The Latest sports headlines from Radio New Zealand News http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport Radio New Zealand 60 The New Zealand Māori rugby team's centenary will be celebrated in June with a three match series which will include a first international against Ireland, in Rotorua on June the 18th ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85345de Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:36 +1300 7af19b6052411764c6364be9e108cdf63d20b1c0 The new New Zealand Maori rugby coach Jamie Joseph concedes there's a bit more pressure on him now their centenary year schedule includes internationals against Ireland and England. The series was ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cdae Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:31 +1300 3087d437c36d4c78bb053d64f354b020f3aa35b2 The All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu is among five senior players to have felt the selectors' wrath as the Hurricanes look to right their Super 14 season against the Bulls in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516183 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:47:31 +1300 4379a7183f8307b7c50078b8021b131116668e90 Newcastle has taken another huge step closer to a Premier League return with a 3-0 home win over Scunthorpe to go 12 points clear of third-placed Nottingham Forest in the Championship. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd86 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:39 +1300 e9a29e2de43dc4ea8eecaf10d0c1caf7de58dd74 Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska has booked a semi-final berth at the Indian Wells WTA hardcourt tennis tournament in Califfornia and denied Elena Dementieva a shot at a fourth final this year. The ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd8b Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:35 +1300 95cc3214fa4231c26204a7a0edcbb3b69509cfab The National Rugby League has confirmed reports that it has reached an agreement with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority to enter into additional testing for Human Growth Hormone , and ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd90 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:31 +1300 96071414c4a1012a16d676b86a127cd2b1f76d6f The United States President Barack Obama says he's sure Tiger Woods will still be a "terrific golfer" when he returns to competition at next month's Masters tournament. The President is a ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd95 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:25 +1300 c4acb70efb8abf1bf0ecc8a90809f61a906e7693 New Zealand Hockey has named a young Black Sticks Women's team to face the world's numnber two side Argentina in a three test series starting in Hamilton on March 31 ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd9a Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:21 +1300 a526b266c90222a2a0bf04823a70a62ff5832e25 The 31-year-old Northern Districts seam bowler Brent Arnel is set to make his test debut with New Zealand likely to field a four pronged pace attack in the first cricket test ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cd9f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:17 +1300 bab8dbbd5fd43a4ced8102b9caf2afdac879e10b The Phoenix defender Jon McKain has extended his stay with the Wellington A-Lague football side for another two seasons. The 27-year-old Australia international was identified as a key retention target after ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852cda4 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:12 +1300 b61dea110d590c7ef2036193d91169f6f98cc314 Flat waters have delayed a start to racing on the second day of elimination at the Louis Vuitton yachting regatta on the Waitemata Harbour. The French-German outfit ALL4One will race Azzurra ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852340e Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:48:53 +1300 682171f7602a6edb007595d6901d094401ba5bff All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan is back to captain the Highlanders in their Super 14 rugby match against the South African side the Sharks in Dunedin on Saturday night. Cowan missed ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8523413 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:48:49 +1300 31e6bf256999d12921dcd6668a82ccf8b7d77157 The Crusaders have rested 5 All Blacks for their Super 14 match against the Lions in Christchurch on Saturday, while the former All Black lock Chris Jack is set to get ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225ed Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:48:40 +1300 2953d3f323e90c17aa48b299d91ed54ac3d1d24a Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped for England's final Six Nations rugby game against France this weekend as manager Martin Johnson made six changes from the side that laboured to a 15-all ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851611f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:47:25 +1300 837445cb6cddbf96409e6978f09afd0564f61f80 The former All Black first five Carlos Spencer has been dropped to the Lions bench for Saturday's Super 14 clash with the Crusaders in Christchurch. The form of Spencer, who joined ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f852259d Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:56 +1300 9f326cc8eaa455d0947c1732be05767286ae996e The golfing legend Jack Nicklaus confidently expects Tiger Woods to beat his record of 18 Majors when his disgraced American compatriot returns to the sport in April. Woods will return to ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225a2 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:52 +1300 88c8997fb616cedd50f5321f3f8ac2d657346f67 The New Zealand basketballer and New Orleans Hornet Sean Marks will miss the remainder of the NBA season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder. Marks' surgery was a success and ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225a7 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:48 +1300 79d47c0c6428cd325fcbd7254d8f1ca79b583c9c England has confirmed it will be sending a team to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi later this year despite fears over security in the Indian capital. Chef de mission Craig ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225ac Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:43 +1300 f3f88a06501356d528f6cfd0e24a70c6dc59f28d Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis could well have revenge and a record on his mind when he lines up in an 800 metre race at QE2 stadium in Christchurch tonight. It ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225b1 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:37 +1300 03db28d9a3f099b1d5273d900174310cdfc817f3 Striker Lionel Messi scored two goals and helped create another as holders Barcelona thumped VfB Stuttgart 4-nil this morning to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate. Fresh from a ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225b6 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:33 +1300 4a3e430e1e7bf86c70ac83d78e39d2c35e2064d5 The French football club Girondins Bordeaux reached the Champions League quarter-finals this morning, though they made things hard for themselves in the 2-1 home win against Olympiakos Piraeus that gave them ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225e3 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:28 +1300 cf5b979320fbfb4dbc731205f6dc11de2f926a01 John Lloyd has quit as Great Britain's Davis Cup tennis captain following the team's embarrassing defeat to Lithuania which left them on the brink of relegation to the tournament's lowest ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f85225e8 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:23 +1300 a5c312ef7c10c5f944a2ae83a74d0cb08c58877f The American basketball legend Michael Jordan has become the first former player to become the principal owner of an NBA basketball team. Jordan has been unanimously approved as controlling ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5d1 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:37 +1300 5923ee26e5031b372db4f273f315baebd28adb57 The Manchester City footballer Wayne Bridge has undergone hernia surgery and is likely to miss most of the rest of the English Premier League season. The left back Bridge, who has ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5d6 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:32 +1300 b2709c6dcee7231a24dbcc26d8143b61fefd1353 The Australian batsman Michael Clarke says he understands the intense media and public interest in his private life and dealing with it is just part of his job. Clarke has rejoined ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5e0 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:26 +1300 752c4ba8757c468db18e08819ec173039a0a8ced The Australian batsman Michael Clarke says he understands the intense media and public interest in his private life and dealing with it is just part of his job. Clarke has rejoined ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5e5 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:21 +1300 