Ricki Herbert set a new record for the most games in charge of an A-League club tonight but the game he broke the record with will not be one he looks back on terribly favourably.
Yanina Wickmayer has quickly taken a liking to the ASB Classic.
In a sport in which the player with the most weapons normally wins, Marina Erakovic knows she needs to add more to her arsenal.
The New Zealand cricketers are heading so much into the unknown against an experimental South African Twenty20 outfit that they have taken to watching local television in an effort to learn more about their opposition.
New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum knows an already difficult task against South Africa has become even more formidable after the loss of No 1 strike bowler Tim Southee to injury.
Olivier Rochus has been handed a wildcard to next month's Heineken Open but there's a distinct possibility that, for the first time in the tournament's nearly 60-year history, no Kiwis will feature in the main draw.
Many New Zealand cricket fans have a fickle relationship with the national side, and their mood swings as wildly as the Black Caps' fortunes.
The chances of nine New Zealand hockey players featuring in January's Hockey India League is looking increasingly unlikely after the timing of both the auction and tournament were moved again.
Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan (L) is bowled out by New Zealand's Tim Southee during the second day of their second and final test cricket match in Colombo. Photo by Reuters.
It has been some time since the New Zealand cricket team put together two dominant days in a test match and it's not surprising batsman Kane Williamson said they weren't getting too far ahead of themselves.
As far as new beginnings go, it wasn't a good start for Olympic gold medallists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie.
Goals for Jeremy Brockie normally come in clusters and the Wellington Phoenix striker hopes his latest haul doesn't dry up any time soon.
New Zealand Football chief executive Grant McKavanagh has apologised for the failure of any of the All Whites to show up to a breakfast with ex-pat children in Shanghai this week, but said they were unaware of the function until the last minute.
This morning's 1-1 draw with China meant the All Whites lost only two of their 13 games in 2012, but it is one of those defeats that will define their year.
While he might not be the global phenomenon of a McDonald's burger, Michael McGlinchey - who goes by the nickname Wee Mac - is eating into a slice of the football consciousness.
Five reasons the All Blacks have to win all four games on their northern tour.
It might sound an oxymoron, but the key to driving a rally car fast is to take it reasonably slowly.
All Whites' coach Ricki Herbert is expected to name an unchanged squad for next week's international against China in Shanghai, potentially upsetting West Ham boss Sam Allardyce again.
Rugby fans are still in danger of missing out on seeing the All Blacks play Italy next weekend, which would be the first time in the professional era an All Blacks match hasn't been screened live on television.
Martin Guptill and Doug Bracewell might now be thankful to have been left behind for the limited overs portion of New Zealand's cricket tour to Sri Lanka, as the first two games have been ruined by rain and there is seemingly little chance of the third going ahead.
Anthony Boric joked that he will ask one of the halfbacks rather than any bigger specimen to run at him on the first day of contact work at Blues training.
