Ireland and Wales will smash into each other in the final World Cup warm-up of the summer, despite the lingering risk of cruel last-minute injuries. Both sides are almost at full strength for Dublin Test.

RORY KEANE IN SHIZUOKA: Japan shocked the globe for the second time in four years by stunning Ireland 19-12 to light a bomb under Pool A and a fire under their home World Cup.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The 77-year-old is very well-connected in racing circles and has good relationships with key figures at ITV, where he was first employed as a pundit in 1971.

The BHA has indicated that Flat racing under restrictions will be the priority when the sport is allowed to resume with Summer jump racing fitting in when it can.

The fund, co-ordinated by the Racehorse Owners Association, is part of a £22m cash flow and hardship funding package for racing announced on Friday.

France Galop president consulted with members of the French Government with the parties giving themselves 48 hours to come up with agreement on how racing will deal with impact of coronavirus.

EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: A one-off new format to decide the 2020 champion Flat jockey is set to be drafted to take account of the pandemic disruption to the season.

French racing moved a step closer to returning at Longchamp next Monday (May 11) after the French racing authorities were given permission to stage the meeting by Paris police.

After 17 hugely successful years and 656 appearances for Serie A giants Juventus, Gianluigi Buffon made the move to Paris Saint-Germain last summer on a free transfer.

Moise Kean is one of the exciting young players in the world; an Italian international, Serie A champion and important figure in the fight against racism, while still in his teens.

The midfielder, now playing for Boca Juniors, retired from international football back in November 2017 after Italy's shock defeat to Sweden, which denied them a place at the 2018 World Cup.

The 24-year-old, who signed on a free from PSG, is said to be already considering his future in Turin having so far acted as Blaise Matuidi's understudy and appearing on four times this season.

Blaise Matuidi is reportedly set for a contract extension after playing an important role in a Juventus side which sits top of Serie A. The Frenchman has been with the club since August 2017.

Italy are meant to have lucrative a trip to Qatar in March that will include two friendly games as part of their preparations for the upcoming Euro 2020. But Roberto Mancini does not see this as tough enough.

Darts sensation Fallon Sherrock is set to face former Italian striker Luca Toni in a celebrity darts tournament this month. Toni is one of six celebrities taking part in the event.

Tonali will be the subject of a tug of war between Inter and Juventus, Italian media say, with the two clubs engaged in a 'chess game' after the Turin side beat them to the signing of Dejan Kulusevski.

There is potential new music on the horizon for The Weeknd. The singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye took to his Instagram on Monday evening to tease new music.ASCAP reports .

Selena Gomez was nothing but smiles on set of her new music video on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old rocked a gold halter dress for the shoot.

Niall Horan has thrown cold water over rumours he's dating American singer, Selena Gomez.

A few days ago, Rebel Wilson had been lazing on board a luxury yacht, being gently rocked by ocean waves. 

She's one of Australia's most hilarious actresses.

The 39-year-old star plays 'middle-aged lazy cat' Janyanydots in the movie, directed by by Tom Hooper, based on T.S. Eliot's 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats.

She's the Australian funnywoman with a great sense of humour.  

Her hotly-anticipated new movie Cats  is set to be released in cinemas this Friday. 

Mention 1996 to a music-lover and they will probably think of Oasis or the Spice Girls. But those bands, huge though they were, only had Britain's second- and third- biggest-selling albums of the year.

Cristiano Ronaldo will not be the only superstar on show on Thursday night in Marseille. But Poland's manager, players and supporters are relying on Robert Lewandowski finding his shooting boots.

They both play on Thursday, against Japan and Tunisia respectively, and if they manage to score then it will be the first time in the World Cup's history that all teams have scored twice.

The title hopes of jump jockey Brian Hughes have been hit after he was suspended for three days for weighing in light on Carlisle winner Bingo D'Olivate.

The Love Island star, 28, donned a blue bikini with straps across her abdomen and a knot tied around her waist as she showed off her modelling prowess.

The Geordie Shore star, 24, displayed her impossibly tiny waist and very ample assets on Instagram on Monday as she slipped into a skimpy denim playsuit.

The stunning Caribbean hideaway, which boasts a purple driveway and was previously listed two years ago for $12 million, will now be auctioned off on July 12. Prince passed away in 2016.

The leather bound bible was frequently brought on tour by Prince, according to the consignor, and is starting at a bid of $3,500. Among the items up for sale at the auction are Prince's clothing.

Birmingham have announced they are not actively seeking a replacement for Garry Monk after appointing Pep Clotet as the club's caretaker head coach.

Birmingham will be the away team at their own stadium when they face Coventry in the FA Cup fourth round after the Sky Blues' third round replay win against Bristol Rovers.

Mueller has not responded to a weeks-old letter from Trump's legal team, suggesting the president's testimony isn't needed or investigators are tracking down new leads.

The company, founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas, will set up a branch at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park in the city's east.

At present so-called 'lifers' are supervised and forced to attend regular meetings with probation officers when freed on licence after completing their minimum jail sentence in the UK.

The Tribune group of moderate Labour MPs said they were 'shocked' by claims made in a Panorama documentary 'about the handling of antisemitism complaints'.

The arrests come after a woman said she was walking in a small lane in Claverham, Somerset, when a man allegedly jumped out and charged at her 'while grunting and breathing heavily'.

Oksana Veovodina, 27, continues to deny a marital split from abdicated monarch Sultan Muhammad V, a diplomatic source in Moscow claims.

Jacqueline Jossa is allegedly set to replace Michelle Keegan as the main role in the BBC One military drama Our Girl.

Lucy Lanigan-O'Keeffe, the assistant head teacher at Thomas's Clapham, said yes to Thomas van Straubenzee when he proposed last week.

The world is full of doom and gloom. We are told we're about to fall off the cliff into a No Deal Brexit and this will be the wettest, coldest August for years - but then comes a ray of sunshine.

Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague showcased her ample cleavage in a sizzling frontless playsuit Instagram pic as she continued to soak up the sun during her Thailand break.

The Love Island beauty, 26, looked incredible in the high cut blue swimsuit as she  posed in front of an awe-inspiring sunset.

The pictures were taken by photographer Sam Gregg, 30, in the Klong Toey slums in the country's capital which are home to around 100,000 people.

Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be canonised at the Vatican in Rome tomorrow. Prince Charles will make speech and woman claiming miracle after praying to Cardinal will be there.

A 70-year-old man camping in a Walmart parking lot put a hot cook stove in his van, causing it to catch fire and spread to another van, burning two young sisters and killing one of them.

The Walmart Supercenter, located in the city of Worcester, was issued a cease and desist order by the city after suffering a 'cluster' of COVID-19 cases over the last three weeks.

Lindsey Graham has admitted blocking a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide because he was afraid about upsetting Erdogan while he was still in Washington.