Italy kept the pressure on England after they cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Malta in their Euro qualifier at San Nicola in Bari.
Julian Nagelsmann began his reign as Germany's manager with a thrilling 3-1 victory over the USA in an international friendly played at the Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
England won the toss and decided to bowl first in the World Cup encounter against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
India cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in a one-sided Cricket World Cup clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Ireland's journey in the Rugby World Cup came to an end after they suffered a 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in the quarter-final at Stade de France in Paris.
Argentina booked their place in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals after claiming a 29-17 victory over Wales in the quarter-final in Marseille.
Making birdies is usually the name of the game in the modified scoring system used by the Blue Label Challenge, but making 15 pars was at the centre of Luca Filippi’s success on Saturday as he claimed the title by two points at the Gary Player Country Club.
Luca Filippi clung on to the lead after a tough third round of the Blue Label Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday and said he will employ the services of the same game-plan in the final round as he looks to improve on his runners-up finish in last year’s tournament.
Kane Williamson marked his return to the Cricket World Cup with 78 runs as New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday.
Luca Filippi has returned from his northern hemisphere visit energised and boosted in confidence, and he showed the strides he has made as a Sunshine Tour golfer on Thursday as he opened a handy gap for himself at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Blue Label Challenge at Sun City.