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India close in on New Zealand series win

India were on the brink of their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after the hosts lost four second-innings wickets.

India vow to chase win in decisive Test

India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington on Friday.

All Blacks, England ring changes for second Test

England and the All Blacks have both made major changes for their second rugby Test on Saturday.

All Black hit man Collins quits NZ rugby

All Blacks enforcer Jerry Collins announced his retirement from New Zealand rugby Monday but said he had made no decision on joining the exodus of top players overseas. The…

Henry back in All Blacks coaching hot seat

Graham Henry defied history on Friday when he was reappointed as All Blacks coach despite holding the reins during the team’s worst-ever World Cup performance this year. The New…

Samoa tourism steps out from the shade

Samoa has palm-fringed beaches, lagoons filled with wildly coloured fish and jungle-covered hills, but is only slowly coming out of the shade of better known South Pacific…

Crusaders stamp authority on Super 14

The Canterbury Crusaders stamped their authority on the Super 14 rugby competition with a record breaking 16th straight win as a bottleneck of teams just outside the top four…

Democracy rises in last South Pacific kingdom

A sports field in Tonga has become the focus of a battle of a different kind — protests, huge by Tongan standards, aimed at ending the archipelago’s semi-feudal system of…

The leader who took on the US

Former New Zealand prime minister David Lange, who died on Saturday aged 63, oversaw a tumultuous time in the country’s history when it split with the United States over nuclear…