EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The RFU have informed rival unions in the southern hemisphere that they will not sign up for the proposed Nations League - meaning World Rugby's proposal is doomed.

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.

WORLD CUP DIARY BY WILL KELLEHER: England v Wales is not quite the intense rivalry of old off the field any more. Some club-mates have been meeting up for coffees.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: Johnny Sexton cannot wait to exact revenge on England after two recent thrashings when unbeaten Ireland travel to Twickenham next.

Serie A bosses are reportedly working out plans to resume training and hope to be playing by the end of May or the start of June, with each side still having 12 fixtures remaining.

Selena Gomez was again feeling nostalgic as she took to Instagram to post another throwback photo of herself at about 2 years old. The singer, 27, poses with her hands placed at the side of her face.

Selena Gomez has a big year ahead of her as she will soon release her first album in four years, the already critically acclaimed Rare. And she seems ready for the challenge, she told WSJ Magazine.

Selena Gomez sported a painful neck inking as she paid visit to her celebrity tattoo artist in New York on Wednesday.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner conceded that the Labour leader was not proving universally popular 'on the doorstep' as party activists canvas ahead of the December 12 vote.

Former Arsenal defender turned football pundit Lee Dixon has been savaged by Corbynistas on Twitter after saying he wasn't voting for Labour, despite saying he is voting for the Greens.

The Birmingham Yardley MP announced she was calling time on her attempt to replace him after her campaign ground to a halt while vital trade union backing went to her rivals.

She thrilled fans at the weekend when she shared some sultry images of herself online, while in lockdown at her Sydney home.

Montgomerie, who was part of the delegation which presented golf's Olympic bid in 2009, also questioned the disparity between the number of men and women to have so far withdrawn.

Carly Patterson, one of the most decorated gymnasts in United States Olympic history has revealed she will be skipping the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Games due to the threat of the Zika virus.

Until now, there has been no sign that mosquitoes carrying Zika have arrived in the continental US, but officials have warned that the possibility was looming.

Health officials said all 15 are within the same one-mile region of Miami, just in-land of the beach.

The patient, who has not been identified, was tested as one of the 26 close contacts around the two original cases. It means there are now 16 local transmissions of Zika in Miami, Florida.

The condition known as arthrogryposis freezes up joints, often leaving their hands, arms, legs, feet, or fingers frozen in a contorted position. In most cases, it also impairs function of the heart.

My family and I were due to fly to Florida on the 27th August but following medical advice we decided we shouldn't go because I'm pregnant. Now Virgin is refusing to refund us.

The virus lingers in the blood stream and saliva for up to about two weeks after infection, and remains in bodily fluids like semen for months. But NIH scientists confirm a kiss is not dangerous.

One of Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Wales are guaranteed a place in the final - none of whom have a major international honour to their name.

Everton and Napoli target Arkadiusz Milik will not be allowed to leave in this window, say his club Ajax. The Polish star is understood have agreed to stay at least until January.

HOT OR NOT: Radamel Falcao looks reborn for Colombia at the World Cup

Poland coach Jerzy Brzeczek has warned his players not to treat Tuesday night's friendly clash with the Republic of Ireland as a party for Robert Lewandowski.

DOMINIC KING AT ASHTON GATE: The result was not what Aidy Boothroyd wanted; there were elements of the performance, meanwhile, that will have left him shaking his head.

Moreno, who was formerly assistant manager, took charge of the national team when Luis Enrique stepped down in June due to the his daughter being seriously ill - she tragically passed away in August.

Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week they give Sportsmail the low down on Nottingham Forest right back Matty Cash.

India Faulkner-Wiley, 38, from Lancashire, told Femail that her weight went up to 13.5st when she became addicted to takeaways after the birth of her children, Jazmine, 13, and Saffron, 5.

Social media stars James and Paul Anderson, aka Twochubbycubs, have proved that weight loss doesn't have to be about deprivation. Here's how they did it…

While the late artist Prince was most commonly associated with the color purple, the singer's sister Tyka Nelson told the Evening Standard that was not the case on Monday.

An original recording of Prince's hit single Nothing Compares 2 U has been released ahead of the two-year anniversary of his death. The singer wrote the song and gave it away, reclaiming it later on.

The singer's estate released the unheard 1984 recording of the song marking the second anniversary of Prince's tragic death. In 1990, Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor would make the song a hit.

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

John Bolton ripped apart Donald Trump's efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula as ineffective, claiming it will get worse with time. 'North Korea isn't our friend and never will be,' Bolton said.

US special representative Stephen Biegun told reporters in Seoul that the US had heard the North's 'hostile, negative and unnecessary' demands but would not work to the arbitrary deadline.

South Korea's foreign policy adviser Chung-in Moon said his country's government position is firmly that the despot is not dead.

President Donald Trump on Thursday continued his series of cryptic comments on the health and well-being of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

Speculation about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's health mounded around the world after the head of the Hermit Kingdom had not been seen in public for nearly three weeks.

North Korea's former deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong Ho (pictured), has apologised after claiming leader Kim Jong-un was so unwell he could not stand.

The Turner winning ceramicist Grayson Perry delivered an acute and sharp-eyed diagnosis of Labour's failings after he was invited to guest-edit BBC Radio Four's Today programme.

There was at least one additional 'informant' who tried to infiltrate Donald Trump's presidential campaign, it was revealed by a former aide Michael Caputo, who has long Russia ties.

Senior lawmakers attended classified briefings with intelligence officials on the FBI's probe of Russia's role in the 2016 election.

Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves and majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president, poll finds.

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY You have played by the rules in recent weeks

Median house values in the country's capital cites are set to increase during 2020, according to property research firm BIS Oxford Economics in a report released Monday.

The Queen guitarist told fans the damage to his gluteus maximus left him in constant agony and unable to walk. May broke the news on Instagram yesterday with a selfie of him in a surgical mask.

Mahathir Mohamad has caused outrage after he said he only liked his Jewish friends because 'they're not like other Jews' at a Cambridge Union event on Sunday night.

London schoolgirl Nora Quoirin, who has learning difficulties, has been missing since yesterday night, when her parents found her hotel room in Malaysia empty with the window open.

It initially appeared Steve Harvey had named the wrong winner in the category on Sunday when he announced Miss Philippines had won as Shweta Sekhon stood beside him in full costume.

Kate explained her eye is not infected and hospital staff also tested her chest and temperature, as she had been concerned about coronavirus, following news Prince Charles had tested positive for it.