All Blacks beat England

All Blacks Brad Thorn (left) and Dan Carter tackle England's Jonny Wilkinson.

Henry hails 'best game on tour'

Richie McCaw It may have been another grind on attack, but Graham Henry has labelled the All Blacks' 19-6 victory over England at Twickenham today as his side's best of its northern tour.

Tiger will return: Williams

Caddie Steve Williams has pledged to bring Tiger Woods back to New Zealand.

All Whites squad to divvy up $4m

all whites thumb The All Whites players will receive almost $4m of New Zealand's massive $10m World Cup payout.

Wallabies humiliated by Scotland

Matt Giteau The Wallabies' season has reached a shocking new low with a humiliating 9-8 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield this morning (NZ time).

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Dawning glory for Vettori

Daniel Vettori This Tuesday at University Oval in Dunedin, the Black Caps will get their summer campaign underway when they take on Pakistan in the first test.

Olympics waste of money

There are a couple of reasons why Australian businessman David Crawford might want to consider ducking over to New Zealand this week.

We must continue our struggle

Italian opportunity lost in translation

NZ keen to take vivre from la France

Emile N'Tamack C'est la guerre, the French would say. It's war. The battle lines have long ago been drawn, but there's no doubt next weekend's seismic clash of the hemispheres in Marseille has something extra riding on it.

Johnson focuses on positives

England manager Martin Johnson and his players were torn between celebrating a marked improvement in performance and lamenting another defeat after this morning's 19-6 loss to New Zealand.

Milestones fall as backline sparks

Triple treat cashes up ailing NZRU

All Blacks v England at Twickenham.

All Blacks beat England

The All Blacks have retained the Hillary Shield with a 19-6 win over a stumbling England.

Fans warned over ticket ripoffs

Fifa world cup Football bosses are urging fans not to rush into buying tickets for June's World Cup finals in South Africa, pledging there will be plenty available and warning them to be cautious of unlicensed package tours.

Chelsea thrash Wolves while Arsenal crash

Chelsea trounced struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to surge eight points clear in the English Premier League after closest rivals Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.

More injury woes for Liverpool

We must continue our struggle

Kicking off World Cup campaign

Early in our interview, Frank van Hattum leans over to Michael Glading, and asks him what name they should come up with – does he like the sound of Project 2010?

Ali Lauiti'iti's UK open sesame

Ali Lauiti'iti Ali Lauiti'iti's bedside reading is heavy stuff: Life in the UK: A Journey to Citizenship, an appallingly written (or so those who have survived reading it say) official publication covering British history, society, law and politics.

Inglis vows to get better

After the stellar year he has had, Greg Inglis, at just 22, could walk away from the game in the belief he has done everything.

Brakes on NRL expansion

NRL keen on fixed schedule

Wiki

Wiki set for Warriors role

Ruben Wiki – one of New Zealand rugby league's favourite sons – is set for a return to the sport with the Warriors expected to announce his appointment to a high performance role within weeks.

Dawning glory for Vettori

Daniel Vettori This Tuesday at University Oval in Dunedin, the Black Caps will get their summer campaign underway when they take on Pakistan in the first test.

Elliott's time has come

Black Caps allrounder Grant Elliott won't be called upon to fill the big – and now vacant – shoes of retired test star Jacob Oram this summer.

Black Caps now on Mortimer's patch

McGlashan is world record holder

Ryder's abusive rant revealed

Jesse Ryder's most recent disciplinary breach was not bad enough for New Zealand Cricket to enact its "last chance" threat, according to chief executive Justin Vaughan.

Breakers get past road block

CJ Bruton The NZ Breakers road losing streak in the Australian National Basketball League is now a thing of the past.

Knicks nix any Iverson deal

The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.

Breakers suffocated by Snakes

Good and bad for Marks

Abercrombie dunk caps win

As far as exclamation-mark dunks go, Tom Abercrombie's alley-oop throw-down on Friday night in Townsville was an emphatic one for the Breakers.

Murray confident of joining club

Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.

ATP won't reopen Agassi drug case

The ATP will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi over his admission about drug use in 1997, tour chairman Adam Helfant said.

Rafael Nadal fresh for ATP finals

Top Italian to play Auckland

Roger Federer

Federer fuelled by Nadal battle

Roger Federer admits the prospect of finishing the year as world number one ahead of Rafael Nadal will fuel his bid to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Whincup extends V8s lead

Whincup Ford's Jamie Whincup fired his biggest V8 Supercar championship shot at Barbagallo Raceway on Saturday, and it may have mortally wounded the hopes of nearest rival Will Davison.

Schu speculation played down

Mercedes have played down, without completely dismissing, media speculation that seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher could come out of retirement as Jenson Button's replacement.

Lowndes, Whincup on V8s front row

Hartley fourth fastest in Macau

Frank Williams

Williams sells stake in F1 team

Frank Williams sold a minority stake in his multiple championship-winning Formula One team for the first time since he set up the company in 1977.

Westwood in control

A flawless round of 66 by Lee Westwood, and late mistakes by his young Race to Dubai rival Rory McIlroy, gave the Englishman a considerable advantage with one round to go in the Dubai World Championship.

Tataurangi, Iles stay in hunt for PGA tour cards

New Zealand golfer Phil Tataurangi has kept his dream of a return to the US PGA Tour alive.

Tiger's Kiwi caddie may quit after Major record

Westwood ahead in Dubai

Tiger will return: Williams

Caddie Steve Williams has pledged to bring Tiger Woods back to New Zealand.

Diamonds face hectic schedule

Norma Plummer thumb The Australian netball team is set to embark on a gruelling two-year schedule, with a nine-month 2010 season and a short break before the world champs in 2011.

Off to Delhi to crunch some numbers

Southland netball statistician Raylene Leith-Forbes is not your average bench official.

Tactix GA keen to get going

Cassidy on move to the Pulse

TALL ORDER: Southern Steel's Leana de Bruin relaxes at home in Hamilton with her three-week old son Caleb yesterday. The former Silver Fern is one of Steel's key signings for next year's trans-Tasman netball competition.

de Bruin's life-changing experience

Towering Southern Steel recruit and new mum Leana de Bruin will join her new team early next year.

Pen not knife thrown on to trotting track

Addington Addington Raceway officials today confirmed a metal pen, not a knife, was thrown on to the racetrack during the final stages of last week's New Zealand Trotting Cup.

Kiwi Ingenuity to contest Miracle Mile

New Zealand will have three runners in the A$500,000 Miracle Mile, with flying mare Kiwi Ingenuity's owners accepting an invitation to run.

Ritchie's charger prevails

Phar Lap's last feat explained

Auckland Reactor

Herlihy to drive Reactor

Champion pacer Auckland Reactor will take on the Miracle Mile in Sydney with top driver Tony Herlihy at the reins, as he seeks to atone for a shock defeat in the NZ Free For All on Friday.

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