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The All Blacks' first hurdle of their end of year tour has been cleared, but it came at a cost.

The two sides are meeting in five T20s over the next 10 days.

New Zealand Rugby said it was reducing the number of teams in the women's rugby competition from 13 to 12 next year.

The young opener has missed out, opening the door for uncapped Jake Weatherald to make a test debut in the five-match series against England.

A change from the lake to the sea has kept Bay of Plenty rower Matt Dunham in the sport, but also highlighted some issues he had with the more established discipline.

Irish lock Tadhg Beirne's controversial red card for high contact on Beauden Barrett in Sunday's rugby international has been rescinded at a judicial hearing.

With Jordie Barrett gone for the rest of the end of year tour, is it time for Leicester Fainga'anuku to start?

It comes after the All Blacks midfielder suffered a leg injury in the game against Ireland in Chicago.

Former NZ star Shaun Johnson has called out the circumstances that led to Eliesa Katoa's frightening injury scare in Sunday's New Zealand vs Tonga Pacific Championships clash.

Moving to four days of competition puts LIV Golf more in line with the set-up of PGA Tour events.

Triumphant at Flemington on a gelding named Half Yours, Australian Melham shared her triumph with close friend Payne, who smashed through the glass ceiling in 2015.

The US tennis legend has confirmed she will make her seventh appearance at Auckland's 2026 ASB Classic in the new year.

Sabalenka will face Kyrgios in a modern rendition of tennis icon Billie Jean King's 1973 showdown with fellow American Bobby Riggs.