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Latest - Dane Coles will make his return to rugby this weekend.

The Hurricanes hooker has been named to start for his Wellington club Poneke tomorrow in their final round Swindale Shield match against Petone.

Coles has been sidelined with a calf injury since the middle of March, last playing for the Hurricanes in their 23-all draw with the Chiefs in Hamilton.

The 'Canes are on their second Super Rugby bye week before heading to South Africa to play the Sharks and the Lions.

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Inglis admitted to rehab facility

Greg Inglis has been admitted to a rehabilitation centre as he struggles to cope with life after rugby league.

The Rabbitohs have confirmed South Sydney's 2014 premiership-winning captain had entered a facility to undergo treatment to assist and support his mental health.

"On behalf of Greg and his family, we ask the media and the public to respect their privacy," a statement from the Rabbitohs said.

The 32-year-old former State of Origin and test star played only two games this season before announcing his retirement.

He took up a wide-ranging role with Souths, helping the team as an assistant coach and also working with the club's commercial division and charity arm Souths Cares.

But missing out on the weekly grind of an NRL season alongside his teammates has reportedly hit Inglis hard.

- AAP

ANZ Premiership grand final sold out

Tickets for the 2019 ANZ Premiership grand final have been in hot demand, with the full allocation exhausted within two hours of being released to the public today.

The Pulse will host the season decider at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Monday 3 June against the winner of Wednesday night's elimination final between the Southern Steel and Northern Stars.

Grand final tickets went on public sale at midday Friday and were all secured before 2pm, ensuring a capacity crowd of over 2,000.

Netball New Zealand head of events Kate Agnew said the demand shows the excitement building around who will take out this year's title.

"The Pulse have received huge support from fans throughout the Central Zone all season and the grand final is the last chance to help lift their home side."

Campbell near last at Senior PGA Championship

Michael Campbell's made a rough start to his career on the Senior Tour.

The 2005 US Open champion has opened with an 11-over par 81 at the Senior PGA Championship in New York to be tied for 152nd in the 156-player field.

It is just his second golf tournament in six years.

Campbell gave the professional game away in 2015 but came out of retirement in February to play in the New Zealand Golf Open.

He turned 50 in March, making him eligible for the European and US Masters tours.

Durant unlikely to start NBA finals

The Golden State Warriors have announced it is unlikely All-Star forward Kevin Durant will be ready for the start of the NBA Finals, but they are hopeful he can return during the series.

The Finals begin on May 31 (June 1 NZT), pitting the two-time defending champion Warriors against either Milwaukee or Toronto.

The Raptors lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals 3-2 after defeating the Bucks 105-99 in Milwaukee today.

Sidelined with a right calf strain, Durant has not been cleared to begin on-court activities but continues to make good progress with his rehabilitation, according to the team.

He missed game six against the Houston Rockets in the second round of the playoffs, then all of Golden State's sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals.

Naholo back in the Highlanders starting line-up

All Black winger Waisake Naholo returns to the Highlanders starting line up for the first time in nearly two months for the side's match against the Sharks in Cape Town this weekend.

Naholo, who suffered a knee ligament injury early last month, had been due to return via the bench in last weekend's match against the Lions but was a late withdrawal.

After undergoing a battery of fitness tests during the week he's been included in the starting fifteen as he seeks to find his way back to form.

Selection surprise for Karaka

Missing out on the Commonwealth Games last year and overlooked for any of Noeline Taurua's Silver Ferns squad in the past year, making the World Cup squad wasn't even on the radar for Mystics defender Phoenix Karaka.

Karaka was one of four players who Taurua hasn't selected previously but has now been named in the Silver Ferns world cup squad for the tournament in Liverpool in July.

Former captain Katrina Rore is back after being surprisingly dropped earlier this year while shooter Bailey Mes and mid-courter Shannon Saunders are also included.

Karaka said when she got the phone call from assistant coach Debbie Fuller it took her some time to realise what she was being told.

Panthers break losing streak

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has admitted his side "went off a cliff" in the wake of the club's sex tape scandal and it was the disruptive force behind their abysmal start to the National Rugby League season.

The Panthers moved towards getting back on track, and provisionally lifted from the bottom of the ladder, with a 16-10 victory over Parramatta last night.

The Panthers were installed as title favourites before a ball was kicked in 2019 but went winless over the previous six weeks - their worst losing streak in 17 years.

The club were sent into a tailspin during the pre-season after three sex tapes involving players were leaked on the internet.

Penrith lost several senior players over the previous two seasons and Cleary said their leadership group struggled to keep the side together.

"There was a lot of uncertainty around it," Cleary said.

Cleary said the sex tape scandal put everyone on edge over the last several months but he's confident they have turned a corner.

Read here for why Penrith fullback Dallin Watene-Zelezniak could be done with the Panthers.

- AAP