Former captain AB de Villiers offered to come out of retirement for South Africa's Cricket World Cup campaign

Team Wellington coach Jose Figueira has announced he's left the club, with the news coming on the same day as Ramon Tribulietx's shock departure from Auckland City.



Eden Hazard's move from Chelsea to Real Madrid looks all but complete, with reports the deal is worth 170 million dollars plus add-ons.



FIFA vice president Ahmad Ahmad has reportedly been detained in Paris and questioned over a corruption investigation, a day before the start of the Women's World Cup.



TJ Perenara and Beauden Barrett have been named to start their 100th match together as the Hurricanes halfback-first-five combination.

Ardie Savea will come off the bench for the Canes against the Lions on Sunday.



Tom Abercrombie's scored 12 points in his debut for the Wellington Saints in the National Basketball League, as the Saints beat the Taranaki Mountainairs 83-74.

The Canterbury Rams have overcome the Southern Huskies 84-68.



Kiwi sailors Andy Maloney and Josh Junior remain in first and second place in the Finn class at the sailing World Cup series finale in Marseille.



Rugby league player Jack de Belin plans to issue a fresh legal challenge to test the validity of the NRL's contentious "no fault" stand-down policy..

De Belin has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated sexual intercourse, but is stood down under the rule after a court ruled in the ARL Commission's favour last month.