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Nicolas Sanchez celebrated his 100th cap in style with a try and a flawless kicking performance as Argentina set up a Rugby World Cup Pool D decider against Japan with a brutal 59-5 demolition of Chile on Saturday.

The Pumas ran in eight tries with Nicolás Sánchez scoring 20 points as Argentina set up a Pool D eliminator against Japan

Marcus Smith will be a marked man if he lines up at full-back again against Samoa with the Pacific islanders wary of the threat posed by England’s attacking livewire

Sato, previously head of development for the Honda RC213V, will start in his new role as general technical director on October 1, the same day the Japanese Grand Prix takes place at Motegi.

China's swimmers sent a final warning shot from the Asian Games, claiming four titles on the final day. Qin Haiyang completed the breaststroke treble and Zhang Yufei won six golds. Multiple Games and Asian bests were set, incl. Pan Zhanle's 47 sec. 100m freestyle, Wang Shun's 7th fastest 200m medley,…

Australia’s abject World Cup has only heightened the frostiness on either side of the barricades with Eddie Jones’ future increasingly uncertain

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.06%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher. Signs of deceleration...

Francesco Bagnaia heads to Japan with a reduced lead of just 13 points following his third retirement of the season in India last weekend.

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.71%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.98%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. U.S. stock futures are climbing on carryover support from a rally in European stocks after today’s news showed...