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• 'Job not done' for Springboks after All Blacks triumph, says Kolisi

  South Africa captain Siya Kolisi warned his team the job is far from done despite them rallying for a thrilling victory over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.

  The Springboks secured a 31-27 win over the All Blacks at Ellis Park, coming from behind with two late tries from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Grant Williams.

  The victory hauled South Africa onto 14 points in the Championship standings as they bid to end New Zealand's four-year stranglehold on the title, but Kolisi says there is still work to be done.

  Addressing the capacity crowd in his post-match interview, Kolisi said: "We play for a lot but you people are our number one motivation. 

  "We appreciate you every single day. Please don't stop. When times are tough, please keep supporting us. We cannot do it without you.

  "We respect the All Blacks. No matter what people say about them, when they need to turn up, they turn up. We believed in ourselves, we didn't panic, and we did what we wanted.

  "They were catching us on the exit. After the first try in the second half, we picked it up. I'm really proud of the boys but the job is not done."

  All Blacks captain Scott Barrett, meanwhile, was proud of his team-mates' efforts but admitted they had just fallen short of putting together a complete performance.

  "Well done to the Springboks, it showed the class team they are," he said. "We weren't quite good enough. We were good for 62 minutes and it's an 80-minute game.

  "There were two key moments after kick-offs where we couldn't quite get out of our half and they punished us. It was a huge effort, we're certainly proud, but it was just not quite to be.

  "We'll regroup pretty quickly. Some guys have played here for the first time. It's intense and we'll have to be better next week."

  South Africa host New Zealand again in Cape Town next week, while Australia go to Argentina for their round-three matchup. 

• Lopetegui rues missed opportunity as West Ham lose to Man City

  West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui was not encouraged by the performance of his team despite losing 3-1 at home to Manchester City in their third league game.

  “It is true that City is one of the best teams around the world for sure… but it is also true too that in the second half we have been very close to a draw,” he said speaking to BBC Match of the Day.

  “I think we have played one very good second half. The start has been very good for us too.”

  West Ham threatened for extended periods of the match and had chances to level the match at 2-1 down, with the best coming from Mohammed Kudus as he smashed a shot against the bar in the second half.

  They also started the game brightly before going a goal down inside 10 minutes.

  “In my mind we started very well, being aggressive,” said Lopetegui.

  “We know in this plan normally they have initiative, it’s very difficult to not concede initiative then. That’s why you have to do a lot of very good things to overcome them.

  “In the second half we had chances, I think we kept the ball much more, much more, and didn't concede a lot of chances."

  But the hosts were ultimately undone by the brilliant finishing of Erling Haaland, who scored his second hat-trick in as many matches.

  “He is one of the best players in the world, that's why he plays for Manchester City,” he said.

  “You have to compete with these kind of players. City has the power and the quality to create chances.”

  But ultimately, he was left frustrated at the sense of a missed opportunity and that his team were unable to earn themselves a draw that hadn’t seemed implausible during the match.

  “Today I think the first goal was a pity for us but I’ve said it. I was happy with the performance think we were able to draw but again they damage us,” he said.

  “Against this kind of team, if you make a mistake they don’t forgive. This is the difference they have… A little mistake they punish you, they punish us.

  “We have to improve, to know to compete against this kind of team to be close to perfection. 

  “Don't make mistakes, be calm, defend well… we have quality players too.”

• Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Leipzig: Visitors fightback halts unbeaten streak for Alonso's side

  Bayer Leverkusen suffered their first defeat in 36 Bundesliga matches, as Leipzig came from behind to stun Xabi Alonso's side 3-2 at BayArena.

  Lois Openda struck twice for Marco Rose's, who recovered from 2-0 down to make it two wins from two and move to the summit of the table.

  It looked like business as usual for the reigning Bundesliga champions when they scored twice in the last seven minutes of the first half through Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo.

  However, Leipzig replied deep into first-half stoppage time with Kevin Kampl reducing the deficit.

  Openda then brought the visitors level in the 57th minute, before a stunning long-range strike completed the turnaround 10 minutes from time, condemning Leverkusen to their first league defeat in 15 months. 

  Data Debrief: Leverkusen's long streak comes to a shuddering halt

  Leipzig became the first side to beat Leverkusen in a Bundesliga match since Bochum achieved the feat a staggering 462 days earlier.  

  The visitors have begun a Bundesliga season with two wins from two for only the second time, also doing so in 2019-20.

  They are also now unbeaten in 13 league matches, their longest such streak since Rose took charge.

  As for Leverkusen, their invincible streak is officially history, as is their 29-game unbeaten run on home soil.