
The Highlanders have made one change to their starting line-up for Saturday’s Super 14 match against Western Force in Queenstown.Mat Berquist comes in at first five-eighth in place of Robbie Robinson. The remainder of the side…
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Rugby: Berquist in for Robinson
Former All Blacks fullback Leon MacDonald’s ongoing battle with head injuries has seen him finally announce his retirement from rugby.A serious concussion, suffered playing for Kintetsu in a pre-season game in Japan last year,…

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Sky Television confirmed today it has reached agreement with the Sanzar rugby unions extending its broadcast arrangements for five years from 2011 to 2015.The deal covers the Super 15, June test matches between the All Blacks…

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Sky TV extends rugby deal
WASHINGTON – Disgraced golf superstar Tiger Woods today appeared in his first new television ad since embarrassing revelations about extramarital affairs emerged.An advertisement for Nike – airing on the eve of Woods’s much-anticipated…

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Nike runs first new Tiger ad since sex scandal
The Blues today named an unchanged line-up to face the Stormers in a Super 14 rugby match in Auckland on Saturday night.Coach Pat Lam has retained all 22 players who took part in the 32-17 win over defending champions the Bulls…

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Former All Blacks lock Chris Jack will make his first start for the Crusaders since returning from overseas against the Waratahs on Saturday.Jack has been included in the run-on 15, with Sam Whitelock dropped to the bench and…

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Rugby: Jack to start for Crusaders
MANCHESTER – The final four of the Champions League won’t feature an English team for the first time since 2003 after Bayern Munich ousted Manchester United today, while Lyon reached its first semifinal by eliminating Bordeaux.Bayern…

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Soccer: United crash out of Champions League
The Chiefs have been spared another selection headache with Sione Lauaki available to play in their crucial clash with the Bulls after avoiding an NZRU-imposed suspension.Instead the No 8 will receive a fine and a final warning…

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Rugby: Lauaki fined but free to play
New Zealand Rugby Union’s Maori board chairman says players affected by the selection of a white-only All Blacks squad to tour South Africa in 1960 haven’t asked for an apology and would rather the focus be on the future.With…

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Maori rugby players have moved on, says Peters
Former tennis champion Martina Navratilova has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.Speaking to US magazine People , she said she had cried after finding out.But the message to fans from the nine-time women’s…

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