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"Patrick is the heartbeat of this team," the Blues chief executive says about the 32-year-old skipper.

Dame Lydia Ko admits the prospect of achieving a career grand slam is providing some motivation as she seeks a landmark fourth golf major.

New South Wales have opened the three-match series with an 18-6 win over Queensland in Brisbane.

Calls are growing louder to ban the game in the wake of a teenager's death in Palmerston North. Audio

There's something riding on every game in the final regular season round, here's the line ups.

There were also major awards for defender Francis de Vries and goalkeeper Alex Paulsen.

Auckland FC's Colombian midfielder is the first player to leave after A-League season's abrupt end.

The veteran All Whites forward says he plans to play elsewhere next season.

The team could cement their fourth placing in the game against Moana Pasifika in Wellington.

The minimum sanction for the offence is one match.

Sutton left the Phoenix this month after nearly a decade with the club.

Umaga will be one of Toutai Kefu's assistants for the historic First Nations & Pasifika Invitational XV match against the Lions in Melbourne.

The drivers relegated to the back of the field had all finished in the top 12 of the Indianapolis 500.

The disappointment for Auckland FC and coach Steve Corica is going to linger for a long time.

The Kiwi was trying to warm up his tyres when he lost control of his car.

Kerr is now third in the overall standings.

Sammie Maxwell, 22, maintains her overall lead in the championship after three rounds.

Needing to defeat the USA by 25 or more points to win the title, the Ferns were rampant in Albany.

Team lists, key stats and news about tonight's big clash in Hamilton. Video

The Enhanced Games are exploiting athletes and putting their health and careers at risk, says the Sport Integrity Commission.

But Team New Zealand has quashed the accusations that it lacked "transparency" in naming Naples to host the next America's Cup.

Michael Mayne has been confirmed as the Football Ferns' new head coach, becoming their first New Zealand-born coach in more than 20 years.

Allrounder Hayley Jensen is retiring from international cricket after an 11-year White Ferns career.

Team lists, key stats and news for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific match in Christchurch. Video

There are five changes from the squad that qualified for the World Cup for next month's internationals against Cote d'Ivoire and Ukraine.