Sir Graham Henry's helped the All Blacks next opponents at the Rugby World Cup

The former national coach has been asked to assist Canada by their mentor Kingsley Jones, who played for Henry during his stint in Wales.

Jones says Henry has primarily been giving feedback and challenging the coaches ahead of the tournament.



Samoa hooker Motu Matu'u's appeal against a three-week ban for a dangerous tackle in the first-up win over Russia has been dismissed.

The committee found the incident met the red card threshold.



The Waratahs are poised to announce Rob Penney as their new Super Rugby coach in Tokyo today on a three-year deal, replacing Daryl Gibson.

Penney coached Canterbury to four straight domestic titles.



Steven Adams has admitted to feeling the effects of trade rumours ahead of the new NBA basketball season.

With the Oklahoma City Thunder losing Russell Westbrook and Paul George in the off season, there was speculation Adams could be offloaded to make cap space.

Adams is expected to play for the Thunder against the Breakers on their pre-season tour next Friday.



The Roosters could potentially be at full strength for this weekend's NRL final with the Raiders in Sydney.

They're boosted by the return of prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves who missed the preliminary final through suspension.

Injured captain and hooker Jake Friend has again been named in the reserves, but will be given every opportunity to take to the field on Sunday.

The Raiders are unchanged from their win over the Rabbitohs.



Hamish Kerr and Portia Bing have failed to advance to the next phases of their respective high jump and 400 metre hurdle events at the world championships in Doha.

Bing initially qualified for the semi-finals with a new national record of 55.49 seconds, but was disqualified for trailing her foot and leg around the side rather than over the top of the hurdle.

Athletics New Zealand have launched a protest.

Kerr retired at 2.26 metres with a sore ankle after clearing 2.22.



Gary Kirsten could be England's next cricket coach by tomorrow.

The Telegraph reports Kirsten will engage in further discussions at Lord's to finalise a deal.

The only stumbling block is that Kirsten turned his back on international cricket in 2013 to spend more time with his family, but an arrangement is expected to be tailored to suit.