New Zealand overcame a slow start and produced a more clinical finish than in recent matches to beat Australia 33-13 and sweep the two-test Bledisloe Cup series.

New Zealand finish their Rugby Championship campaign on a high, with a comfortable victory over a much-improved Australia in Wellington.

New Zealand rugby ensured a strong finish to their Rugby Championship campaign as they secured an impressive 33-13 win over Australia rugby in Wellington. Having fought off a late Australian comeback in the first Bledisloe Cup meeting in Sydney last week,

The Philippines held a joint patrol in the South China Sea that included forces from Japan, Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand on Saturday. The joint patrol was the fourth multilateral maritime cooperative activity held to date.

MANILA: Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, which covers one of Asia's most sensitive sites.

The Philippines says it detected no Chinese military exercise in the indicated area, and that Beijing fabricated the event for a domestic audience.