Amalie Vangsgaard scored a late winner as Denmark marked their return from a 16-year Fifa Women’s World Cup absence with a 1-0 win over China.

England’s Georgia Stanway made sure her retaken penalty counted to give the Lionesses a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti in a dramatic World Cup opener for both teams on Saturday at Lang Park.

The Cowboys overcame the loss of star second-rower Jeremiah Nanai to maintain their push for a top-four berth with a 24-16 defeat of the Eels at QCB Stadium.

The Football Ferns were amongst the guests evacuated from an Auckland hotel following a fire inside.

Labasa pulled off a win against Nadi in round 13 of the Digicel Fiji Premier League competition, winning 2-0.

A determined Knights side ended an eight-year hoodoo against the Storm to keep their finals hopes alive with a 26-18 triumph at a packed McDonald Jones Stadium.

Former champions Japan romped to a 5-0 over Zambia in their Women’s World Cup opener at Waikato Stadium, outclassing the debutant Africans with a slick display of pass-and-move football.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians will be going to the Rugby World Cup without one of their key and senior players Peceli Yato.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians will miss the services of veteran lock Api Ratuniyarawa at this year’s Rugby World Cup in France.

The Roosters have breathed new life into their season with a 36-18 win over the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians have beaten Tonga 36-20 during the Punjas Pacific Battle at Churchill Park.

The Iraqi government sought to reassure diplomatic missions in the country of their security on Saturday, saying it would not allow a recurrence of the storming of the Swedish embassy.