The NHL will soon have 32 teams if Seattle is approved as expected next week. An even balance between conferences. A cross-border rival for the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Northwest.Surely the league is done growing for a while?Maybe… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Defender Team New Zealand could face as many as 11 challengers for sailing’s America’s Cup when the 36th contest for the trophy takes place off Auckland in early 2021.Eight new challenges were received… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.x-clinched playoff berth___New York 1, Atlanta 0Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

SYDNEY (AP) — India sustained a significant setback ahead of the first cricket test against Australia when young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw was ruled out with a left ankle injury Friday on the third day of a tour match against the… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Cameron Smith held a one-stroke lead over Marc Leishman and fellow Australian Jake McLeod after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines on Friday.Smith shot… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

Rugby World Cup winner Naka Drotske was shot three times after charging at armed robbers to force them out of his brother’s house in South Africa, police and a community safety official said.Drotske was shot in the chest, arm, and… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s ethics committee has imposed a four-year ban on a soccer official for accepting a bribe, reportedly from former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam.FIFA says Manuel Dende, former president of the Sao Tomean… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here