Rugby Union: Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper has signed a new contract with the Australian Rugby Union and the New South Wales Waratahs which will keep him at home until the end of the 2018 season. The hard-running 23-year-old is a certainty to be in the Australia squad for this year’s World Cup. “The opportunity to play for my country is a huge reason why I wanted to commit beyond my term,” he said.

Cycling: Organisers of the Southeast Asian Games are investigating an outbreak of food poisoning which affected competitors in yesterday’s cycling events. A handful of riders in the men’s and women’s individual time trials complained that they woke up feeling ill. Malaysian cyclist Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi, who finished 11th in the men’s event, said that at least three members of his team had been sick. “I think it was the chicken and the curry egg at dinner. I felt sick at around 1am last night,” he said.

Cricket: Former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has retired from all forms of cricket on medical advice. The 33-year-old, known as the “engine room” in two Ashes-winning sides, has been suffering with an Achilles tendon injury and has not played since last year. “I had been hoping and expecting to be fit for the start of the 2015 season. Unfortunately, this has proved impossible, and I have now had to reach this decision,” he said.

Synchronised Swimming: Three Austrian synchronised swimmers were hurt when they were hit by a shuttle bus in the European Games athletes’ village yesterday with one of the teenagers suffering multiple injuries. Two of the girls, all 15 years old, were being treated in hospital in the Azeri capital, with one of them, Vanessa Sahinovic, having sustained serious injuries. Luna Pajer sustained an arm injury which will require further tests in Vienna. Both will be flown back to the Austrian capital as soon as possible.