MEN’S RUGBY UNION: England’s Under-20s ran in nine tries to overwhelm Scotland 57-18 and maintained their unbeaten record at the top of the Six Nations table.

The defending champions have a three-point lead over France who also enjoyed a dominant nine-try 58-5 victory in Italy while Wales sit third after they held off Ireland 20-12.

England next host Italy in Bath while bottom-of-the-pile Scotland meet Wales and France visit Ireland.

CYCLING: Welsh rider Anna Morris beat her own individual pursuit world record to claim the British title at the national championships in Manchester on Saturday. Morris is also the reigning world and European champion.

On the other side of the world Australian Lachlan Morton rode 648km in just under 18-and-a-half hours to break the record for the fastest time from Auckland to Wellington. He knocked nearly 90 minutes off the previous best time.

MEN’S BOXING: Russian Dmitry Bivol won a unanimous points victory over compatriot Artur Beterbiev to claim the undisputed world light-heavyweight title on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia.

Beterbiev, who suffered his first professional defeat, had won all four belts against Bivol in October last year.

On the undercard Briton Hamzah Sheeraz drew with middleweight world champion Carlos Adames and Joseph Parker stopped Martin Bakole in the second round of their non-title heavyweight bout.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Defending champions The New Saints sit a huge 22 points clear in the Cymru Premiership after they sealed a 2-0 win at Bala and second-placed Penybont lost out 3-2 in Caernarfon.

Haverfordwest edged out Cardiff Met 1-0, Connah’s Quay won 2-0 at Barry Town, Flint Town beat Llansawel Briton Ferry 3-1 and Jason Oswell scored the winner as Newtown squeezed past Aberystwyth 1-0 in their bottom-of-the-table clash.