Junior All Blacks win World Champs.

The New Zealand under-20 rugby team withstood the challenge from England to land their fourth successive junior world championship title with a 33-22 victory in the final in Padova, Italy this morning.

It took a try to fullback Beauden Barrett six minutes from time to secure the win for New Zealand who were pushed hard by an England side that were willing to spread the ball and determined to end their unbeaten run in the competition's four-year history. Beauden Barrett's try and two others to winger Charles Piutau and prop Ben Tameifuna and 18 points from the boot of first five-eighths Gareth Anscombe were enough to earn them the title.

Both sides scored three tries each, but it was the boot of man of the match Gareth Anscombe, who was successful with all seven shots at goal, which proved to be the difference. Captain Luke Whitelock, a member of the winning side last year, was proud to retain their 100 percent record in the tournament.

Coach Mark Anscombe paid tribute to the way his side defended in the second half when they came under pressure from England "That's a very good England team and they really took it to us they beat us in a lot of areas today but we showed a little bit of character out there today and hung in there," he said.

England started the better of the two sides, pinning the defending champions deep in their own territory for the opening quarter and were ahead after electric winger Christian Wade avoided halfback TJ Perenara to cross for the opening try in the seventh minute.

It was a struggle for New Zealand to make any headway as England first five-eighths George Ford, at 18 the youngest player at the tournament, kept driving the ball behind them. But when New Zealand did break out they looked threatening and winger Mitchell Scott was denied a try in the corner before Anscombe got them on the board via a penalty midway through the half.

Wade's second try after a kick and chase narrowed the gap to a point, and, with England's set-piece dominating, New Zealand's hold on the trophy looked shaky at best. But another Anscombe penalty extended the lead to four points before Barrett kicked through a pass from Piutau to finally end England's hopes and Anscombe, fittingly, added the conversion.

A real driver's car.

While the standard mini hatch is already one of the sharpest models on the road, the Coupe will be aimed purely at those who like a 'more motivated' drive when it goes on sale in Britain in October.

The Coupe borrows the regular Mini's suspension but benefits from a lower center of gravity that will help limit body roll and increase agility. At the rear, a spoiler rises at speeds above 80km/h to increase down-force - a first for the brand.

Optional sports suspension is available with stiffer anti-roll bars and firmer dampers, while a rock-hard John Cooper Works set-up pack is also an option, This drops the ride height by 10mm and firms up the anti-roll bars and dampers even further.

Unlike the rest of the Mini range - which starts with the entry-level One - the base Coupe model is the Cooper, powered by a 90kW 1.6-liter engine. The flagship is the JCW, which adds a turbo for a total of 155kW. In between is the 135kW Cooper S, with a detuned version of the JCW's unit, while a hot new diesel SD gets a 105kW 2-liter oil-burner.

The Coupe Cooper will cover zero to 100km/h in a claimed nine seconds flat, and the JCW completes the benchmark sprint in 6.4 seconds - both a tenth up on their hatchback counterparts. With a 'helmet' roof grafted on top of the Mini Convertible's body, the two-seater Coupe looks unlike anything else on the road.

Its 'three-box' shape means there is room for a 280-liter load bay - 120 liters up on the normal Mini - plus there are extra storage bins behind the seats and a hatch for posting longer objects through. The roof line is 29mm lower than the standard car's, scallops in the headlining ensure tall occupants will fit in comfortably.

A350-900 delays

A350-900 first flight pushed back to end-2012

Airbus has pushed back the first flight of the A350-900 to the end of 2012 and is aiming for certification and service entry by the end of 2013 because of a delay to final assembly.

While Airbus planned a mid-2012 maiden flight, this seemed at odds with its intention to maintain a lead time of about nine months between final assembly and first flight.

Airbus's new timetable appears to provide a potential assembly lead time of a year, and offers a change of tone regarding entry into service - parent EADS had previously said the A350 would arrive in the second half of 2013. Pre-final assembly line initiation is being prepared at several plants - St Nazaire for the forward and center section, Getafe and Hamburg for the fin and tail, and Broughton for the wings. All major component assembly will be under way this summer to ensure delivery to the final line at the end of this year.

