Eight years ago Jerry Collins stunned a collection of butchers, bakers and farmers in Newton Abbot when the All Black turned up to play in an English low-level league match.

The health of Jerry Collins' baby daughter is improving as she fights for her life in hospital following the French car crash that killed her mother and father.

No one who ever encountered Jerry Collins on the rugby field would forget the experience.

Former All Blacks and Hurricanes team-mate Chris Masoe has paid tribute to his close friend Jerry Collins in unique fashion.

High school rugby sensation Taniela Tupou has gone viral again after scoring this devastating try during the Brisbane club rugby competition last weekend.

Fifa paid the Irish FA €5 million to avoid a legal case over a controversial World Cup playoff defeat in 2009.

The unsettling Blues season has taken on a disconcerting hue writes Wynne Gray.

Three facts suggest the perception that this is NZ's best test era has extended into reality.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has received a standing ovation that lasted several minutes at the world soccer governing body's headquarters in Zurich.

Novak Djokovic has ended Rafael Nadal's five-year rule of Roland Garros to reach the French Open semi-finals and edge ever closer to a coveted career grand slam.

Daly Cherry-Evans has backflipped on his contract with Gold Coast and will remain at Manly after signing the most lucrative deal in NRL history.

The Warriors have already made some big signings this season but, almost as importantly, have retained four of their most promising youngsters as they look to build a side capable of winning the NRL.

The world's leading cheerleaders could be coming down under as part of an American football exhibition series held in New Zealand early next year.