as our resident former world no 1, Jaws assess the state of play at the top of the rankings; Gerwyn Price took the week off, Peter Wright struggled and MvG continues to come up against some astonishing performances as titles continue to allude him - while Rob Cross is back in the winner's circle. ardis 27.5 A difficult first 40 minutes for the Brave Blossoms was compounded by hooker Atsushi Sakate being sin-binned in added time for repeated infringements. ardis 27.5 "I've always talked about the fact that I want to help people. There are so many women who have gone through or who might be going through this same situation right now and won't speak up either." ardis 27.5 An "active discussion" in government is ongoing, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said to be in favour of the boycott, the Times newspaper said. ardis 27.5