New Zealand Sports News
- Oram saves Black Caps blushes - New Zealand, after another poor batting display, have avoided another dose of humble pie after beating Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second one-day international cricket match at Dhaka.
- Anzac rugby unions shape up for player war - New Zealand and Australia are on the verge of a fully fledged turf war as our trans-Tasman neighbour mounts a new attempt to raid our player reserves to bolster its Super rugby franchises.
- She'll be white, bro - Why did the Auckland rugby team bomb this season? Too many Polynesian players in the critical, thinking positions, apparently. That's what I've been told, anyway. Almost on a daily basis, come to think of it. Auckland were eliminated from the quarterfinals because they were an undisciplined, Pasifika rabble; Canterbury qualified because they realised how important it was to play the white boys where they were most needed.
- McMillan spills all about Bracewell's antics - Dead man walking John Bracewell has been branded "paranoid'', "highly strung'' and "volatile'' in an explosive new book.
- Buck Shelford on Harbour coaching short list - Wayne "Buck" Shelford has made it on to the short list of candidates wanting to coach North Harbour next year.
- Bluey McLennan 'appy as pig in muck - Leeds is a recurring landmark in the remarkable Brian McClennan story.
- Motor racing doesn't have to be a dead-end job - On Friday night, Paul Radisich was explaining to journalists that V8 Supercar drivers accepted the risks associated with their profession but did not see why "we should have to die" as part of the show.
- Late England goal flurry sinks Kazakhstan - Three goals in the last 14 minutes guided England to a 5-1 rout of Kazakhstan in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley early today (NZ time), with the visitors battling for more than an hour before caving in.
- Sudden progress in the prolonged Lisa Cropp case - Considering it took three years and five months to get her into the witness box, Lisa Cropp's belligerence under questioning from lawyer Simon Moore was hardly surprising.
- Wellington secure home semifinal - Wellington, inspired by another outstanding performance by their All Black-bound winger Hosea Gear, eventually quelled a typically determined Taranaki challenge to win a hard-fought Air NZ Cup quarterfinal in the capital.
- Stags trample all over Steamers - Southland mixed adventure with commonsense to nail a clever win over Bay of Plenty in Mt Maunganui on Saturday night and earn a historic Air New Zealand Cup semifinal.
- Harbhajan helps India rally with fighting fifty - Harbhajan Singh smashed his fifth test 50 to frustrate Australia after left-arm Mitchell Johnson had ripped through India's top-order with a four-wicket haul in the first test in Bangalore early today (NZ time).
- Tander and Skaife take Bathurst pole - Reigning V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander and his five-time Bathurst winning teammate Mark Skaife will start on pole for the Bathurst 1000.
- Hamilton snatches pole in Japan - McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton has boosted his Formula One title chances by taking pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix while Ferrari rival Felipe Massa qualified only fifth.
- Wanganui complete unbeaten Heartland run - Wanganui completed their Meads Cup Heartland rugby run unbeaten in Wanganui today, downing North Otago 19-8, although it seemed their minds were at times more on next week's semifinal.
