All the action from day two of the second test between the Black Caps and India at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Month: March 2020
Golf: Australia's Brad Kennedy wins New Zealand Golf Open
By Matt Brown in Queenstown Nine years after his first victory, Australian Brad Kennedy has triumphed again at the New Zealand Golf Open.Having started the day two shots off the lead, the 45-year-old has surged to a two-shot victory,…
Super Rugby: Blues coach Leon MacDonald confident side can bring away form back home
For the first time since 2011, the Blues have a winning record through their first five games of the season. But unlike their 2011 campaign, it’s been their play away from home that has lifted them from obscurity to looking like…
Rugby league: Colourful welcome awaits Israel Folau in Hull as gay community unites
Israel Folau will be greeted with rainbow flags by members of a gay rugby club with a transgender captain when he makes his first appearance on English soil for Catalans in Sunday’s trip to Hull FC.The cross-code star and fundamentalist…
Rugby league: Mixed bag for Warriors in NRL pre-season trial loss to Wests Tigers
After the way their casualty ward filled up in the pre-season, the Warriors will be glad that the next time they run out onto the turf, they’ll be playing for competition points. Having already lost props Bunty Afoa and Jackson…
Racing: Walker prompts rich Aussie goal
Mercurial jockey Michael Walker first helped give Tony Pike a Vodafone Derby with Sherwood Forrest. Then he gave him the confidence to tackle another one.Walker flew in from his now home in Melbourne as a late call-up for Sherwood…
Racing: Richards pulls off rare Group 1 double in Australia
The Shark won all the hearts in Sydney on Saturday but it was stablemate Probabeel who may have been the biggest winner.The two Jamie Richards-trained superstars produced stunning late bursts inside 45 minutes of each other to capture…
Racing: Catalyst pressing on to All Star Mile
Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield isn’t giving up yet after Catalyst got lost in the A$1 million Australian Guineas on Saturday.The exceptional gelding raced well below his best, lost his stride and his concentration before dropping…
Cricket: Black Caps close in on victory after wild second day of second test against India
Midway through day two of their second test against the Black Caps, and India had finally found a reason to smile. In fact, they were shushing the crowd, and roaring with delight – their bowlers had just sparked a superb turnaround…
Super Rugby: The winners and losers from week five
Christopher Reive runs through the winners and losers from the week in Super Rugby. Forward of the week: Dylan Richardson (Sharks) The Sharks’ game against the Reds was riddled with penalties and errors, meaning neither team could…