CHRIS FOY IN SAMOA: Sam Burgess's switch to the back row has enhanced his prospects of appearing at the World Cup, according to his leading Kiwi rival from rugby league.

It is scenes like this that sum up the magical quality of sport. Moments after making history with New Zealand by retaining the World Cup, Sonny Bill Williams gave his medal to a young supporter.

After wowing the world of sport with his incredible gesture to a young fan, New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams has been rewarded by World Rugby with a new medal.

It was quite fitting that the final pass of an epic World Cup was a trademark one-handed offload from Sonny Bill Williams. Having won the final, SBW has now turned his attention to Sevens.

It's no secret that many aspiring athletes would kill to receive a training session with All Blacks player Sonny Bill Williams. 

Ferdinand is not the first sportsman — or even the first former footballer — to turn his hand to boxing. Here, Sportsmail charts the fortunes of some of those who have tried to forge a career in the ring.

Former Australian netball captain Liz Ellis slammed South African cricket fans as 'neanderthals' after they turned up to the second test wearing masks of rugby player Sonny Bill Williams' face.

Candice Warner, the model wife of Australian cricket star David Warner, received a lot of flak from cricket supporters after the cheating scandal.

Sonny Bill Williams' wretched year went from bad to worse on Saturday as the New Zealand centre appears likely to have finished an injury-plagued campaign with a shoulder issue.

Sonny Bill Williams has expressed his disappointment at a picture of himself and fellow Muslim Ofa Tuungafasi praying before a World Cup match being taken down from Instagram.  

The Canadian outfit are on the lookout for big-name signings following their promotion from the Championship and intend to follow up on their initial approach once his Rugby World Cup is over.

Holmes - who joined the New York Jets this season after ditching the NRL - is the next star on the Canadian side's wishlist.

David Argyle, 58, majority owner of Toronto Wolfpack, has already claimed a huge scalp by signing cross-code star Sonny Bill Williams to a $10 million deal.

Photos have emerged of a relaxed Sonny Bill Williams in fit shape in Byron Bay on the NSW far north coast as he prepares for his comeback to rugby league.

Sonny Bill Williams flaunted his ripped physique as he took time out from his rigorous training regime to spend some family time at the beach. 

Sonny Bill Williams insists the magic will come after making a low-key return to rugby league in Toronto Wolfpack's 28-10 defeat by Castleford in their opening Super League match.

US president Donald Trump wasn't the only fight fan impressed with this week's YouTube video of Mike Tyson engaged in a ferocious sparring session.

Pia Miller is living her best life in the US with her multi-millionaire boyfriend Patrick Whitesell.

They've been dating for over two months. 

She has had a rough couple of months after the police took out an AVO against her husband-of-nine-years, former NRL star Stuart Webb.

Pia Miller was in Byron Bay on Saturday, attending a friend's baby shower. 

Pia Miller showed off her natural beauty on Saturday while taking a stroll in Byron Bay with her carpenter friend Ryan Bienefelt. 

Former Home and Away star Pia Miller, 36, has shared her beauty regime with fans. Known for regularly going makeup free, Pia listed her seven go-to products responsible for her youthful visage.

Tammin Sursok has spoken candidly about her multiple miscarriages and how her heartbreaking losses affected her marriage to husband Sean McEwen.

Home and Away star Sam Frost stunned in a pastel yellow body-con dress while attending Abbey Gelmi and Ben Way's wedding in Adelaide on Friday. 

She's the stunning former Home and Away starlet who is based in the quiet town of Byron Bay.

Former Bachelorette-turned-actress Sam Frost owns one killer wardrobe.

She has played the role of Tori Morgan on Home and Away since 2016. 

She's the jaw-dropping Home and Away actress who is no stranger to sharing sultry selfies on social media.

Ada Nicodemou led the celebrity arrivals at the AACTA Awards at The Star in Sydney on Wednesday.

Sam Frost cut a fashionable figure as she arrived for the 2019 AACTA Awards on Wednesday. 

Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year. 

Her breakthrough role was as Amma Crellin in the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects. And Australian actress Eliza Scanlen looked business chic while leaving the Today Show in New York on Tuesday.

Kate Ritchie has successfully managed to build up an estimated $10 million fortune since first being cast as Sally Fletcher on Home and Away in 1988. 

She portrayed Cassie Turner on Home and Away before moving to Los Angeles over a decade ago.

New Zealand born actors Ethan Browne, Rob Kipa-Williams and Kawakawa Fox-Reo will make their debut on Home And Away in 2020. 

She is soaking up the sun in Noosa with her boyfriend, Adam Rigby, and son, Johnas.

Julia Rose Gelonese will face Federal Court action a year long investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman into her management of Upper East Side restaurant and bar in Bondi.

The director of a trendy Bondi bar accused of underpaying staff while taking luxury vacations has hit back at the allegations, claiming she's been 'thrown under the bus'.

Ethan Browne has revealed that he had to overcome the macho culture he grew up in to become an actor. 

Agents spoke with the rapper, main, in January 2018 about his track Framed on Revival which featured lyrics about the president and his daughter, inset.

Eminem's 23-year-old daughter looked every inch the performer, with fans going wild for a coy caption that appeared to reveal an engagement.

Nick Cannon barely gave Eminem time to respond to his diss track on Monday night before dropping another one the next day. 

Eminem has been slammed on twitter for reenacting the Las Vegas 2017 massacre which left 60 dead and more than 800 wounded in a music video for his new song Darkness. 

The Masked Singer personality was asked about his most recent exchange with the rapper late last year after Eminem called him 'neutured' and 'whipped' on the Fat Joe single Lord Above.

Eminem had a face-off with a home intruder at his house in Detroit, reports say.

Jarrod Woodgate debuted his new bleach blonde hair on Friday.

The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, 47, took to Instagram on Saturday to tease his teenage son, 14, using the Tiger King star's famous mugshot

House of Commons speaker John Bercow made a second appearance at Wimbledon in just four days to watch Roger Federer - while wearing a T-shirt with the star's logo on it.

Hasan Hasanov, 58, was pictured being spoken to by a royal bodyguard after he took the picture with his iPhone on Court One at Wimbledon last Thursday.