All Blacks new and old are settling in to training camp at Mount Maunganui, including experienced No 8 Kieran Read.

The first of two All Black training camps is underway in Mount Maunganui.

The first of two All Black training camps is underway in Mount Maunganui.

Cronulla surged back into the NRL top eight on Sunday with a tense 30-20 victory over a fast-finishing Canberra.

The Queensland Reds have missed a prime chance to jump to the top of the Australian conference with a 27-13 Super Rugby loss to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was welcomed with applause when he entered the room for the pre-match conference of his final game in charge against West Brom.

The Copa del Rey trophy was supposed to be coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a season that will be remembered for his abrasive antics and his team's failure to win silverware.

A former politician says that police brutality in South Africa is as bad now as it was during the apartheid era.

A Syrian activist group says rebels have withdrawn from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo after heavy fighting with government troops.

Syrian rebels and Islamic fighters have joined forces in a push to reopen an arms supply route and retake a key town near Damascus.

The Wolfpack's back for their last misadventure in the Hangover Part III.

Victoria Secret has just released its 'What is sexy' list - but what do Kiwis think is sexy?

Two Christchurch dog owners have been discharged without conviction for cutting the tails off five puppies with a hot knife.

Mascots love them or hate them, certainly provide plenty of entertainment on and off the sports pitch.

Flying solo this week, Sam Ackerman dissects all the action from round 9 of the NRL season.