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All Blacks


Quake – a year on: McCaw dreams of city being ‘cool’ again

Richie McCaw has learned over the years the importance of putting the bad experiences behind him and looking forward.It is a philosophy the Rugby World Cup-winning All Black captain thinks applies not only on the rugby field, but…


Tea-time visitors out for rugby star’s blood

Piri Weepu was making dinner with his two daughters last night when he was interrupted by a knock on his door by people asking for his blood.But it was all above board – they were drug testers wanting a random sample.Last night,…


Rugby: Pay is a bonus to players

Who are NZ sport’s most powerful people?

It’s Olympic year, time rugby took a back seat? Nah, not really. For a few weeks in July and September, London and medal counts will dominate discourse, but there is plenty of goodwill left from October 23 to keep rugby in the h…




Basketball


Breakers to get battle hardened

It is first against third in the Aussie NBL as the Breakers take on the Townsville Crocodiles at a sold out North Shore Events Centre tomorrow night.


Blazers crush undermanned Spurs by 40

The Portland Trail Blazers mauled the Spurs by 40 points
today.


Super subs spark Heat to seventh straight win

Melo, Lin partnership off to rough start

Carmelo Anthony made his long-awaited return to the Knicks today but his partnership with Jeremy Lin failed to fire as New York fell 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets




Cricket


Cricket: 10-run win to England seals series

England wrapped up their five-game T20 cricket series with the New Zealand women in a rain-shortened contest at Eden Park yesterday.Duckworth Lewis rules came into play when the rain arrived, handing the tourists a 10-run win and…


Cricket: Skipper admits NZ team blew T20 decider

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum avoided the C word but admitted his team had blown a big winning chance in their deciding T20 match against South Africa at Eden Park last night.Having dominated the first 80 per cent of the…


Cricket: NZ need 166 to win last T20 match

Black Caps lose to South Africa in T20 decider

South Africa have beaten the BlackCaps by 3 runs in a match with a nail biting finish.




Golf


Golf: Paddison wins Victorian PGA Championship

New Zealand professional Gareth Paddison has claimed victory at the Victorian PGA Championship at Forest Resort Creswick.Heading into yesterday’s final round with a three-shot lead, Paddison shot four birdies, four bogeys and a…


Golf: Aussie wins New Zealand Open

Australian golfer Lindsey Wright has returned from the golfing wilderness to win the ISPS Handa New Zealand Women’s Open today.Wright, once No 12 in the world before taking time out of the game with a loss of form, nailed a four…


Golf: Wind no blow to mighty Ko

Golf: Ko shares lead at NZ Women’s Open

Lydia Ko has battled her way into contention going into tomorrow’s final round of the New Zealand Open after the world No 1 amateur posted a three under par 69 to be in a six-way share of the lead.The-14-year old, one of the smallest…




League


League: Mannering signs with Warriors until 2015

Warriors skipper Simon Mannering has signed a new three-year deal with the Warriors that will see him remain at the club until at least 2015.The announcement comes on the eve of the Warriors’ season opener against Manly at Eden…


Luke on sidelines for Bunnies opener

Fresh from returning after a two-match suspension, Issac Luke will miss South Sydney’s NRL season opener.


Pre-season injuries for NRL players

NRL: Warriors unscathed after latest trial victory

The Warriors came through their third trial yesterday with no fresh injury concerns and the satisfaction of knowing centre Jerome Ropati had made a successful return from knee surgery in his first outing in almost a year.The Warriors…




Motor


Motorsport: Roush front row for Daytona 500

Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle have put Roush Fenway Racing on the front row for the Daytona 500.Edwards won the pole for next Sunday’s season-opening race with a lap of 194.738 mph (313.4km/h) in his No. 99 Ford.Biffle qualified…


Motorsport: Schumacher off the pace after first test

Michael Schumacher tried out his 2012 Mercedes for the first time yesterday, setting the sixth fastest time in a Formula One testing session, well behind leader Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull.Vettel, the two-time defending F1 champion,…


Motorsport: V8 SuperTourers go off with a roar

Motorsport: Nield finds a way out of muddy hell

It is New Zealand’s only extreme enduro – an event to test every nerve, sinew, nut and bolt – and it’s true that not everybody can cope with, let alone finish, the No Way In Hell enduro.But then Hokianga’s Mitchell Nield is one…




Netball


Who are NZ sport’s most powerful people?