fc2e119fddc8ef75f98cad6adb6011227bdd5923 The New Zealand cricketers are hoping new training techniques will help them extend their stay at the batting crease when the first test against Australia starts in Wellington tomorrow. The Black ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5ef Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:16 +1300 0cb1811e51e111080dd3e53251b68472d862cbdc The Spanish football giants Barcelona will be aiming to secure their place in the Champions League final eight when they host Germany's VfB Stuttgart in their second leg tie at the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5f9 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:10 +1300 f0c9f61b418d66960db7675ed19feb3c56862362 Sachin Tendulkar inspired the Mumbai Indians to a crushing 98-run victory over the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. Tendulkar cracked 63 off 32 balls as Mumbai posted 218 for ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851b5fe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:05 +1300 e3a3f6c5ad68b21fa2dbe955614b6778cea87f2d The Brumbies centre Stirling Mortlock has been ruled out of his side's Super 14 clash with the Blues in Auckland on Friday. Mortlock had been cleared to play this week after ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516110 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:37 +1300 c1ec2749968f317c0212de0c344545e624cc0e80 The Waratahs head coach Chris Hickey has named an unchanged line-up for this weekend's clash with the Western Force in Perth, sticking with the squad which scored a record victory against ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516115 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:33 +1300 52e1c3ffa3352cda803305f1aaaf2d0117141ecc The former Australian Open semi-finalist Nicole Vadisova has announced she is quitting tennis at the age of 20. The Czech former world number seven's decision was announced by her stepfather and ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851611a Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:27 +1300 548024df55eb36994e39c1a6d943dbf8d75d3141 The PGA Tour is searching for a new sponsor for the World Golf Championship event at Doral after software company CA chose not to extend their deal. The business software company ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516124 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:18 +1300 597b7358e666eaa302bcf7fe4709f39aa433d94d Team New Zealand and Mascalzone Latino have gone through to the semi-final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta. Team New Zealand beat Synergy by 15 seconds to earn their ticket ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516129 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:14 +1300 c038e4db11d25c48fd2435ddfba768ab6b147475 Chelsea have confirmed that their former captain John Terry was involved in an accident outside Stamford Bridge after their Champions league loss yesterday to Inter Milan. The Metropolitan Police ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851612e Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:10 +1300 2840134019b9dbb1abdeaff918d2974f8bd3ae42 The Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa's 13-year-old sister Yoko will make her Japan LPGA Tour debut at this week's T-Point Ladies golf tournament. Just a year out of elementary school, Ishikawa had ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516133 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:04 +1300 f99b206ebe4a2e18465c627f305eb62bc636b91a The South African cricket captain Graeme Smith could miss the World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies due to a finger injury. Smith, who was hurt on Monday during an Indian Premier ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516138 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:59 +1300 252d48f2e5be27b197827ff579c931d455b6fca8 Football star David Beckham is recovering well from Achilles tendon surgery and the former England captain will leave Finland today. His surgeon Dr Sarkavi Orava says the AC Milan midfielder can ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516165 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:56 +1300 13625520466fe905b9682b0d57221a6f2b8b5cb8 Roger Federer has suffered a shock loss in the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California, beaten in three sets by Marcos Baghdatis. The 24 year ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851616a Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:52 +1300 2c6d70422eeef24cd1cca9278cc2fa7f81e3e13d The Portsmouth football club face almost certain relegation from the English Premier League after being docked nine points for going into administration last month. The debt-laden south-coast club are the first ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851616f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:49 +1300 28a0e5c390a13d5389fdbf0392ff6a15c8d24284 Pakistan's Cricket Board has given seven players banned or fined recently 30 days to appeal. In a shakeup following their disastrous recent tour of Australia, the PCB banned former ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516174 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:45 +1300 e29b61bcbc41e22d5a56a8ff22f49bf8443088c9 The Australian Rules AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick says chief executive Andrew Demetriou deserves the $2.3 million he earned last year after delivering some major gains for the sport. Demetriou's salary - ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f8516179 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:42 +1300 578137c6259c64a4f2115cdb4f0180f14613ed85 Yolane Kukla became the youngest female to make a senior Australian swim team in a generation after trouncing reigning world champion Marieke Guehrer in the 50 metre butterfly at the Commonwealth ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/18/1247f851617e Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:09:39 +1300 aa312e4c1d94fa15ababa04ab1ae78b42984e0bb The Brumbies centre Stirling Mortlock has been ruled out of his side's Super 14 clash with the Blues in Auckland on Friday night Mortlock had been cleared to play this week ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440071 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:47 +1300 1bee368743c0fb4d9a3a4b2a97849edfc1d352cb The New Zealand paralympian Peter Williams has finished 20th in the men's sitting giant slalom at the Vancouver Games this morning. Williams was in 27th place after the first run but ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440076 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:42 +1300 0777f4fce8963785b2b5b3cf68b102c1935762ba New Zealand's head cycling coach Tim Carswell has more than just podium finishes in mind when the 17-strong team competes at the world championships in Copenhagen next week. The squad flies ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f844007b Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:36 +1300 72d1b9796b1af50dd666459cbeda8594c9334046 New Zealand has been added to the FIFA World Cup trophy tour, with the golden football prize to arrive in the country on April the 27th for one day. The trophy ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440080 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:31 +1300 ddf2091f5e144aee8b8a5e0e9f515743a33b2714 The fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva has breezed into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament in Califnroa with a commanding 6-3 6-3 win over the Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai , Dementieva ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440085 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:26 +1300 e08b47d1c573223b7ae9ec0967f2fd967b4d4cdc Lance Mackey has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, becoming the first musher to notch four consecutive wins in the world's most famous dog-racing event. Mackey reached the finish line ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f844008a Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:21 +1300 b10096f271734cb09f10ca009314db46fcbeca96 Manly's star fullback Brett Stewart will be sidelined for up to five months of the National Rugby league season after damaging his left knee when making a try-saving tackle on the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f844008f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:17 +1300 e9d84f2cf298296a93a45bef1785f65e61c4dc91 The world's top golfer Tiger Woods has relieved sponsors by announcing his return to the Masters next month and now needs a victory on the links to revive his $100 million ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440094 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:13 +1300 1640b4158bf1176ad0857b9ee265a50b722e7c06 Australia's vice-captain Michael Clarke doesn't expect to be sledged by the New Zealand players about his private life when the first cricket test begins in Wellington tomorrow. Clarke has rejoined the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8440099 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:08 +1300 e4bc25e5cf8087d9148e6455745d4011b9cfbc47 