With the second round of group-stage matches under way, we assess who can play who in the knockout rounds - and how they can get there.

Dropped England captain Ben Stokes makes 95 for Durham against Northamptonshire as the national side seemingly slip towards defeat by New Zealand in the second Test.

George Hendy's two tries secure Northampton Saints the Prem title with victory over Exeter Chiefs at Allianz Stadium.

Plenty of comings and goings at the London Stadium as another star departs and World Cup winner added to women’s setup

Frenkie de Jong passed fit as Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres start together again

Northampton take crown for second time in three years

Group G remains wide open after consecutive opening draws

Northampton Saints 26-17 Exeter Chiefs: The Saints held on in a scrappy final to win their second title in three seasons

Saints had trailed 17-14 until the 65th minute.

Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different waysOnce it was clear that Christian Pulisic’s calf could keep him out of Friday’s match against Australia, Mauricio Pochettino had a lot of options to consider. There is no like-for-like alternative to Pulisic, still …

An outspoken Sky Sports pundit was left rattled by Lewis Hamilton's comments.

Former Newcastle star Miguel Almiron became the first player to be sent off under FIFA's new covering-mouth rule as Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 in the World Cup.

Manchester United could be about to fail in their pursuit of Mateus Fernandes.

The Houston Astros baseball team were well on the way to beating the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night when the soccer culture came barrelling in on the occasion.

The 1, 2 Step songstress performed the ceremonial coin toss at Lumen Field ahead of her nation's win against the Socceroos, which sealed their spot in the knockout round of the World Cup.

The partners of players are always a hot topic when the World Cup rolls around - but this time it's the German manager's partner who is believed to be causing a stir.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka saw her Wimbledon preparations take a major hit as she was stunned by Jessica Pegula in the deciding set of the Berlin Open semi-finals.

Aryna Sabalenka loses another deciding set without winning a game as Jessica Pegula beats the world number one to reach the Berlin Open final.

Scotland and their fans head to Miami for a World Cup date with destiny after making memories in Boston to last a lifetime.