Wasps 26 - Ulster 7: Wasps ended their European Champions Cup group campaign on a winning note with a convincing 26-7 victory over Ulster at the Ricoh Arena.

A swallowable balloon can lead to a dramatic weight loss over months but is only a temporary solution for obese patients, a medical expert warns. 

A national obesity treatment strategy could save the State at least €56m over a decade, medical experts believe.

After the arm-wrestle, grind and brutality of last year’s 10-9 defeat in Paris, Ireland know the only way to avenge that loss to France is to roll up their sleeves and prepare for another intensely physical game of inches in Dublin this evening.

ONE scintilla of over-confidence and Ireland get undone at the Aviva tomorrow. One whiff of arrogance, that’s all it would take. There shouldn’t be, and I expect there won’t be. Because if the French bring their A game, I think they will win in Dublin.

Eddie Jones insists the key to defeating Fiji and extending England’s winning streak to 12 Tests is to “bore them to death”.

The immediate response on the final whistle at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was one of acute disappointment given Ireland finished this gruelling series camped on the South African line after a 19-phase onslaught in search of what could have been a winning score and a series clincher. It was that tight.

Obese patients in danger of developing diabetes reduced their risk by almost 80% under a treatment regime involving diet, exercise, and a drug — compared to those on a diet and exercise programme alone, a study has found.

South Africa 64 USA 0: Heyneke Meyer paid tribute to Bryan Habana after the wing equalled the Rugby World Cup try-scoring record as his South Africa side confirmed their quarter-final spot with a comprehensive 10-try victory over USA.

France 41 Canada 18: Another comfortable margin on the scoreboard for France, but doubts hang over Philippe Saint-Andre’s side ahead of their final Pool D encounter with Ireland on Sunday week after a workmanlike defeat of Canada in stadium:mk last night.

France 38 Romania 11: If Ireland had allowed any complacency to creep into their minds ahead of Sunday’s clash with Romania then this will have surely eradicated it.

Surgery should be used more widely in Ireland to cure diabetes and reverse the harmful effects of the disease, a medical expert has claimed.

Stuart Lancaster is convinced England can win the World Cup despite presiding over a fourth successive runners-up finish in the RBS 6 Nations.

Italy 0 France 29

France flanker Bernard Le Roux has warned his Racing Metro club-mate Johnny Sexton to wear a helmet when the returning fly-half makes his comeback for Ireland tomorrow following a 12-week concussion lay-off.

France 15 Scotland 8: They put a brave face on it but it was evident from the shrugs and pouts that a hard-fought tryless 15-8 victory over a feisty Scotland in Paris was not quite enough for the French. 

Sam Warburton says he does not feel any sense of surprise after Wales finally ended their southern hemisphere hoodoo.

AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL:

England 28 South Africa 31

Rhys Ruddock and Tommy Bowe plundered tries to guide stubborn Ireland to their first victory over South Africa in five years at the Aviva Stadium.

Rob Kearney says fly-half Handré Pollard is the driving force behind South Africa’s recent successes.

New Zealand 14 South Africa 10

South Africa have beaten Scotland 55-6 in their Test in Port Elizabeth.

South Africa 38 Wales 16

France 30 Italy 10

France 26 England 24

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre insists the post-2011 World Cup rebuilding phase is over as he targets a critical RBS 6 Nations victory over England today.

Clermont Auvergne 28 Racing Metro 3

Racing Metro 8 Harlequins 32

Scotland 0 South Africa 28

Two inmates made a daring daylight escape from a Canadian prison in a hijacked helicopter, led police in a car chase and exchanged gunfire at a rural cabin before they were finally recaptured.

PHIL GODMAN kicked a last-minute drop-goal for Edinburgh last night to clinch victory over Racing Metro and keep them at the top of Pool 2 in the Heineken Cup.

TIM VISSER’S try double earned Edinburgh a sensational Heineken Cup Pool Two success over Racing Metro at Murrayfield last night.

Clermont Auvergne 28 Racing Metro 17

Edinburgh 27 Leinster 16

IF you think Cian Healy looks intimidating on the pitch, you should see him on the road.

Leinster welcome back captain Leo Cullen and Springbok Ollie Le Roux to the Leinster fold for the Magner's Leauge appointment with the Cardiff Blues at The RDS tomorrow night (KO: 7.30pm).

DRUGS which mirror the effects of appetite-suppressing surgery may offer the ultimate solution to obesity, scientists said yesterday.