At the men s rugby league world cup, wales begin their campaign this evening in pool d against the cook islands at the leigh sports village. they re looking to end a winless run at the world cup that stretches back to the 2000 tournament when they reached the semi finals. the teams have met twice before with each side taking a win. wales only have two full time professionals in their 24 man squad. elsewhere in the group, there was late drama as 2017 semi finalists tonga opened their campaign with a hard fought win over papua new guinea. with just three minutes to go, the sides were level until keaon koloamatangi scored the winning try to claim victory by 2418. there was a great result for london lions in basketball s eurocup. the british league leaders beat italian side trento by 80 points to 75 at the copper box arena in london. lions are the first british team to play in the competition since 2007.