Sunday's clash, which is effectively a play-off match for a quarter-final place, may still be called off by World Rugby in the aftermath of Super-Typhoon Hagibis, which is set to hit on Saturday.

Scotland suffered a devastating Rugby World Cup elimination at the hands of Japan, who made history by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time.  

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland can recover from their World Cup heartache - but knows they must learn from the mistakes that cost them in Japan.

ROB ROBERTSON IN YOKOHAMA: Japan took a stunning 28-21 victory in Yokahama. The result means that the host nation will now face South Africa in the quarter finals.

CHRIS FOY IN JAPAN: The World Cup quarter-final line-up has now been finalised after hosts Japan booked their place in the knockout stages with a barnstorming victory over Scotland on Sunday.

Hogg said he would be 'very annoyed' if one of his Scotland team-mates was so quick to move on from their own exit at this year's showpiece in Japan.

Stuart Hogg admits that if his Exeter Chiefs side win the Premiership, people will believe they triumphed only because of Saracens' hefty points deduction for breaching the salary cap.

Exeter Chiefs are desperate for their 'normal' squad to solve the European puzzle this year, having added Border piece Stuart Hogg. The 27-year-old Hawick-born full-back faces his old club.

CHRIS FOY AT THE AJ BELL STADIUM: Exeter extended their lead at the top of Pool Two of the Heineken Champions Cup with a close-fought 22-20 victory over Sale courtesy of Stuart Hogg (middle).

The headlines will have made painful reading for Stuart Hogg yesterday after his costly howler in Dublin, but I thought he fronted up well afterwards and stayed focused during the game.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has backed captain Stuart Hogg to bounce back from his horror miss against Ireland and lead the team with confidence against England next week.

Dylan Hartley runs the rule on England's trip to Edinburgh, as Eddie Jones' side prepares to face old foe Scotland in a Calcutta Cup clash. 

Gregor Townsend has absolved Stuart Hogg from blame despite the Scotland skipper making his second costly mistake in as many Guinness Six Nations games.

ROB ROBERTSON IN ROME: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend believes the pressure has been lifted after his side 'zeroed' Italy in an emphatic Six Nations win in the Italian capital.

After Liverpool wished him happy birthday on Twitter, the club's supporters inevitably took to social media to sing his praises after quickly becoming a fan favourite on Merseyside.

During the latest episode of BT Sport's 'What I Wore' series, Van Persie was asked to talk about the iconic moments from his career as he worked his way through the shirts he donned during his career.

October 13, 1976. Best's career was on the wane. He had turned 30 that summer and come back from his first stint in the US with Los Angeles Aztecs.

When Ronald Koeman was shown the door at Goodison Park back in October 2017, it was difficult to imagine a route back to the top for the Dutchman, but now he is a Barcelona candidate.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Don't we ever learn? The marquee events, the marquee players, don't care about our wish for a northern powerhouse and FIFA will be no different.

The superstar musician's burgeoning domestic empire started in 2012, when he bought a modern farmhouse in the town of Framlingham.

It marks the latest addition to Sheeran's housing empire in Framlingham, Suffolk, which has ballooned in size after the pop star, 28, snapped up four of the surrounding properties.

The 28-year-old chart-topping musician was up in the air by fellow Game Of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in a video recently posted by the strongman.

The singer-songwriter, 28, who has performed more than 250 shows during his two-year tour, delighted more than 40,000 music lovers at the venue with a medley of his latest tracks.

Ed Sheeran has found himself in another court battle in which he is being accused of 'stealing' material for his songs.

A British vlogger, who hit headlines when her parody of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You racked up 20 million views in just a few weeks in 2017, has shared a hilarious rap about being 30.

Accounts released today show his UK company, Ed Sheeran Ltd, made a gross profit of £23,770,262, equating to £65,124 a day.

Ed Sheeran's extensive collection of body art has been branded 's**t' by his tattoo artist who revealed he has lost clients as a result of his work on the popstar.

Ed Sheeran supported his wife Cherry Seaborn from the sidelines of her hockey match in Suffolk on Saturday.

Frank Sheeran, who was infamous for 'painting houses' by spattering victims' blood on the walls, was allegedly a 'distant uncle' to Shape Of You singer Ed, 28.

Star Wars fan Stuart Camp, 46, made £29.5million according to filings at Companies House under his company Grumpy Old Management while Ed Sheeran made £32.6million.

Internet 'touts' Peter Hunter and David Smith exploited the 'love and passion' of real fans through their fraudulent online business, Leeds Crown Court has heard.

Gino D'Acampo's son Luciano attended Tilly Ramsay's 18th birthday after she went public with her new beau despite her dad Gordon claiming they were dating weeks before.

The Ramsay family celebrated daughter Tilly's 18th birthday in celebrity style over the weekend, as they threw her a very lavish party complete with a star-studded guest list and A-list performance.

England cricket hero Ben Stokes, football ace Raheem Sterling and athletics star Dina Asher-Smith lead the nominees for the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year award.

With the decade coming to a close in just a few weeks, Spotify has named Drake and Ed Sheeran the music streaming service's Most Streamed Artists of The Decade.

Ed Sheeran, 28, has won the Official Chart Record Breaker award for the most No 1 hits (12 in total) on the singles and albums charts from 2010 to 2019 and the most weeks at No 1.

The Shape of You hitmaker, 28, wrapped up warmly in a black patterned padded coat with a beanie hat and comfy-looking tracksuit bottoms.

Ed Sheeran, Pink, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are tipped to perform at a Sound Relief concert in aid of Australian bushfire victims.

Margaret Mackie, 83, lives in a care home in Edinburgh, and while she struggles to remember names, she stunned residents with a word-perfect rendition of the Sinatra classic.

Researchers looked at Spotify playlists that contain the words 'holiday playlist', 'beach playlist', 'summer tunes', 'summer time songs' and 'holiday playlist 2020' to find the 100 most popular tunes.

Pop sensation Ed Sheeran has been granted permission to turn his upmarket London restaurant into a pub despite neighbours having previously complained about noisy punters.

Ed Sheeran has added five properties into his London portfolio, including two flats in Covent Garden and a pair of flats by the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. His property value is now worth £57million.

Ed Sheeran rocked a casual ensemble as he stepped out with his wife Cherry Seaborn in a rare public appearance to celebrate his birthday on Friday night.

She went from busking in Byron Bay to topping the charts with her catchy tune Dance Monkey in just a matter of months.

Ed Sheeran was having a blast as he celebrated his beloved football team Ipswich Town thrashing Burton Albion 4-1 in a home game.

Cabello and the 21-year-old heartthrob, who sang a select few of their greatest hits, sent fans into a frenzy, when they decided to cover the Ed Sheeran penned love song Kiss Me.

Emma Watson, Kirsten Stewart, Yara Shahidi, Mia Goth, Stella Roversi, Rosalia, Indya Moore and Chris Lee have been unveiled as the new faces for Pirelli's 2020 calendar.

Emma Watson looked effortlessly stylish in a floral ruffle minidress as she partied at The Bungalow in West Hollywood on Wednesday night.

Brit Terri Seymour, 47, who dated Simon Cowell between 2002 and 2008, was standing in today for Ross King on Lorraine, but viewers were distracted from her Hollywood gossip by her 'broken' voice.

Emma Watson has channelled Gwyneth Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' by coining her own phrase as she announces she is not single but 'self-partnered'.