Recap: Wales open World Cup bid with a win, Everton FC eye Leipzig star and Manchester United need £1bn kitty

Start as you mean to go on

Wales claim a 43-14 win to open their World Cup campaign.

A bonus point secured, now on to Australia on Sunday.

And one more

George North gets in on the act as he goes over for a try.

Wales lead 41-14 with the kick to come.

And another

Tomos Williams grabs another try for Wales, before an almost immediate reply from Georgia as Levan Chilachava touches down.

Score now is 36-14 to Wales.

The fight back

Georgia have their try within four minutes of the restart as a rolling maul sees Shalva Mamukashvili touch down.

The conversion from Tedo Abzhandadze makes it 29-7.

In control

Wale have a 29-0 point lead at the interval.

And the extras

Dan Biggar adds the conversion and Wales lead 29-0 at half time against Georgia.

And there's the bonus point

Liam Williams goes over for Wales’ fourth try right on the stroke of half time to seal a bonus point.

The third

What a run, step and finish from Josh Adams.

A well oiled machine

PA’s chief rugby writer Andrew Baldock seems to be impressed with Wales.

The first try

Here is a look at Jonathan Davies’ opener for Wales. Don’t mention the conversion attempt though.

Scouting mission

Everton are keen on bolstering their attacking options further this January and are believed to be keen on Yussuf Poulsen.

Here is the latest on the story.

And a third

Josh Adams gets in on the act now as he crosses for Wales’ third try. Biggar on target with the extras for a 22-0 lead on 21 minutes.

Try number two

And a second Wales try, as Justin Tipuric goes over. Dan Biggar this time slots over the conversion to make it 15-0.

And another three

Wales lead 8-0 now in Toyota City as Dan Biggar slots over a penalty.

That didn't take long

And as soon as that Wales are 5-0 up. Jonathan Davies goes over for a try which is unconverted.

In place

Jamie Roberts is in place and ready for kick off...

I hope we win this time!!!!!!

Great response from Georgia chief Milton Haig...

It's nearly time....

Little more than 15 minutes until kick off...

Don't doubt our spirit

Manchester United failed to win away in the Premier League for a seventh successive time on Sunday, going down to a 2-0 loss at West Ham.

The defeat has heaped more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Here is what the Red Devils boss had to say on the defeat.

Worrying sight

It was a worrying sight to see Sadio Mane limp off for Liverpool in Sunday’s win over Chelsea.

Here is the latest on the forward from Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.

Here they come!

Wales team coach heading into the stadium...

Less than a hour to go now!

Liverpool FC news and transfers LIVE

Jamie Carragher in Reds warning, Sadio Mane injury woe and Chelsea reaction, the latest on our LIVE Liverpool blog.

Everton FC news and transfers LIVE

Blues eyeing RB Leipzig star, Djibril Sidibe updates and stars slammed following Blades loss, the latest on our LIVE Everton blog.

Manchester United news and transfers LIVE

As ever we are running our blogs on the Premier League.

Red Devils need £1bn kitty, fears for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and latest on Marcus Rashford injury on our LIVE Manchester United blog.

First up

We are little more than an hour away from kick off as Wales take on Georgia in their opening 2019 World Cup clash.

Getting excited yet? I thought so.

Here is what Hadleigh Parkes had to say ahead of the match.

Good morning

Hello and welcome to North Wales Live Sport’s breaking news blog for Monday, September 23, 2019.

I’m Rob Griffiths and I’ll be bringing you regular updates throughout the day of all the breaking sport stories from across the region and beyond, plus all the latest reaction and opinion.

We will have pictures, video, tweets and comments covering a wide range of sport from across the region, as well as updates, transfer rumours and reaction from Wrexham and the National League, as well as the Premier League, and the best world sport.

Wales kick off their Rugby World Cup bid this morning against Georgia, while we will also have reaction from Wrexham’s latest National League defeat.