12 June 2009 - All Blacks fullback Cory Jane has been promoted to the All Blacks starting XV for this weekend's Iveco Series season opening Test against France in Dunedin, with Counties Manukau winger Lelia Masaga moving onto the bench, following the injury to All Blacks winger Rudi Wulf.

Wellington, June 12 NZPA - The Breakers have filled 10 of 12 spots on their roster with seven occupied by New Zealand players for the Australian National Basketball League beginning in September.

12 June 2009 - The NZ Breakers have wasted precious little time in confirming the bulk of their playing roster for the upcoming Australian National Basketball League season with the club today filling 10 of the 12 spots on the team, 7 of them New Zealanders.

12 June 2009 - New Zealand cricket umpires Billy Bowden and Tony Hill and their colleagues in the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees will be under the microscope in the coming week as the ICC World Twenty20 tournament goes through its Super Eight stage.

12 JUNE 2009 - Emirates Team New Zealand finally got the wind it had been waiting for and produced another good day on the Marseille race course.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - Defending champions Waikato Pistons grabbed National Basketball League regular season honours and top seeding for the play-offs with an emphatic 108-70 victory over the Auckland Stars in Te Awamutu tonight.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - Result of a National Basketball league match in Te Awamutu tonight:

Waikato Pistons 108 (Justin Bailey 26, Puke Lendon 26, Thomas Abercrombie 14, Muka Silver 14) Auckland Stars 70 (Blagoj Janev 19, Hayden Allen 17, Casey Frank 16). Halftime: 53-34.

The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat head away on a road trip that most teams consider the toughest prospect in the NZ Community Trust Basketball League but for Tony Webster's side it is a perfect way to lead into the post season.

Auckland, New Zealand, June 11, 2009 - The Vodafone Warriors are giving rugby league a feminine focus with their 'Ladies' Night' promotion for tomorrow night's 14th-round NRL clash against Newcastle at Mount Smart Stadium.

Ashburton's Michael Lawson and Rosemary Bennett have retained their places in the South Island Indoor Bowls Team which is to play the North Island at Christchurch on Saturday August 15th.

Christine Talbot has been named as a reserve.