EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur was noncommittal Monday about Eli Manning being his starting quarterback this week on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The other option would be turning to No. 6 overall pick Daniel Jones.

A final decision is expected by Wednesday.

Manning has started both Giants losses this season. He's thrown two touchdown passes and has three turnovers while failing to help produce more than 20 points in either contest.

"He's been our starter to this point, and I don't want to talk about anything else moving forward from that standpoint," Shurmur said of his starting quarterback decision this week. "I'm not ready to discuss that."

When told that by unequivocally failing to name Manning the starter for this week, it would leave the topic of Manning vs. Jones open for debate, Shurmur said, "I understand that. I do."

The health of the Giants' wide receivers is expected to factor into the decision. Golden Tate has two games remaining on his suspension while Sterling Shepard and Cody Latimer remain in the concussion protocol. Those were the Giants' top three receivers entering this season.

There is optimism that Shepard returns this week. Latimer is more in doubt. The Giants are likely to be reluctant to throw Jones into action with a severely limited group of receivers at his disposal.

The clock has been ticking ever since the Giants made Jones their top pick out of Duke earlier this year. At that point, he became their quarterback of the future while Manning, 38, turned into a lame duck on the final year of his contract.

The Giants told the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback right before making the pick that it would be his job as long as he was winning games. That hasn't happened so far. The Giants are 0-2 for the sixth time in seven seasons and haven't been competitive the first two weeks, in part because of a defense that has struggled mightily.

"Hey, we're 0-2 and looking for answers," Manning said. "I get it when you draft a guy early and not winning games, things are going to come up. So I just need to keep working and do whatever my job is."

Manning said the status of his starting job has not been a discussion with the team as of Monday afternoon. When asked how important it was to receive clarity, he claimed it wasn't important. Eventually, midway through a press conference in front of Manning's locker on Monday he requested to "stay away from the 'ifs.'"

Manning has been the Giants' starter for the better part of 16 seasons. He holds just about every franchise passing record and is considered by most the best quarterback in franchise history. That makes this potential move tricky, especially consider it didn't go smoothly during the 2017 season when ex-coach Ben McAdoo ended his consecutive games streak at 210 in favor of Geno Smith.

But Jones' strong spring and summer only closed the gap between the two. He completed 85.3 percent of his passes this preseason while throwing for 416 yards with a pair of touchdowns and no interceptions. He came into the regular season opener late against the Cowboys. His only drive ended in a lost fumble.

The rookie quarterback has only receiving normal backup quarterback snaps (in the 10 percent range) during practice since the start of the regular season.

Jones wasn't available for comment on Monday but told ESPN late last week that he was looking at older game film of that week's opponent to assist Manning in his preparation. He was also splitting scout team reps with Alex Tanney.

The Giants have been trying to balance winning now with turning to the future ever since Jones came on board. It's a topic they discuss on a regular basis behind the scenes.

"We're always trying to do what we can to win this next game. And then we're always behind the scenes having those long-term discussions," Shurmur said. "I think that is the challenge each week is doing what you can to win each game. That's really my focus as the coach and certainly that is what the players' focus is."

The Giants are getting set to face a Buccaneers (1-1) team that has played well defensively early this season under new coordinator Todd Bowles. It could end up being with Jones as the starter.

A crowd of more than 15,000 people watched Wales' first training session in Japan for the Rugby World Cup.

Queues stretching more than a kilometre began building up three hours before the open run-out at Kitakyushu Stadium.

The local population have clearly embraced the Wales team, singing the Welsh national anthem and the hymn Calon Lân as Warren Gatland's squad undertook their first work out.

Wales' opening match in Pool D is against Georgia on 23 September.

The Welsh Rugby Union has sent several delegations to the Japanese city over the last 18 months, led by former Wales skipper Ryan Jones. They have been running coaching courses and building awareness.

Rugby World Cup organisers said the crowd of 15,300 was the largest ever at the Kitakyushu Stadium and Jones was overwhelmed: "I've never experienced anything like this in my career. It's astonishing and it's been really emotional.

"It's been like hosting a party," he said. "We got up this morning and we were saying 'oh, I hope it goes well today and people will turn up'. Then to see the queues and then to see the players' faces when they came out, it was just magic.

