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LEEDS, England, May 25 (Reuters) - England reached 67 for three at lunch on the second day of the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday. Scores: England 67-3 (Editing by Justin Palmer)

May 25 (Reuters) - Western Force (Australia) beat the OtagoHighlanders (New Zealand) 19-18 (halftime 10-6) in a Super Rugbymatch in Perth on Saturday. Scorers: Force - Try: Sias Ebersohn; Conversion: Jayden Hayward;Penalties: Hayward (4). Highlanders - Penalties: Hayden Parker (2), Colin Slade (4) (Compiled by Patrick Johnston; …

LEEDS, England, May 25 (Reuters) - England won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday. England named an unchanged team from the side that won by 170 runs in the first test at Lord's, retaining paceman Steven Finn and leaving out Tim Bresnan. New Zealand called …

May 25 (Reuters) - ACT Brumbies (Australia) beat the Auckland Blues (New Zealand) 20-13 (halftime 14-0) in a Super Rugby match at Eden Park, Auckland on Saturday. Scorers: Blues - Try: Rene Ranger; Conversion: Chris Noakes; Penalties: Noakes, Baden Kerr. Brumbies - Try: Nic White; Penalties: Christian Lealiifano (5) (Compiled …

May 25 (Reuters) - A teenage girl's abusive slur aimed at Australian Rules Football player Adam Goodes has jolted the state of Victoria into establishing programmes that will educate children on racism, according to local media on Saturday. The 33-year-old Sydney Swans player, who is of Indigenous Australian heritage, was …

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - SeaWorld Orlando opened its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" on Friday, a new attraction that will be coated with 10 tons of fresh snow each day. To recreate a cold, dry climate suitable for penguins in hot, humid Florida, designers used airtight doors, humidifiers and …

(Adds play abandoned) LEEDS, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the opening day of the second and final test between England and New Zealand at Headingley due to persistent rain. The downpours left the outfield saturated on a chilly day. A better forecast is in prospect for the …

(Reuters) - A huge defensive effort helped the Waikato Chiefs overcome the Canterbury Crusaders 28-19 in a ferocious all-New Zealand Super Rugby clash in Hamilton on Friday that had all the hallmarks of an international test. Flyhalf Aaron Cruden and captain Craig Clarke both scored first half tries after charging down …

May 24 (Reuters) - A huge defensive effort helped the Waikato Chiefs overcome the Canterbury Crusaders 28-19 in a ferocious all-New Zealand Super Rugby clash in Hamilton on Friday that had all the hallmarks of an international test. Flyhalf Aaron Cruden and captain Craig Clarke both scored first half tries after charging …

LEEDS, England, May 24 (Reuters) - The start of the second and final test between England and New Zealand at Headingley was delayed by rain on Friday. Play was due to get underway at 1000 GMT but the covers remained across the pitch half an hour before the start with the umpires not due to inspect until the rain stopped. …

May 24 (Reuters) - Waikato Chiefs beat the Canterbury Crusaders 28-19 (halftime 15-13) in an all-New Zealand Super Rugby match at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton on Friday. Scorers: Chiefs - Tries: Aaron Cruden, Craig Clarke, Bundee Aki; Conversions: Cruden (2); Penalties: Cruden (3) Crusaders - Try: Matt Todd; Conversion: Tom …

WELLINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - New Zealand's second highest-capped lock Ali Williams announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday. The 32-year-old had played 77 tests for the world champion All Blacks in his 10-year international career. Ian Jones played 79 tests for the national side. "Guys, I just want …

By Justin Palmer LEEDS, England, May 23 (Reuters) - England have emerged from a "changing of the guard" with their batting line-up and captain Alastair Cook has backed the likes of Joe Root and Nick Compton to make their names in the test arena. Cook said he had every faith that Root, Compton, along with Jonny Bairstow, …

SYDNEY (AP) — One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembered on Thursday as a hero who died attempting to rescue his girlfriend.

* Bracewell in, Vettori will not be risked * New Zealand's all-seamer attack a "gamble" - McCullum (Adds details, quotes) By Justin Palmer LEEDS, England, May 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand will go with a four-seamer attack and will not risk spinner Daniel Vettori for the second and final test against England starting at Headingley …

LEEDS (Reuters) - New Zealand will go with a four-seamer attack and will not risk spinner Daniel Vettori for the second and final test against England starting at Headingley on Friday, captain Brendon McCullum said. Doug Bracewell, who missed the first two drawn tests of the series against England in New Zealand this year …

LEEDS, England, May 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand will go with a four-seamer attack and will not risk spinner Daniel Vettori for the second and final test against England starting at Headingley on Friday, captain Brendon McCullum said. Doug Bracewell, who missed the first two drawn tests of the series against England in New …

New Zealand authorities say exports of frozen lamb, beef and mutton to China should resume next week after a paperwork problem resulted in hundreds of tons of meat getting stranded at Chinese docks. New ...

SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Australia coach Holger Osieck recalled skipper Lucas Neill to his squad for crunch World Cup qualifiers against Japan, Jordan and Iraq on Thursday. The 35-year-old central defender was suspended for the 2-2 home draw against Oman in March, which left the Socceroos in danger of missing out on direct …

By Justin Palmer LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Buoyed by Stuart Broad's match-winning burst at Lord's, England will look to seal a series win over New Zealand in the second and final test starting at Headingley on Friday before turning their attention to Australia in July. Broad's seven-wicket haul in the second innings of …

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin C supplements don't lower uric acid as much as drugs used to treat high levels of the acid that's responsible for gout, says a new study from New Zealand. "It's not that the vitamin C didn't reduce the uric acid level at all, it's just so small that it wouldn't …

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second test against England starting at Headingley on Friday because of a knee injury, New Zealand Cricket said on Wednesday. "Watling, who injured his left knee diving for a run out on the third day of the first test, trained with …

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 for his Twitter outburst against two journalists, the maximum financial penalty for a first offence, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, who was playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he tweeted the …