It’s Olympic year, time rugby took a back seat? Nah, not really. For a few weeks in July and September, London and medal counts will dominate discourse, but there is plenty of goodwill left from October 23 to keep rugby in the h…


Netball: Aussies plan to fight defections

Netball Australia is reviewing how it deals with players with dual eligibility after losing two promising young athletes to New Zealand.In the past week, the Herald has revealed Netball New Zealand’s success in recruiting two former…


Netball NZ plans more Aussie raids

Netball: Naoupu aims to prove herself

Silver Ferns wannabe Julianna Naoupu is caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, otherwise known as national netball coach Wai Taumaunu and physio Sharon Kearney.Over the past week, Taumaunu has put a squad of 16 players…




Racing


Racing: Raglan looks set to make final

Kiwi pacer Raglan has been gifted a near certain spot in next week’s Interdominion Final.His place in the A$1 million event was almost sealed by his brave heat win in Monday night’s heats but he took another step closer without…


Yachting: Camper leads in monster waves

Team New Zealand lead the pack in the early stages of leg four into Auckland as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet bashes upwind across the South China Sea.A brutal sea state left over from several days of gale-force winds has made conditions…


Racing: Futurity back on agenda

Racing: Richardson has three Cup runners

The Graham Richardson avalanche continued its roll with Single Minded’s victory in Saturday’s $85,000 Cardinal Logistics Avondale Cup at Ellerslie.And now it’s on to the $500,000 Stella Artois Auckland Cup that Single Minded will…




Rugby


Rugby: Lam keeps chain of command taut

Pragmatism won out over reputation for Blues coach Pat Lam as he rewarded players who have worked through the bulk of the Super 15 preparation for the side’s crackling series start against the Crusaders tomorrow at Eden Park.Skipper…


Harris gets Reds’ nod to take Quade’s spot

New Zealand recruit Mike Harris has been chosen to wear Quade Cooper’s Queensland No.10 jersey.


Underdone Conrad Smith confident he’ll last the distance

Kiwi Harris to fill Quade’s boots for Reds

New Zealand recruit Mike Harris has been chosen to wear Quade Cooper’s Queensland No 10 jersey in Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against arch-rivals NSW at ANZ Stadium.




Soccer


Soccer: Man Utd’s cash reserves fall $189m

Manchester United’s cash reserves fell by 100 million pounds ($NZ189 million) in six months partially to finance an investment in the squad that is failing to maintain the English champions’ dominance on the pitch.As a result of…


Soccer: Chelsea fall to Napoli

Chelsea didn’t do much better than Arsenal on its trip to Italy in the Champions League, leaving English clubs in danger of missing the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 1996.Showing the same kind of defensive…


Soccer: Tevez apologises to Man City after five-month feud

Soccer: CSKA force late draw against Real Madrid

CSKA Moscow equalised with the last kick of the match when Pontus Wernbloom scrambled the ball into the net in a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the last-16 match of the Champions League today.Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa inadvertently…




Tennis


Tennis: Erakovic reaches Memphis quarters

Kiwi tennis number one Marina Erakovic has breezed into the quarterfinals at the WTA event in Memphis.She’s beaten Russian world number 137 Evgeniya Rodina 6-3 6-4 to move past the second round for the first time in six attempts…


Tennis: Another win for Erakovic

Kiwi tennis number one Marina Erakovic has rebounded from losing the opening set to storm to a first round win at the Memphis WTA tournament.She’s defeated world number 86 Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-0 6-1 to advance to the second rou…


Tennis: I’ve lost all respect for Navratilova – Wozniacki

Tennis: Erakovic knocked out in Bogota

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has crashed out in the second round of the WTA Tournament in Bogota.The top seed has been beaten 6-4 6-4 by Romania’s Edina Gallovits-Hall in one and a half hours on court.




Yachting


Yachting: Heat on Camper crew to make right call

A tactical minefield lies ahead for Team New Zealand as they look to consolidate on their strong start to leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race.Having pursued a more southerly route since leaving China, Camper have reaped the benefits…


Yachting: Camper leads in monster waves

Team New Zealand lead the pack in the early stages of leg four into Auckland as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet bashes upwind across the South China Sea.A brutal sea state left over from several days of gale-force winds has made conditions…


Yachting: Camper start with another mistake

Yachting: Decision to split Auckland leg frustrates Camper

A frustrated Chris Nicholson is questioning a controversial decision by Volvo Ocean Race organisers to split the next leg to Auckland because of fears about rough weather.Camper skipper Nicholson is already under pressure due to…









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