'Dangerous' Hurricane Igor heads toward Bermuda

Hurricane Igor approached Bermuda on Saturday packing powerful winds as the island's premier warned to prepare for "one of the worst hurricanes".

Hurricane Alex new blow to US oil spill efforts

Rough weather whipped up by the season's first Atlantic hurricane is disrupting clean-up of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Alex regains tropical storm strength in Gulf

Tropical depression Alex picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico and regained tropical storm strength on Sunday as two key oil ports remained closed.

Tropical Storm Alex makes landfall in Belize

Tropical Storm Alex made landfall in Belize Saturday night, dumping showers on northern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Big guns back for unbeaten Chiefs

The Chiefs welcome back Mils Muliaina and Sitiveni Sivivatu as they look to take advantage of the Bulls' bye and go top of the Super 14 standings

Force lose forward duo to injury for six weeks

Western Force's run of injuries has continued, with loose forwards David Pocock and Richard Brown set to miss at least six weeks of the Super 14.

Hurricanes kick Blues off field in Super 14 opener

The Hurricanes slotted a record nine penalty kicks to beat the Auckland Blues 34-20 in the opening Super 14 match of the 2010 season on Friday.

Weepu fires Hurricanes to Super 14 win over Crusaders

A superb kicking display by Wellington flyhalf Piri Weepu carried the Hurricanes to a 30-24 win over the Canterbury Crusaders on Friday.

Late burst by Hurricanes buries Highlanders

The Hurricanes scored two tries in the final five minutes to come from behind to beat the Highlanders 22-17 in a Super 14 rugby clash on Friday.

Hurricane Paloma batters south-eastern Cuba

Hurricane Paloma battered south-eastern Cuba with roaring winds, heavy rains and a surging sea when it crashed ashore on Saturday.

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