper in contrast …

However, in his latest correspondence to clubs, Masters says: “There have been many club conversations over recent days, with constructive and informative feedback provided. “We now have a comprehensive set of information and data which is helping to inform our recommended approach and rule amendment drafting. “We are taking the necessary time to develop our proposals and the associated draft …

Watch highlights as Ireland round off their WXV1 campaign with a 26-14 win against the USA.

Glasgow: Rowe, Dobie, Jones, McDowall (c), Cordero, Hastings, Horne;Bhatti, Matthews, Fagerson, Brown, Cummings, Ferrie, Darge, Dempsey. Replacements: Stewart, McBeth, Schickerling, Samuel, Williamson, Venter, Afshar, Jordan. Zebre: Prisciantelli, Trulla, Paea, Gregory, Gesi, Da Re, Garcia; Rizzoli, Ribaldi, Nocera, Krumov, Zambonin, Ferrari, Andreani, Licata (c). Replacements: Bigi, Taddei, Neculai, Canali, Bianchi, Fusco, Mazza, Cambriani.

Britain and Italy will face off in the first-ever Women’s America’s Cup final on Saturday, after advancing through a four-race semi-final in Barcelona. The British Athena Pathway team, captained by Hannah Mills, clinched the third race on Friday and held off competitors from Spain, Sweden, New Zealand, and the Netherlands to secure their spot. Competing in cutting-edge foiling AC40 monohulls, …

James Anderson believes Harry Brook can become England’s best ever batter, surpassing even new record run-scorer Joe Root. Brook became the first England man to make a Test triple century for 34 years in the astonishing defeat of Pakistan in Multan. In the same Test, Root made 262, and in doing so he passed Sir Alastair Cook’s previous England best …