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Reigning champions South Africa take on fellow three-time winners New Zealand in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final chess
Here, the PA news agency picks out five of the standout matches of a memorable tournament in France chess
Wales 32 Fiji 26 – Pool C, September 10The opening weekend served up a full-bodied thriller in Bordeaux chess
Watched by the Prince of Wales, Warren Gatland’s side established a 32-14 lead following tries from Josh Adams, George North, Louis-Rees-Zammit and Elliot Dee chess
Yet ferocious Fiji roared back to leave Wales royally rattled chess
Late scores from Josua Tuisova and Mesake Doge, added to earlier efforts from Waisea Nayacalevu and Lekima Tagitagivalu, moved the Islanders within striking distance chess
Semi Radradra had the chance to grab the crowning glory but heartbreakingly knocked on with Wales’ try line at his mercy in the final act of an absorbing contest staged in stamina-sapping heat chess
South Africa 8 Ireland 13 – Pool B, September 23Ireland propelled themselves to the cusp of the quarter-finals with a gripping victory over the 2019 champions on a raucous evening in Paris chess
Mack Hansen’s try and five points from Johnny Sexton helped settle a titanic tussle chess between international rugby’s top two teams at a rocking Stade de France chess
Cheslin Kolbe’s second-half score and a Manie Libbok penalty kept the Springboks in contention chess
But they ultimately fell short following a nail-biting finale as Jack Crowley’s penalty helped Ireland stretch their winning run to 16 matches to take control of the tournament’s toughest group chess
Fiji 23 Portugal 24 – Pool C, October 8Portugal made history by pulling off a dramatic shock victory chess
Rodrigo Marta’s try two minutes from time allowed the superb Samuel Marques to kick the winning conversion and secure his country’s first World Cup win at the eighth attempt chess
Amid passionate Portuguese celebrations, Fiji’s players slumped to the turf at full-time but still scraped through to a quarter-final with England courtesy of a losing bonus point which condemned Australia to a first pool-stage exit chess
Having already been eliminated, Os Lobos had little to lose in Toulouse chess
Marta’s late intervention added to efforts from Raffaele Storti and Francisco Fernandes on a landmark afternoon after heavy favourites Fiji appeared to have avoided an upset thanks to tries from Levani Botia and Mesake Doge, plus 13 points from Frank Lomani chess
Ireland 24 New Zealand 28 – Quarter-final, October 14Ireland’s dream was crushed as their quarter-final curse continued with a heartbreaking defeat chess
Andy Farrell’s class of 2023 were bidding to become the first Irish team to reach the last four chess
But they trailed for most of an engrossing Paris contest and were unable to mastermind a comeback as the formidable All Blacks overcame yellow cards for Aaron Smith and Codie Taylor to send Ireland captain Johnny Sexton into retirement chess
Scores from native Kiwis Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park and a penalty try kept Farrell’s men within touching distance for the duration of a tense encounter chess
However, New Zealand underlined their rugby pedigree, with Leicester Fainga’anuku, Ardie Savea and the prolific Will Jordan crossing to pave the way for progression to a semi-final showdown with Argentina chess
France 28 South Africa 29 – Quarter-final, October 15Hosts France crashed out in agonising fashion following a quarter-final classic for the ages chess
Just 24 hours after New Zealand’s thrilling victory over Ireland, Stade de France staged an epic encounter which somehow eclipsed it for drama and scintillating rugby chess
With Les Bleus captain Antoine Dupont returning from a fractured cheekbone, the two sides shared six tries in an opening 26 minutes seemingly played in fast-forward chess
Hooker Peato Mauvaka crossed chess between tries from prop Cyril Baille for France, while Springboks trio Kurt-Lee Arendse, Damian de Allende and Kolbe were also on the scoresheet chess
Eben Etzechess beth claimed the only try of a tighter second period to suck the life out of the partisan Paris crowd, with Kolbe’s inspired first-half charge down of a Thomas Ramos conversion proving critical chess
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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin chess
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century chess
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting chess
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore chess
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club chess
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen chess
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win chess
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops chess
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far chess
He crossed the line an agonising 2 chess
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium chess
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start chess
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through chess
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot chess
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars chess
First up was Sainz chess
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard chess
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner chess
Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second chess
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road chess
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress chess
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque chess
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four chess
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails chess
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton chess
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio chess
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round chess
But Hamilton stayed out chess
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced chess
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man chess
It is pretty tough chess
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped chess
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton chess
“I am struggling out here chess
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second chess
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen chess
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection chess
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 chess
4 sec with Hamilton 7 chess
5 off the lead chess
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end chess
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations chess
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said chess
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 chess
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick chess
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last chess
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots chess
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris chess
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound chess
Hamilton had the bit chess between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren chess
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained chess better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes chess
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps chess
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes chess
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