Wales beat Japan 29-5 in Kumagaya City to complete a double over their opponents and finish the WXV Global Series on a high. Wings Nel Metcalfe and Amy Williams both scored, and Williams added a second try along with Sisilia Tuipulotu, Kelsey Jones and Moe Nagaoka's scores.
Plans have been announced to bring back a dry ski slope and high ropes course at Folkestone Sports Centre, which closed in July 2024. The centre's owner has partnered with Boonies Outdoors to restore the open-air facilities, and no reopening date has been set yet.
Fallon Sherrock beat reigning world champion Luke Littler in a one-leg darts contest in Manchester, winning £501,000. The event was an amateur-focused challenge broadcast live on Netflix, and Sherrock said she was happy to overcome criticism she had faced beforehand.
Leicester beat Bristol 22-16 away at Ashton Gate to move to the top of the Premiership rugby table. Tries from Freddie Steward, Adam Radwan, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Jamie Blamire secured the win, with Bristol's Louis Rees-Zammit scoring an early try of his own. Bristol kept pushing late on but Leicester held firm.
