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Defending Olympic champions  Fiji  won all matches to clinch the  Oceania Sevens  title. The Flying Fijians were undefeated in six matches at the warm-up tournament ahead of  Tokyo Olympics , which will begin in less than 30 days. THE MATCH The 2016 Olympic rugby gold medalists in Rio de Janeiro, beat hosts  Australia  26-14 to make a winning start to the competition at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Fiji completed the tournament in style by defeating  Oceania Barbarians  33-5 and a 17-7 win over New Zealand on Sunday. With the good combination of young and senior players,  Gareth Baber  will have a tough time to pick the best 13 players to defend the gold medal in Japan. In the women's event,  New Zealand  were also unbeaten throughout the tournament. The reigning women's world and  Commonwealth Games  champions, thrashed the  Oceania  side 51-0 and were on fire again in their 33-14 triumph against Fiji. Olympic champions Australia women lost to both New Zealand and Fiji and

Ireland  beat  France  to win the men’s Olympic  Repechage  tournament in Monaco. The victory assured them a place at the  Olympic Games  in Tokyo next month. France and Russia Women teams also secured their places at the Olympic after dominating the three days tournament at at Stade Louis II. In the final match, Ireland took the lead in the qualifier final through  Terry Kennedy , but  Stephen Parez  and  Paulin Riva  gave France a 12-7 lead at half time. However the Irish men made a comeback after the break. Two tries by  Jordan Conroy  and another by  Harry McNulty  sent Ireland to their first ever Olympic. In the women qualifiers, France beat  Hong Kong  51-0 to confirm their return to the Games with  Anne-Cécile Ciofani ,  Chloe Jacquet  and  Séraphine Okemba  on the score sheet.  Russia  women will also make their Olympic debut in Japan next month after a 38-0 victory against  Kazakhstan . OLYMPIC 2020 RUGBY SEVENS QUALIFIED TEAMS Men : New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa, USA, Japan

For the first time in rugby union history,  Japan  will play the  British and Irish Lions  at Murrayfield Stadium. It will be an exciting occasion as Japan determined to win the match before the Lions tour to South Africa. If Japan can display the same performances at the 2015 and 2019  World Cup s, then victory is not impossible. The Lions have picked a solid squad of power and pace. But the  Brave Blossoms  have shown that they are capable of winning big matches. It will be a big test for the British and Irish Lions before they face the World Champions  South Africa . The Lions have not play together for about four years, therefore it can be difficult for them to have a good chemistry before the match. It will be a good opportunity for Japan to win against Britain and Ireland’s best.    For the last 10 years, Japan have transformed into one of the most powerful rugby teams in the world. The win against South Africa in the 2015, and victories against  Ireland  and  Scotland  in 2019 a

Novak Djokovic comes from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a thrilling French Open final. It is the first time for the Serbian star to stage a comeback from two sets down in a grand slam final. The 22-year-old Greek star, appearing in only his first grand slam final, displayed experience and poise beyond his years to race into a two-set lead. However Djokovic's grit and determination proved too much, with the world No. 1 eventually prevailing 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in a match that lasted more than four hours. Djokovic reached the final after defeating Rafa Nadal 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 in the last four. Tsitsipas beat Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 to play in his first grand slam final. Victory takes Djokovic to 19 grand slam titles, just one shy of the all-time record jointly held by Nadal and Roger Federer . Photo: Roland-Garros SUFI SUPER YACHTS

Asia Rugby announced that the competitions calendar for 2021 will be adjusted to a five sub-regions sevens competitions. Aiming at returning to play, the idea will provide meaningful opportunities for participation to all the 34 member unions in its respective sub-regional competition. As a result, the following tournaments are cancelled. - Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Men’s - Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Women’s - Asia Rugby Men’s Division 3 - Asia Rugby Women’s Division 1 - Asia Rugby U19 Division 1 - Asia Rugby U19 Division 2 Asia Rugby Executive Committee, Asanga Seneviratne said “Taking into consideration the travel restrictions and after taking advice from the Players Welfare and Medical Committee, the Competitions Committee felt that sub-regional cross border 7s competitions are the best option for Return to Play and for starting the International Calendar.” RUGBY ASIA The decision were made after extensive discussions among Asia Rugby's committees and sub-committees in line with

World Rugby and hosts South Africa Rugby today confirmed Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town will take place from 9-11 September, 2022. The eighth edition is the first to be hosted in Africa with organisers anticipating a very special and record-breaking event at the iconic 57,654 capacity Cape Town Stadium. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be contested by 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams. The top eight men’s teams and top four women’s teams from the hugely successful RWC Sevens 2018 in San Francisco, USA, have already secured automatic qualification for the tournament in 2022. RUGBY ASIA The qualified teams for the men’s event are defending champions New Zealand , England , South Africa , Fiji , Argentina , USA , France , Scotland , while defending champions New Zealand, France, Australia and USA have already booked their tickets to the women’s event in Cape Town. South Africa’s women will join them as the host nation. Teams that have not qualified automatically will do so via t

What could have been a Manchester total domination of Europe 2021 became exactly the opposite. Manchester City squandered the best chance to secure their first Champions League Final win when they lost to Chelsea 2 - 1 last night. This is a major bummer to the City of Manchester when their Red neighbors also lost out on a spectacularly in the Europa League Final just 48 hours earlier. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz repaid some of his huge transfer fee as his first-half goal sealed a 1-0 win for his side over Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday. The German youngster, Chelsea’s record signing, latched on to Mason Mount ’s pass and evaded City keeper Ederson before rolling the ball into an empty net just 3 minutes before halftime.  Premier League champions City were favourites ahead of the final but suffered a desperately disappointing night in Estadio do Drago, Porto in what was their first Champions League final. Pep Guardiola ’s side were never allowed to play their