PLYMOUTH ALBION have been charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Game during their Championship match against Nottingham on November 28, 2009.

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The Michael Hill New Zealand Open will be without Michael Campbell who'll be in the Middle East.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - The Wellington Phoenix have signed former Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Liam Reddy until the end of the A-League soccer season as cover for the injured Mark Paston.

By Chris Barclay of NZPANapier, Dec 16 NZPA - Daniel Vettori was denied an early Christmas present when the third cricket test with Pakistan was rained out -- but the New Year could be happier, providing two key components of

The inaugural Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling is a great way to discover why the Hutt Valley is the region's off-road cycling capital.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - New Zealand batsmen Daniel Flynn and BJ Watling will pad up for Northern Districts in their national one-day cricket match against Canterbury in Hamilton tomorrow.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - James Franklin will play as a batsman only for Wellington in their national one-day cricket match against Central Districts here tomorrow.

The Northern Knights have named both Daniel Flynn and BJ Watling in their side for round two of the domestic one day competition. The match is at Seddon Park Hamilton on Thursday 17th December 2010, starting at 1:00pm versus the

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - Heavyweight boxer David Tua's major test for a tilt at a world title will be on March 25 when he takes on Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya.

Auckland December 16 2009Auckland Mayor John Banks announced today the Auckland Festival of Sail - three major international regattas to be held on the Waitemata Harbour in March 2010.

Iain O'Brien's BLACKCAPS team mates have paid tribute to the 33-year old medium pace bowler, who retired from international cricket today.

World-class venues confirmed as Abu Dhabi and Dubai Sports City will play hostThe ICC today announced the schedule for the eight-team ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010, which will be hosted by the Emirates Cricket Board in the United Arab Emirates

A clean sweep will put England ahead of the Proteas in fourth placeRain denies New Zealand sixth spot in Test ChampionshipICC Test Championship predictor function available on http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/test_predictor.php

HARLEQUINS' Danny Care was today suspended for one week for a dangerous tackle on Rhys Oakley in the game at Leeds Carnegie on December 4, 2009.

Napier, Dec 16 NZPA - The McLean Park wicket block ended the third cricket test between New Zealand and Pakistan under covers, but there was no masking Daniel Vettori's dissatisfaction with a pitch that continues to support batsman over bowler.

Napier, Dec 16 NZPA - New Zealand might finally have an opening partnership they can trust - and a test batsman inside the International Cricket Council's top 10 - but run accumulation continues to give Daniel Vettori an uneasy feeling.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - A former teacher and Act Party candidate has lost his bid to appeal his 24 convictions on 24 child pornography charges.

WWF says a Waitara resident's recent sighting of a rare Maui's dolphin off the Taranaki coast is further evidence that the critically endangered dolphins range further than the limits of the current protected area.

For the first time in its history, the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing has been awarded to a work of creative non-fiction.Victoria University student Ashleigh Young has won the award for her personal essay collection Can you tolerate