Rugby-All business for All Blacks as they close on record
BRISBANE, Oct 19 - The world champion All Blacks will be knocking on the door of greatness if they can beat Australia to record a 17th successive test victory this weekend.
Rugby-Wallabies bank on double edged sword of emotional response
BRISBANE, Oct 19 - Wallabies skipper Nathan Sharpe will be happy enough if Australia can ride an emotional wave to buck considerable odds and inflict a first defeat in 17 matches on New Zealand on Saturday in his final test on home soil.
Rugby-Saracens take top European rugby 'home' to Belgium
BRUSSELS, Oct 18 - European rugby enters new ground on Saturday when England's Saracens play a 'home' match in Brussels designed to spread interest in the game and enhance Belgium's status as an emerging rugby nation.
PREVIEW-Rugby-Weakened Wallabies out to stem All Blacks tide
SYDNEY, Oct 18 - Australia were the last team to beat New Zealand but the diverging fortunes of the two sides in the intervening 14 months means anything but a 17th straight victory for the All Blacks in Brisbane this weekend would be a shock.
Rugby-Highlanders continue recruitment drive with Thorn signing
Oct 18 - The Otago Highlanders completed their second big recruitment coup in a week on Thursday with the news that World Cup winner Brad Thorn was returning to New Zealand to link up with the Super Rugby side.
Rugby-Alexander withdrawal further weakens Wallabies
SYDNEY, Oct 18 - Injury-ravaged Australia were hit by a further blow on Thursday when tighthead prop Ben Alexander was forced to withdraw from the team to face world champions New Zealand in Brisbane this weekend.
Soccer-Wanted: Coaches to teach Brazil other sports
* Brazil targets U.S. for baseball, New Zealand for rugby
Rugby-NZ's Mealamu to join centurions club against Australia
Oct 18 - Keven Mealamu will become the third New Zealand player to reach 100 test caps when the world champion All Blacks play Australia in the third and final Bledisloe Cup test in Brisbane on Saturday.
Rugby-No move made for O'Driscoll, Waratahs say
Oct 17 - Australian Super Rugby side the New South Wales Waratahs have had no contact with Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll, despite a number of media reports linking the Leinster centre with a move to the Sydney-based side.
UPDATE 2-Rugby-Eight uncapped players named in France squad
MARCOUSSIS, France, Oct 16 - Manager Philippe Saint-Andre has called up eight uncapped players in his 33-man squad as he continues to rejuvenate France ahead of next month's three test matches.
The moment Jeter fell
Every sports photographer knows when someone like Jeter goes down, you just keep shooting.
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
