Mitch Phillips

England host Australia at Wembley on Saturday in the first of a three-test rugby league series when the list of "first since" references could fill the match-day programme as the hosts seek to overturn decades of Kangaroo dominance.

To describe World Triathlon President Antonio Arimany's first year in office as bumpy would be like calling the Hawaii Ironman a gentle Sunday stroll, but the Spaniard heads into what is likely to be a lively annual Congress in ebullient mood.

South Africa has won the title two years in a row for the first time.

England's coach and players are trying to keep a lid on their emotions while planning to embrace the occasion as they prepare for Saturday's World Cup final against Canada in front of by far the biggest crowd ever to watch a women's rugby match.

Canada kept up their consistent team selection on Thursday by picking the same starting lineup and bench for a third successive game as they prepare to take on hosts England in Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final.

Lilian Odira smashed her personal best and erased the 42-year-old championship record.

The United States grasped their second chance to progress to the final of the men's 4x400 metres relay after comfortably beating Kenya in a slightly surreal winner-takes-all run-off at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.

The relays always offer fast and furious action but with, unusually, all four sets of heats being held on the same night, it was unrelenting.

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered a superb, high-speed, gun-to-tape victory - just - to win the world 800 metres gold in a championship record on Saturday in a glorious follow-up to his Olympic title last year.

Noah Lyles scorched to a fourth successive world 200 metres gold on Friday as he delivered his trademark drive to the line to triumph in 19.52 seconds, pipping compatriot and perennial bridesmaid Kenny Bednarek, who took silver in 19.58.