The switch of venue from the Crusaders’ home turf in Christchurch to Twickenham plays into their hands.
Reigning champions Australia thrashed Canada by seven wickets in a World Cup Group A match on Wednesday.
Champions Australia have already booked their quarterfinal spot and will hope to iron out any creases in their form against Canada on Wednesday.
Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer, died in a car crash in Australia, his family said on Monday.
Owsley Stanley, a 1960s counterculture icon who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer, died in a car crash in Australia.
A penalty in the dying seconds enabled New Zealand’s Auckland Blues to snatch a lucky 22-22 draw with Australia’s Western Force.
Number eight Ryan Kankowski and Meyer Bosman scored late tries to snatch a 34-32 win for the Sharks over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday.
Former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel to help make the national team more competitive.
Red Bull’s driver Mark Webber expressed his growing impatience with questions about his personal relationship with team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Mike Hussey is back to bat in the World Cup after a call up to Australia’s 15-man squad as a replacement for injured fast bowler Doug Bollinger.
A sell-out 35 000 crowd in Colombo was left disappointed after heavy rain robbed them of a potentially thrilling match on Saturday.
The ICC’s decision to limit the show to just 10 countries will undo 120 years of progress.
The Bulls and Stormers have started slowly, but still managed not to lose.
Andy Friend has been fired as ACT Brumbies coach, two matches into the Super 15 rugby season, and has been replaced by Tony Rea.
Former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani has been fined by the Melbourne Rebels for taking a bottle of vodka from behind the bar at a nightclub.
Ruthless Australia compounded the miseries of rivals New Zealand by notching up a seven-wicket victory in their World Cup match on Friday.
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/ 25 February 2011
England lyhalf Danny Cipriani kicked a last-minute penalty to snatch a euphoric first Super 15 victory for the Melbourne Rebels on Friday.
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/ 24 February 2011
Electric vehicles from Australia, Germany and Switzerland completed a pioneering 27 000km "emissions free" round-the-world trip on Thursday.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will be charged after allegedly damaging a TV in the dressing room during his side’s match against Zimbabwe.
A furious Ricky Ponting took out his frustration at being run out in Australia’s match by smashing a television set with his bat in the dressing room.
Australia softened up Zimbabwe with fiery pace and bounce to kick-start their World Cup campaign with a resounding 91-run victory on Monday.
Australia will look to take a leaf out of New Zealand’s book and thump opponents Zimbabwe to make a statement in their World Cup opener.
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/ 18 February 2011
The Waratahs gave the Melbourne Rebels a rude welcome to Super rugby on Friday, running in seven tries in a ruthless 43-0 trouncing.
The new Super Rugby tournament kicks off this weekend without the Stormers. The Cape side have a bye, which may seem like a waste of time.
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/ 16 February 2011
The Bulls could not have received a more timely boost as they prepare for the Super 15 championship kick-off than the return of Fourie du Preez.
Six weeks of Cricket World Cup action gets under way on Saturday, with the 2011 tournament tipped to be the most open in history.
The Super Rugby competition has expanded to 15 teams but the Bulls still look like the ones to beat.
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/ 8 February 2011
Australia dropped injured duo Nathan Hauritz and Mike Hussey from their World Cup squad on Monday.
The tiny town of Grantham bore the full force of the Queensland floods last month, with homes swept away and children torn from their parents’ arms.
England captain Andrew Strauss admits he has plenty to think about as injuries plague the team just two weeks before their World Cup opener.
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/ 5 February 2011
The tail end of one of Australia’s largest cyclones was felt at the other end of the country on Saturday as wild storms lashed Melbourne.
Australia’s biggest cyclone in a century shattered entire towns after striking the coast and churning across the vast country on Thursday.