Trans-Tasman rivalry comes to head when New Zealand and Australia battle for badminton’s Whyte Trophy this Wednesday at the North Harbour Badminton Centre and again later in the week at the Auckland Badminton International.

Today’s fourth round draw for the ASB Chatham Cup threw up some mouthwatering ties although four clubs are still on tenterhooks awaiting replayed fixtures before knowing their opposition.

The Vodafone Warriors’ rehab squad is set to be reduced to three with fullback Kevin Locke poised to return from the hip flexor injury which has ruled him out of the last two NRL matches against Manly and the Sydney Roosters.

The holy grail of rugby manuals is being sent by New Zealand to the Passchendaele Memorial Museum which is being painstakingly redeveloped in Belgium.

Int Leichtathletik Nacht, LA Stadium Ried - 14 June 2013

Tom Walsh became the second New Zealand male behind Jacko Gill to better the 20 metre barrier with the shot put.

University of Canterbury (UC) sports lecturer Hugh Galvan is working with the Manu Samoa rugby team in its test series in South Africa.

Wellington backstroker Gareth Kean continued on his winning ways on the final day of the Mare Nostrum swim meet in France today.

Kean, following on from his win in the 100m backstroke yesterday, won the 200m final at Canet-en-Roussillon today.

Cambridge teenager Sam Gaze scored an outstanding win in his UCI Mountain Bike World Cup debut in Italy today.

The 17 year old took out the junior boys’ cross-country race in emphatic style at Val di Sole to cap an excellent weekend for two Kiwi cross-country riders.

For the second time this season the Vodafone Junior Warriors have fallen to a late defeat by the Sydney Roosters after being edged out 31-26 in Sunday night’s NYC clash at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

It was a case of déjà vu for the Melbourne Vixens tonight in the much-anticipated 2012 Grand Final re-match against reigning champions Waikato Bay of Plenty of Magic in Hamilton.