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France captain Antoine Dupont said there was still room for improvement despite his team's impressive 27-13 win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup's opening game on Friday.
France made an impressive start to their attempt to win a first Rugby World Cup as the host nation beat New Zealand 27-13 in a hot and humid tournament opener on Friday.
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster said Saturday he remained confident of his side's chances at the Rugby World Cup despite the 27-13 loss to hosts France in the opening match.
Lamine Yamal brightened the gloom that has descended over Spanish football by becoming the country's youngest ever player and goalscorer as La Roja thrashed Georgia 7-1 on Friday to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track.
Novak Djokovic earned himself another shot at a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title after beating unseeded American Ben Shelton in straight sets on Friday to advance to his 10th US Open final.
Shericka Jackson ran the fourth fastest ever 200m at the Brussels Diamond League on Friday but the 35-year-old world record of polarising American Florence Griffith-Joyner remains frustratingly out of reach.
Full-back Thomas Ramos kicked 17 points to help France to a thrilling 27-13 victory over New Zealand in Friday's opening game of the Rugby World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes earned Portugal a fifth consecutive triumph in Euro 2024 qualifying, celebrating his 29th birthday with a goal securing a 1-0 win at Slovakia in Bratislava on Friday.
Bruno Fernandes earned Portugal a fifth consecutive triumph in Euro 2024 qualifying, his goal securing a 1-0 win at Slovakia in Bratislava on Friday.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen set the first outdoor world record of his career in the little-run 2,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell both struck unbeaten hundreds as New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket win over England in the first one-day international in Cardiff on Friday.
England manager Gareth Southgate said on Friday he does not pick his side based on "external reaction" as Jordan Henderson faces criticism for his decision to move to the Saudi Pro League.
Lamine Yamal became Spain's youngest ever player and goalscorer as La Roja thrashed Georgia 7-1 on Friday to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track.
Lamine Yamal became Spain's youngest ever player and goalscorer as La Roja thrashed Georgia 7-1 on Friday to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track.
Lamine Yamal scored on his debut for Spain as he became their youngest ever player at 16 years old in a Euro 2024 qualifier away to Georgia on Friday.
Marco Bezzecchi clocked a record lap time in Friday's second practice session for the San Marino and Rimini Riviera MotoGP as Francesco Bagnaia showed he is ready to compete after his horrific crash last weekend.
Clubs in Europe could breathe a collective sigh of relief following the closure this week of the transfer window in the Saudi Pro League, whose huge spending over the summer was topped only by the English Premier League.
Germany and Serbia set up a Basketball World Cup final showdown on Friday, as the United States and Canada both crashed out in the semi-finals.
Head coach Steve Kerr said the United States failed to "set a tone" after they fell short of reaching the Basketball World Cup final for a second straight tournament Friday.
Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho joined Qatari side Al Duhail on a season-long loan from Aston Villa on Friday.
Remco Evenepoel's Vuelta a Espana defence collapsed Friday after he was dropped by a big group early into stage 13, won by Jonas Vingegaard on a superb day for Jumbo-Visma.
Germany head coach Gordon Herbert hailed his "special group" of players after they stunned the United States on Friday to reach the Basketball World Cup final.
Marc Marquez admits that he is struggling to recover the form that made him a six-time MotoGP champion after a "nightmare" three years following his brutal right arm break.
Jos Buttler topscored with 72 as England reached 291-6 in their 50 overs against New Zealand in the first one-day international at Sophia Gardens on Friday.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said on Friday struggling Germany were still among the world's best despite the four-time World Champions' recent results.
Serena Williams may be one year into her retirement but American teenager Coco Gauff will be proudly carrying the tennis icon's legacy when she takes on Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final on Saturday.
Teti Tela was on Thursday handed the heavy playmaking responsibility of starting at fly-half in Fiji's opening Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Wales.
Veteran Taulupe Faletau's injury recovery handed Wales a boost on Friday ahead of their tricky Rugby World Cup Pool C opener against Fiji in Bordeaux.
Mercurial fly-half Finn Russell will pull the strings for Scotland when they take on South Africa in Marseille on Sunday after coach Gregor Townsend named the squad for what is a crucial World Cup clash.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph went for experience on Friday as he named nine survivors from the last World Cup in his starting XV to face Chile in Toulouse.
Hosts France kick off the Rugby World Cup against three-time champions New Zealand on Friday in a mouth-watering appetiser to a tournament that will provide a key test of the country's organisational skills ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Alex Mitchell said his surprise call-up as scrum-half for England's crucial World Cup opener against Argentina in Marseille on Saturday had been a "rollercoaster" after missing out on the initial squad.