All Blacks Test capping ceremonies will be held in six venues across New Zealand in 2009 as the programme to honour all of those uncapped former All Blacks with the presentation of their Test caps gets underway in Dunedin on Friday June 12.

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic's play-off credentials will go on the line in Monday's top-of-the-table ANZ Championship netball clash in Tauranga.

The NZ Breakers will once again stake a claim for Thursday night in the sporting diary with the release today of the official draw for the Australian National Basketball League season 2009/10.

Wellington, June 5 NZPA - New Zealand Breakers match schedule for the 2009-10 Australian National Basketball League season:-

September 24: v Cairns at home.

Sept 30: v Melbourne away.

October 3: v Adelaide away.

Oct 8: v Melbourne at home.

Wellington, June 5 NZPA - The New Zealand Breakers have the chance to make an immediate statement when the 2009-10 Australian National Basketball League season starts in September.

One of world rugby's leading scrummaging coaches, Mike Cron, has re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union as a resource coach through until 2011.

Boxing fans have only days to wait to secure their tickets for New Zealand's much anticipated heavyweight 'Fight of the Century'.

Public sale will begin on June 12, following four days of presale to Visa card holders and Hamilton and Waikato residents.

If you’ve heard about it but not seen it, here’s a link to the YouTube video of the Kenny Perry incident.

Wellington, June 4 NZPA - Waikato took sole possession of the top of the National Basketball League standings with a hard-fought 75-69 victory over North Harbour at Auckland tonight.

Wellington, June 4 NZPA - Result of a National Basketball League match played at Auckland tonight:

Waikato Pistons 75 (Tom Abercrombie 19, Justin Bailey 18, Adam Ballinger 14) North Harbour 69 (Mike Bell 20, Mychal Green 16, BJ Anthony 15). Halftime 37-37.

NZPA