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Team Cofidis had 11 bikes stolen from their truck overnight before the start of the second stage of the Tour de France.

"Oh dude, he just drove straight into the side of me."

Du'Plessis Kirifi said his debut match was everything he'd hoped it would be.

After a four-year hiatus forced by the Covid pandemic, the Auckland club fielded a largely untried team against the reigning premiers.

The New Zealand equestrian team have won the Nations Cup for just the second time, with Tim Price the individual winner at CHIO Aachen in Germany.

Organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), it is one of the world's largest multi-sport events.

The New Zealand shot putter broke the 20m mark at the Prefontaine Classic, while para athlete Mitchell Joynt set a lifetime best 200m.

Though it ended in tears for the reigning champion, there are plenty of familiar faces in the last 16 at Wimbledon.

The Junior Tall Blacks' semi-final matchup at the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup against the US ended in a 120-64 loss.

Despite the result being a lot closer than many thought, Scott Robertson is pleased with what he saw in the first test of the year.

Liam Lawson was fifth slowest in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix.

The tourists are still unbeaten after three outings on their Australian tour.

Opponents won't know quite what to expect from the largely untried line-up, after four years in the wilderness.

The All Blacks have survived a scare to beat the understrength French in their opening test of the year.

The Māori were reduced to 13 men by yellow cards, but could not find a winning try in the dying moments.