Nine rookies have been selected to the Wallaby squad for the 2006 test series. While this may make for a tough year of international matches, it will give the youngsters all important experience leading into next year's World Cup.

With the final of the Super 14, arguably the world's best provincial rugby competition, upon us, New Zealand rugby is starting to peak at the right time ahead of next year's World Cup.

Two Aussie big men have been suiting up in the NBA playoffs in 2006. They come from different backgrounds and took very different paths to the NBA, but now share the duty of promoting basketball in Australia and lifting it back to its former status of a prime time spectator sport.