The first large aircraft parts are now manufactured and the focus is moving to pre-final assembly start. Airbus has orders for 574 A350s including 359 for the -900 variant.

Bahrain GP cancelled for 2011

The controversial Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled for 2011, with local organizers announcing they would not pursue plans to stage the rescheduled event on October 30.

The chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit issued a statement saying "it has been made clear that this fixture cannot progress and we fully respect that decision."
The Bahrain GP was originally scheduled to open the F1 season in March but was cancelled due to political unrest.

Last week, F1's world governing body announced a new date for the Bahrain GP in October, sparking criticism from teams, fans and some administrators.

In an open letter sent to the Formula One Teams Association, FIA president Jean Todt said the decision to hold the Bahrain race on October 30 could be revised after teams objected because of logistical and insurance reasons.

Following assurances by government ministers and organizers that the race could go ahead safely despite ongoing anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom, the Bahrain GP was last week given a green light for October, with the inaugural Indian GP, scheduled for that date, moved to the final round of the 20-race calendar.

At least 30 people have been killed since February during the unrest in Bahrain.
Ecclestone told the BBC this week that, despite last week's calendar changes, "the schedule cannot be rescheduled without the agreement of the participants."

Rugby world cup.

100 Days to go until Rugby world cup 2011. Details of Venues.

Northland Events Centre, Whangarei






* Capacity: 20,000
* Matches: 2
- Tonga v Canada, Sep 14
- Tonga v Japan, Sep 21

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland





* Capacity: 30,000
* Matches: 4
- France v Japan, Sep 10
- Australia v Italy, Sep 11
- South Africa v Namibia, Sep 22
- South Africa v Samoa, Sep 30


Eden Park, Auckland



* Capacity: 60,000
* Matches: 11
- New Zealand v Tonga (opening match), Sep 9
- Australia v Ireland, Sep 17
- New Zealand v France, Sep 24
- Fiji v Samoa, Sep 25
- England v Scotland, Oct 1
- Quarterfinal 2, Oct 8
- Quarterfinal 4, Oct 9
- Semifinal 1, Oct 15
- Semifinal 2, Oct 16
- Bronze Final, Oct 21
- Final, October 23

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton






* Capacity: 30,000
* Matches: 3
- New Zealand v Japan, Sep 16
- Wales v Samoa, Sep 18
- Wales v Fiji, Oct 2

Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua



* Capacity: 26,000
* Matches: 3
- Fiji v Namibia, Sep 10
- Samoa v Namibia, Sep 14
- Ireland v Russia, Sep 25


Stadium Taranaki,New Plymouth




* Capacity: 26,000
* Matches: 3
- Ireland v USA, Sep 11
- Russia v USA, Sep 15
- Wales v Namibia, Sep 26


McLean Park, Napier






* Capacity: 15,000
* Matches: 2
- France v Canada, Sep 18
- Canada v Japan, Sep 27


Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North



* Capacity: 18,000
* Matches: 2
- Georgia v Romania, Sep 28
- Argentina v Georgia, Oct 2


Wellington Stadium, Wellington


* Capacity:40,000
* Matches:8
- South Africa v Wales, Sep 11
- South Africa v Fiji, Sep 17
- Australia v USA, Sep 23
- Argentina v Scotland, Sep 25
- France v Tonga, Oct 1
- New Zealand v Canada, Oct 2
- Quarterfinal 1, Oct 8
- Quarterfinal 3, Oct 9


Trafalgar Park, Nelson

* Capacity: 20,000
* Matches: 3
- Italy v Russia, Sep 20
- Italy v USA, Sep 27
- Australia v Russia, Oct 1


Rugby Park, Invercargill



* Capacity: 16,500
* Matches: 3
- Scotland v Romania, Sep 10
- Scotland v Georgia, Sep 14
- Argentina v Romania, Sep 17

Stadium Otago

*Capacity: 30,500
*Matches: 4
- England v Argentina, Sept 10
- England v Georgia, Sept 18
- England v Play-off winner, Sept 24
- Ireland v Italy, Oct 2