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New Zealand motor racing icon Paul Radisich will be back on the grid in New Zealand for the first time since 2008 when he races a classic Ford Mustang at...

Stuart Lancaster will coach the England rugby side on a caretaker basis through the Six Nations championship while a permanent replacement is sought to take over from Martin Johnson. Lancaster,...

New car registrations in New Zealand rose almost 4% in November, the first increase in three months, but they are still 3.8% lower than a year ago.

In just his third domestic one-day outing the 21-year-old all-rounder Jimmy Neesham made an impression with both bat and ball as the Otago Volts got home by six runs against...

Jamie Whincup has become the second driver in V8 Supercar history to win the Championship in both a Holden and a Ford, taking the 2011 title ahead of teammate Craig...

The New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen has been pipped for third place in the V8 Supercars Championship after Mark Winterbottom's victory in the season-ending race in Sydney. Winterbottom took...

A victory for Holden veteran Craig Lowndes at Sydney's Olympic Park street circuit on Saturday ensured the V8 Supercar championship race will go down to the wire. Lowndes claimed the...

This year's Australian V8 Supercar championship is Jamie Whincup's to lose. The Holden driver goes into the final two races of the year in Sydney next month with a 188-point...

Finland's Mikko Hirvonen will join eight times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb at Citroen for the next two seasons. Hirvonen, who was Loeb's closest title rival this year, replaces Frenchman...

Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala completed a comfortable victory at the season-ending Rally of Britain after title-winner Sebastien Loeb crashed out in a head-on collision with another car. Latvala began…

Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala has taken over the lead from Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb on the third and penultimate day of the season-closing Wales Rally. Loeb, who won his record eighth...

Shares in General Motors have tumbled after the company reported a fall in profit due to losses in Europe and South America.

The youngest Wallaby Brian Ford, who played one rugby Test in 1957, has died. The only man to play for Australia at a younger age than current star James O'Connor,...

A 25-year-old man who died in Whanganui on Tuesday night has been named as Yusef Zurich.

Police in Whanganui have begun a homicide inquiry into the death of a 25-year-old man, who they believe was fatally injured in a fight.

Ford reported a dip in profits with losses in Europe and Asia, but fared better in the United States with vehicle sales up 14% to $US18 billion.

Penrhyn politician, Tini Ford, appears to be the runaway winner of the mayoral vote in the small Cook Islands community. Mr Ford has been mayor on a previous occasion. The...

The United States has pulled its ambassador out of Syria because of concerns for his safety.

The French driver Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally of Spain to move eight points clear of closest championship rival Mikko Hirvonen with one race of the season remaining. Bidding...

The Ford driver Mark Winterbottom won a controversial Australian V8 Supercar race at the Gold Coast as Holden's Jamie Whincup extended his championship lead. Winterbottom secured his first win of...

Heavy rain has been drenched southern regions of New Zealand, closing roads and causing slips.

A woman who lost a relative in the Christchurch earthquake has questioned advice GNS scientists gave authorities in the lead-up to the tragedy. Audio

Four Caribbean football officials have been banned, including one for 18 months, for their part in a cash-for-votes scandal in the run-up to this year's FIFA presidential election. Two other...

Holden's Garth Tander has won his third Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar endurance race despite a big challenge by defending champion Craig Lowndes. Tander, whose co-driver Nick Percat wins the race...