Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup are close to hitting the 2million mark with 130 days remaining before England kick off against Fiji.. Sportsmail understands 1.9m out of 2.3m have been sold.

Blake Austin gave Warrington a major injury scare just three weeks before the Challenge Cup final as an ugly encounter saw clashes between rivals fans.

Brian McDermott could not hide his delight after Toronto completed their fairytale rise by winning promotion to Super League.

Toronto Wolfpack are closing in on the signing of the dual-code international, who played his last match for the All Blacks in the World Cup bronze medal win over Wales in Tokyo last Friday.

Great Britain suffered a third straight defeat on their tour of New Zealand after they were beaten 23-8 in Christchurch. The series whitewash increases the pressure on Wayne Bennett.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUIGHES: Sportsmail has learned that pursuing the sale, brought to the table by chief executive Robert Elstone, was approved at a board meeting last week.

Australia will play Italy, Fiji and Scotland in Group B while New Zealand face Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland in Group C. Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Wales and Cook Islands make up Group D.

Super League clubs are threatening legal action against Catalan Dragons if there is a significant financial loss at their clubs following the signing of Isreal Folau. 

Super League clubs are set to confront Catalans Dragons officials at a board meeting this morning amid talk of a revolt over the French club's controversial signing of Israel Folau.

Super League clubs have voted to tighten up the rules to prevent further controversial additions to the competition following the Catalans Dragons' signing of Israel Folau.

Rugby league clubs have been bizarrely prevented from defending their commitment to diversity, following instructions by Super League not to discuss the controversial signing of Israel Folau.

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTSWRITER - Rugby League claims to have an 'enviable track record' when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion. Except fundamentalist Christians, it seems.

Super League clubs have been warned they must make a seismic U-turn and reunite with the Rugby Football League if they are to survive the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: The Rugby Football League (RFL) is set to ask the government for funding to ensure clubs do not go out of business after the season was suspended.

Lauren Divenere (bottom right), who claims to be Amber Heard's (top right) friend, has reportedly said she never saw Johnny Depp (left) put his hands on the actress.

The actor made new allegations against Heard public as part of a libel lawsuit, claiming she 'put a cigarette out' on his cheek in Australia in 2015. A photo emerged of him with an apparent burn mark.

Depp is suing Heard for $50million, claiming she defamed him by writing in an op-ed for The Washington Post about sexual violence. The latest claim was made in a filing on Friday.

Kate James, who worked for Amber Heard between 2012 and 2015, claims she was mentally abused by the US actress including streams of texts sent in the early hours while Heard binged on drugs and wine.

Winona Ryder came to the defense of ex-Johnny Depp and called Amber Heard's claims of domestic violence 'impossible to believe' in legal declaration, according to The Blast.

This audio has never been aired publicly, but Johnny Depp's lawyers played it out loud to Amber Heard, 33, while she was giving a deposition in the couple's bitter 2016 divorce case.

Former husband and wife Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are heard on tape discussing a violent incident in which Depp claims he was struck by a bathroom door and punched in the jaw.

Amber Heard is seen with Elon Musk's arm draped around her, as they ride the elevator at the luxury downtown LA apartment complex where she once lived with Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp is suing the tabloid's publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article which referred to the 56-year-old as a 'wife-beater'.

Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke is has moved on from mothering dragons as she welcomed new puppy Ted in to her home.

Netflix is singing its own praises about its new Henry Cavill-starring, Game Of Thrones-esque fantasy series The Witcher.

The actress - who was recently unveiled as Clinique's new Global Brand Ambassador - attended an event at Somerset House, London, on Friday

Former Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke has revealed she won't Google herself.

She shot to fame for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones, which came to end in 2019 after an eight-season run.

Sophie Turner is reportedly expecting her first child with her husband Joe Jonas this summer. But the 23-year-old is still supporting Joe and the Jonas Brothers while they are on their world tour.

The Game of Thrones actress, 24, opted for a typically quirky yet stylish look as she donned the plaid mini with a pair of chunky white knee-high boots.

The Game Of Thrones actress, 24, bundled up in sporty layers, masking any hint of a possible bump. Sophie dressed down in a New York Giants hoodie with matching blue and red track pants

The actress looked gorgeous in the earthy toned stylish ensemble when she arrived at the BBC Radio 2 studios on Tuesday morning. 

The actress, 33, joked that although it was forbidden to take items from set she was touched by the piece he managed to pilfer for her as a keepsake.

She earned herself countless fans through her stint as Daenerys Targaryen in the hugely popular fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.

The Game Of Thrones star, 33, passionately kissed her co-star Daniel Monks as she made her West End debut in The Seagull at London's Playhouse Theatre on Thursday.

Nearly ten months after the series finale of Game of Thrones aired, star Emilia Clarke still isn't too happy about the ending.

Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke popped out for some essential supplies near her London home last week wearing a woollen hat and black face mask.

The Game Of Thrones actress, 33, cut a low-key figure as she clutched a flask of hit drink, sported a beanie and wore a warm padded jacket

The Game Of Thrones star, 33, cradled her dog Ted as she stood on her doorstep to applaud NHS workers, while her friend Oliver 'Gommie' Gomm proceeded to jump around in excitement.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor that a comment made by a detective while standing over Dreasjon Reed's body invoking a 'closed casket' was 'unacceptable.'

The measures imposed Saturday by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon came after the national government urged venues around the nation to close or otherwise enforce anti-virus measures,

The 24-year-old German has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season and has fired RB Leipzig into the Champions League quarter-finals and made them Bundesliga title contenders.

Aerosmith has been sued by founding drummer Joey Kramer, 69, for excluding him from their upcoming performance at the Grammy Awards.

Priyanka Chopra commanded attention in a sleeveless golden gown with train at the Clive davis Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills on Saturday.

Lana Del Rey put her best leg forward on Saturday evening when she graced the Clive Davis pre-Grammy Gala red carpet with boyfriend Sean Larkin in Beverly Hills.

Members of the cast of the popular thriller series You were seen attending the to 62nd Grammy Awards at the Staples centre in LA together yesterday. Warning: spoilers

WILL KELLEHER IN OTSU: Dan Biggar will be fit to face Fiji in Wales' next World Cup match after he was knocked out while saving a try in the win over Australia.

After wins against Georgia and Australia Wales are flying with Fiji and Uruguay to come. Wales have only gone unbeaten once in a World Cup Pool stage - back in 1987 when they ended third.

WILL KELLEHER IN BEPPU: Wales have swapped in two back-rowers for their match against Fiji at the World Cup, with Davies and Moriarty starting ahead of Tipuric and Wainwright.

Magistrate Rodney Higgins who is in his late 60's proposed to his girlfriend Ashleigh Petrie, 23, last month but the romance has sparked controversy within Victorian courts.