All three Barrett brothers got on the scoresheet as reigning champions New Zealand stormed to their second victory of the Rugby World Cup with a 63-0 bonus point mauling of Canada at Oita Stadium today (02).

Scotland revived their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 34-0 victory over Samoa today (30), scoring four tries in a much-improved performance to secure a bonus point that could prove crucial in a tight Pool ‘A’.

Sri Lanka finished in fourth place after the completion of the Asian Sevens Rugby Series third-leg which concluded at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo yesterday.

Six Nations champions Wales took a massive step towards topping Pool ’D’ with a thrilling 29-25 victory over valiant Australia in the Rugby World Cup today (29).

Georgia overpowered Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup for a 33-7 bonus-point win today (29), the popular South American underdogs unable to repeat their heroics against Fiji four days earlier.

Scotland’s woeful defeat to Ireland in their World Cup opener has emboldened their rivals for second spot in Pool ’A’ but while Samoa will no doubt sense blood ahead of tomorrow game in Kobe, Gregor Townsend’s side say they are ready to bite

Kenki Fukuoka struck the killer blow as hosts Japan stunned Ireland 19-12 on Saturday to take a giant step towards a first Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot.

Argentina hooker Julian Montoya scored a rapid first-half hat-trick as the Pumas beat Tonga 28-12 on Saturday to revive their bid for a Rugby World Cup quarter-final place.

USA flanker John Quill and Samoa’s Motu Matu’u were both slapped with three-game bans on Friday following a crackdown on high tackles at the Rugby World Cup.

The 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships got under way in Doha here Friday with organisers vowing to protect marathon runners from sweltering heat and humidity as the 10-day extravaganza began.

Sri Lanka will host the third leg of Asia Seven Series this week at Race Course where Sri Lanka will take their place in the Group A alongside Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and South Korea.

The Rugby World Cup will get its first taste of inter-hemisphere heavyweight rivalry when Wales and Australia clash on Sunday in a match that is likely to decide who tops Pool D.

Japan’s Kotaro Matsushima has been likened to a Ferrari, but he admits he’ll have to be at full throttle in Saturday’s World Cup clash with Ireland to avoid becoming roadkill.

England coach Eddie Jones hailed George Ford after the fly-half guided the side to a 45-7 rout of the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Kobe on Thursday.

With pool matches against South Africa and New Zealand still to come, Italy coach Conor O’Shea was happy just to book a spot at the next World Cup with a comfortable victory over Canada on Thursday.

The CEAT Racing Team clinched the Car Team Championship at the Uda Walawa Supercross worked off recently.

Minnows Uruguay pulled off the greatest upset in their history today (25) as they stunned Fiji 30-27 to leave the Pacific islanders staring at an early exit from the Rugby World Cup.

Canada winger Jeff Hassler took a year off professional rugby to drink in life and assess his options, but should prove crucial to his side’s chances of beating Italy in their Pool ’B’ World Cup opener in Fukuoka tomorrow (26).

Sandun Kumara of Sri Lanka Navy won the first-stage of the SLT Speedup Cycle Sawariya which was worked off from Colombo to Embilipitiya today (24).

Fiji coach John McKee has encouraged his players to unwind at the beach to recover from their controversial loss to Australia before they face Uruguay in their next World Cup Pool D match in Kamaishi tomorrow (25).

Marauding winger Ed Fidow bagged a quickfire double as Samoa beat Russia 34-9 in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter today (24).

The longest cycle race in Sri Lanka the ‘SLT Speedup Sawariya-2019’, Men’s race will commence from Galle Face Green today commencing at 8.30 a.m.

Six Nations champions Wales opened their Rugby World Cup campaign with a bonus-point 43-14 victory over Georgia in Toyota City today (23).

Inclement weather was responsible for a complete washout of the opening day of the first Unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Bangladesh ‘A’ in Katunayake on Monday (23).

Trinity College under the leadership of Reshan Bandaranayake ended a 42 year long wait when they clinched the Cup Championship at the Inter-Schools Under-20 Sevens Rugby Tournament worked off at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy today (22).

Two tries by centre Manu Tuilagi helped England to a scrappy 35-3 bonus-point victory over a tough and resilient Tonga in their World Cup Pool C opener at the Sapporo Dome today (22).

Ireland powered past Six Nations rivals Scotland 27-3 to put themselves in the box seat to reach the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup today (22).

Italy coach Conor O’Shea said his team were “disappointed” with their Rugby World Cup start after they were forced to come from behind in an error-strewn 47-22 win over lowly Namibia today (22).

Defending champions New Zealand put the Rugby World Cup on notice with an impressive 23-13 win over South Africa on Saturday after France and Australia both survived major scares.

Australia hooker Tolu Latu scored two tries in five minutes as the Wallabies came from nine points down in the second half to beat Fiji 39-21 and escape a huge upset at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.