Greg Henderson expects to have to go through a "brick wall" just to complete this year's Tour de France, but it's something the Dunedin cyclist has been desperately wanting to do for a decade.
Assistant Trent Woodhill wants to continue with the New Zealand cricket side and will decide in the next 24 hours whether that means taking over from outgoing New Zealand cricket coach John Wright.
All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey is the most likely replacement for Winston Reid in the New Zealand Olympic football squad after Reid ruled himself out of contention to focus on his club career.
The team cheered this week when Micheal Luck was named in the side to face Cronulla in Sydney but they are likely to let out an even bigger one if they can topple the Sharks on Saturday night.
The All Whites have finished third in the Oceania Nations Cup after beating the Solomon Islands 4-3 today, but it was little consolation for a failed campaign.
As difficult as it might be to comprehend, the All Whites are out of the Oceania Nations Cup and won't be at next year's Confederations Cup in Brazil after they were upset 1-0 by New Caledonia today.
It would be difficult to find many international football sides in which the team's best player and captain is also the chief executive of the national federation.
The All Whites drew 1-1 with the Solomon Islands in their final Oceania Nations Cup pool game in Honiara today and will now take on New Caledonia in Friday's semifinal.
The All Whites are almost assured of progressing to the next phase of the World Cup qualifiers by virtue of their 2-1 win over Papua New Guinea in Honiara today but their performance was again far from convincing.
The All Whites opened their World Cup campaign safely with a 1-0 win over Fiji in Honiara today, but it came at a cost with goalkeeper Mark Paston picking up a heavy knock to the head.
Coaches are usually loathe to look too far ahead, preferring to say they are only focusing on the next game, but Warriors coach Brian McClennan is patently aware of how important the next six games are for his side.
It hasn't exactly been the curse of the No 1 jersey this season, but the Warriors haven't had a good run at fullback either.
It hasn't exactly been the curse of the No 1 jersey this season but the Warriors haven't had a good run at fullback either.
Most professional sportsmen look forward to game day, but for Jerome Ropati, it's the most difficult day of the week.
The New Zealand men's hockey team have made a good start to the Azlan Shah Tournament in Malaysia with comfortable wins over India and Argentina but it is what happens at the end that is more important to captain Dean Couzins.
After signalling a change of formation against Honduras on Sunday, All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is now expected to stick with what he knows best and again utilise a 3-4-3 in the second game of their American tour.
June 13 can't really come soon enough for Micheal Luck.
Ian Hogg will always remember his international debut after scoring in the 2-2 draw against El Salvador in Houston today.
Dillon Boucher pondered retirement but couldn't resist a tilt at a third-straight ANBL title and has signed a one-year contract extension with the Breakers.
It will come as little surprise to learn Tom Taylor mentally repeats a phrase, once used by Grant Fox, before every kick at goal.
