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Kevin Pietersen was fined an "undisclosed amount" by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday for his foul-mouthed Twitter tirade after being dropped from the England squad.Pietersen, never befor...

Wayne Rooney will start against Switzerland in England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite the problems engulfing his private life, manager Fabio Capello confirmed on Monday.As lurid reports of Rooney's lia...

Leading local driver John McIntyre will join forces with V8 Supercars' leading Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen for the endurance events on the calendar.

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When Gideon Kliger selected Eran Sela to replace longtime partner Udi Gal at the end of last year, some sailing officials wondered how Sela - a windsurfer from Sdot Yam - would work with one from Hapo...

Queenslanders cheering on NSW bad boy Greg Bird? It's something that the Blues enforcer thought he would never see.Then again, Bird would not have predicted much of the unlikely journey that now has h...

Injured centres Greg Inglis and Brett Morris have both been named in the Kangaroos Four Nations train on squad despite saying they'll undergo surgery.

New Zealand's campaign at the world basketball championships in Turkey has come to an end.The Tall Blacks have been outclassed 78-56 by Russia in their round of 16 playoff in Istanbul.New Zealand led ...

Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting.The ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s former tour manager, David Ciemny, claims she would binge on junk food such as cakes and ...

Jennifer Aniston is reportedly dating Lindsay Lohan’s ex-boyfriend.The 41-year-old actress was spotted enjoying a romantic date with a mystery man earlier this week and it has now been revealed he i...

M innesota, the last day of that "travel experience" seems to have gone very smooth. The pace at the Rochester International Airport Monday morning can be explained in one word... quiet. But that ...

Send us an event report 9 local boats and 12 visitors turned out for the ESSC open which would provide the last opportunity for the Contender fleet to hone their skills before the Nationals at File...

Send us an event report Several new faces, a few old faces and one almost-forgotten face from the Solution fleet made the trip to Carsington Sailing Club on the weekend of 4th/5th September to take...

Send us an event report The 8th and final day of InsureandGo Burnham Week 2010 took place on Saturday 3rd September. It had been a hard week of racing for those that had managed to do the whole 8 day...

A bouyant Wallabies side has touched down in Sydney after their first win in South Africa in 47 years as they prepare for this Saturday's test against the All Blacks.

Katy Perry wants to be a British citizenThe US singer - who is engaged to English comic Russell Brand – is planning to apply for dual citizenship as soon as she ties the knot because she feels so cl...

Wellington police are keeping watch over a seal they've had to shepherd off the motorway at Petone.It's sitting on rocks after being moved on.The seal made its way onto the road causing traffic to bac...

Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney wants Steve Matai to tidy up his game.The Manly centre is facing seven weeks on the sidelines if he enters an early guilty plea after being charged with a grade three dange...

Reese Witherspoon’s boyfriend has reportedly been shopping for an engagement ring.Jim Toth – who has been dating the ‘Walk The Line’ actress for almost eight months – has allegedly been spot...

It's been a sleepless night for the people of Canterbury.The region's been hit with a swarm of aftershocks, with two large 5.4 magnitude quakes reported.As a result, the council's decided to revise it...