Team New Zealand is through to the semi-finals after the first of two elimination rounds in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta being sailed on the Waitemata harbour. Dean Barker and his ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f844009e Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:03 +1300 2485d640fc3a69f9be4873cc48a91a883e4f0945 There's only one change to the Blues side for Friday night's Super 14 rugby clash with the ACT Brumbies in Auckland with the All Black utility Isaia Toeava in at fullback ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84319b3 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:51:10 +1300 d21be4cc6cf5a5667c55e9c93572689016d37a23 The English football club Aston Villa has moved into the thick of a four-way battle for fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at struggling Wigan Athletic. James ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84319b8 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:51:06 +1300 eca2178f435db00310b9fa507816f200fc622269 The Australian cricketer Michael Clarke has broken his silence about his decision to head home part-way through the New Zealand one day seires to try and save his relationship with his ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84319c2 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:51:02 +1300 27d7ff2760c3c66e62e62a5233bc39bdffebb01d A 78th-minute goal by Samuel Eto'o and an accomplished defensive display gave Inter Milan a deserved 1-nil win at Chelsea that sends them into the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f842ccb3 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:53:34 +1300 fa50773b8482d66750dd193c7fd4db4f75b575da The Bulls have made just one change to their starting lineup to take on the Hurricanes in their Super 14 clash in Pretoria this weekend with Deon Stegmann coming onto the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84243ad Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:27 +1300 a4d2cc42bdf5039b82e9de6a632f959b5ebfc1d3 The leading Spanish road cyclist Alejandro Valverde has lost his appeal against a two-year suspension for doping. The CAS has upheld the decision of Italy's National Olympic Committee suspending Valverde for ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84243b2 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:24 +1300 f7fdad5f0b63f1bd1149836b6cbc4dc6c985badb The arrival of the New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond couldn't help the Kolkata Knight Riders keep their perfect record in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament. Bond, who played the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84243df Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:21 +1300 e625177391c10076928cb02bfed28e580469515d The controversial Australian swimmer Nick D'Arcy will compete in the Delhi Commonwealth Games later this year after winning the 200 butterfly at the Australian Championships in Sydney, which doubles as a ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f84243e4 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:17 +1300 93ee7c9cb0c415abf8ba70f771c09b961d92a808 The England cricketers have beaten Bangladesh by 181 runs in the opening test in Chittagong. Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket match haul to end Bangladesh's spirited resistance which ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d5b Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:53 +1300 53a425cc4e59e256822f3fc82487eef4cb46ae36 Top seeds Team New Zealand will meet the Russian syndicate Synergy in the first knockout round today at the Louis Vuitton yachting regatta on the Waitemata Harbour. Dean Barker's crew beat ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d60 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:50 +1300 fdea468f6be26229c0d35fd15d604225c8c7b3a7 Tom Prydie will become Wales' youngest international when the 18-year-old wing turns out for their closing Six Nations rugby match against Italy in Cardiff this weekend. The Ospreys man, who ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d65 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:46 +1300 e7a0addb808c34e1506249ca07d1b2431a1f8bfb Simon Mannering's debut as New Zealand Warriors captain will coincide with fellow back rower Micheal Luck's 100th appearance for the National Rugby League club in Saturday night's second-round clash against Cronulla ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d6a Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:43 +1300 5f700cdd46d1b313ecd91f77dab04317b458205c The world women's tennis number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of next week's Miami Open tournament because of persistent back injury. Safina has been bothered by the injury since late ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d97 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:40 +1300 bb8457f1a3ea23e1df9077c068bece0a7231768e The security situation in Pakistan has become such a concern the country's own National Games have been postponed. The event was scheduled for Peshawar later this month, but Pakistan's National Olympic ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421d9c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:36 +1300 28a154af2ac08c6b11e0acd908c0aa970cd64e79 David Beckham will spend one more day recuperating from achilles tendon surgery in Turku, the small Finnish seaport city turned international media circus. Renowned surgeon Sakari Orava, who's been ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421da1 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:33 +1300 52166a8bb6f7b26e79252883259ebbf933cec365 The Spanish football giants Real Madrid are reported to be eyeing the Manchester United star Wayne Rooney as they prepare for next season. The 24-year-old is the "favourite" of ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421da6 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:30 +1300 43e0d9641b7402f57d3517282f22220730fabaff Tiger Woods has announced his comeback, and he'll mark his return to competitive golf at the year's first major championship, The Masters, early next month in Augusta, Georgia. In ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/17/1247f8421dab Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:27 +1300 50e5a5ffde0f8fe1fda42b2cd708ce3bf1ce07e5 The New Zealand rugby union says it can't confirm a report the former All Black Carl Hayman has signed a $2 million two year contract with the French club Toulon and ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834c155 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:04:33 +1300 00f71d19420ebed15d0673209dfe881c618f2125 The Olympic medallist Ben Fouhy says he 's quit kayaking partly because he and Canoe Racing New Zealand couldn't agree over the timing of the national trials. The former K1 1000 ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834c15a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:13 +1300 5a05a81930c7d7ad3d71a20dbd6858356f0ccbdd The New Zealand cricketers will respect Michael Clarke's personal privacy when they meet the Australian team for the first test in Wellington this weekend, but they don't expect the fans to ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834c14b Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:49:34 +1300 efb94c698cf90ddcbba534745d4923e31980a1c7 Team New Zealand has finished top qualifier in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta with a six win, one loss record in the round robin after finishing with a one minute ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834c150 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:49:31 +1300 71b48cbe682c972ad42961fbc0000eb665e4b4d1 New Zealand paralympic skier Adam Hall has won a gold medal in the slalom at Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games despite taking a tumble a third of the way down the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8343957 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:06 +1300 853cf7a5e276b83a5a76f1efb429dc68c57c9dd4 Sir Bobby Charlton fears David Beckham may have played his last football game for England. The midfielder's dreams of appearing in an England record fourth World Cup ended when he ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341521 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:42 +1300 e3900179faf8cadd8dd666ad00c17862802c2c56 David Beckham is expected to have a big future in football, but it may not be on the field. The England midfielder has been ruled out of this year's World Cup ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341526 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:39 +1300 90f9a2559c7f60432b298de77379d7e36e5e3e63 The Australian fast bowler Doug Bollinger doesn't expect the New Zealand crowd to react negatively to vice captain Michael Clarke's return when the first cricket test gets underway in Wellington this ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834152b Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:36 +1300 f652644b26806e975165cc1d910f917804e2a450 The New Zealand skier Adam Hall has won a gold medal in the slalom at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Hall, who had a 2 second lead after the first leg, ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341530 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:33 +1300 8168e992469076331e82870abe37075adab3b387 The Australian cricket coach Tim Nielsen says vice-captain Michael Clarke's recent personal leave will be discussed at today's team meeting, but claims it's having no major effect on the squad. