WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LEAGUE: Defending champions Halifax romped to a 92-24 win over Leeds in Saturday’s Challenge Cup final at Wigan’s Robin Park arena.

England international and double international Golden Boot winner Rob Hawkins scored 10 tries and kicked 16 goals as Halifax sealed their sixth title since the competition began in 2011.

The West Yorkshire side also currently top the Super League with a 100 per cent record.

MEN’S BOXING: Antony Joshua survived two first-round knockdowns to beat Albania’s unranked Kristian Prenga with a second-round knockout in Saudi Arabia late on Saturday night.

On the undercard, Slough’s Hamzah Sheeraz beat Simon Zachenhuber on a majority points decision to retain his WBO super-middleweight title and Josh Kelly earned a unanimous decision over Caoimhin Agyarko to hold onto his IBF light-middleweight belt.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Wrexham crashed out of the Champions League on their tournament debut, going down 4-1 to Latvia’s Riga in their first qualifying round final match.

Ireland’s Athlone Town were also knocked out with their 3-1 defeat against Polish outfit Czarni Sosnowiec.

Rangers join the competition in the second qualifying round against Slavia Prague and Scottish champions Hearts face Lithuania’s Gintra FC.

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: In Australia, St George Illawarra slumped to a 38-18 loss against Gold Coast in Sunday morning’s NRL bottom-of-the-table clash to fall eight points adrift.

Penrith remain two points clear at the top after coming from behind to win 24-18 at lowly Parramatta while second-placed Sydney Roosters squeezed past injury-hit Newcastle 23-22.

Cronulla moved third after smashing Manly Warringah 48-12 in Sunday’s other game to move third.