Hurricanes
'Violent grind': Florence leaves several dead, states flooded
Forecasters say the sheer size of the 560-kilometre-wide storm and its painfully slow progress over coming days could leave much of the region under water.
- by Ernest Scheyder
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USA
Hurricane Florence unleashes wrath on US, with worst yet to come
Hurricane Florence swirls closer to the US East Coast, with power already cut to tens of thousands as it threatens to unleash widespread destruction.
- by Brian K. Sullivan and Alex Longley
USA
Hurricane Florence turns deadly as it makes landfall in North Carolina
Four people died as Hurricane Florence made landfall on the US east coat.
USA
Florence expected to bring 'catastrophic' flooding to Carolinas
Governor Roy Cooper has warned of an impending disaster.
Hurricanes
Hurricane Florence: US braces for 'days and days' of floods
The powerful Hurricane Florence threatened to bring "days and days" of rain and potentially deadly flooding to the US southeast coast.
- by Anna Driver
Air travel
'Potentially devastating': Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii
One of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the north Pacific is forecast to make a direct hit on the US island state of Hawaii, American weather services say.
- by Peter Hannam
Waratahs
Waratahs have classier individuals but Lions pressure game is intense
The Waratahs greatest enemy in this finals series has never been opponent A or B but series of hurdles they set themselves.
- by Paul Cully
Hurricanes
Hurricanes stare down red-hot Crusaders
The Hurricanes concede it's unrealistic to rely on defence to topple proven Super Rugby play-off kingpins the Crusaders in Saturday's semi-final.
- by Daniel Gilhooly
Chiefs
Perenara on the double to propel Hurricanes into semi-finals
The Hurricanes have bounced back into life with 32-31 win over the Chiefs to book a Super Rugby semi-final berth.
- by Daniel Gilhooly
Opinion
Hurricanes
If a tweet becomes more relevant than rugby itself, we have a problem
A tweet from the Hurricanes' official Twitter account somehow became bigger news than its subject: a shoulder to the head of Wes Goosen.
- by Hamish Bidwell
Hurricanes
Laumape bags four tries as Hurricanes edge closer to home quarter-final
The Hurricanes have returned to their winning ways in Super Rugby on the back of a four-try performance from Ngani Laumape against the Blues.