Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment, but the fallout from the incident -- unjustly or not -- will persist for years.

Welsh rugby halfback Gareth Edwards – regarded as arguably the greatest player to ever don the red jersey – was interviewed after Italy beat Wales 22-15 in last weekend’s Six Nations clash and asked if his team from the 1970s would have beaten the current Welsh team. “Yes, but only just,” the great man replied.

A jury has been sent out to consider their verdict in the trial of Sam Kerr in London. The star of the Australia women's soccer team was in the dock on the morning of day six of the case in Kingston Crown Court to hear her defence counsel make the case for her acquittal.