Adrian Seconi

All the hours spent training are really starting to pay off for promising New Zealand cyclist Brad Evans.

Caversham coach Steve Fleming was far from convinced the Chatham Cup quarterfinal draw was not rigged.

Otago has been a fabulous nursery, with some of the country's greatest players cutting their teeth in the province.

When you catch yourself daydreaming about holding another national title aloft, you know you are not ready to retire, Otago captain Craig Cumming says.

Otago has an unexpected bye after Poverty Bay pulled out of the national boys under-18 tournament due to an embarrassing administration blunder.

Not many would have put the Steel in their top four before the ANZ Championship got under way in March.

It was billed as New Zealand's heavyweight battle, but both coaches were left crying foul after their teams' bruising encounter at the Vector Arena last night.

They have secret conversations in Afrikaans but on Monday night, Steel defender Leana de Bruin and Magic shooter Irene van Dyk will put their friendship on hold for an hour.

Former New Zealand captain and wicketkeeper Lee Germon believes Brendon McCullum should set his sights on opening the batting for his country now he has ditched the gloves at test level.

It started off as a bit of fun two years ago but now Courtney Kerin is "totally addicted" to freestyle kayaking.

Black Caps and Otago top-order batsman Aaron Redmond is expected to replace Volts team-mate Ian Butler at Gloucestershire for the remainder of the English county twenty/20 championship.

The All Blacks farewelled Carisbrook in style with a comprehensive 42-9 win against Wales on Saturday night.