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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Damian McKenzie is at first-five for Sunday morning's All Blacks test against Los Pumas, his first test since the end of 2021

    Damian McKenzie is at first-five for Sunday morning's All Blacks test against Los Pumas, his first test since the end of 2021


    Emoni Narawa debuts on the right wing and Josh Lord starts alongside Scott Barrett at lock.



    For Argentina, wing Lucio Cinti has been moved into second-five for the match - the first time he'll start in the 12 jersey.

    They also welcome back starting tighthead prop Lucio Sordoni for the first time in more than two and a half years, after a run of injuries.



    England are 68 for three in reply to Australia's 263 at stumps on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket test.

    Mitch Marsh made 118 for the visitors with the bat - hosts' pace bowler Mark Wood took five for 34 with the ball.



    The Netherlands have qualified for the 50-over cricket World Cup for the first time since 2011.

    They've beaten Scotland by six wickets in their qualifier at Bulawayo.



    Jai Hindley has conceded cycling's Tour de France yellow jersey to Jonas Vingegaard - sixth stage winner Tadej Pogacar has moved into second.



    A third consecutive top-eight stage finish for Niamh Fisher-Black in the Giro d'Italia Donne to move to eighth in the general classification with two legs to go.



    Cronulla's piled on five unanswered tries to beat Wests 36-12 and tentatively join Penrith at the top of the NRL league ladder.

    The scores were 12-all at halftime.



    To the fourth day of tennis at Wimbledon... women's fifth seed Caroline Garcia is through to the third round but men's fourth seed Casper Ruud has been beaten in five sets by Liam Broady.



    Shane van Gisbergen is back in Australia after his historic NASCAR victory on debut in Chicago.

    He's competing in this weekend's Supercars Championship round in Townsville.



    Canterbury have returned to winning ways in the National Basketball League with a 96-87 victory over Southland in Invercargill.

    The Rams are fourth on the ladder with two regular season games remaining - The Sharks are out of the running for a top-six finals berth.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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