Rugby-Result, not performance, counted against Crusaders - Gat...

Scorers: Auckland Blues Tries - Rieko Ioane, Sonny Bill Williams, Ihaia West; Conversion - Stephen Perofeta, West; Penalties - West British and Irish Lions Try - CJ Stander; Conversions - Leigh Halfpenny; Penalties - Halfpenny (3) Yellow card - Liam Williams ...

Wyllie holds the distinction of sending one of the 1971 tourists home, simply by getting his face in the way of a clenched fist during the infamous Canterbury v Lions tour match in Christchurch.

Ben Stokes would be the first to say England are more than a one-man team but if anyone sums up their revival in limited overs cricket it is the dynamic Durham all-rounder. Just over two years since a defeat by Bangladesh in Adelaide sealed their embarrassing ...

Mumbai bowling coach Shane Bond could not stop praising death-over specialist Jasprit Bumrah. The 23-year-old Gujarat pacer has been included in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. It will be his first time to England, and Bond is confident of his ...

Major New Zealand cities are striving to be cycle-friendly aiming to encourage cycling as an everyday travel choice, Transport Minister Simon Bridges said on Thursday.Current investigations into cycle-share schemes in both Auckland and Christchurch show the ...

New Zealand have picked 16-year-old leg-spinner Amelia Kerr in their 15-member squad for the forthcoming ICC Women's World Cup, which starts in England from June 24.Kerr will become the youngest New Zealand women's cricketer to represent the country at the ...

'He is a world class white-ball bowler and his reputation as a death bowler. He does bowl good yorkers.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket. Photograph: BCCI Mumbai Indians' death-over specialist Jasprit Bumrah should get the nod in India's ICC Champions Trophy squad, believes Mumbai Indians' bowling coach Shane Bond. "I will be surprised if he is not in it (the squad). He will be a good bowler in all formats. At the moment he is a good ODI and T20 bowler," the former New Zealand fast ...

A suitcase full of fruits and vegetables led to an American woman being stopped from entering New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.The woman had failed to declare the produce when she arrived at Christchurch airport on Saturday, Xinhua news agency quoted ...

Canterbury Crusaders' Manasa Mataele scored three tries in the first half as they celebrated Wyatt Crockett's record Super Rugby appearance with a 50-3 victory over the Sunwolves in Christchurch on Friday.