Pakistan survived a mighty scare to continue its surge towards the World Cup semifinals with Imad Wasim (49 not out) showing nerves of steel to guide
Month: June 2019
Netball: Silver Ferns thrash Fiji to set up final against New Zealand Men's team
Silver Ferns 88Fiji 30 The Silver Ferns put the polish on their preparations for Saturday’s Cadbury Netball Series decider with a convincing 88-30 win over the Fiji Pearls in Auckland.After Thursday’smemorable outing, the Silver…
Curry sales hit for six during Cricket World Cup
Curry takeaways are rushing out the doors of New Zealand’s Indian restaurants thanks to the Cricket World Cup.That’s according to restaurant owners and food delivery service Menulog, which have noted the increases in Indian take…
Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne slams Israel Folau
Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne has unloaded on Israel Folau while defending his organisation’s decision to terminate the ex-Wallaby’s contract.In an interview with Nine newspapers after the two parties failed to reach an…
2019 Cricket World Cup: Daniel Vettori picks Trent Boult as key player for Black Caps' hopes of beating Australia
Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has pinpointed star seamer Trent Boult as the player who needs to step up if the Black Caps are to take down Australia at the Cricket World Cup.The two sides clash at Lord’s this weekend…
New Zealand toy entrepreneur Nick Mowbray visits tennis number one Novak Djokovic
Kiwi toy mogul Nick Mowbray has indulged his love of tennis in style, at the house of the sport’s supremo Novak Djokovic.”Very privileged to spend the day with Novak at his house, cooking up some big ideas before Wimbledon starts,”…
Super Rugby: Jaguares advance to first final after battering Brumbies in Buenos Aires
Argentina’s Jaguares continued a history-making season, beating the ACT Brumbies 39-7 on Friday to reach the Super Rugby final for the first time just four years after joining the southern hemisphere tournament.The Jaguares will…
As it happened: Crusaders beat Hurricanes to make final
All the Super Rugby semifinal action between the Crusaders and the Hurricanes.
Rugby league: New Warriors centre Patrick Herbert's old school approach
A few weeks ago, a couple of league fans down at a local park had to do a double take.They had gone down to throw the footy around, when they thought they recognised someone doing booming kicks from the far sideline.He looked…
2019 Cricket World Cup: Black Caps v Australia – All you need to know
The Black Caps play their penultimate group game at the 2019 Cricket World Cup when they take on Australia at Lord’s at 12.30am tomorrow morning. Niall Anderson runs through all you need to know – well, at least most of what you need…