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Cowan down for the count

The All Blacks seem certain to need another halfback for Saturday's rematch with the Wallabies.

Henry labels ABs win 'scintillating'

By DUNCAN JOHNSTONE - Stuff

Graham Henry made it clear he wouldn't want to be in Robbie Deans' shoes after the All Blacks thumped the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup opener last night.

Canterbury quick on the draw

By HAMISH BIDWELL - The Press

At least they didn't lose. Having coughed up their opening match the last two seasons, Canterbury drew 23-all with Hawke's Bay at AMI Stadium last night.

McCaw shuns turf warfare

By RICHARD KNOWLER - The Press

Being forced to can their traditional "captain's run" barely raised a ripple of concern among the All Blacks ahead of tonight's Bledisloe Cup test.

This is an Aussie Rules town, mate

By RICHARD KNOWLER - The Press

A rugby test – what's that? The mission is simple. Grab a coffee, catch a taxi in Melbourne and quiz people about tonight's Bledisloe Cup test at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium.

Aussies add to mental scars

Wallabies Give the All Blacks the Tri Nations trophy, right now. It is all over. The next month or so is just sheer theatrics.

Cowan down for the count

The All Blacks seem certain to need another halfback for Saturday's rematch with the Wallabies.

Deans: "It could have been worse"

Wallabies winger to face judiciary

All Blacks wallop Wallabies

rugbythumb The All Blacks have outplayed the Wallabies in Melbourne, chalking up a bonus point in a 49-28 thumping.

The echoing of Cannon fire

Six years have passed since Keven Mealamu exchanged a flurry of punches with Brendan Cannon on a miserably cold and wet night in Wellington.

Losing streak dogs Deans

ITM Cup draw in Christchurch

Canterbury quick on the draw

At least they didn't lose. Having coughed up their opening match the last two seasons, Canterbury drew 23-all with Hawke's Bay at AMI Stadium last night.

All Whites soar up rankings

All Whites celebrate. The All Whites' unbeaten run at the World Cup has seen them soar to 54th in the Fifa world football rankings.

Diego's new deal offer

The Argentine Football Association says it will offer Diego Maradona a new four-year contract that would keep him in charge of the national team through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

All Whites finish 22nd

Beaten Dutch get parade

Parade still on despite rain

A parade to honour the achievements of the All Whites at the Football World Cup it still on, despite bad weather in Wellington.

Pakistan face record target

Matt Prior Matt Prior's courageous 102 not out on day three of the first test helped England recover from early trouble to set Pakistan a world record target of 435 to win at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

Williamson stars for Black Caps

Northern Districts batsman Kane Williamson was again the star for the Blacks Caps as they hammered Indian side Maharashtra in a warm-up one day cricket match yesterday.

Anderson and Finn rip through Pakistan

Sri Lanka and India complete draw

Franklin keen to be an opener

James Franklin has nailed down his immediate cricketing future – now he wants to reinvent himself as an opener in one-day and Twenty20 cricket.

Silver Ferns taller, wiser, better

Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken The Silver Ferns just got taller, wiser and almost certainly better as they officially welcomed their trio of old faces back into the fold yesterday.

Reporter cops abusive emails

A leading netball writer has received highly abusive emails which her employer believes came from someone with close links to New Zealand's top netball franchise, the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic.

Henry's relieved name was called

Barrett-Chase hopes to win gold medal

Canterbury pair left out

Canterbury is without representation in the Silver Ferns netball team for forthcoming international series after triallists Anna Thompson and Charlotte Kight failed to make the cut.

Matai gets hard word from Warriors

Steve Matai has until tonight to decide whether he wants to join the Warriors – but the club is not hopeful that his answer will be a positive one.

Roosters whack Parramatta

The Sydney Roosters have proved four playmakers are better than one, bursting Parramatta's bubble in a red-hot 48-12 thrashing of the Eels at Parramatta Stadium.

NZ prepares bid to co-host 2017 World Cup

Tigers edge Sharks to hold onto fourth

Motormouth playmaker tops penalty tally

Pop quiz, hotshot. Which NRL bad boy has conceded the most penalties this season?

Harris has opportunity for a big-dividend win

Paul Harris has a knack of bringing home lucrative dividend winners.

Dunn's skills show no letting up

You would think Dexter Dunn was living the quiet life.

Knight charges to upset feature

May's day blows away race rivals

Stable stars

An in-form stable is a punter's best friend, and at the moment trainer Shane Kennedy is pretty popular.

Latvala wins Rally of Finland

Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala claimed a local victory in the Rally of Finland on Saturday, with Ford's Finnish driver holding off Citroen duo Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb.

Vettel dominates F1 practice

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel dominated Hungarian Grand Prix free practice on Friday while Ferrari's Felipe Massa returned to the scene of his near-fatal accident with the fourth fastest time.

Latvala leads Rally Finland

Red Bull dominate F1 practice

Vettel on Hungary GP pole

Germany's Sebastian Vettel stormed to his fourth successive pole position in a Red Bull sweep of the Hungarian Grand Prix front row with Australian Mark Webber.

Caversham grab victory from Bays

Wiremu Piercy Caversham coach Steve Fleming should let son Patrick off dishes duty for a year after the hat-trick hero shattered Ferrymead Bays' Chatham Cup dream.

Lincoln subdue Marist for premier league win

Lincoln pummelled Marist in what proved to be a one-sided affair, 50-35, in round two of the final round of premier netball at Christchurch's QEII Stadium.

Atami lift game to keep Checkers in check

Papanui Tigers seal minor premiership

Linwood win with penalty kicks

Burnside will be scratching their heads trying to figure out what went wrong after losing to Linwood in round four of the division-one pennant rugby on Saturday.

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