Discipline danger to injury concerns ... 3 talking points ahead of final RWC warm-up matches
AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of the games:
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Tonga's Moala to miss three World Cup matches
Tonga centre George Moala will miss three World Cup matches after his appeal against a five-game suspension for foul play was dismissed, the independent Appeal Committee said on Thursday.
Pro wrestling icon, WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk dies at age 79
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Vasseur says Ferrari need to improve in every area
Ferrari must take their chances and improve in all areas when the Formula One season resumes at Zandvoort this weekend, according to team boss Fred Vasseur.
HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Advance To Second Round Of World Championships
Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles second round of the World Championships with straight-game wins over Finland's Kalle Koljonen and Mauritius' Georges Julien Paul respectively in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday. Prannoy, the world number 9, who reached the quarterfinals in the last two editions, saw off the left-handed Koljonen 24-22, 21-10 to extend his head-to-head count over the Finnish player to 3-0. Sen, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist, then streamrolled Paul 21-12, 21-7 in 25 minutes to follow Prannoy into the second round.
Suspended Moala picked in Tonga's Rugby World Cup squad, set to return against Springboks
Former New Zealand centre George Moala was named on Monday in Tonga's Rugby World Cup squad even though he is serving a five-match ban for a red card in a warm-up game.
Flying Dutchman Van der Poel wins world road title
GLASGOW :Mathieu van der Poel became the first Dutch world road race champion for nearly 40 years with a masterful ride around the rain-drenched streets of Glasgow on Sunday.
Flying Dutchman Van der Poel wins world road title
Mathieu van der Poel became the first Dutch world road race champion for nearly 40 years with a masterful ride around the rain-drenched streets of Glasgow on Sunday.