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Coach Dave Rennie gave New Zealand a "pass mark" after surging past Italy but says the All Blacks will need to be better to beat Ireland in the clash of two unbeaten Nations Championship teams next weekend.

Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday "until further notice" after firing on a vessel it said was taking an unauthorised route, prompting US retaliatory strikes that further undermine an already shaky ceasefire.

Coach Eddie Jones says Japan are on the right trajectory, with the way they played against Italy and Ireland in their first two Nations Championship Tests proving it was "pretty obvious".

Andy Farrell admits Ireland lacked cohesion at times against Japan, but said the way his new-look side "kept on squeezing until the end" boded well for the future.

Jude Bellingham scored twice as England staged an extra-time escape act to defeat Norway 2-1 on Saturday and book their place in the World Cup semi-finals.

Jude Bellingham was England's hero once more by scoring twice as the Three Lions came from behind to end Norway's historic run and reach the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra-time on Saturday.

An ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla has purchased the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, the NFL team announced on Saturday.

Linda Noskova revealed a glimpse of the Wimbledon trophy during a bathroom break inspired her fightback to beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary final on Saturday.

Argentina snuffed out the brief Welsh rugby revival on Saturday with a 35-21 win in San Juan to conclude the second round of Nations Championship.

Two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant says he's looking forward to a chance to start over with the Portland Trail Blazers after being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies in June.

Some 44 million Americans were under a heat wave warning on Saturday as temperatures in the Rocky Mountains and northern plains of the United States were expected to hit 110F (43C) over the weekend.

John Stones and Noni Madueke came into the England side for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against Norway as Ezri Konsa became the fourth player to start at right-back for the Three Lions in six matches.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus called Scotland "a great side" after the world champions triumphed 42-28 in a 10-try Nations Championship thriller in Pretoria on Saturday.

Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC) looking to rebuild after Italy's failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Heather Knight, England's 2017 World Cup-winning captain and the most capped women's player in England history, announced Saturday she will retire from international cricket following the end of the ongoing Test match against India at Lord's.

England and Norway were preparing to lock horns in a blockbuster World Cup quarter-final battle of elite strikers in Miami on Saturday set to be played in ferocious heat and humidity.

England coach Steve Borthwick refused to say if he would start Henry Pollock after the Northampton flanker produced another high-impact performance off the bench with a hat-trick of tries in a 73-8 Nations Championship rout of Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.

The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks closed early over the weekend and cycling's Tour de France shortened a stage for the first time in its history, as France sweated through its third heatwave since May.

"Fruit Gathering" by Myanmar director Aung Phyoe won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic on Saturday, the organisers said.

Tearful Linda Noskova admitted her astonishing Wimbledon final victory over close friend Karolina Muchova was an emotional rollercoaster.

Jos Buttler's first international century in three years powered England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India at Southampton on Saturday as they took over at the top of the T20 world rankings after completing a 4-0 series clean sweep.

Jesse Kriel scored a 78th-minute try to seal a 42-28 victory for South Africa over Scotland in a thrilling Nations Championship match in Pretoria.

The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes last month has topped 4,300, a top lawmaker said Saturday.

Russia struck Ukraine with missiles, drones and guided bombs on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding dozens of others, officials said.

Linda Noskova won her first Wimbledon title in astonishing style on Saturday as the tearful Czech recovered from wasting five match points to beat Karolina Muchova in one of the most dramatic finals in All England Club history.

Liam Slock blew his chances of a Tour de France stage victory after 175km in a breakaway when he took off on his own, fellow escapee Thibault Guernalec said on Saturday.

Kranti Gaud took five wickets before Smriti Mandhana once more piled on the runs against England as India continued to dominate the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Saturday.

Tour de France organisers for the first time in the race's history have decided to shorten a stage due to intense heat, as Belgian sprint king Tim Merlier doubled up in Saturday's flat eighth stage.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will take part in a commemoration on Sunday for South African soldiers killed in World War I, as part of a three-day visit to France.

Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday in eastern China, packing strong winds as it roared ashore after authorities evacuated nearly two million people, state media said.

Belgian Tim Merlier dominated a bunch sprint finish for the second day running to claim victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, as organisers announced a shortened stage the following day due to the "intense heatwave".

Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick of tries as England ended their five-match losing streak with a 73-8 Nations Championship rout of Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.