Issac Luke and Isaiah Papali'i could make their first NRL appearances of the year for the Warriors after being named on an extended bench for Sunday's clash with the Tigers in Sydney

Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson is welcoming the discussions around the future of the Crusaders' name.

Questions have been raised since the Christchurch terror attacks whether the Super Rugby champions should look at a change.



The attempt to lure Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu back to Auckland's ASB Classic next summer starts this week for tournament director Karl Budge.

Budge heads to Miami tonight for meetings and plans on catching up with Andreescu.



SuperBowl winning defensive lineman Haloti Ngata has taken going out on top to the next level.

The 35-year-old announced the ending of his 13-season career in an Instagram post from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the worlds tallest free-standing mountain.