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No replay for Ireland, despite French pleas

Sat, 21st Nov

Ireland's hopes for a rematch of its World Cup qualifier against France ended Friday after FIFA and the French Football Federation both rejected requests for the game to be replayed.

Tendulkar saves test for India

Sat, 21st Nov

Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a patient unbeaten century Friday and guided India to a draw against Sri Lanka in the first test.
Button tells of Hamilton rivalry and new book

Fri, 20th Nov

Formula One champion Jenson Button admits he took a pay cut to join last year's winner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren, but adds he left Brawn for a new challenge.
England test will see Carter / Wilkinson showdown

Fri, 20th Nov

Sunday's keenly awaited test between the All Blacks and England at Twickenham will pit Dan Carter against Jonny Wilkinson for the first time since the 2005 Lions tour.

Breakers put end to losing streak

Sat, 21st Nov

New Zealand Breakers ended their losing away streak by beating the Crocodiles 85-73 in the Australian National Basketball League in Townsville last night.
Plays of the Week: November 20, 2009

Fri, 20th Nov

Watch the week' Top 10 sporting moments in Plays of the Week.
Waikato Stadium transformed for supercross

Fri, 20th Nov

Australia’s top Supercross riders will descend on Waikato Stadium in Hamilton tomorrow night for the penultimate round of the Supercross Championship.

Calls for video replays following Henry's handball

Fri, 20th Nov

One of football's most experienced former referees says the time has come for match officials to use video replays.
All Blacks vs England line ups

Fri, 20th Nov

Teams for the one-off rugby test between New Zealand and England at Twickenham on Sunday (NZT):-
Semenya cleared of wrongdoing over gender doubts

Fri, 20th Nov

The International Athletics Federation has agreed controversial sprinter Caster Semenya will keep her World Championship gold medal.
NZers in the medals at World Cup cycling

Fri, 20th Nov

New Zealand has picked up two individual pursuit medals on the opening night of the finals at the track cycling world cup.
Ireland want rematch after Henry hand ball dashes their dreams

Fri, 20th Nov

A blatant handball by Thierry Henry, comparable to Maradona's "hand of god", has cost Ireland a spot in next year's FIFA World Cup
Nash talks Moles departure and the Black Caps future

Thu, 19th Nov

When Andy Moles resigned as Black Caps coach and Daniel Vettori took over as care taker, there was never really any post mortem into what happened.
World record in Plunket Shield match, Pakistan warm-up in Queenstown

Thu, 19th Nov

A world record has been made in a cricket match in Northland, while a bowler in the Pakistan warm-up match looks to impress.
Uruguay grabs final World Cup berth

Thu, 19th Nov

Uruguay won the 1930 and 1950 World Cups.
Jayawardene century guides Sri Lanka past India

Thu, 19th Nov

Jayawardenes batted solidly and denied India any success.
Henry admits using his hand to qualify France

Thu, 19th Nov

"I will be honest, it was a handball. But I'm not the ref."
Pakistan 120-2 at lunch on day two

Thu, 19th Nov

Opener Farhat was the only wicket to fall.
Browns would give LeBron James a shot

Thu, 19th Nov

Quarterback Brady Quinn also heard about James' NFL fetish.

Record-breaker Muliaina back for All Blacks

Fri, 20th Nov

All Blacks star Muliaina turns around mid-season troubles.
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao - too big not to happen

Fri, 20th Nov

Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum said he is ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Misconduct hearing for Ryder

Fri, 20th Nov

Jesse Ryder last month faced a New Zealand Cricket hearing over his conduct at the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Record-breaker Carter seeks perfect game against Jonny

Fri, 20th Nov

As he sits one point off Andrew Mehrtens' All Blacks test rugby pointscoring record, Dan Carter still seeks the perfect game.
Oxenham recalls action from Adventure Racing Champs

Thu, 19th Nov

Wayne Oxenham has just arrived home from yet another wild adventure at the World Adventure Racing Champs in Portugal.
13 changes to All Black squad for England test

Thu, 19th Nov

The All Blacks squad for Sunday morning’s (New Zealand time) test against England has been named, with only two survivors from last week's match against Italy.
England makes 3 changes for All Blacks test

Thu, 19th Nov

Johnson resisted pressure to make wholesale changes
McGlashan gloves world record

Thu, 19th Nov

McGlashan's accuracy behind the stumps runs in the family.
Angry Keane blasts FIFA over seedings

Thu, 19th Nov

Keane's clinical first-half goal put Ireland ahead.
Keep 14-team top division former All Blacks say

Thu, 19th Nov

The NZRU has said the current format cannot be sustained.
France qualify with controversial win over Ireland

Thu, 19th Nov

France had looked shaky at Stade de France.