All Blacks accuse Springboks of pressuring referees into preferential treatment
New Zealand boss Steve Hansen has accused South Africa counterpart Rassie Erasmus of trying to pressurise referees into preferential treatment towards the Springboks.
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Facebook and Met Police team up to tackle live streaming of terrorist attacks
Facebook is working with the Metropolitan Police to improve the social network’s ability to detect live streaming of terrorism and potentially alert officers about an attack sooner.
Sir Clive Woodward: Indiscipline could cost England at Rugby World Cup
Sir Clive Woodward fears England’s indiscipline could deny them Rugby World Cup glory in Japan.
New Zealand parliament speaker soothes baby as debate rages
The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer after helping to soothe a colleague’s infant in the chamber during a debate.
Touching images show New Zealand speaker feeding colleague’s baby during debate
Photos of New Zealand’s parliamentary speaker cradling a colleague’s baby as he presided over a debate have drawn praise on social media.
One Loch Ness monster theory remains plausible, scientist says
Scientists who have completed a DNA investigation of the waters of Loch Ness have said that one theory about its fabled monster “remains plausible”.
All Blacks ring the changes after shock loss to Wallabies
The All Blacks have dropped three of their top players before the second and final Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia on Saturday.
Fossils reveal monster penguin which roamed seas 60 million years ago
Scientists in New Zealand have uncovered fossilised bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of a human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago.
Man accused over New Zealand mosque shootings sends letter from jail cell
New Zealand officials have admitted making a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a handwritten letter from his prison cell.
Four Britons arrested after £50m drug seizure in Australia
Four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand following a drugs operation targeting a UK organised crime syndicate.
Hajj pilgrimage brings hope of healing for New Zealand mosque attack survivors
Two-hundred survivors and relatives from the Christchurch mosque shootings are travelling to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this week as guests of King Salman.
Charles and Camilla to visit New Zealand
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit New Zealand for an official trip, Clarence House has said.
England suffer semi-final heartbreak as New Zealand dash hosts’ World Cup dreams
Tired legs and a terrible third quarter dashed England’s Netball World Cup dreams in Liverpool as New Zealand edged a raucous semi-final 47-45 to ensure the sport’s Antipodean dominance goes on.
Six people injured as gas explosion destroys New Zealand home
At least six people have been injured and dozens of residences evacuated following a gas explosion which destroyed a home in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Instagram trials hiding ‘likes’ to stop platform feeling ‘like a competition’
Instagram has begun hiding likes and video views as part of a trial aimed at removing “the pressure” and shifting the focus to “sharing the things” its users enjoy.
Irish club toasts heroic captain Morgan
World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan was always destined to make it to the top in cricket, according to his first coach at Rush Cricket Club in Ireland.
NZ cricketer jokes: Kids, don’t take up sport … Take up baking or something
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham reacted to his team’s agonising World Cup defeat to England by joking that children should take up baking instead of sport.
Morgan lauds ‘almost superhuman’ Stokes for leading England to World Cup win
Eoin Morgan labelled Ben Stokes as “almost superhuman” after the all-rounder inspired England to World Cup glory in one of the most dramatic denouements to a final in the history of any sport.
Stokes revels in ‘amazing feeling’ after steering England to World Cup glory
Man-of-the-match Ben Stokes hailed England’s dramatic World Cup final victory over New Zealand as the best game in cricket history.
‘Best game of all time!’: Cricket stars react to England’s World Cup win
Former England spinner Graeme Swann led the congratulations to cricket’s new world champions saying he felt like crying, singing and screaming all at once.