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341535 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:29 +1300 c236614b389ec3214947e6991667484157bc2850 The 2008 world omnium cycle champion Hayden Godfrey has missed out on a place in the New Zealand track team which flies to Denmark tomorrow, shattering his hopes of regaining the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834153a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:26 +1300 02ccd101033ba535a33ca5928992367e37d6fa58 Liverpool returned to form with a resounding 4-1 victory over bottom club Portsmouth to revive their hopes of finishing fourth in the English Premier football League. Striker Fernando Torres scored ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341567 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:23 +1300 1150694eb41c5f3dabdc7d1df572f081f4f8499a New Zealand will now host their Davis Cup tennis tie against Pakistan in July. New Zealand was to play the second round Asia/Oceania tie in Pakistan, however continued security concerns have ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f834156c Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:20 +1300 048af981f37543bb658c779e6856d78705f8acf5 Team New Zealand has recovered from its first loss at the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta being sailed on the Waitamata harbour to beat the Russian yacht Synergy by one minute. The ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8341571 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:16 +1300 d321889e8640b136509dc17f5fb509701955f6a0 Sydney FC has been dealt a major blow ahead of Saturday's A-League football grand final with key striker John Aloisi ruled out with a torn hamstring. Aloisi sustained the injury during ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8331545 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:27 +1300 7a4c60f7ba6b7d73f555afbc8ca2f598bc2b833d The Counties Manukau chief executive Phil McConnell says the former All Black captain Tana Umaga's mana, experience, professionalism and dedication are exactly what's needed to take the young side too the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f833154a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:21 +1300 65ef64f095557ae83bfb1450715af17b3f69586f The All Blacks utility back Tamati Ellison has completed a move to Japan's Ricoh Black Rams, ruling him out of next year's World Cup in New Zealand. The 26-year-old has ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f833154f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:17 +1300 72b1be01c6c599b76a0c90621f760e0e9417e401 Michael Clarke will be training today with the Australian test cricket squad having returned to Wellington yesterday from a week in Sydney sorting out his personal life. The Australian ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8331554 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:13 +1300 05d47b8280e9ef8a389b4adbac116c89838c97ce The Hurricanes rugby coach Colin Cooper says he has spoken with second five Ma'a Nonu about what is required from him on the field. The All Black midfielder has been sin-binned ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f8331559 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:07 +1300 1a274177a884ce2a47fc83df451e73d68498569a The England football star David Beckham has been ruled out of this year's World Cup after having surgery in Finland on his Achilles tendon injury. The 34-year-old midfielder was aiming to ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f833155e Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:01 +1300 6a52c97e94c664fd1c7fee709509a0f84bdf0b05 The South African rugby side the Lions have called in a psychologist to help on the remainder of their Super 14 tour of Australia and New Zealand. The winless Lions were ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de45 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:14:01 +1300 a192d029770d8bc0a2b52c8fd8895bc0e8026178 Louis Vuitton yachting regatta officials will try and get though 2 flights of matches today as they play catchup on the Waitemata Harbour. Because of the weather just one race was ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de4a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:58 +1300 84a0c66aecec916971764076e0870c5f22fdd406 The America's Cup will arrive back in New Zealand today, 7 years after in left. The Cup, which was won a month ago by the American team BMW ORACLE Racing, has ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de77 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:55 +1300 f971b5333c5d451ae2610c296a2158876f17f2d9 David Beckham is almost certainly out of the World Cup football finals in June after tearing an achilles playing for AC Milan yesterday. He was due to have surgery ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de7c Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:51 +1300 da722db518c81759dfb4da2c09041e3df37c8fef The New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori remains number one in the ICC one day bowling rankings following the just completed series against Australia. He is also third in the all-rounder ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de81 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:48 +1300 8165265559bcd4a1c5e489eccb5b5d4ab0d99038 The genial South African golfer Ernie Els is back where he belongs, among the world's elite players after his brilliant win yesterday in the CA World Championship of golf event in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de86 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:45 +1300 0d1c1d55f0bc177b1a6cdbcf94a63e97228d02ba The New Zealand basketball star Sean Marks will undergo surgery tonight and will miss the remainder of the NBA season. Marks has missed the New Orlean Hornets last few matches after ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de8b Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:42 +1300 0d85759e709a49da52f310c6acac1bfe410378c9 The former Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri scored with his first touch of the ball on his return to the National Rugby League last night, contributing to Wests Tigers dramatic 26-22 win ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/16/1247f832de95 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:37 +1300 db3ba9342e5ba2ba53184a1412f27c114bca8085 The Hurricanes centre Ma'a Nonu has been cleared of a dangerous tackle charge after appearing before a SANZAR judicial officer in Cape Town. Nonu was cited for a high on Stormers ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823ea8a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:28 +1300 58177eba8788b63291729b91a14f1ce8a9d459ff The New Zealand shot putter Valerie Vili has suffered her first defeat in 2 and a half years, finishing second at the World Indoor Championships in Doha. The Belarussian Nadzeya Ostapchuk ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f82386c5 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:59:48 +1300 3e507e7191c7cb5c1ac0c6b4f116910de57791fd The Harbour Heat have continued their unbeaten start to the National Basketball League season with a 96-82 win over the Southland Sharks at the North Shore Events Centre on Sunday. In ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8162a99 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:59:03 +1300 a15892ca9113272974a05ff5966e97ab61de82c3 The chief executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union, Steve Tew, says its up to provincial unions to stay within their means in this year's National Provincial Championship. A new title ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8257da4 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:46:11 +1300 9733f7a66f7fcba104e19a83008e69da0c79b486 Cricket fans hoping to see Jesse Ryder play for New Zealand this summer will have to wait to see how he comes through training this week then, hopefully, a four day ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8257da9 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:46:07 +1300 80c3cbac99720c0df1c376197daa8f95e9e077c0 The former All Black captain Tana Umaga has signed a two year deal to to play for Counties Manukau in the provincial rugby championship. Chief executive Phil McConnell says as well ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8257dae Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:46:03 +1300 1e6fdf7a12173670730c2b613e3568dd28bf5bc8 The Wellington Phoenix football club is hoping their succesful run in this season's A-League will see fans respond next season. The Phoenix can claim to be the third best team in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252e5f Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:44:18 +1300 477611d72101fdf49f8a961b33c22a3f5e7969e3 Shot