PHOTOS: New Zealand bids farewell to Lomu

‘Too big, too fast, too much’ ‘You were a freak on the field and ... to the world you will be remembered as the All Black who made number 11 his own’ IMAGE: Warrior Manu......

All Blacks rugby legend Jonah Lomu dead at 40

IMAGE: All Blacks rugby great Jonah Lomu. Photograph: Sandra Mu/Getty Images Rugby great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised opponents, died unexpectedly......

Paris to bid for 2024 Summer Olympic Games

A view shows the illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) in Paris. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Paris is set to go ahead with a bid to host the 2024 Summer......

Golf, rugby sevens shortlisted for 2016 Olympics

Golf and rugby sevens have been shortlisted for inclusion at the 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in Berlin on Thursday. The two were selected from seven candidate......

England awarded 2015 Rugby World Cup

England will host the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Japan will stage the event in Asia for the first time four years later, the International Rugby Board (IRB) Council said on Tuesday. Japan, who lost......