The Wallabies have addressed their lineout and disciplinary problems for their crucial Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks this weekend.
New Zealand and Australia cancel tsunami warnings after an earthquake struck the South of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries.
Ma’a Nonu scored two second-half tries to help the Hurricanes back into play-off contention with a 34-11 Super 14 victory over the Stormers.
India claimed their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 after rain forced the third match to end in a draw on Tuesday.
India were on the brink of their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after the hosts lost four second-innings wickets.
India were closing in on their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 as they extended their lead to 233 runs on Saturday.
New Zealand’s Canterbury Crusaders kept alive their Super 14 title hopes with a tense 16-13 win over the Bulls on Friday.
India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington on Friday.
The Bulls surrendered their unbeaten record and fell from first to fourth place in the Super 14 rugby standings after a 36-12 loss to the Highlanders.
The Otago Highlanders produced the biggest upset of this year’s Super 14 on Saturday with a 36-12 victory over the previously unbeaten Bulls.
A Jesse Ryder double ton and centuries from Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum put New Zealand in a commanding position against India on Friday.
Harbhajan Singh took six wickets for 63 runs as India beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first cricket Test on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar added a commanding innings of 160 to his world record list of 42 Test centuries on the third day of the Test against New Zealand.
Morne Steyn kicked four penalties in a match in which six yellow cards were issued to lift the Bulls to a 19-14 win over the Hurricanes on Friday.
A century by Daniel Vettori and a maiden ton for Jesse Ryder rescued New Zealand on the opening day of the first Test but India finished on top.
India regroup after outplaying New Zealand in the one-day series with an even more ominous line-up for the first cricket Test starting on Wednesday.
Part-time bowler and big-hitting batsman Jesse Ryder stood out as New Zealand’s champion in an eight-wicket win over India.
Winger Lelia Masaga scored an outstanding individual try 15 minutes from fulltime to give the Waikato Chiefs a 14-10 win over the Otago Highlanders.
The All Blacks will take on the South Pacific island nation of Tonga in the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, organisers said on Thursday.
India sealed a one-day international series win against New Zealand after Sehwag smashed New Zealand’s bowlers in the 7th fastest ODI century ever.
The Sharks picked up their first bonus point of the season with a magnificent 35-31 win over the Blues in Auckland on Saturday morning.
All Blacks winger Hosea Gear scored a try in each half to lead the Wellington Hurricanes to a 29-12 victory over South Africa’s Cheetahs on Saturday.
The Chiefs scored tries in the first and last minutes to end their luckless start to the Super 14 season with a 31-13 win over the Force on Friday.
India beat New Zealand by 53 runs in their rain-interrupted first one-day international at Napier on Tuesday to lead the five-match series 1-0.
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/ 27 February 2009
Brendon McCullum hit a single off the last ball to lead New Zealand to a five-wicket win over India in the second T20 international on Friday.
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/ 27 February 2009
A superb kicking display by Wellington flyhalf Piri Weepu carried the Hurricanes to a 30-24 win over the Canterbury Crusaders on Friday.
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/ 25 February 2009
Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten half-century to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in their first T20 clash on Wednesday.
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/ 23 February 2009
John Key said on Monday he was prepared to stop the Black Caps’ tour of Zimbabwe if necessary and was unsympathetic to calls for the tour to go ahead.
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/ 20 February 2009
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.
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/ 18 February 2009
India will be better prepared to tackle conditions in New Zealand than they were on their losing tour seven years ago, former coach John Wright said.
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/ 12 February 2009
The Canterbury Crusaders go into this season’s Super 14 competition carrying the usual tag as favourites.
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/ 11 February 2009
Super 14 will be on the cusp of change when its fourth year begins on Friday, inflaming tension over audience share with summer sports.