putter Valerie Vili has her sights set another clash with Belarussian Nadzeya Ostapchuk, the women she lost her world indoor title to this morning. Ostapchuk has been the inform shot ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252e8c Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:44:14 +1300 7c884ca4ff1701322e4fbbb71549f748c3cebab3 The West Indies cricketers wrapped up a 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe with a four wicket victory in the final game of the one-day series in St Vincent. Zimbabwe, who had ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252e91 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:44:10 +1300 a42d10d0c9b178fe57a8436f385a5da545bd41f4 Another gear failure for Team New Zealand has cost them their unbeaten record at the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta on the Waitemata Harbour. Every day Dean Barker's crew has suffered ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252e96 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:44:03 +1300 d43a0c73615b9e0e99374ae5bfe13ce78734a017 New Zealand paralympian Peter Williams finished 25th in the Men's skiing slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Games this morning. Williams will also compete in the Giant Slalom on Wednesday, while ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252e9b Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:59 +1300 dd24b637d3385d8afcc0d20da760782f970dd758 The South African golfer Ernie Els has ended his barren two year spell by winning the WGC-CA Championship in Florida by four strokes after six-under-par final round of 66 held off ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252ea0 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:56 +1300 cad4c2b538b90dba41c39886d8c83cfee78ccc8d The Bulldogs hooker Michael Ennis is in danger of missing this weekend's rugby league clash with St George Illawarra after being charged with a careless high tackle by the match review ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252ea5 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:52 +1300 11454a6fdac32b9850039c0b1577bf7fd865c5ee New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that the Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe will not proceed as planned in June. The New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan says the Government's assessment ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252eaa Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:49 +1300 27c75e34c4a62aa8181d381111881a9d16ed85de David Beckham's international football career with England appears over and his World Cup dream in tatters after tearing his left Achilles' tendon while playing for AC Milan. The 34-year-old former England ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252eaf Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:46 +1300 970bd3f10de600062132dde1405469058dcb0516 Central Districts retain a chance of catching cricket's Plunket Shield leaders Northern Districts after a seven wicket victory over Wellington in Napier . Central resumed on 172 for two, needing 228, ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8252eb4 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:43 +1300 d2f1d6a6ae718cf37629ab250a29f21d27ec9710 Vice-captain Michael Clarke is due to rejoin the Australian cricket team today after leaving the tour a week ago to sort out his relationship with his partner, model Lara ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823ea80 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:14:33 +1300 0d41fec56f7975a00936d7150aa4d54319022a78 The New Zealand motor racing driver Scott Dixon has finished 6th in the season-opening IndyCar race in Brazil. Dixon started 7th on the grid and got into contention midway through the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823eabc Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:14:21 +1300 6231b6afdde3832dffc5e45e37e2934461c67be2 Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United back to the top of the English football Premiership as his double-strike inspired a 3-nil over Fulham at OldTrafford. Sir Alex Ferguson's team had been knocked ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823868e Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:13:59 +1300 4e3c7a1cf136ab05c6767d768b5a36800cbe1c83 Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey of Ghana by a unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title in Texas. Pacquiao, recently named Fighter of ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8238675 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:58 +1300 8fe5a45cc302f643b979bafdfbac5c7c8e7d4463 The Pakistan Tennis Federation has given up hope of hosting its Davis Cup tie against New Zealand in July after the latest bombings in Lahore. The Federation's president Dilawar ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823867a Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:55 +1300 de282009ea3e9a2fa81faa7590ac563c63f5101b The Queensland Reds celebrated their long-awaited Super rugby resurgence with a record 50 points to 10 won over the Western Force in Brisbane. A Suncorp Stadium crowd of 20,016 lapped up ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f823867f Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:51 +1300 6f0eeabe6ab84007f066b8211a0b7c14016fa5d6 Julian Huxley has expressed a desire to regain his Brumbies and Wallabies positions after making an accomplished return to rugby yesterday, two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8238684 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:45 +1300 31bbc19f08821bb9ceefab66d20c84c24f701168 France relied on their trademark flair to outplay Italy 46-20 in Paris and stay firmly on course for a grand slam in the Six Nations rugby championship. The home side ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f8238689 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:41 +1300 bb4ea21c26716bba432cc75100eff8d88a3c6c26 The Warriors coach Ivan Cleary says conceding a try just before half time was probably the turning point in their National Rugby League opener on the Gold Coast. The Warriors were ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f82386bb Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:33 +1300 11559943fcb7c9997ad9e3a8f7ae4884db2b5772 A dream result for Ferrari in the season-opening Bahrain formula one grand prix with Fernando Alonso cruising to the chequered flag 16 seconds ahead of his Brazilian teammate Felipe ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/15/1247f82386c0 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:26 +1300 30140be2cb260d1883012c4752c90badfc31f941 Valerie Vili has qualified second for the final of the women's shot put at the World Indoor Championships in Doha. Vili threw 19.81 metres but had to settle for second best ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8162a8a Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:17 +1300 42af3540c5cbd77649d1f73d4606966c1328f951 Formula One driver Fernando Alonso says he's in a good place with his new Ferrari team heading into this weekend's first race of the season in Bahrain. The Spaniard has been ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8162a8f Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:14 +1300 4556a51dda1a0fa6947cdedd9a4687c569e1ad41 Sydney FC and Wellington players leapt to the defence of sky blues' teenage striker Chris Payne after he found himself the centre of the A-League's own handball controversy following Saturday ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8162a9e Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:06 +1300 a73944c2770f46b9c3d75e61c401fc07f456858f Australian batsman Mike Hussey says he hopes New Zealand's cricketers can respect Michael Clarke's privacy in the two-test series starting on Friday. Ricky Ponting's Australian side, and Steve Waugh's team before ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8162aa3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:02 +1300 11ce05a729362b1f7994d96181981fe1d00cd7d4 The return of Mathew Sinclair is the only change to the New Zealand test cricket team ahead of Friday's first test match against Australia in Wellington. Sinclair replaces Neil Broom in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8154d8a Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:37:02 +1300 058f1242d1a6ff8d541b0d7b974d5f0c071698ae The New Zealand cricket captain Dan Vettori admits he never thought a total of 241 would be enough to beat Australia in the fifth and final Chappell-Hadlee one day cricket match ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81544ed Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:15:05 +1300 012dfe49db727e947f7e4bd6e9f287420bfd2272 The Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert couldn't hide his disgust after a handball controversy involving Sydney FC striker Chris Payne helped the Sky Blues to a 4-2 win in last night's ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81544f2 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:15:02 +1300 444d57756ee62154f2c408f2bca0ea9ce01fd669 The Scotland and England rugby sides fought out their first draw for 21 years when