Edinburgh were forced to start without Simon Webster after the wing was injured in the warm-up but the visitors made a bright start against the hesitant hosts.

BBC: Leinster 12-3 Edinburgh

Lorenzo's finish was impressive after he crashed on the warm-up and had a poor start from pole position.

BBC: Stoner triumphs in Mugello epic

England play West Indies on Wednesday in their final warm-up match ahead of the start of the tournament on Friday.

BBC: Kevin Pietersen

The effect should be fleeting, enough to warm up the brain's food neurons, kick-start the taste buds, and crank open the saliva glands.

NPR: Cranking Up Savory Sorbet

It continues a fine start to his first tour of England, following his two big centuries in the two warm-up matches.

BBC: South Africa earn draw at Lord's

Hull had to make a switch shortly before the start of the match when asthmatic Tongan front rower Sam Moa suffered breathing problems in the warm-up.

BBC: Wigan Warriors 14-12 Hull FC

Jonathan Sexton missed out on his first appearance of the season for Leinster when injuring himself in the warm-up, so academy player Madigan stepped in at number 10 for only his second start for the province.

BBC: Magners League: Leinster 34-23 Blues

Rohit scored 80 off 53 balls in his side's warm-up match against Pakistan but on this occasion he and Gambhir got off to a relatively cautious start in the face of some disciplined bowling and sharp fielding by Bangladesh.

BBC: India too strong for Bangladesh

The British and Irish Lions, a team of the best rugby players from the British Isles, got its 2013 tour off to a winning start with a 59-8 victory over the Barbarians, an international invitational team, in a warm-up match in Hong Kong.

WSJ: British and Irish Lions Beat Barbarians in Hong Kong