"It has exceeded all our expectations. But what has really warmed my heart is that it has shown how really strong the brand of Welsh rugby is. People know it's us, they love the colour red, but also how powerful rugby is.

"The dream was to turn the city red and we've done that. They weren't a host city and we wanted to bring the Rugby World Cup to them.

"It's great as the guys are one week out from our first game and to have an experience like this bring it home how amazing an event it is. It will give the players a huge lift."

Watch Eddie Butler's Rugby World Cup preview, BBC One Wales, Monday, 16 September, 20:30 BST and later on demand.

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All pictures via Huw Evans Images.

INDIANAPOLIS – Andretti Autosport’s GT4 America Series SprintX team has announced today that David Donohue will take the co-driver position in the No. 36 Window World-MI Windows and Doors McLaren 570S alongside Jarett Andretti at Road America on Sept. 21-22.

Andretti, son of retired NASCAR and Indy car driver John Andretti, welcomes fellow multi-generation racer Donohue, the son of champion racing driver and Indianapolis 500 winner Mark Donohue.

“Having David join Andretti Autosport for Elkhart Lake brings a lot our program with his experience,” said Michael Andretti, CEO of Andretti Autosport. “With Window World and Mi Windows and Doors as the presenting sponsor of the GT4 America races, he will give us a great opportunity to have a strong finish in the Window World/Mi Sprint X McLaren.”

“We are all really excited to have David in the car for Road America. Like many other drivers, I’ve read his Father’s book ‘The Unfair Advantage’ and hope to hear some of those stories firsthand from David this weekend,” said Jarett Andretti. “I look forward to getting to work in a couple weeks and hope to put together a couple strong runs for Endurance and Window World.”

“It’s an honor to have David Donohue, son of esteemed race car driver Mark Donohue, join Jarett Andretti as a co-driver in the Window World McLaren for the upcoming GT4 America race in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin,” said Tammy Whitworth, chairwoman and CEO of Window World. “Window World is thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of the GT4 America Series for the Elkhart Lake event, and we wish David all the best in his debut for Andretti Autosport.”

“I’m really looking forward to working with Jarett and the team,” David Donohue said. “I hope we can build on their win list, especially coming off a successful Watkins Glen weekend. I also owe a special thanks to McLaren of Philly and Newport Beach for their support and cutting me loose for the weekend. I’ve always admired this series so it especially gratifying to play a part.”

The son of racing legend Mark Donohue, David Donohue has accomplished much in a wide variety of auto racing series and classes, including NASCAR’s Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as winning the GT2 class at the 1998 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Almost exactly 40 years after his father won the 24 Hours of Daytona, David won the 2009 event driving a Brumos-entered Riley-Porsche teamed with Antonio García, Darren Law and Buddy Rice. After starting the race from pole position, Donohue’s 0.167-second margin of victory over Juan Pablo Montoya was the closest in the race’s history by over a minute, and the closest finish in the history of major international 24-hour motorsports events. In 2013, David Donohue drove in the first GX class race at the 24 hour of Daytona. His car, the No. 16 Napleton Porsche Cayman S, won by a nine-lap lead.

Andretti, a graduate of North Carolina State University, lives in Indianapolis and races full-time. The third-generation racer is the son of John Andretti, the grandson of Aldo Andretti and the great-nephew of Mario Andretti.

RICHMOND, Va. — The StarCom Racing No. 00 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill will carry the colors of the University of Richmond on Sept. 21 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Richmond Raceway.

The opportunity to include University of Richmond branding on this car was made possible courtesy of Superior Essex, a long-time business partner and provider of telecommunications and datacom infrastructure products to the university. The car wrap was designed by Chad Devers, University Communications senior web designer and front end developer.

“This project was outside of my usual design opportunities and was really fun to work on,” said Devers. “I did a lot of research on how best to showcase the UR brand on a national stage like Richmond Raceway, and it will be fun to watch our car compete for the checkered flag.”

“I am looking forward to partnering with the University of Richmond this weekend and am excited to be able to represent the Spiders on the track,” said Cassill. “Spiders are driven creatures, so I’m hoping that will give me an extra edge.”

A replica car and Cassill will make a pit stop on campus Sept. 19. The car will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on The Forum, a central hub for the University of Richmond campus. Cassill will be onsite from 3-5 p.m. to meet the campus community.