a try-less, error-strewn Six Nations game ended 15-all at Murrayfield, severely denting the title hopes of ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8152280 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:26:47 +1300 3693ae30053fa8600427e2fef6e422615105d047 Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea reclaimed top spot in the English football Premier League with a 4-1 home win over London rivals West Ham United. The Ivory Coast striker took ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f814657d Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:44:38 +1300 a7ca76e9bb6bcb9f1c32e87731bf637ba966ee6c The South African side the Stormers crushed the Hurricanes 37-13 to go second in the Super 14 points table. Fullback Joe Pietersen, scorer of 56 points in the first four matches, ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81501c2 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:43:26 +1300 3ba7f115617db22127f6e5e94e48b590d0d6ecad The Wellington Phoenix football coach couldn't contain his frustration as his side went down 4-2 to Sydney FC in a controversial A-league major semi-final last night, but says he's more than ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81501ef Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:43:23 +1300 a528441eaf95848dc703c5049a39bbaea6b01ce7 The Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's refusing to blame poor umpiring, for his side's 51 run loss to New Zealand in the fifth and final Chappell-Hadlee one day cricket international in Wellington ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81501f4 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:43:20 +1300 9ea1bfcc9067ee534f6f6ddf4dd858d0abcaaac2 The Wellington Phoenix football captain couldn't conceal his anger after his side's historic run in the A-League playoffs came to a controversial end with Sydney FC winning their preliminary final 4-2 ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f81501f9 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:43:16 +1300 b86c8d36a8dec36915f771f2e928294e10156e77 The Wellington Phoenix fairytale run in the football A-League has come to a controversial end, losing 4-2 to Sydney FC in the major semi-final in Sydney last night. Sydney looked the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8148c20 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:41:56 +1300 591770154d355af3a5a2bfca2b38c1f73babe1cd The Unbeaten Bulls blitzed the Otago Highlanders 50-35 at Loftus Versfeld to reclaim their place at the top of the Super 14 table. The South African team made it four wins ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8148c25 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:41:53 +1300 954352f2f5cd3b61151a69b1d5671aec41673ac6 Holden scored their first win of the season when former V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander prevailed in the first race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Tander passed polesitter and current ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f814654b Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:39 +1300 d03daca37decee82677f20f138b90ad27867d2f4 Newcastle put their off-field dramas behind them to hold-off Canterbury 20-16 in a major NRL upset at ANZ Stadium, but they were lucky Bulldogs goal-kicking great Hazem El Masri retired last ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146550 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:36 +1300 e5fafbe207302d697b7b92a240cdfbe6a6d90d5a Sydney FC booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial, but ultimately convincing, 4-2 win over the Wellington Phoenix in the major semi-final at the Sydney Football Stadium. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146555 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:32 +1300 4dfd00a3790d4d047fdaa47cee333b4b92ff942a Ireland kept their slim hopes of retaining the Six Nations title alive by beating Wales 27-12 at Croke Park. Ireland, for whom captain Brian O'Driscoll won his 100th cap, made Wales ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f814655a Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:29 +1300 951c4f03af8ddeea79086433bf27c5c9c0b338b1 The Melbourne Storm launched an effective if unspectacular defence of their NRL premiership by overcoming a committed Cronulla side 14-10 at Toyota Park. Just as they did against Leeds in winning ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f814655f Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:26 +1300 890bc6ccebcca945ad39ef1b9e79ca6334fd938c The Brumbies Super 14 coach Andy Friend praised his front row after they outmuscled a Springbok trio to set up a 24-22 win over the Sharks in Canberra. The Sharks remain ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146564 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:22 +1300 1fb71473088b00401dd1f0fe2ee69572ef6bfb95 The former Canberra star Adrian Purtell scored the clincher as Penrith withstood a spirited second half fightback from the Raiders to start their NRL season with a 34-16 victory at CUA ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146569 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:19 +1300 0f8e4424c10511f8e147b3e74c0cc767b2ecd1ef Germany's Sebastian Vettel put returning compatriot Michael Schumacher in the shade with pole position for Red Bull at the Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Schumacher, the seven times world champion ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f814656e Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:16 +1300 89d5c1f4616749ee2c5c4c6f5c42213c6d1cb299 Australia has won the men's hockey World Cup for the first time since 1986 by defeating holders Germany 2-1 in an absorbing final. Luke Doerner scored the winner in the 59th ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146573 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:12 +1300 0e988add090a166fcf3b7c8f06ddc9ab1db5274c Roman Pavlyuchenko's goal spree continued as Tottenham Hotspur maintained their pursuit of Champions League qualification with a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the English football Premier League. The Russian, largely ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146578 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:09 +1300 ac436302944bcbd1f88ebdce31c229c81e220325 Ricky Ponting made a controversial first-ball duck as the New Zealand cricket team beat the Australians by 51 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer in Wellington. Australia had already retained ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/14/1247f8146582 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:43:03 +1300 877151ddc3ab0fd706da5e6ffcd00d3487105b55 The Highlanders are focussed on getting any points they can from tomorrow morning's Super 14 rugby clash against the Bulls in Pretoria.(SUN 4.05am NZT) The assistant coach, Peter Russell, says the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f806d13a Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:43:47 +1300 f47754252efcee51f9d25a73200fc320bddf105e The New Zealand cricketers have again struggled to set a competitive run target in the one-day series against Australia, in Wellington. The Black Caps will at least be pleased that they ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8065e51 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:43:40 +1300 700b43bba92e5f4935a5e65dacf4f2da028b1015 The Hurricanes play the Stormers in Cape Town tomorrow morning, a team that has conceded only two tries in four matches in this Super 14 rugby season. Both sides have three ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f806ac23 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:48:48 +1300 bcb738dae70668a290f700b3079642d30bfb5fa4 Triathlete Andrea Hewitt has won the final round of the Contact Tri Series in Wellington to claim her first national title. The Christchurch woman went in front on the 10 kilometre ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8069ebc Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:14:37 +1300 f3c1647e7be057daf71da0828a2c4276558f4c2f The Holden driver, Jamie Whincup, has grabbed pole position for the third round of the V8 Supercar Championship in Adelaide. Team Vodafone's Whincup, who has won the opening four races of ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8067f96 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:34:51 +1300 9af1535a6a3203da0dd52c92868de846af10a38d The Otago skier, Adam Hall, will carry the New Zealand flag in the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics Games late this afternoon. (NZT) The 21 year old, who ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8063a29 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:57:33 +1300 261c8168b5289a812cd616caa7f32a0e8f15e2fe The Wellington Phoenix play Sydney for a place in the A-League football semi-final tonight and the team's confident of turning around their poor record against the minor premiers. The Phoenix have ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b97c Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:57:02 +1300 efcb7385a930728fe872b96d304ee675db5825ba The Wellington Phoenix have had a gentle build-up