If Kevin Barry is going to be what Cain was to Abel, then he's first going to lure fellow trainer Abel Sanchez close.

On Saturday, 104 principals had a chance to put the health and wellbeing of their students over the prospect of winning a few titles

School sport has rapidly increased in profile and prestige in recent years. With greater pride comes greater falls. We examine the curious trend of the Year 14 student.

Faltering test team needs strong home series to restore faith

Chicago loss was an on-field gem and an off-field calamity.

The Halberg disability foundation is under fire for paying out less than $200,000 a year to disabled children - despite raking in more than $2.5m in revenue.

When the plans are drawn up, the money is in place, the earth cleared and the foundations laid then Dylan Cleaver will start to get excited about a new stadium.

David Leggat and Andrew Alderson answer three questions ahead of the first test against India starting at Kanpur's Green Park tomorrow.

Mike Hesson must stop the rot, while Steve Hansen should remember that pride comes before a fall.

New Zealand could do with some Olympic cheer, starting overnight.

COMMENT: It's time for senior Chiefs players to step forward, and tell us about the team's attitude to women.

COMMENT: The crassest aspects of the Olympic 'movement' have provided the dominant storylines ahead of Rio, and for good reason.

Chief executive of the Rugby Football Union Ian Ritchie has given every indication he has no intention of thinking beyond his tenure.

COMMENT: Rugby players described as hard men or tough buggers carried an underlying euphemism.

Four-day tests, played from Thursday to Sunday, 100 overs a day; it won't suit every traditional cricket palate, but it's worth a hard look.

COMMENT: Sanzaar jumped on their piebald pony this week and cantered into rugby writers' email address books.

COMMENT: Adam Scott claimed my first Olympic gold and Rory McIlroy has followed him on to the dais.

Nothing in the rules prevents the Lions from leaving their top team at home, but is it fair?

Can we stop the All Blacks must play England entreaties, pleads Wynne Gray.

Steve Hansen wouldn't be drawn on saying anything controversial about Warren Gatland.

A lot of people didn't think Israel Dagg was ever going to be an All Black again.

The earliest we will discover the damage caused by Wales' humiliation by the Chiefs in Hamilton will be on Saturday at Wellington's Cake Tin, because it is here that they could be truly cooked by the All Blacks.

COMMENT: To borrow a line, Craig Bellamy is not walking through that door.

There's such a confusing picture coming out of Australia that it's equally valid to ponder whether rugby is about to go boom or bust.

The All Blacks colourful history with Wales is the bedrock of previous generations writes Wynne Gray.

COMMENT: Sonny Blue Williams. That's something his extended family and the patient franchise supporters have been championing for some time.

Sonny Bill Williams has made the only fair and sensible decision, rejecting the Chiefs and joining the Blues, writes Chris Rattue.

That Peter Alliss, what a card. The most distinctive British voice of golf entered the Muirfield women's members debate with typical tact and diplomacy.