Latest - New Zealand Olympic swimmer Corey Main has announced his retirement from competitive swimming.
Main was a semi-finalist in both the 100m and 200m Backstroke at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Main said moving on from swimming was the hardest decision he'd made but he was excited to start a new chapter.
He recently graduated from the University of Florida and was working on getting his coaching certifications while seeking finance jobs in the states.
Waikato captain to become centurion
Waikato rugby captain Dwayne Sweeney is poised to play his 100th match for the province, 17 years after his debut.
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Sweeney will become the first Waikato centurion in 15 years if he plays against Tasman in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon.
He will join a select group of just 21 players to have been capped 100 times for the Mooloos, including the likes of Duane Monkley, Warren Gatland and current coach Andrew Strawbridge.
"Sweeney is a Waikato man and has played his entire provincial rugby career for this province. It is fitting that he will bring up his 100th match in front of a home crowd this Saturday," Strawbridge said.
During his career for Waikato he has scored a total of 130 points by the way of 18 tries, 14 conversions and 4 penalties, he has also represented Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Maori All Blacks.
Top four women's teams found at national hockey league
North Harbour remain on track to defend their national women's hockey league title after beating cross-bridge rivals Auckland 4-1 in their final pool game in Tauranga.
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Joining them in the last four are Canterbury, Northland and Central.
The top four play each to determine the winner.
The final pool matches in the men's section are played today.
South African sprinter banned
South Africa's fastest female sprinter Carina Horn has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
Horn, who last year became the first South African woman to run the 100 metres in less than 11 seconds, tested positive for Ibutamoren and the anabolic agent LGD-4033.
Horn, 30, clocked 10.98 seconds in Doha this year to set a new national record and reached the 100m semi-finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
She was expected to be part of South Africa's team at the world championships in Doha later this month.
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Hammers and Villa share points
West Ham were unable to give Manuel Pellegrini three points on his 66th birthday and jump to third in the Premier League ladder when they were held to a goalless at Aston Villa.
But the Hammers boss will be pleased by how his side rallied after having Arthur Masuaku sent off midway through the second half.
The best chance of the game came in first-half injury time when visiting 'keeper Lukasz Fabianski displayed fine agility to make a one-handed save to deny John McGinn.
With Masuaku's red card, Villa pressed home their numerical advantage but couldn't break through.
The Hammers move up to eighth place with the point, while promoted Villa are now one spot above the relegation zone on four points from their opening five games.
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de Gea stays with United
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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until at least June 2023.
United also has an option to extend the deal by an additional year.
The 28-year-old had entered the final year of his contract and would have been able to open talks with clubs outside England over a possible move in January.
de Gea has made 367 appearances for United since joining the club in 2011.
United are fourth in the table after five games, with two wins, two draws and one defeat.
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Big Ben out for the season
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is out of the NFL season and will undergo surgery on his right elbow.
Roethlisberger left yesterday's game against the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter, grabbing his right elbow after attempting a pass before halftime.
The Steelers lost 28-26 at home to the Seahawks and are 0-2 to start the season for only the second time in Roethlisberger's 16-year career.
Mason Rudolph entered the game with Roethlisberger hurt and completed 12 of 19 passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Rudolph becomes the starter for the Steelers, who play the San Francisco 49ers this week.
Meanwhile New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will undergo surgery to repair the ligament in his right thumb and could miss six weeks.
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Former United administrator takes over Formula E
Former Manchester United commercial director Jamie Reigle is taking over from Alejandro Agag as Formula E's chief executive with immediate effect.
The 42-year-old Canadian, who spent a decade at the Premier League club and oversaw global commercial operations, joins from the Los Angeles Rams, where he was executive vice-president of the NFL franchise's business operations.
Formula E founder Agag, who is also heading up an Extreme E series due to launch in 2021 to highlight the effects of climate change and showcase electric SUVs, will take the role of chairman.
The FIA-approved championship is starting its sixth season in November with an opening race in Saudi Arabia.
New Zealander Brendon Hartley will compete in the next season.
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RA hoping to grow number of gay players
Rugby Australia says it hopes to grow the number of gay rugby players in Australia and educate people about homophobia through a new alliance with a number of gay-inclusive clubs.
Under the alliance, a new committee will be formed by RA with four Australian rugby clubs - Sydney Convicts, Melbourne Chargers, Brisbane Hustlers and Perth Rams - as well as UK-based International Gay Rugby.
"We want rugby to be a game that all Australians can enjoy regardless of their age, race, background, religion, gender or sexual orientation," said RA chief executive, Raelene Castle.
The move to strengthen ties with the gay community comes in a year when the code's relationship with the group came under the spotlight.
Back in May rugby's star player in Australia, Israel Folau, had his contract terminated after he posted a picture to social media in April saying that homosexuals and other "sinners" would go to hell.
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NRL officials dropped
Top referee Ashley Klein has paid the price for his blunders in Melbourne's loss to Canberra, with the State of Origin official axed for the second week of the NRL finals.
The NRL confirmed that Klein would only act as a stand-by official for the semi-final round, as they admitted Melbourne had three incorrect calls go against them in the 12-10 loss.
On a busy day in refereeing ranks, the NRL's head of football Graham Annesley also urged social media trolls to lay off touch judge Michael Wise.
Wise was also dropped with Annesley following an error late in the match, and has since come under heavy fire on social media.
Wise was dropped for incorrectly ruling Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu had touched the sideline as he caught a short kick off in the game's penultimate minute.
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