to tonight's football play-off in Sydney despite a place in the A-League grand final being at stake. The Phoenix have played two extra-time ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8063624 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:50:05 +1300 7a8d5dd521a8632f3d436d6e10208c8f9770a213 Australia have won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first in the fifth and final one-day cricket international getting underway at 2pm in Wellington. Offspin bowler Nathan McCullum has ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8063741 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:49:17 +1300 3dd80b6f164049f402cf30e220b95c33ff4e4572 The New Zealand mens hockey team have finished in ninth place at the Hockey World Cup in New Delhi in a day of play-offs for the minor placings. The Black Sticks ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f80626f3 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:16:39 +1300 7a715836f29580c050d9e43b814847570a6d8282 Wellington Lions coach Jamie Joseph says Tamati Ellison's decision to take up a two-year deal in Japan at the end of rugby's Super 14 season is a big blow for the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f80526be Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:07:34 +1300 9a22767cb2e2d6263c33962b01083cdd54fd3b2d Dwayne Bravo led the way as West Indies secured a one-day series win over Zimbabwe with a four-wicket victory in the fourth match in St Vincent. Zimbabwe were skittled for 141 ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f805d7f1 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:07:24 +1300 351e8b0e9ae59eb6f8ad732cf8123b836755cabf The Warriors centre Brent Tait says they're putting no expectations on themselves heading into the new National Rugby League season. Tait returns to the side to take on Gold Coast in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f60e20 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:06:39 +1300 e0ef715019dc14f8f45c64a4480c870fd8c4b253 The New Zealand cricket selectors have been meeting this afternoon to discuss their squad for the two tests against Australia, who've already retained the one day Chappell Hadlee Trophy with one ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b981 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:06:19 +1300 6d176bd9c39268b7ebe743eedaf069881496b69b The New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named a largley unchanged 12-man squad for next weekend's Adelaide leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. Toby Arnold replaces the Counties Manukau ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b93b Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:05:54 +1300 fa9a641af7b816d01327016385082e6db98e4dc4 The New Zealand cricket coach says his batsman must spend more time at the crease if they're to salvage some pride and win the fifth and final one dayer against Australia ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8059d59 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:17 +1300 f5f69c4920641fd48f8c931a42b187d9862fdc83 The Australian cricketer Brad Hodge made two key plays to help the Kolkata Knight Riders to an upset 11-run win over the defending champion Dechan Chargers in the opening match of ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8057289 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:46:08 +1300 6bcd9457cbd535bab39b6bf5a0e1b22f845d3b78 While the Chappell-Hadlee series has been won by Australia, a win in today's final one dayer in Wellington would give New Zealand a much needed boost ahead of the upcoming two ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f805728e Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:46:02 +1300 3e1bd9ad6071682165c66554370a4faf5f3ffe20 The Crusaders have jumped to the top of the Super 14 rugby table after beating the Chiefs 26-19 in an action packed clash in Hamilton last night. Both sides seemed intent ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8054e28 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:52:47 +1300 4956842a73124e57cf4bc4ab595f6ca4244e49a2 The St George Illawarra and Parramatta NRL rugby league sides were counting the cost of Friday night's season opening NRL clash, with Nathan Fien and Shane Shackleton looking at lengthy stints ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e27 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:24 +1300 0d622a86b6090dff3c9d09815dd19d23cdd2ebb7 The dual international Timana Tahu endured a torrid return to rugby league's NRL, with opposite centre Beau Scott doing all in his power to make his life difficult in Parramatta's loss ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e2c Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:21 +1300 48cd38eb3a8910eabfb78bfff718436442981eb2 The exciting teenage rookie Corey Norman became an instant hit with Broncos fans before comeback winger Denan Kemp snatched a desperate 30-24 win for Brisbane over North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e59 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:17 +1300 02cee5241cacf76fcb0e725e01834ba517a15278 Germany's Nico Rosberg stayed ahead of team mate Michael Schumacher to put Mercedes on top of the timesheets in practice for the Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. After compatriot Adrian ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e5e Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:14 +1300 81cbe585a6bf23d496a366fa2fa8d8b7e72f3268 The AC Milan football club's defender Alessandro Nesta could miss the rest of the season after discovering he has ripped a tendon in his right knee. The 33-year-old, who has endured ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e63 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:10 +1300 02bbc4bd3feef16584260c769d0355fb649160b5 The Chelsea football club will be without their first and second-choice goalkeepers as they try to reclaim top spot in the English Premier League against West Ham United on Sunday. The ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e68 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:07 +1300 61c3e2d5a7b81d0d803bbda4fd14efccd1d99d75 The Perth Wildcats have defeated the Wollongong Hawks 96-72 in the deciding Game Three of the Australian National Basketball League Grand Final in Perth to win the championship series 2-1. Perth ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e6d Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:04 +1300 f992ff4827d4483eb469465dbc8f9f2c68d1ff9b The V8 Supercars' youngest driver, New Zealand's Shane Van Gisbergen showed he is again on the pace, finishing second fastest in practice in the third round of the V8 Supercar Championship ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e72 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:00 +1300 7d9ecff961b32bc5a807d0e53ecf14290546cbcb RUGBY-ZEALAND/ELLISON NZ-ZA-RUGU-AU-JP-SBIZ-GEN-EMRG 03-12 0270 RUGBY-ZEALAND/ELLISON (UPDATE 1) UPDATE 1-Rugby-All Black Ellison to move to Japan - report .. Japan switch ends World Cup hopes .. Puts family before country (Adds details, ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e77 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:30:57 +1300 617c068d8d02eca34036048b7bf657c32bdb71df First five Daniel Carter became the highest New Zealand points scorer in Super rugby as the Crusaders beat the Chiefs 26-19 in their Super 14 clash in Hamilton. Carter slotted four ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e7c Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:30:54 +1300 52e2f05d1c64ba3af2e44be954e6ed71fdd4fcc1 Winger Drew Mitchell scored four tries as the New South Wales Waratahs celebrated captain Phil Waugh's record-breaking appearance with a 73-12 victory over the Lions in a Super rugby match in ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/13/1247f8051e81 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:30:50 +1300 ad8f0d886207dbaf4e0e60c41f6d6d49f1e24969 Sydney will again be without Socceroos defender Shannon Cole for tomorrow night's home A-League football play-off against the Wellington Phoenix. Cole is still suffering from a hamstring injury he picked up ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b931 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:10 +1300 4820ee559ec378a70b99976a60bbea1b225952ce The Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is ready to return to for this weekend's basketball match against Philadelphia after missing two games because of an ankle injury James twisted his right ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b936 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:06 +1300 91e3a20d23d771ad813d39a94239aaf73c1faf5b The former Fiji rugby captain Greg Smith has been appointed as the Waikato set piece coach for this year's National Provinicial Competition. Last year Smith was sacked from his role as ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b940 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:59 +1300 d1ee1a68dbfb86bf995ff728f0182ff54aee1b6f V8 Supercar racing will offer a two million Australian dollar cash bonus for any driver who can win its newly-created Grand Slam in a single season. The Grand Slam includes this ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b945 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:54 +1300 d4fd35c64bc558cd738563b40c420a0376e3e7a0 The Sports Tribunal has suspended the boxing champion, Dawn Chalmers, until May because of a doping violation. Chalmers tested positive after winning her weight division at the New Zealand Championships last ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b972 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:49 +1300 9958fc8f950e96f1714cc3e2a4a09a57784782a6 Counties Manukau's coach Milton Haig says while they're certainly still talking to Tana Umaga it's too soon to say whether the former All Black captain will return to New Zealand to ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b977 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:44 +1300 fac3f85e0b6d03c219c34f2dafb7503b6a314432 The New Zealand cricket coach Mark Greatbatch says Black Caps haven't gone backwards over the Chappell Hadlee series, the'yve simply been beaten by a better team. The results suggest otherwise thiough ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f7b986 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:31 +1300 af8251553d116e2f658965af1d546ab0199b0bf8 Valerie Vili is expected to have her biggest challenge in some time at this weekend's World Indoor Championships in Doha. Vili will defend the title she won in Valencia two years ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf2c Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:45 +1300 875b39a49c008339ae5cbe2a3b68a4bb38b845b1 The lucrative Indian Premier League cricket tournament gets underway tonight when the Deccan Chargers host the Kolkata Knight Riders, but security is still causing some concerns. Security measures have been put ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf31 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:42 +1300 a18d71c7a470ad830438df540e2c9ae366f5b327 Formula One driver Fernando Alonso says he's in a good place with his new Ferrari team heading into this weekend's first race of the season in Bahrain. The Spaniard has been ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf36 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:38 +1300 a5e48a4b3be953a5c79d9300f20f8176e2208acf The Liverpool football manager Rafa Benitez remains under pressure after his side lost 1-nil at Lille in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie in France. Liverpool, ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf3b Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:35 +1300 2b71bad8f5ad9d9e5cffe5329db39d4de4edc40a The Manchester United football striker Wayne Rooney says his receding hairline is partly responsible for his improved heading prowess this season. The 24-year-old England international took his goal tally for the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf40 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:32 +1300 9954715a91a6ec477d8af8a00afed916022110c9 The New Zealand men's hockey coach Shane McLeod says his players will be better off for their World Cup experience. The Black Sticks will meet South Africa in their last match ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf45 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:29 +1300 388f273dd6074f0f5d004aa55f17ee58d0a5dc25 The Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba has been named the 2009 African Footballer of the Year, beating his Chelsea team mate Michael Essien of Ghana and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf4a Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:26 +1300 2e175043cab07e11b26c04defb4b3e7c3c610818 Jamie Joseph and Daryl Gibson have been selected to coach the New Zealand Maori rugby side in their Centenary year. Joseph, who was assistant coach of New Zealand Maori in 2006 ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf77 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:22 +1300 8296796d0c03d81019c87154440ae6da1709d41e The Wellington Phoenix keeper Liam Reddy says his team has nothing to lose when they take on Sydney in tomorrow night's major A-League semi-final in Australia. The Phoenix has had a ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf7c Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:19 +1300 ea4d4e830d15754b50846a40a2af4615503d0cce The New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond is set to play in the Indian Premier League with indications the security situation is satisfactory. Bond and Jacob Oram are the first two ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f6cf81 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:16 +1300 c73b096c29cf4eb254194ea9e978d96d74844f92 The Australian cricketers retained the Chappell Hadlee trophy with a game to spare when they cruised to victory in a rain-affected fourth game last night in Auckland. The Black Caps batted ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8bc Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:18 +1300 0466957ffa05c6ad5812bf9e0f5ff81cbc961423 There will be no racing at the Louis Vuitton yachting regatta on the Waitemata Harbour today with forecast strong winds out of the range for sailing. The organisers made an early ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f60de4 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:37 +1300 932ab21ba6f07a5901cda1538a3e95414e49f8b4 India is set to host a Formula One motor race next year. The decision, subject to calendar approval, has been announced by governing body the FIA after a World Motor ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f60de9 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:33 +1300 a536b0ad3a3f4836311f7d2d69cf860130e41a20 The Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the Glazer family will not be forced out of Old Trafford by fan discontent and a potential takeover bid from the Red Knights. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f60dee Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:28 +1300 590cceb1add37cb3ef763a9cdd16ab44b5aa3659 The International Atrhletics Federation says the investigation into the gender of women's 800m world champion Caster Semenya is still ongoing. The 19-year-old South African dominated the 800m event in the ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f60e1b Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:23 +1300 b62dd2481f890df6557b51f29ec73850bca80c92 Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seized control of the Paris-Nice cycle race when he snatched a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3. The ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d894 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:15 +1300 fc91ab607d410edc2b40ece0597dcaadf5d8be88 The great Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram says his country has become the laughing stock of cricket and bans on key players following their disastrous Australian tour earlier this ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d899 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:11 +1300 d79659268d2dfdd7d1ee9e5a521cc1e2b11e69e7 The British golf star Laura Davies is the outright leader going into the second round of the Australian Open at the Commonwealth club in Melbourne. Davies, the winner of the NZ ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d89e Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:06 +1300 7aa21e7581a9c406a775476ca33e905d0a8fbbee The three major powers of southern hemisphere rugby are to hire a chief executive to oversee the expansion of the annual Super rugby and Tri-Nations competitions. South African, Australia, New Zealand ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8a3 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:00 +1300 a7cde3c3343c3fc5a59351e250e2a08ee2a28238 The New York Post is reporting that world golf number one Tiger Woods is likely to return to the sport in a fortnight at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida. Reportedly ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8a8 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:57 +1300 af39a2ec9a7885122d2c119fb213cf6cf7791c6d The Wellington basketball club Saints have won their second straight match in the National basketball League, beating the Cougars 85-72 in Christchurch. Import Darryl Hudson scored a game high 33 points. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8ad Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:54 +1300 cf95306d5614921c2950204485027ac2611e0409 Pakistan's entire World Cup hockey squad have announced their international retirement after finishing last at the 12-team tournament in Delhi. Pakistan lost 3-2 to Canada this morning which condemned them to ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8b2 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:51 +1300 155ac017f2e90c2eb86958aa704820fec139570c Germany will meet Australia in the final of the men's Hockey World Cup in Delhi this weekend. In this morning's semi-finals Germany beat England 4-1, while Australia beat the Netherlands 2-1. ... http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/2010/03/12/1247f7f5d8b7 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:47 +1300 1a0a0acb5491da34ff42447c37c35ecb1135781f