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Second-rower Marata Niukore nears a return from injury on the extended reserves bench.

Tensions rose at Crusaders training as team mates faced off with reports of punches thrown.

The two teams have 86 points each, with the HSBC SVNS Series title do be decided in New York.

All Whites striker Ben Waine will get the opportunity to play at one of the most famous football grounds in Britain.

There were fears the team would be targeted by the Iranian regime upon their return, after they were labelled "traitors" on Iranian TV for not singing the national anthem.

Rugby Australia has confirmed a new funding agreement currently being discussed with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will enable a new regional competition structure for both men's and women's rugby.

A Brazilian newspaper reported that it was the highest number of red cards ever shown in a soccer match in Brazil.

New Zealand paralympian Corey Peters has finished sixth in the men's Super-G sitting at the Paralympic Winter Games in Italy.

Team New Zealand's Taihoro 2.0 looks similar to the original but it's the less obvious changes that could be in the difference in the next America's Cup.

Extreme heat and humidity during recent matches in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea have raised questions about player welfare. Audio