Rallying: World rally champion Sebastian Ogier led from start to finish to win the season-ending British round for Volkswagen yesterday. The Frenchman finished Wales Rally GB 37.6 seconds ahead of the Ford Fiesta driven by Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen. It was Ogier’s eighth win in 13 races this year and his task was made easier after both his Volkswagen team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Jari-Matti Latvala crashed out. Hirvonen, who was competing in his last rally before retirement, was 26 seconds clear of third-placed Norwegian Mads Ostberg in a Citroen.

Rugby Union: A rampant second-half performance from Ireland, in which they scored six tries, helped Joe Schmidt’s side to a 49-7 victory over Georgia at the Aviva Stadium yesterday. The hosts made hard work of Georgia in the first half and squandered a number of try-scoring opportunities, but Ian Madigan kicked three penalties to give Ireland a 9-0 lead. Ireland were clinical in the second half, however, and tries from Dave Kilcoyne, Richardt Strauss, Simon Zebo, Stuart Olding and two from Felix Jones eased them to victory, while Madigan finished the match having kicked 19 points.

Basket, NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love denied reports that he may opt out of his contract and join Los Angeles Lakers next season. The Cavaliers acquired Love from Minnesota Timberwolves over the summer. He can opt out of his deal after this season and become a free agent. Love, who starred collegiately at UCLA, has said in the past that he is interested in returning to Southern California at some point.

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