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Silver Ferns must stay awake

Renae Hallinan of Australia high fives her team-mates as she take the court against England.

OPINION: Despite last Sunday's loss to New Zealand, the Netball World Cup is still Australia's to lose.

ABs in need of second pivot

OPINION: Broken play attack will have provided the toughest viewing in training after Sydney loss.

Wallabies loss no fluke video

NRL calls Murdoch's bluff

cricket

Star returns to torment NZ

AB de Villiers hits out during his innings of 82 during South Africa's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand.

8:35 AM  AB de Villiers factor hangs heavily over Black Caps for South African tour opener in Durban.

Hesson blocks revenge talk

NZ coach plays straight bat as memories of painful Eden Park semifinal defeat stirred up by South Africans.

Grant Elliott expects batting to be tough going in the South Africa tour opener in Durban on Saturday morning.

Spicy welcome for Black Caps

Durban promises bowler-friendly conditions in New Zealand's South African cricket tour opener.

rugby

ABs, Wallabies to juggle goals

Richie McCaw of the All Blacks emerges from the Eden Park shadows on Thursday.

Even with the Bledisloe Cup on the line, both teams take selection gambles for Eden Park.

Nonu outshines SBW

All Blacks midfield veteran looks set to be sixth NZ centurion and sign off on his own terms.

Pumas skipper Agustin Creevy is expecting to face an "angry" South African side in Buenos Aires this weekend.

Pumas predict "angry" Boks

9:08 AM  Hosts Argentina expecting strong reaction from angry South Africa in World Cup warm-up clash.

football

Foreign players offer more value

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says the value for money is on the foreign player market.

9:58 AM  Aston Villa manager says foreign players offer EPL clubs better value for money than domestic players.

Pedro strike seals silverware

Barcelona substitute secures European Super Cup for his team with a 5-4 win over Sevilla in thriller in Tbilisi.

Raheem Sterling: "It's going to be a really tough season. Everyone has strengthened their squads and the Premier League is always hard to second guess."

Sterling expects close EPL race

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has predicted the EPL title race to be a very closely fought affair.

league

Warrior Lisone coming of age

Sam Lisone has been a go-to man for the Warriors this season.

There was a telling moment about the future of the Warriors following their 36-0 thrashing by the Dragons.

Sterlo, front up to charge

The brother of James Ackerman has told Peter Sterling to confront his grief-stricken family.

South Sydney's Kirisome Auva'a spills the ball as he attempts to score under pressure from Lachlan Coote during the Rabbitohs' win.

Back-to-back losses for NQ

South Sydney thumped North Queensland 31-18, raising questions about Cowboys' NRL minor premiership hopes.

basketball

Tall task to slay the Boomers

Matthew Dellavedova of the Cavaliers and Boomers shoots against Golden State's Steph Curry, the NBA's MVP.

Pero Cameron knows what it takes to roll the Aussies, but knows the Tall Blacks face a huge challenge.

Kiwi star shooting for glory

Corey Webster far from intimidated by looming clash with the Aussie defensive master Matthew Dellavedova.

Lindsay Tait, Tall Blacks, New Zealand national basketball team profile shots. Breakers Gym, Auckland. 17 July 2015. Copyright Photo: William Booth / www.photosport.nz

Sellout expected for TBs

Game two of Oceania Basketball Champs in Wellington against Aussie Boomers proving popular.

golf

Lee in leaders mix at PGA

Danny Lee hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

In-form Kiwi makes strong start to year's final major, with fou-under opening round at PGA Championship.

Kiwi Lee rated a major chance

There aren't many players out there right now hotter than Danny Lee, say golf pundits.

World No 1 Rory McIlory is coming off a four week injury layoff heading into the PGA Championship.

Expectation same for McIlroy

Forty days after suffering ankle injury, world No 1 to launch title defence at PGA Championship.

netball

Langman happy with Ferns

Laura Langman of New Zealand takes a pass in her side's World Cup clash with Malawi.

Some observers might be underwhelmed, even alarmed, by the Silver Ferns' form since beating Australia.

Cullen brushes off big hits

Silver Ferns wing defence spent a fair chunk of their World Cup clash with Malawi on the deck.

One of the first families of Manawatu sport, the Leotas, at home in Palmerston North before heading to England. From left are former Silver Fern netballer Liana, baby Karney, 1, Brooklyn, 12, former Manawatu Turbo Johnny and 3-year-old Torres.

Leota moves on from dumping

Liana Leota has moved on from dipping out on the Silver Ferns world Cup squad.

tennis

Players had some 'bad blood' video

Nick Kyrgios' mum Nill says her son's sledge of Stan Wawrinka was a reaction to comments made by the Swiss in a previous match between the two.

Nick Kyrgios' mum says previous bad blood led to sledge from her son to world No 5 Stan Wawrinka.

Murray and Nadal advance

Scot and Spaniard winners, but six seeds beaten in day of upsets in second round at Rogers Cup.

Stan Wawrinka: "There is no need for this kind of behaviour on or off the court and I hope the governing body of this sport does not stand for this."

Kyrgios fined for remarks

The ATP fined Nick Kyrgios for his "insulting remark" toward French Open champion Stan Wawrinka.

motorsport

Paddon promoted in WRC

Hayden Paddon has been elevated to the Hyundai's top team after a string of good results.

Kiwi to join Hyundai's No 1 team for Rally Australia as they chase second spot in manufacturers champs.

Was Button gassed or not?

The Formula One driver's claim that he was rendered unconscious then robbed has been doubted by experts.

Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez rides through a turn on his way to winning the Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Marquez wins Indianapolis GP

The two-time defending world champion makes late pass at famous track to win third straight Indianapolis GP.

other sports

Bubka speaks out on doping

IAAF vice president Sergei Bubka is calling for doping cheats in his sport to face tougher sanctions.

IAAF vice president says athletics must deal with cases quicker and punish cheats with tougher sanctions.

Vonn breaks ankle on NZ slopes

Lindsey Vonn says she has fractured an ankle bone in a training crash in New Zealand.

Usain Bolt will seek to shake off mediocre form to retain his 100m and 200m titles at the world championships in Beijing.

Bolt will 'hit his straps' - coach

Usain Bolt's coach is convinced he can put aside injury concerns to maintain his grip on major sprint titles.

racing

Turn Me Loose tipped for Makfi

110814 SPORT. Photo Race Images. Caption: Cambridge galloper Turn Me Loose winning at New Plymouth and Aussie bound. Photo: RACE IMAGES

Talented four-year-old Turn Me Loose has been attracting support for feature races on both sides of the Tasman.

Kawi could surprise - trainer

Allan Sharrock wouldn't be surprised if Kawi did the unexpected at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Opie Bosson salutes as Mongolian Khan wins the Australian Derby at Randwick in April

The Khan rules supreme gallery

Mongolian Khan and connections hog the stage at Horse of the Year awards in Hamilton on Thursday.

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