Call it hometown sentiment if you like, but in Taranaki, Beauden Barrett is big news. The 22-year-old might be the All Blacks' third-string first-five but there are few more popular figures in Amber and Black country than the son of former Taranaki stalwart Kevin who played 167 games for the province as a flanker and a lock, and 14 for the Hurricanes between 1997 and 1998.
Sky TV has lost the rights to screen next season's English Premier League and it is believed a new player to the market won the bid to broadcast to the popular football competition.