The New Zealand shearing team has bounced to winning form on a three-nations tour of Britain with victory over England.

The New Zealand women finished their Junior World Championships campaign in Italy with a strong relay race to finish 13th country, and lead the men and women to 10th place overall for the Championships.

Problems in the pits on Saturday and with his car's steering rack on Sunday effectively torpedoed the promise Kiwi young gun Shane van Gisbergen showed in qualifying at the inaugural Dunlop Townsville 400 V8 Supercar meeting in northern Queensland over the weekend.

Queensland driver James Courtney finally showed his undoubted potential in winning today's second race at the inaugural Dunlop Townsville 500 in North Queensland.

Auckland, New Zealand, July 12, 2009 - Heartbreak is a frequent visitor during any NRL season and it called on the Vodafone Warriors again when they succumbed to a last-minute try that gave the Bulldogs an 18-14 win in today's 18th-round encounter at Mount Smart Stadium.

Sunday 12 July: New Zealand's Daniel Gaunt finished second in Sunday's final Fujitsu V8 Supercar race, driving the VnC Cocktails/Mad Butcher Ford BF Falcon at the Townsville 400 in northern Queensland.

The inaugural Northern Ireland Rugby League Conference Grand Final was won by Ballynahinch Bulls who overcame East Belfast Bulldogs 38-26 in an excellent clash at Portadown.

Andrea Hewitt continued her fantastic run of results in the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series with a bronze medal in the latest race in Kitzbuhel this morning.

he RFL is delighted to announce that the world's top male grooming brand Gillette will be the headline sponsors of the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations.

The six Paterson Trophy Indoor Bowls winners will be found at the weekend (Friday 17 July to Sunday 19 July) to go forward to the Lion Foundation Welch Trophy inter-district final at Porirua on Friday 4th September to Sunday 6th September.