River Plate won the Copa Libertadores by coming from behind to beat rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time of their controversially rearranged final in Madrid.

Spanish authorities are hopeful that dropping temperatures and favourable winds will help firefighters battling to extinguish a major forest fire on the fringes of one of Europe's most celebrated conservation wetlands.

THE HOST city is awash in red, the Sale Sharks fans have arrived, the weather forecast is favourable.